Cody Rhodes’ efforts to get a NWA Worlds Championship match from current titleholder Nick Aldis and Flip Gordon’s quest to get booked on the show are clearly the main storylines we have heading into ALL IN.
Sure, promoters Rhodes and The Young Bucks will be savvy enough to thread in their ongoing programs from New Japan, Ring of Honor (ROH), their own Being The Elite YouTube series and even the upcoming Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise to the rest of the card, but Cody and Flip’s are their show’s homegrown angles.
They recently came together when NWA owner Billy Corgan booked Gordon for a Worlds Title match against Aldis at ROH’s Honor For All show this Friday (July 20) in Nashville. And like Rhodes’ loss to ROH World Title loss to Dalton Castle at Best In The World last month, which seemingly thwarted Cody’s dream of challenging for the legendary belt once held by his father at ALL IN, the NWA’s Ten Pounds of Gold series is doing a great job hyping the story - and the match, which members will be able to watch on ROH’s HonorClub streaming service here.
Check it out above and let us know if you agree, and if you think Flip can complete his hero’s journey to face The American Nightmare in Chicagoland on Labor Day weekend.