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Post by cornettesracket on Apr 3, 2022 16:49:51 GMT -5
Just watching Cody’s media interview from last night which Is 50 minutes, and I’m 10 minutes in and as it’s clear he’s happy on being back in WWE, but also proud of his stuff in his time away from WWE. It’s really good to see.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 3, 2022 17:16:11 GMT -5
Something I liked about it is the way Seth sold it. Would've been easy to do the, "Oh shit, not him!" thing, been kind of trite if anything especially with how it went on to be the longest match of the night so it'd have kind of immediately undercut it, but the, "Ohohoho, THIS GUY, this is gonna be fun!" style of doing it was a lot better.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 3, 2022 17:28:20 GMT -5
Something I liked about it is the way Seth sold it. Would've been easy to do the, "Oh shit, not him!" thing, been kind of trite if anything especially with how it went on to be the longest match of the night so it'd have kind of immediately undercut it, but the, "Ohohoho, THIS GUY, this is gonna be fun!" style of doing it was a lot better. Also laughing fits Seth's douchebag heel stuff
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Post by 06vwgti on Apr 3, 2022 17:59:05 GMT -5
I liked "Kingdom" since he started using it in TNA, or at least that's when I first remember him using it. The only real issue I had with it was that they always used the long-ass version with the choral intro for like, every match he had. The mix he used for a bit with a random Snoop Dogg verse was also terrible. But the song itself is solid, as is John Silver's remix of it. Wait there was a John Silver remix of it?
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 3, 2022 18:00:55 GMT -5
I liked "Kingdom" since he started using it in TNA, or at least that's when I first remember him using it. The only real issue I had with it was that they always used the long-ass version with the choral intro for like, every match he had. The mix he used for a bit with a random Snoop Dogg verse was also terrible. But the song itself is solid, as is John Silver's remix of it. Wait there was a John Silver remix of it? Yes, on an episode of BTE back during when Brodie Lee and the Dark Order were killing it weekly. The lyrics were masterful.
"Adrenaline! In My Soul! Something Something Cody Rhodes!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2022 18:47:01 GMT -5
Interview went back up.
Cody said if you watched him in AEW it was clear that his favorite wrestler was Triple H. I guess all of us saying he was like "AEW's Triple H" were in fact 100% accurate after all. W for us.
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Post by Fade on Apr 3, 2022 18:56:59 GMT -5
When he talked about AEW guys who fit the superstar mold all I could think was MJF. There’s also his homeys Starks & 10 who I wouldn’t be surprised WWE looking at down the road..
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 3, 2022 19:38:34 GMT -5
If people are losing their shit over Cody coming back to WWE, can you imagine the meltdown both sides are going to have when Cody takes his first loss?!
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Post by Nosnorb on Apr 3, 2022 19:59:09 GMT -5
When he talked about AEW guys who fit the superstar mold all I could think was MJF. There’s also his homeys Starks & 10 who I wouldn’t be surprised WWE looking at down the road.. Wardlow too. That dude would fit in the WWE perfectly.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Apr 3, 2022 20:26:35 GMT -5
If people are losing their shit over Cody coming back to WWE, can you imagine the meltdown both sides are going to have when Cody takes his first loss?! I mean, that's gotta make everybody happy, right? WWE stans can say it's proof that being a big name in the little leagues doesn't count for much, AEW stans can say it serves him right for selling out.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 3, 2022 20:38:48 GMT -5
If people are losing their shit over Cody coming back to WWE, can you imagine the meltdown both sides are going to have when Cody takes his first loss?! I mean, that's gotta make everybody happy, right? WWE stans can say it's proof that being a big name in the little leagues doesn't count for much, AEW stans can say it serves him right for selling out. Which just shows that meltdowns can in fact be happy! Twitter is going to go nuts on that day.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Apr 3, 2022 21:11:50 GMT -5
Something I liked about it is the way Seth sold it. Would've been easy to do the, "Oh shit, not him!" thing, been kind of trite if anything especially with how it went on to be the longest match of the night so it'd have kind of immediately undercut it, but the, "Ohohoho, THIS GUY, this is gonna be fun!" style of doing it was a lot better. Also laughing fits Seth's douchebag heel stuff Seth’s whole deal was wanting a big-time Wrestlemania moment that he could be a part of, and fighting a guy making his return to WWE fits that.
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Post by Celgress on Apr 3, 2022 21:21:38 GMT -5
As I posted in the AEW thread - I'm glad Cody is back in the WWE. I don't watch WWE anymore (except 'Mania and Summerslam some years) so I won't have to see him and his act will be fresh to those who do, win-win. BTW I can't help but chuckle when I recall everyone on the Internet who insisted Cody was going to turn heel and there was a plan in AEW for a fantastic payoff just wait & see fifth-dimensional chess baby, yeah right.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2022 21:23:12 GMT -5
Tried watching it but it’s private now and cut out when homey was talking about AEW guys possibly coming into WWE lol *_* My feed got cut too so who knows lol. I didn’t see the feed before it cut out, but it sounds like they may’ve been avoiding implicating Cody in contract tampering.
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Post by dgenerationmc on Apr 3, 2022 21:33:18 GMT -5
If people are losing their shit over Cody coming back to WWE, can you imagine the meltdown both sides are going to have when Cody takes his first loss?! Well, if it's booked well and-ah, who am I kidding, it's WWE lol
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Post by schma on Apr 3, 2022 23:10:03 GMT -5
Interview went back up. Cody said if you watched him in AEW it was clear that his favorite wrestler was Triple H. I guess all of us saying he was like "AEW's Triple H" were in fact 100% accurate after all. W for us. The neck tattoo makes sense now. He could never match the terrible facial hair his favourite rocked in his prime, so he got the neck tattoo to make up for it.
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Post by Blade on Apr 4, 2022 0:14:13 GMT -5
I've never quite understood Cody, can't tell if he's delusional and really believes such things or if it's just wrestling self promotion. Makes me think of the quote - "The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success". Personally I don't think he'd be anywhere near the top 10 and just within aew not the top 5 but regardless the difference is he's good enough to be a world champion in a company with two titles and at that will give him the chance to prove it (although even then the likes of Danielson, Mox, Styles and Omega are probably ahead of him after being at the top of multiple promotions). "If you don't really believe in your heart - no matter what anyone else says - if you don't believe that you're the best... then what are you doing?" - Bret Hart
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 4, 2022 1:54:36 GMT -5
Of course the Rhodes and the Flair are right next to each other!!
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Apr 4, 2022 2:06:55 GMT -5
Of course the Rhodes and the Flair are right next to each other!! I’m reminded of Adam Blampied booking Cody’s return to the Fed and doing an angle with Cody and Charlotte as a heel tandem called “The Birthright”.
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Post by schma on Apr 4, 2022 2:13:03 GMT -5
Of course the Rhodes and the Flair are right next to each other!! Not to derail things, I know Charlotte has had work done, but is that her face now or just amateur photoshop? Not bodyshaming, just threw me off.
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