After Saturday night's successful Double or Nothing event, Cody Rhodes held court with a pool of reporters to break down All Elite Wrestling's card strategy moving forward.
"So, I think you probably look at Double or Nothing and All Out as tentpole events, and there may be another one," said Rhodes, who's an executive vice president for AEW and was fresh off his match against brother, Dustin Rhodes. "We're not going to do a pay-per-view every month, and I realize that it was $50, and if you ask people to part with their money, you got to make sure that it's worth it."
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That being said, Rhodes also took the time out to address the pacing and overall length of AEW events in the near future.
"Not every show is going to be four, five hours, either," he continued. "TV has kind of indicated that it's a two-hour TV broadcast."
“I want fans to hold us accountable and let us know when something is slipping...When you’re the only game in town, you don’t care. We care.” - @CodyRhodes on the pay per view model for @AEWrestling moving forward and listening to the concerns of their fans. pic.twitter.com/uKmOzEKVV0
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) May 26, 2019
The young company has already reached a milestone, considering its All Out event will take place Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., during Labor Day weekend. That marks exactly a year since the trio of Rhodes, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson delivered All In to the same venue during Labor Day weekend in 2018.
"We've got to keep going, we've got to keep stepping up and I want people to hold us accountable," Rhodes said. "I wanted to say that in the promo, but that's not the most exciting promo item. I want fans to keep us accountable. The moment something slips or the moment something misses, let us know because that's something that's missing.
"When you're the only game in town," he added, clearing referencing WWE, his former employer, "you don't care. We care."
