Cody Rhodes Explains How Brandi Was Selfless In AEW Departure, Says Fans Haven’t Come Close To Knowing Departure Reason

Cody Rhodes surprised the wrestling world in February 2021 when he announced that he would be leaving AEW, a company he helped found alongside Tony Khan, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and others.

Brandi Rhodes, who was serving as the CBO at the time, also left the company.

Cody has commented on their departure in the past, but has not given a full explanation. He has praised his wife for how she handled the departure and fallout.

Speaking on The Breakfast Club, Cody explained Brandi’s selfless act.

“Our departure from when we left the company we were with and helped create, that was AEW. It came down to her deciding to not talk about it, that departure. ‘We’re not going to talk about it. We’re moving on.’ Did bad stuff happen? Good stuff happened, too. I’m not going to talk about it. One of the sad things about not talking about why we left and the departure is that narratives get created. Stories get told. Podcasts happen. Fans literally think they know what happened when no one has been even close. What I would say it the selfless part is, she lives with that. She owns that. She respects, not just here, but the place we left enough, ‘I’m not going to talk about that.’ That made it so, ‘They’re good. They’re out of here.’ That was very helpful for us.

“Good stuff happened there too, but that’s what I mean by selfless. She lives with that, and one of the things about that is that wrestling fans create a narrative, and I had to remind her, ‘It’s not all the fans.’ WrestleMania was the prime example of that. I said, ‘You’re going to come out with me at WrestleMania 40.’ I was so happy because the fans reacted. Big pop. I nudged her to be like, ‘See. The real ones get it. They ain’t mad at you.’ That was very important that she felt it. A lot of wrestlers step away, screw up, come back, whatever, and the fans always cradle you back in.”

Cody would return to WWE at WrestleMania 38. Brandi was by his side for his entrance at WrestleMania 40.

After Monday’s WWE Raw, Brandi took to social media to comment on Stephanie McMahon slapping Cody. You can find her comments here.

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