On the latest episode of the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Arn and Brock Anderson discussed a variety of subjects. Among the topics of conversation was a controversial promo segment involving Arn Anderson and Cody Rhodes amid Cody’s feud with Malakai Black in AEW.
Having lost two matches to Black at the time, Anderson attempted to fire up The American Nightmare, and the promo instantly took over the world of professional wrestling for several weeks, spurring a ton of memes on the internet.
The WWE Hall of Famer disclosed some interesting details on how the promo was received by Tony Khan and TNT executives in his appearance on the podcast. He said,
“Well, he (Tony Khan) came back and this is what I said, I said, ‘Tony, I hope that was alright.’ He said, ‘No, no, we’re good, we’re good. I talked to the guy at TNT,’ and this is what saved my ass I guess; thank God, there must have been someone that was really in-tune to the product or had some stroke or something who knew me. He said, ‘You know what? That’d been anybody else, it would have been a different story but for him, that’s vintage Arn Anderson. He can get away with it.’ So that support from whoever that came from, thank you.”
While Arn Anderson’s means may have been controversial, the results seem to be paying off, as Cody Rhodes is just a few weeks away from challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in the main event of WrestleMania.
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