Was Cody Rhodes removed from AEW: Fight Forever?
Despite his departure from AEW in February 2022 and subsequent return to the WWE at WrestleMania 38, former executive vice-president Cody Rhodes remained part of the base roster as an unlockable wrestler in Fight Forever. Cody Rhodes signed a multi-year contract extension with WWE in 2024 as per CBS Sports. Notably, he makes $3 million per year from his career in the WWE.MJF stated to Sports Illustrated that he will make well over $15 million in his AEW contract: “The amount of money I get by the time [the AEW contract] is over, far surpasses $15 million. I’m making top guy money. He would still be better served in WWE.Cody Rhodes is one of the top stars in WWE in 2025, raking in about $3 million a year. He is not just raking in cash from his massive WWE contract, but also landed a bunch of sponsorships with different brands.
Will there be an AEW fight forever 2?
Whether we actually see a sequel to AEW Fight Forever remains to be seen but it’s promising news at least, that it’s under some consideration. Hopefully, the developers in charge of the game will learn lessons from the 2023 game and it will fulfil its potential. Despite widespread predictions of failure and anticipated disappointment, AEW: Fight Forever proved all skeptics wrong by garnering exceptional sales figures, amassing nearly $900,000 in revenue during its debut week on Steam!BREAKING NEWS: It is believed WWE will purchase TNA There’s a lot of stuff that’s going to be part of this deal but the key stuff is they want to get [TNA] on those television outlets that [WWE is] leaving, I’m sure India being the big one, so AEW doesn’t get those television outlets that they’re leaving.Wrestlenomics estimates AEW’s revenue will reach about $154 million in 2023. While still likely unprofitable, a doubling in TV rights fees could be enough to make AEW’s business sustainable.
Is CM Punk still in AEW: Fight Forever?
CM Punk Has been Replaced in AEW Fight Forever This is Why – YouTube. TNA is currently viewed as being the third-largest wrestling promotion in the United States; following the establishment of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019, and its current television deals with Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT and TBS (both of which are seen in more households than AXS).In terms of total viewership, NXT’s face off against TNA Wrestling averaged 625,000 viewers, compared to the 321,000 AEW averaged for its special Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite.The collapse of Punk’s relationship with AEW and McMahon’s removal from WWE have left AEW adrift and without a clear galvanizing purpose to attract fans, which, in my reading, is largely why Dynamite TV ratings were down by double digits (for the second consecutive year) and average attendance sunk for the third .
Is AEW losing audience?
Both metrics were still down from the 0. AEW Dynamite ranked #3 for cable originals on the night. WrestleNomics reported the numbers. AEW Dynamite is averaging a 0. Wrestling viewership continues to drop sharply under Nielsen’s updated ratings system. Friday’s WWE SmackDown on USA Network drew an average of 1.
Is AEW scripted or not?
As with other professional wrestling promotions, AEW does not promote a legitimate sporting contest but entertainment-based, predetermined contests, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and partially choreographed matches; however, matches often include moves that can put performers at risk of serious injury or death . Triple H’s approach to wrestling and how he has treated wrestlers has been overall better and the fans have loved the new leadership change. AEW’s decline in popularity is a result of severe leadership and management issues, an underwhelming video game and being outperformed by the competition.