During the time of COVID-19, Cody Rhodes It was the TNT champion in AEW y I had the habit of launching open challenges In programs of Dynamite. The “American Nightmare” held the title twice in 2020 and one from 2021 to 2022.
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He has just launched a new episode of his podcast, What Do You Wanna Talk About?and there I remember those moments; just his guest on this occasion, Ricky Saintswas one of his opponents.
“We can talk about this without problem, but about the challenge open for AEW's TNT title … it is very funny, because when we started, there was a whole conversation before even calling you (Ricky Saints) or the others, where we said: 'Hey, this is not about hiring anyone. Because at this time, being a new company, we don't even know what the budget is. The Covid has just passed. It's not about hiring anyone. It is about the opportunity and something fresh. Show something you don't see any other place '.
We brought people who made promos in their backyard or, in your case, a vignette in a skyscraper that you paid … I did not call you specifically for this purpose. I thought you would be great for the open challenge, and you were.»
