WOR Video: Cody Rhodes says jumping to WWE was easy decision

Jumping to another promotion could be the best thing for someone’s career, as history shows.

Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales discussed the matter on Friday’s Wrestling Observer Radio. Gonzales talked about the Cody Rhodes documentary, which touched on AEW but didn’t go behind the details of what led to Rhodes’ departure from the company in 2022, with Rhodes opting to keep that between himself and Tony Khan.

“He’s been asked about it every day since February 14, 2022,” Meltzer said.

One recent quote attributed to Rhodes is him saying that leaving AEW for WWE was an easiest decision he’s ever made. Meltzer agreed that it probably was.

“Vince comes to your house. You’re going to main event WrestleMania, you’re going to do the program for the championship. You’re going to make x amount of money. It probably was, at that point, a real easy decision. Before Vince? I don’t know how easy it was.”

One person jumping to another promotion was common in the 1990s, with WWF stars jumping to WCW and vice versa. Meltzer cited Scott Hall and Kevin Nash as examples of people who benefited from a jump. For some, the jump can come at a pivotal moment in their career.

“Most of the time when you jump, it’s a new lease on life,” Meltzer said. “You are fresh, all your losses are forgotten about…most of the time if you’re a top guy, it’s the greatest thing in the world to leave.”