AEW: Cody on Wins/Losses & Stats Mattering, AEW Website Launches

Wins, Losses and Stats

Cody Rhodes was interviewed by Variety in the wake of AEW’s TNT TV deal announcement.

He expanded a bit about AEW wanting to be more “sports-centric,” with wins and losses mattering more.

“One thing we really strongly want to present is wins and losses mattering again in pro wrestling. That takes more than the W and the L column. We’re talking about percentage of times someone loses to this particular maneuver, percentages against somebody of this height, a whole by-the-numbers approach that really intrigues me. It’s not a cornerstone of AEW necessarily but it’s a great peripheral element we’re working on and that’s going to be exclusive to us.”

“[As] much as I say [WWE] was a wonderful job, it wasn’t wrestling. That’s something I’ve learned a lot about, the grittiness and the sports-centric element of the industry that doesn’t exist really anywhere else currently. We have the opportunity to seize that.”

AEW’s TNT press release also mentioned the topic:

Focused on producing fast-paced, high-impact competitions, AEW offers fans less scripted, soapy drama, and more athleticism and real sports analytics, bringing a legitimacy to wrestling that it has not previously had. Wrestlers will also be given more freedom to explore their characters and highlight their athletic abilities. Introducing statistics to wrestling for the first time ever, AEW will raise the stakes for its matches and deepen fan engagement by tracking each competitor’s wins and losses as the wrestlers pursue championships, analyzing their moves, assessing damage to their opponents, and providing insights into their winning streaks.

AEW Website

AEW has officially launched a full website at allelitewrestling.com with roster info, upcoming events, etc.