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Post by Dave the Dave on Feb 7, 2023 0:02:57 GMT -5
Imagine how awkward it'd be if Sami won at Elimination Chamber and then Cody had to back off to, "... Well that works too I guess!", it'd be hilarious. I was hoping for Cody to say, “Tell Roman I look forward to taking those titles…..off of Sami Zayn at Wrestlemania.”
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Post by Perd on Feb 7, 2023 0:43:29 GMT -5
Great stuff. And the feud really hasn’t even started. If that was any indication of what we can expect, it could be a classic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2023 0:44:52 GMT -5
Imagine how awkward it'd be if Sami won at Elimination Chamber and then Cody had to back off to, "... Well that works too I guess!", it'd be hilarious. Sami vs. Cody would be funny.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 7, 2023 0:49:19 GMT -5
Imagine how awkward it'd be if Sami won at Elimination Chamber and then Cody had to back off to, "... Well that works too I guess!", it'd be hilarious. I was hoping for Cody to say, “Tell Roman I look forward to taking those titles…..off of Sami Zayn at Wrestlemania.” Then the fans will accuse him of stealing Sami heat cause he can't gain his is fading
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Feb 7, 2023 1:18:40 GMT -5
Poor Black Reign catching a stray.
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Post by chazraps on Feb 7, 2023 1:25:28 GMT -5
An absolute masterclass.
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Post by Germansuplex on Feb 7, 2023 1:35:10 GMT -5
This is some great storytelling. If only I cared about Cody as a face.
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Post by Toxik916 on Feb 7, 2023 1:35:55 GMT -5
Beautiful promo. I knew Heyman would drop the bomb on Cody and he delivered. This match is personal and I don't care about how predictable this might make WrestleMania but Cody has to win.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 7, 2023 1:58:33 GMT -5
This is some great storytelling. If only I cared about Cody as a face. I like Cody but kind of how I felt about it in a different direction. Great segment that did a great job promoting a match where my only emotional investment is, "Please just let this title reign end already," that's going to be impossible for me to actually enjoy because the entirety of it I'm only going to be thinking about the booking.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Feb 7, 2023 2:45:32 GMT -5
Paul Heyman: "You, Cody, were his favourite son..." Dustin Rhodes:
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 7, 2023 3:11:55 GMT -5
Heyman is such an amazing slimy heel. He says something so personal that he came up with himself but when Cody gets in his face, he's all "Hey now, I'm just sending a message. Don't shoot the messenger."
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Post by thehottag on Feb 7, 2023 3:46:14 GMT -5
Love it. Love Cody, love Heyman, was quick, well done & Rhodes put the titles & the event in focus at the end.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 7, 2023 4:29:26 GMT -5
With the amount of pyro Cody has on a regular week there's probably going to be 7 figures worth of fireworks going off at the end of Wrestlemania if he wins. Or they'll do the weird external fireworks that looked like CGI like at the Rumble >_>
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 7, 2023 7:06:41 GMT -5
Just watched the video of this, and both guys performed amazingly well...not a huge shock, since both are usually great promos. Working it around the word "personally" was a very deft touch.
My one concern is something we've been discussing lately over in the AEW section when it comes to a lot of promo-driven feuds: if this is the road they're going to go down with it, great, but it should then play into the eventual Cody/Roman match, otherwise it won't really serve much of a purpose. If the match's story ends up being (just as an example) that Cody's trying to stay focused on the mission of becoming champion but has to deal with Heyman's mind games bugging him the whole match, thus allowing Roman several moments where he takes advantage of Cody either losing focus due to anger or trying to do too much to try and make a point or what have you, then it will have served a strong purpose and given the match an added dimension. My longstanding creative critique of WWE has usually been that way too often what's said on the mic doesn't really influence what happens between the ropes very much, but they've got a chance here and with the Sami/Roman match to really lean into the storylines shaping the psychology of these matches, so hopefully they take advantage.
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Post by Porky's Butthole on Feb 7, 2023 8:08:37 GMT -5
Absolutely compelling television. Amazing job by both guys.
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Post by Fade on Feb 7, 2023 10:30:32 GMT -5
Heyman is such an amazing slimy heel. He says something so personal that he came up with himself but when Cody gets in his face, he's all "Hey now, I'm just sending a message. Don't shoot the messenger." He’s so, so, so f***ing good at the little things. Yes, he’s a silver tongued devil (juss like cody) with great pacing and rhythm but it’s.. Selling the opponents of his clients, as he’s done in the past. Seeding doubt, even on his own case. Or even here, showing real emotion and then using that to twist the knife in the back. So much wrassling is direct “me want 2 fite u”, the best stories and rivalries have conflict and an emotional undercurrent. The Ibushi-Kenny/Young bucks stuff, the hangman stuff, Jey/Roman, MJF/Punk, Sami & The Usos. I know it’s not easy but gimme MORE.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Feb 7, 2023 11:13:16 GMT -5
Shooty bullshit. Gotta love it.... I wouldn't really describe it as shooty. It's not really anything that breaks kayfabe (other than I guess the bit about Steve Corino calling Dusty out but that was like 30 years ago, whatever) but the story itself tracks internally. WWE trains wrestlers, Dusty oversaw that when Roman was there, it makes sense even taking the wrestling as legit. But this "peel back the curtain!!!!" shit doesn't make me interested in the match, it makes my interest nosedive because it's shitty f***ing writing. There's plenty of ways to promote this and this is the among the dirt weakest.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 7, 2023 11:19:12 GMT -5
I wouldn't really describe it as shooty. It's not really anything that breaks kayfabe (other than I guess the bit about Steve Corino calling Dusty out but that was like 30 years ago, whatever) but the story itself tracks internally. WWE trains wrestlers, Dusty oversaw that when Roman was there, it makes sense even taking the wrestling as legit. But this "peel back the curtain!!!!" shit doesn't make me interested in the match, it makes my interest nosedive because it's shitty f***ing writing. There's plenty of ways to promote this and this is the among the dirt weakest. But it’s not shooting, it’s still a kayfabe angle.
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Post by canceled4truth on Feb 7, 2023 11:30:06 GMT -5
“This isn’t Paul Heyman talking to Cody Rhodes, this is Paul Heyman talking to Cody Runnels!”
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 7, 2023 11:35:53 GMT -5
“I heard some boo’s” - Meltzer
I’m joking but Meltzer saying this promo was a desperation move to save the mania match is actually ridiculous
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