AEW VP and superstar Cody Rhodes responded to a fan on Twitter who asked if the Rhodes family dog, Pharaoh, was okay after being oddly close to the pyro going off during Cody’s entrance. He writes, “He’s fine. The mortars(noisy ones) shouldn’t have fired. He got spooked just like with thunder. I’m glad he saw me though. He’s excited to meet folks tomorrow and help out the PAWS shelter.”
He’s fine. The mortars(noisy ones) shouldn’t have fired. He got spooked just like with thunder. I’m glad he saw me though. He’s excited to meet folks tomorrow and help out the PAWS shelter.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) September 1, 2019
The incident was enough to stir up some backlash from fans online who asked Rhodes to no longer use Pharaoh as a prop during entrances. AEW President Tony Khan said in the post-show scrum that neither he, nor Brandi Rhodes were happy about the moment.
