10 Biggest Highlights Of Cody Rhodes' AEW Career
9. His First TNT Title Reign
The impact on wrestling promotions is, in the wider scheme of things, one of the more minor concerns that came along with the global pandemic in 2020. For those of us who got through it with our health and livelihoods intact, anything else was a bonus.
Nonetheless, the timing could have been better for AEW and the talent who worked for them. Less than a year into their TV deal, the company found themselves suddenly having to provide shows without fans, hamstrung by stars stuck overseas and unable to deliver the promised Match Beyond.
During the bleakest of bleak times, Cody’s defences of his TNT title were a weekly guarantee of quality and entertainment. Whether he was shining a light on the likes of Sonny Kiss or giving someone like Ricky Starks or Warhorse an opportunity the viewer knew there would be something worth tuning in for.
It helped that opponents were kept under wraps rather than advertised in advance and arguably, Tony Khan should return to this idea now. Then again, you could get away with not spoiling the surprise because Cody was a champion people wanted to tune in and see regardless.