Current Events > Wrestle CE : Cody Rhodes new promotion to be bigger than we expect?

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According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, during a meet and greet in Melbourne, Australia, Cody was asked about a new promotion and said to wait for January as an announcement will be made. He also said the announcement would be bigger than anyone expects

https://411mania.com/wrestling/cody-rhodes-says-january-announcement-will-bigger-anyone-expects/

Some notes from recent news:

- The new promotion is 'All Elite Wrestling'. The home of the promotion would be in Jacksonville, Florida.

- Funded by the billionaire owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars, whom is prepared to lose money at first.

- Jim Ross, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, & possibly Kenny Omega is expecting to run the promotion/some combo of these guys running it.

- Mark Cuban wants more regular weekly wrestling on his channel, New Japan's format doesn't allow for American-style weekly TV storytelling. AEW would join NJPW and the new reboot of Women of Wrestling(starts in early 2019).

- CM Punk has shown interest in working with them. From MMAFighting the other day: When asked directly if hed entertain an offer to work for All Elite, Punk replied, I would always listen. I would listen to them because I like the Young Bucks, I text with Matt on and off. But business is business.

- The Elite, after doing All In and such, have said they are sticking together. Marty is the only one locked into a contract after January(ROH for most of '19). Cody has said he doesn't know if he can be not his own boss again, Bucks have said similar things. They all like their creative freedom, while WWE can offer them a lot, they are doing well on their own and said money isn't everything.

- 'All Elite Wrestling', 'AEW'. 'Double or Nothing'(All In sequel name), 'All Out', & 'Tuesday Night Dynamite' are among the trademarks for the company. Seemingly they are gonna be ready to jump into the Tueday peimetime slot after SDL moves to Friday's on FOX.

- Some big WWE names whom contracts are coming up are interested in jumping over. No one named, but former NJPW/Bullet Club stars Gallows, Anderson, & Nakamura are among those who's contracts are up. AJ Styles contract is up, but he's too loyal to Vince and is obviously not going anywhere, he'll retire in WWE.
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mmmmmm

Sounds awesome
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Blake Bortles in a "loser leaves town" match.

I'm in.
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Yeah, more promotions around the better. Just means more wrestlers will be seen, taken care of, and not have to toil in the bullshit leagues.
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Like the idea, just not loving the name for the promotion.