Cody Rhodes & Other AEW EVPs LOSE Creative Control
A huge update on the evolving roles on AEW's EVPs...
All Elite Wrestling's crew of Executive Vice Presidents are no longer as heavily involved in the company's creative process, reports Bodyslam.net's Cassidy Haynes.
Per the report, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks have effectively been taken out of creative, with everything now going through company owner Tony Khan. While AEW wrestlers are still encouraged to pitch ideas, Khan has the final say on what actually makes it to television.
Haynes' report contains the following quote, with a source shining a light on the EVPs' new functions:-
“... basically they are EVPs in name only in 2021. They no longer have final say in creative or talent hiring. Any of them. TK pulled back on the reigns and took that power away from all.”
It is also stated that while Rhodes remains good friends with Omega and the Bucks, he is now "on the outside looking in" as far as their relationship in AEW goes.
Breaking things down individually, Matt Jackson helps wife Dana maintain AEW's merchandising in his EVP role, with his brother Nick working on Being The Elite. Omega, meanwhile, retains a heavy role in AEW Gaming and the women's division, while Cody, once an office regular, has had his input diminished as well.