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10. Cody Rhodes Lets A LITTLE More Out On His AEW Exit

The Cody Rhodes documentary "American Nightmare" was - like most things Cody Rhodes in WWE - a stunning over-delivery even if expectations had been set quite high.

Though peppered with all the usual bells and whistles one expects from an extended in-house special, a fascinating tale of career highs and lows was made all the more unique thanks to the specific journey Rhodes had been on between the market leader, the indies and All Elite Wrestling.

Rather than being an elephant in the room, Rhodes' exit from AEW was summarised amicably, but for the first time ever he did let slip a little more about one of the most shocking switches in recent history. At the time, he'd tweeted; "I have loved my time at AEW. Amazing locker room. Amazing fans. Amazing people. The 'revolution' was indeed televised, and I've been incredibly lucky to be part of that" and just about left it there.

In the documentary, he added; "I can't tell you why I left AEW, I can't and I won't. But I can tell you the reasons that were said – that didn't actually matter. I didn't leave AEW because of money and I didn't leave AEW because of other talents. I left AEW because of a personal issue. That's it. The byproduct of leaving AEW is the opportunity to go for the biggest dream I ever had and the first dream I had in my life."

Naturally, that resulted in more speculation, which is perhaps why what isn't known about the story remains so intriguing.