What if Cody Rhodes never left WWE?

#1 A role at the Performance Center

Cody Rhodes could have been invaluable in coaching WWE prospects on character work.

Cody Rhodes was never a main event guy, and given the trajectory of his final years with the company, it doesn’t look like he was ever going to wind up in that spot. However, in WWE he did prove himself as an outstanding character wrestler who made the most of whatever gimmick WWE gave him.

He was a strong promo and perfectly competent worker, too, who generally kept his nose clean from any Wellness Policy issues, politicking, or other bad behavior.

All of this adds up to suggest that Rhodes may have enjoyed his greatest legacy in WWE not as a talent but as a trainer at the Performance Center. He may have been particularly adept at taking up his father’s old role teaching promo class. There’s a real argument that this would have been a waste of a good talent.

The presumably duel role Rhodes will take on as promoter and wrestler for All Elite Wrestling may well represent the best of both worlds, as he maxes out his potential on multiple levels of the wrestling business.