Originally published at Cody Rhodes recalls AEW wrestler not wanting Aubrey Edwards to ref their matches, now requesting Aubrey
** Interview recorded prior to the announcement of Cody’s AEW departure **
Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone welcomed Cody Rhodes and Amanda Huber onto the latest episode of AEW Unrestricted. They dove into the Community Outreach program that AEW has established and discussed the inner workings of it and past projects.
As the conversation moved along, Rhodes told the story of there being a year-one AEW talent who specifically told him that they did not want Edwards refereeing their matches. Fast forward to present day and that talent requests Edwards to be the official for their matches.
Rhodes: I’m not gonna name names but, I don’t think point so, kudos to all involved. I like all our refs, you know? I like ‘em all, but kudos to all involved.
While the TBS Championship tournament was coming together, Cody would prank the women’s division by saying he could not believe that AEW was bringing in an outside talent to compete in the tournament. Rhodes would then pull out a picture of his daughter in reference to that talent.
Huber: My favorite was when they were doing the brackets for the , ‘Dammit!’
Brandi was present on Dynamite several weeks ago and her segment resulted in a pull-apart brawl with Paige VanZant.
If the quotes in this article are used, please credit AEW Unrestricted with an H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcriptions.