“The American Nightmare” will go to any length to succeed in entertaining the fans.
Cody Rhodes took to social media on Thursday and Friday to comment on the one-year anniversary of his memorable rivalry with Andrade El Idolo in All Elite Wrestling.
The former AEW Executive Vice President wrote about the AEW Dynamite showdown that saw him defeat Andrade after connecting with a reverse suplex off the top-rope through a flaming table.
“Such a brutal rivalry,” Rhodes wrote. “I remember thinking I don’t ever want the generic “street fight” moniker attached to things and if it is…I’ll go hard enough and hopefully it’ll mean something. Not my best friend, but damn dude is a great wrestler.”
In a separate tweet, the pro wrestling veteran explained the inclusion of such a dangerous spot, which ended up going viral on the internet in a memorable scene that was the exclamation point at the tail-end of an excellent rivalry.
“I was the quarterback and face of the company at that time,” Rhodes wrote. “I wanted to make sure every time I was in the ring that every potential household was tuned into to that segment. And I wanted paying customers to always have an amazing experience and something to talk about that week.”
Such a brutal rivalry. I remember thinking I don’t ever want the generic “street fight” moniker attached to things and if it is…I’ll go hard enough and hopefully it’ll mean something. Not my best friend, but damn dude is a great wrestler.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) December 1, 2022
I was the quarterback and face of the company at that time…I wanted to make sure every time I was in the ring that every potential household was tuned into to that segment. And I wanted paying customers to always have an amazing experience and something to talk about that week.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) December 2, 2022
