Before emerging as one of professional wrestling’s top stars, Cody Rhodes was a product of WWE. The son of WWE Hall Of Famer Dusty Rhodes was signed to the company in 2006 and competed in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Eventually, he’d make his main roster debut in 2007 when he began a brief alliance with Hardcore Holly on Monday Night RAW. For the next decade, Rhodes would spend his career in WWE, learning, evolving, and growing great aspirations within the business.
His time with WWE ended in 2016 when his creative goals simply weren’t in line with what WWE had in mind for him. Instead, Rhodes ventured off to promotions such as Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), becoming one of the industry’s hottest stars outside the WWE umbrella. He has since captured a pair of World Titles for ROH and NWA, and is currently reigning as the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.
Now, Rhodes is rumored to be involved with the upstart All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion. Over nearly three years away from WWE, it’s amazing to see how much Cody has grown away from the company. Some believe that WWE “squandered” Cody during his time with the professional wrestling juggernaut. He recently addressed this on Twitter, and noted it’s a notion he disagrees with:
“They didn’t squander me at all. It was a great place to learn, travel, and grow-up across TV sets. Helped shape the business side of me forever. I just had different aspirations and saw a different path I wanted to take.”
They didn’t squander me at all. It was a great place to learn, travel, and grow-up across TV sets. Helped shape the business side of me forever. I just had different aspirations and saw a different path I wanted to take.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) December 26, 2018
What do you think of Cody defending his time in WWE?
