5 AEW stars who have commented on Cody Rhodes' departure

#2. The Young Bucks (sort of) address Cody Rhodes' AEW Exit

On the latest episode of BTE, AEW EVPs The Young Bucks began their video, saying things would be different moving forward. They believed that they should address the issue, only to talk about their bags going missing and never seeing it again.

They eventually said they had to move on and get stronger, only to be interrupted by Brandon Cutler, who thought this segment was about Cody. Matt Jackson's response was, "The h**l happened to Cody?"

While the video doesn't address Cody's departure, The Young Bucks did, in their own way, via BTE. Of course, they will give a substantive answer in the future to Cody's AEW exit, but for now, Being The Elite will have to suffice.

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#1. Kenny Omega shares his reaction to Cody's departure

While speaking with Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Omega said he was as shocked as everyone else when he learned about the news:

“Everyone was shocked. We all know when our deals are up, especially the EVPs, or in the case of The Bucks like when their options kick in. For myself, I don’t have a deal like that. As you know, I’m up next year, just straight up, done. So I’d have to re-sign a new one. There’s no option," Kenny Omega said. (H/T - WrestlingNews.co)

The Cleaner added that Cody was the most passionate person he knew when it came to building a wrestling company. With that in mind, Omega noted how strange it was for Rhodes to walk away from it:

"It was almost like you just never think it’s going to go in that direction, where the talent is going to opt for leaving, especially since you know, when this first thing started, I would say the most passionate person about a revolution, our most most passionate person about kind of creating an us versus them mentality was Cody. So it was strange for him just to choose to get up and walk away.” said Omega.

This seems to hint at a fractured relationship and growing distance between Cody and his fellow EVPs, which culminated in his departure. Meanwhile, fellow wrestlers continue to pay their respects to one of the founding fathers of the company.