Cody Rhodes has been a prominent name among the WWE Universe ever since his 2022 return to the company, and is the reigning Undisputed Champion. The American Nightmare’s popularity among the audience keeps him in the headlines, and he is frequently involved in interviews and podcasts with the top media guys.
In a similar fashion, Cody recently appeared on the Behind the Turnbuckle podcast, where he talked about veterans claiming to be helping youngsters. But it seems like his comments from that conversation haven’t been received that well by an AEW star, as he has hit back at Rhodes’ remarks from the interview.
It is none other than WWE legend Chris Jericho who did this during the latest episode of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. During his appearance on the weekly show, Y2J took a potential shot at Cody’s comments about the matter, as he said, “I’m just here for the young guys.”
This particular remark from the professional wrestling veteran has taken the entire industry by storm, as people have been wondering why Jericho did so. Such an activity from someone like Chris is something that doesn’t really go well with his stature in the industry. But, as he did so, it remains to be seen if Cody Rhodes responds to this potential dig at his recent statement or not.
Wrestling fans aren’t too happy with Chris Jericho’s statement
As soon as the wrestling audience took note of Chris Jericho’s statement, they started sharing their reactions to it, and it’s evident from the responses that fans aren’t too happy with him. Claiming that AEW is never going to change its habit of caring too much about WWE and its workers, someone said, “This company will never learn it’s lesson.” (Via: X)
Pointing out how Chris was quick to watch that interview, an audience member wrote, “Bro immediately listened to Cody’s interview.” “I wonder who that was for,” a fan commented. “This is getting to WCW levels of inside baseball,” another professional wrestling enthusiast stated while talking about the comments by Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite.
What exactly did Cody Rhodes say in his latest interview?
For those wondering what led to this entire controversy, what exactly did Cody Rhodes say in his latest interview? It was related to the veterans in the industry. In his recent appearance on a podcast, Cody made a strong statement about legends who enter a roster and said that they’ve shown up for the youngsters.
The American Nightmare said, “The number one red flag I hear. If you meet a guy who is a legend who is coming in on the roster and he’s going to be active, or a part-time guy, the number one red flag is when you hear somebody say, ‘I’m Just Here For The Young Guys.’ I already know. You’re not just here for the young guys.That’s the biggest red flag ever.”
In addition to this, he also stated that the guy should straight away tell them that he’s there for himself. After this interview, Chris Jericho probably took the remarks personally, and ended up taking a dig at the Undisputed WWE Champion. Now that Y2J has done so, it’ll be interesting to see what’s next in this controversy.