Earlier this week, Cody Rhodes was asked during a fan Q&A session on Instagram Live whether he was interested in signing Heath Slater to an All Elite Wrestling deal. At the same time, he was asked about Zack Ryder (both he and Slater were recently released by WWE in a mass purge of talent), and joked that the Long Island Iced-Z is his only friend in wrestling...but AEW doesn't stand for All Friends Wrestling.
However, when asked about being interested in signing Slater, he responded with a simple "no" which led to him responding on Twitter with a tongue in cheek, "Damn!! NO. Nope on Heath?? I know you are a new business man but that was a bad business decision."
Now, though, Rhodes has been forced to clarify his comment, and he's explained that, "Both things were said in jest…clearly. It’s clickbaited very sterile, but in context it’s clearly humor." Honestly, this was pretty obvious, but it's good that the All Elite Wrestling star cleared things up given how up in arms some wrestling fans became following his comments.
Check out Rhodes' Tweet below: