A good chunk of his AEW run felt like a sizzle reel for a WWE return.
While Kenny was at the top of the company and the only character motivation he needed was "I'm out here getting these belts, having fire matches and Hangman is a bytch
"
Cody was in the midcard, doing gender reveals, getting whipped, solving racism, getting set on fire and getting exposed by Arn for being a p*ssy who wouldn't bust his gun. And blood. and tears. And that tattoo.
As an American, Christian, White man, he managed to get booed against a European Satanist. In Florida.
And he made it so he could never be champion, as the icing on the cake.
After a while - It was just a parade of
From what I've heard, he's the same exact character and the whole vibe works better for a WWE crowd.