>>11002831Ryback and Cody are tight from their OVW days together, they go way back, and there are plenty of other guys in WWE, guys high up on the food chain, who get along well with The Big Guy. Brock Lesnar for one. If you've got Cody and Brock in your corner, you're in a good place to get negotiations rolling.
Same thing with AEW, sure he doesn't have the indy connections many of those guys have, but a lot of the former WWE guys worked with him and can vouch for his abilities, from Ambrose to Ricky Starks, and saying that 'Punk hates him' is hardly relevant, Punk hates most people, including the founders of the promotion.
