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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 9:00:03 GMT -5
I think Cody f***ed up in that interview as instead of bending kayfabe he broke it, I think the intention was for him to blame WWE for causing and/or exploiting his Brother's mental state but it just came out wrong. In that context the facepaint makes perfect sense, although saying that I think he should keep the paint regardless, maybe just tweak the look as a compromise. Yeah...I tend to think that was the intention there too. Like, the pressures of being a Rhodes in WWE (and therefore being put on an incredibly short leash) caused Dustin's psyche to break and turned him into the "bizarre" Goldust. Being "Goldust" rather than a straight forward wrestler is just one of many in a line of mistakes that have made Dustin the "screw up of the family". Now, however, like I said in my earlier post I think that the idea is that Dustin has realized that Goldust is a part of Dustin Rhodes, and is wearing the facepaint in a sort of subversive manner to show that he, not WWE, is responsible for his success. Really, that line of thinking is the only thing that makes current Dustin/Goldust palatable. Quite frankly, Dustin/Goldust may well be my favorite wrestler of all time (But take my opinion of wrestlers with a grain of salt, I started watching in 1995 as a young child and have a particular fondness for the colorful characters of that era - Yokozuna would be my other favorite), so I'm trying really hard to enjoy this gimmick/storyline. Dustin Rhodes being an upper midcarder in 2013 has been an unexpected treat for me.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 24, 2013 9:10:03 GMT -5
Dustin wore facepaint so no one would be wondering why Kane is bald again and attacking the Shield.
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 24, 2013 9:12:35 GMT -5
Stop being such a mark.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Sept 24, 2013 10:27:07 GMT -5
as some people said: nobody would have recognized him without the face paint.
"OMG CODY RHODES!! WOW THAT'S CODY and...but wait who's that fat guy with him? It's a guy from the crowd...wait is he a securit...oh. It's Goldust?! Let me see..yeah it's seems that I...well i don't...yeah it's him."
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Sept 24, 2013 13:48:52 GMT -5
Cody said whatever the McMahons did to the Rhodes family, they "made it work". Dustin's gotten more mileage out of the cocept of the character than anyone expected, including Black Reign/ Rain.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Sept 24, 2013 14:13:18 GMT -5
Cody said whatever the McMahons did to the Rhodes family, they "made it work". Dustin's gotten more mileage out of the cocept of the character than anyone expected, including Black Reign/ Rain. Pretty much. Vince intended for Goldust to be a perverted living Oscar Statue. Dustin took it and made it his own.
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Sept 24, 2013 14:21:17 GMT -5
Why not bite onto a ball gag and hold onto his crutches while he's at it?
Oh wait...
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Post by Chip on Sept 24, 2013 14:21:37 GMT -5
Without the facepaint it's just The Natural Dustin Rhodes and nobody wants that.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 24, 2013 14:47:09 GMT -5
The problem with this storyline has two elements to it.
First, that WWE have supposedly treated the Rhodes family badly. Cody has been working for WWE for seven years and has won six titles. The WWE logic of "Cody has nowhere else to go" makes as little sense as it does when the same argument is applied to Big Show. WWE may not want to believe it, but wrestling exists beyond their walls. Is the audience expected to believe that he's broke too?
Dusty Rhodes has no cause to complain either. Yes he wore polka dots and danced, but it got him over. He was wildly popular during the late 80's and early 90's with that gimmick. Dustin has even less cause to complain. Goldust was an awesome character, he's been employed off and on with the company since 1995 and has won four titles.
Second, was Dusty really that conflicted when Stephanie offered him the choice of which son to pick? Would the 44 year old Dustin, who has already had a successful career really be so selfish as to complain if his father chose the 28 year old Cody who has much of his career ahead of him? It should have been a no-brainer. As soon as Stephanie offered him the choice "Cody" should have immediately been the next word out of his mouth.
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Post by amaron on Sept 24, 2013 15:39:43 GMT -5
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Post by joey joe joe junior shabadoo on Sept 24, 2013 16:07:06 GMT -5
Dustin Runnels wearing make up in his spare time seems completely plausible to me!
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Post by The Scuba Guy on Sept 24, 2013 16:10:03 GMT -5
This is such a petty thing to complain about, holy hell.
I honestly would not have even noticed or cared about the face paint had I not read people talking about it on the internet. I still don't care, because the attack was cool as hell and I wasn't expecting it, and that's all that matters.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Sept 24, 2013 17:25:02 GMT -5
I think Cody f***ed up in that interview as instead of bending kayfabe he broke it, I think the intention was for him to blame WWE for causing and/or exploiting his Brother's mental state but it just came out wrong. Actually, I remember at the time enjoying how Cody phrased his comment about Goldust, IIRC he said something like "they put my brother in gold paint and he's never been the same", implying more than WWE's treatment of him exacerbated Dustin's descent into insanity rather than that the Goldust persona itself is just an act he puts on when he's performing.
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 24, 2013 20:19:08 GMT -5
People want remember Goldust and care who he is, Dustin Rhodes isn't does NOT get a reaction no matter how they try to push him.
Cody might look down on the gimmick, but Goldust has no problem being Goldust.
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Post by fw91 on Sept 24, 2013 20:30:00 GMT -5
I didn't mind it. Not like anyone would bat an eye if Sting ran in with his face paint and street clothes to make a save. This.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 20:31:25 GMT -5
Remember when Cody said that being Goldust has never made Dustin the same since? Then I can buy him attacking with the paint on that logic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 8:11:08 GMT -5
Didn't Cody say that his brother had been demeaned - that he had been forced to dress up as a tranny (basically) all these years? You might not know but people get really offended by the word Tranny and it is considered derogatory akin to using the N word to describe a black person or calling Gay people a word that starts with the letter F. Just a heads up as I've seen people use it elsewhere and offend people.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Sept 25, 2013 8:13:00 GMT -5
You know, originally I thought the "Rhodes run-in" was the best part of Raw. However, after realizing Dustin had his facepaint on, I hate it and hate myself for ever thinking I enjoyed it. Thank you for pointing me to the light!
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Sept 25, 2013 10:58:43 GMT -5
First, that WWE have supposedly treated the Rhodes family badly. Cody has been working for WWE for seven years and has won six titles. The WWE logic of "Cody has nowhere else to go" makes as little sense as it does when the same argument is applied to Big Show. WWE may not want to believe it, but wrestling exists beyond their walls. Is the audience expected to believe that he's broke too?
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Sept 25, 2013 11:04:58 GMT -5
Without the facepaint it's just The Natural Dustin Rhodes and nobody wants that. Even Dustin Rhodes doesn't want to see that!
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