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#2 Cody Rhodes
It was Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks who created AEW out of Tony Khan's vision. Rhodes has featured in most promotions, and his YouTube show Road to Double or Nothing has been a spectacular success story.
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He is the key person who will have to work on a ton of things including promotion, marketing, operations, and other stuff to make or break AEW within the first 12 months.
The American Nightmare has been a terrific wrestler and a shrewd businessman, so he will put all his energy and efforts to provide direction to AEW and place it in competition with WWE.
Within the ring, fans can expect him to be a fierce competitor. It is his management skills that will decide the fate of AEW in the first year.
Rhodes can certainly use his father's creativity to give a competitive edge to AEW. Dusty Rhodes has been an icon in the wrestling world.
Together with Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson, and Matt Jackson, he plans to provide a buffet of entertainment to the fans. Brandi Rhodes who is the Chief Brand Officer is his wife, so he has support from all quarters to make AEW a success.
