Why Cody Rhodes Left AEW & Returned To WWE

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Cody Rhodes returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38, and here's why he left AEW in order to return. Rhodes of course began his career in WWE, seeing success as both a singles and team competitor, but always seeming to hit some type of ceiling. While Rhodes earned fans and had good matches, WWE didn't seem to see him as anything more than a solid mid-card talent, not the main event star he thought he was capable of being. As a result, Rhodes left WWE when his contract expired in 2016, and set out to prove himself.

Luckily for Rhodes, betting on himself paid off, as before long, he'd become a darling of the independent wrestling scene, as well as experiencing success during runs in medium-sized companies like Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling. Then, Rhodes helped change the game itself in 2019 as a co-founder of WWE's new rival AEW, where he both wrestled and served as an Executive Vice President under billionaire owner Tony Khan. Needless to say, Cody Rhodes today is a much different level of performer than he was when he left WWE.

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Now that Rhodes is back under the auspices of Vince McMahon, many are understandably curious why he chose to leave what to an outsider looked like a fairly cushy position in AEW to try his hand at WWE success once again. Thankfully, a large array of interviews with Cody Rhodes have been released since his WWE return to help answer those questions. For whatever reason, Rhodes isn't willing to get into too many specifics, but his statements so far have made it seem like he potentially may have had a professional, if not personal, falling out with boss Khan, and after reaching that impasse, chose to jump ship from AEW to WWE instead.

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