Randy Orton was one superstar who did exactly this, making a couple of teases of AEW on Twitter and tagging certain AEW superstars. That certainly did the trick as he recently signed a new 5-year deal with WWE.
When talking on Starrcast IV, Cody Rhodes revealed his honest feelings on Randy Orton using AEW as leverage for a better WWE contract, saying (H/T Sescoops):
He went on to sarcastically comment on his poor win-loss record against The Viper:
It’s clear that there’s a lot of mutual respect between Orton and Cody Rhodes and it’s good that he acknowledged his point of view. He likely never expected Orton to join AEW, to begin with. Either way, it’s good for wrestlers now that they can get a better payday and have so many options outside of WWE.
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