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It was due to their relationship from the Jbl and Cole show which was a precursor to BTE Cody.
The period with Cody, Clem Layfield, and Bad News Barret was so good. One of the things that bothered me about Stardust was that it took Cody out of that show.
In commentary you can tell that Barret thinks highly of Cody. Cody came up with the Bad News Barret name which started on that show.