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>Seth Rollins vs. Rhodes was never advertised, only that Rollins would have a match against a mystery opponent. But it had been reported for weeks that Rollins vs. Rhodes was on the show. And it certainly seemed that most fans were expecting it. The big question was what would be the fan reaction to the Rhodes surprise.
>The reality is that every surprise (or even non-surprise) debut of a name wrestler gets a huge reaction. AEW had loaded up its roster with ex-WWE talent, and everyone got a large reaction on Day 1, but the reaction in Week 12 is far more important.
>Still, Rhodes was different. First, he was the first major name attached to AEW, and one of the faces of the company from day one. When his AEW music hit (the rights to which he, and not the company, owned, so there was no legal issue involved), and basically copied what had been his AEW entrance, the crowd erupted. He didn’t get the boos he was getting in AEW. He felt like umpteen times bigger of a star than when he left WWE six years ago. He had arguably the best match of either night with Rollins, who proved to be one of the company's best all-around performers.
t. Dave Meltzer, SI https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/04/04/wwe-wrestlemania-weekend-awards-dave-meltzer
>The reality is that every surprise (or even non-surprise) debut of a name wrestler gets a huge reaction. AEW had loaded up its roster with ex-WWE talent, and everyone got a large reaction on Day 1, but the reaction in Week 12 is far more important.
>Still, Rhodes was different. First, he was the first major name attached to AEW, and one of the faces of the company from day one. When his AEW music hit (the rights to which he, and not the company, owned, so there was no legal issue involved), and basically copied what had been his AEW entrance, the crowd erupted. He didn’t get the boos he was getting in AEW. He felt like umpteen times bigger of a star than when he left WWE six years ago. He had arguably the best match of either night with Rollins, who proved to be one of the company's best all-around performers.
t. Dave Meltzer, SI https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/04/04/wwe-wrestlemania-weekend-awards-dave-meltzer
