Cody Rhodes To Miss AEW Double Or Nothing After Knee Surgery?

Bad news for the AEW Executive Vice President.

by Andy H Murray
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It looks like one of All Elite Wrestling's Executive Vice Presidents, Cody Rhodes, is set for long-overdue surgery on a damaged knee.

'The American Nightmare' has been working hurt since at least November 2018, when he tweeted the following:-

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Cody has worked just three matches since the above tweet. As promised, he wrestled Jay Lethal in ROH's Final Battle 2018 main event on 14 December, then fulfilled a couple more dates before competing against Juice Robinson at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13. He has since referred to that bout as a "stinker" on Twitter, and now, him going under the knife looks inevitable:-

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The full extent of Cody's meniscus damage isn't yet known, but it's hard to imagine him making AEW's Double Or Nothing pay-per-view on 25 March. A shame, but he's one of the driving forces behind the new promotion, and he'll keep making an impact behind the scenes even if he can't do anything between the ropes for a while.

The second AEW show is coming together nicely, with Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega II confirmed on Twitter over the weekend, and a tag team dream match between the Young Bucks and Lucha Bros expected to be announced as well.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.