When it comes to failures in All Elite Wrestling, few shine more than Anthony Ogogo. They signed the bronze medal winning olympic boxer in 2019, and set him up for a huge debut in 2021. He was put in the ring with Cody Rhodes on PPV for his big coming out show – and the result was a forgettable ten minute match, with Rhodes coming out with the victory. However – Ogogo claims there was a lot more planned for this match.
Anthony Ogogo Details What Was Cut From His Match With Cody Rhodes
During a recent interview with Cultaholic, Anthony Ogogo would peel back the curtain in regards to his match with Cody Rhodes from AEW Double Or Nothing 2021. Ogogo had the following to say, claiming the match was cut short.
“I don’t want to get into trouble, so I’m not going to talk too much. Sometimes silence speaks a thousand words. I asked for the anthem, they said no for certain things, certain reasons. I asked for people dressed up like beefeaters. I didn’t get it. I asked for a few things to really ramp up. We actually lost…the match was good, it could have been really good, we lost six minutes of our match because time constraints. I think there was a battle royale before that went heavy.
We filmed a really cool Rocky montage, a five-minute cool Rocky montage. The promo packages before the match, think of Austin and the Rock, by the time the bell goes, you’re frothing at the mouth. We filmed something really cool for that, but we had to cut that because of time.
We had to cut 40% of our match time, which was the moments. The moments between the moves. Our match could have been better had we didn’t have to cut our time because we had these special moments planned and they had to go. That was really frustrating. It was my first foray on the big stage. I didn’t get my bulldogs, I didn’t get my beefeaters. The match wasn’t quite what it could have been because of time constraints, which I understand. After that, we had a big meeting, ‘people have to stick to their times.’ “
Do you think Anthony Ogogo vs. Cody Rhodes could have been a better match had it went according to plan? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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