Nick Aldis Felt a Bit Betrayed after All In 2018

Nick Aldis lost the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) World Heavyweight Championship to Cody Rhodes at All In 2018. Speaking to Inside the Ropes, Nick Aldis says he felt a bit betrayed when he found out how well everyone else knew Tony Khan. He felt there were plans for All Elite Wrestling happening then. Nick clearly wasn’t included in those discussions.

“I felt a little bit betrayed when I found out that they were all familiar, they were all aware of Tony Khan and they had been sort of plotting this thing. And so then as we progressed a couple of months forward it's sort of like, 'Oh, that's already happening, that's sort of a done deal.' In that respect, I guess I felt that I could have been informed of that sooner.

But I just looked at it from the perspective of, well, that piece of business, meaning Cody and I at All In, that did nothing but good things for everyone involved. It wasn't like people looked and went, 'Oh, he's finished.’”

In hindsight, it ended up working out for everyone. Cody Rhodes and the rest of the Elite ended up forming All Elite Wrestling along with Tony Khan. Nick Aldis remained as the face of the NWA and would gain back the Heavyweight Championship the next month from Cody Rhodes. Aldis signed a six figure deal with NWA and became the face of the promotion until his departure in 2023. While Aldis may have earned more money with AEW, he would have been lost in the shuffle. In NWA, Nick Aldis had a chance to shine.

Currently, Nick Aldis finds himself as the General Manager of WWE Smackdown. While he isn’t wrestling anymore he has a well respected career as an in-ring technician. He’s in a nice roll with WWE and fits in perfectly as the GM of Smackdown.

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