-- Wrestling legend Arn Anderson recently spoke to Busted Open Radio where he addressed rumors of his returning to WWE to manage the current Undisputed champion Cody Rhodes that were initially sparked by Rhodes himself teasing that he might want a 'classic wrestling manager' alongside him during his reign. The rumor mill went into overdrive when Anderson revealed just a week later that he was departing AEW. Below is what Arn had to say about his conversations (or lack thereof) with Rhodes on the subject of managing him:
"Would I come back in the right situation for a short-term something with Cody? If anybody out there thinks it’s a good idea let me know, I don’t know. That would be something because he and I have never had that conversation."
"After (Rhodes' comments) blew up just a couple of weeks ago or whatever it was coming off you guys’ show, I mean, that blew up and it was like, ‘Okay, he’s coming back.’ And I sent him a text, his wife has been ill, asked how she was, asked how he was, ‘Everything going okay?’ And we had a couple of texts back-and-forth and it never came up. So, I went maybe that was just him testing the waters himself when he threw that out there, I’m not sure. I was honored, flattered of the things he said, but it’s all true and that’s the way I handled Cody, you know, ‘Hey, you’re the star of the show, go out there and act like one.'”
-- Anderson spoke a bit about what his immediate plans are in wrestling, suggesting that he doesn't see himself having a lot of time but would like to dedicate his efforts in getting his son Brock fully into the business:
Well, in case you don’t know, I am 65 and my liver is 127. I am on short-time and I don’t have a lot of time probably on the planet, much less in the business. But I am dedicating whatever time I have left in one way or the other to helping my son Brock, who is breaking in, get a spot in the business with some company and get established and help him get to a position where he can make a living, can contribute and be a viable asset to whatever company uses him. That’s what I want to dedicate whatever time I have left for."
-- Below is what Rhodes had initially said shortly before WWE's King & Queen of the Ring event, when he noticed that Logan Paul had a whole team behind him and he had no one. And then a week later, Anderson became a free agent.
"One of the reasons I liked having Arn Anderson around me was the same reason I would have loved to have my dad around me. Because I’ll tell you I’m lucky, and I’ll tell you how hard I work, and I’ll tell you how grateful I am. And that is true. But it was nice to have a guy over my shoulder say what you just said. Say, ‘We’re not apologizing for greatness. Mediocrity loves company and we’re not joining that company.’ Like — it was nice to have that voice in your ear. It was something I actually missed when Logan and I were doing this contract signing, to see him flanked by so many people. I don’t know, maybe I’m looking for the classic wrestling manager to join me on this title reign."
