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Cody Rhodes Blames Butthurt WWE Fans for AEW Dysfunction Rumors

Cody Rhodes knows exactly who to blame for those rumors floating around that he and fellow AEW EVPs The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega are no longer on speaking terms: WWE fans butthurt that NXT lost the Wednesday Night Wars to AEW Dynamite. Rhodes addressed the rumors during a media conference call promoting this weekend's AEW Double or Nothing PPV.

"Well, when I heard that that story was floating around, it is one of the things I chalked up as: we've been very successful, AEW, and with NXT losing the Wednesday Night Wars, that created a lot of anger," said Rhodes. "And I understand there's a lot of hardcore NXT and WWE fans out there. And that's why those stories, stories like that, don't surprise me. I think people need to cling to something."

"And as sexy as that story is, I talk to Matt and Nick every day," Rhodes continued. "I talk to Kenny very often. I support their projects fully. They've been supportive of all my projects, and we would not be able to put this show on the air. Tony's the man, and Tony's the boss, but we would not be able to put this show on the air if the four of us were not functioning as one team. So we really, unfortunately, it's not very sexy to say, but there's no truth to that. Again, we're one team. And now with us expanding on the TBS, we will remain one team."

So there you have it. Bleeding Cool's resident butthurt WWE fan, Chad McMahon, could not be reached for comment at press time.

AEW Double or Nothing takes place on Sunday, May 30th, and will feature a full capacity crowd at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Headlining the card will be a triple threat match, with Kenny Omega defending the AEW Championship against Pac and Orange Cassidy. Also at the show, The Inner Circle will face The Pinnacle in the second Stadium Stampede match. Dr. Britt Baker will challenge champion Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's Championship. The Young Bucks will defend the AEW Tag Team Championships against Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston. TNT Champion Miro will defend his belt against Lance Archer. Sting and Darby Allin will team up against Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky in Sting's first in-ring match in AEW. Cody Rhodes will take on Anthony Ogogo. Hangman Page will face Brian Cage in a one-on-one match. Multiple AEW stars (including at least one surprise) will compete in a Casino Battle Royale to win a future shot at the AEW Championship. And on the Buy-In pre-show, NWA Women's Champion Serena Deeb will defend her title against the first AEW Women's Champion, Riho. You can find more info about how to watch the show here.

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