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CODY DISCUSSES AEW DYNAMITE ANNIVERSARY, JUNGLE BOY PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER & MORE

The Associated Press spoke with Cody about the one year anniversary of the debut of AEW Dynamite at this link.  On the ratings and the WWE NXT competition, Cody commented, "When you hit that million mark, and even on the nights where the average might be in the eights or nines, there are segments that go over a million and it certainly begets the question: What would this be like unopposed?” Rhodes said. “But opposed, it’s doing just so damn fine. I think we have a good indicator. We’ve seen what it looks like. But competition is not something we’re shying away from by any means. Wednesday night is our home.”

Cody also discussed the anniversary with TVInsider.com.  On the Anniversary, Cody commented, "For me, I’m really just gleamingly proud of what everyone has done. I remember telling my mom after the first Dynamite that we’ve changed the business...This business has fed our family since the 1970s. And it has irrevocably changed, and it has changed forever. It was this village that was AEW that did that.  The shockwaves sent when we started Dynamite extends far beyond AEW. It has changed every business. It has changed WWE, Impact, ROH, all for the positive. It is very much a rising tide. It's something that when you put it in perspective, there is a lot to be proud of. It’s not always, “Well, was my match the biggest draw?” This role as executive vice president I’m rooting for every single person on this show. Every single minute, every single second of this show. I’m very proud of this crew and this locker room."

FOX News featured a piece on Jungle Boy and how his father, late actor Luke Perry pushed him to pursue his pro wrestling career at this link.  “For me, that was cool to have someone to talk about it,” he explained. “In a lot of ways, I think acting and wrestling are different, but they’re similar at the same time. But I think they’re things that a lot of people theoretically want to do when they’re younger and then give up on it along the way.  So it was cool to have someone to talk to who had followed through with their childhood dream [of being an actor] and made it happen.  There were so many things [we shared] along the way, but it was cool to be able to talk to someone and bounce ideas off of someone who had taken their dream all the way and fulfilled it.”

Britt Baker spoke to Uproxx Sports about the Anniversary at this link.

Miro teased new gear for tonight's Anniversary show.

AEW issued the following:

CELEBRATE ONE YEAR OF DYNAMITE!  ‌  ‌  ‌

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