5 former WWE Superstars who found success in AEW

#1 Cody Rhodes is the true face of AEW

Today at Noon Eastern we'll hear from @CodyRhodes for the first time since this past week's #AEWDynamite where his Exhibition Match against #QTMarshall had an unexpected ending pic.twitter.com/AQJ2Wy4gvH

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2021

Cody Rhodes is the face of AEW. Coming off as one of the biggest faces in the company, Rhodes has made it big in the company.

As one of the Executive Vice Presidents, Cody Rhodes has a lot of responsibility that he has to fulfill in AEW. Not only has he been very active behind the scenes, but on-screen, Cody has been ever-present. His matches have been some of the best, week in and week out.

Long before AEW, Cody Rhodes was a part of WWE. He was in Legacy, Randy Orton's faction, and while he was successful, he didn't find the same level of success after the faction broke up. For a while, he had a few gimmicks that worked, but the booking was inconsistent. He then became Stardust, a gimmick that he disliked.

I'm sure Cody Rhodes' former Stardust name and look is owned by WWE, and I'm not sure how much sense it makes outside the context of tag-teaming with Goldust, BUT... I think AEW should bring back some fun glam facepaint for Cody Rhodes, and maybe dye his hair dark again pic.twitter.com/IfEGaP9PXf

— Jennifer Adcock, RPG Designer (@JenKatWrites) March 29, 2021

Eventually, he left the company and found his luck changed in the independent scene, becoming a part of The Bullet Club and later, The Elite.

Founding AEW, he has stayed away from the World Championship scene, sticking to the clause of a match that he lost. He has helped put over multiple younger stars and is currently still possibly the biggest name associated with AEW, despite signing multiple legends.