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Post by Feargus McReddit on Mar 31, 2022 9:55:30 GMT -5
Meltzer said while speaking with Denise Salcedo that he expects Cody to be there at Mania but there are people close to him who expect him to back out of it. He has signed. If he wasn’t they wouldn’t of rolled out Lashley this week to face Omos. They could of just saved him for Rollins I mean, I guess it would depend on the circumstances of the contract (considering it's not like they're signing just anyone) with how plans could change but this seems more like someone saying that to build buzz for their client so to speak. Barring anything dramatic happening, can't see it being anyone else.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 31, 2022 10:09:23 GMT -5
He has signed. If he wasn’t they wouldn’t of rolled out Lashley this week to face Omos. They could of just saved him for Rollins I mean, I guess it would depend on the circumstances of the contract (considering it's not like they're drafting anyone) with how plans could change but this seems more like someone saying that to build buzz for their client so to speak. Barring anything dramatic happening, can't see it being anyone else. Yeah. Seth's been tweeting troll posts in the last day including one with a Shane picture. Wouldn't do that if it was Shane. Becky was on an interview saying people are chanting "Colby" and not "Cody." It's Cody.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Mar 31, 2022 10:11:43 GMT -5
I mean, I guess it would depend on the circumstances of the contract (considering it's not like they're drafting anyone) with how plans could change but this seems more like someone saying that to build buzz for their client so to speak. Barring anything dramatic happening, can't see it being anyone else. Yeah. Seth's been tweeting troll posts in the last day including one with a Shane picture. Wouldn't do that if it was Shane. Becky was on an interview saying people are chanting "Colby" and not "Cody." It's Cody. I will say, if it leads to the WWE debut of Colby Corino, I wouldn't complain.
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Post by sabretooth on Mar 31, 2022 10:28:01 GMT -5
I mean, I guess it would depend on the circumstances of the contract (considering it's not like they're drafting anyone) with how plans could change but this seems more like someone saying that to build buzz for their client so to speak. Barring anything dramatic happening, can't see it being anyone else. Yeah. Seth's been tweeting troll posts in the last day including one with a Shane picture. Wouldn't do that if it was Shane. Becky was on an interview saying people are chanting "Colby" and not "Cody." It's Cody. What a cheesy chant.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 10:34:14 GMT -5
I think that this has dragged out so much, that these new "reports" are just WWE and Cody trying to cast a shadow of doubt and reignite the hype to the level it was two months ago.
It would be stunningly bad business for WWE to stoke this fire this much without having Cody locked up and ready to go.
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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 31, 2022 10:39:56 GMT -5
My gut feeling is that it's something stupid like: Vince has flip flopped every 10 minutes between Cody debuting at Mania vs debuting on the Raw after. So they are trying to have it booked both ways.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Mar 31, 2022 10:45:50 GMT -5
I think that this has dragged out so much, that these new "reports" are just WWE and Cody trying to cast a shadow of doubt and reignite the hype to the level it was two months ago. It would be stunningly bad business for WWE to stoke this fire this much without having Cody locked up and ready to go. Like, you could genuinely argue that one of the reasons for high ratings is people wanting to see if Cody shows up. There’s no real sense for the payoff to not be him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 11:07:26 GMT -5
I think that this has dragged out so much, that these new "reports" are just WWE and Cody trying to cast a shadow of doubt and reignite the hype to the level it was two months ago. It would be stunningly bad business for WWE to stoke this fire this much without having Cody locked up and ready to go. Like, you could genuinely argue that one of the reasons for high ratings is people wanting to see if Cody shows up. There’s no real sense for the payoff to not be him. Yeah, speaking for me personally, I hadn't watched a single second of RAW or SmackDown outside of catching clips on YouTube in years, but I've flipped over to both just to see if Cody shows up pretty frequently the last few weeks.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 31, 2022 13:12:08 GMT -5
Just remember,y'all, Vince doesn't give a shit if you're disappointed every week as long as you tune in to see if something happens long enough to move the needle.
I have basically 0 interest in Cody showing up in WWE at this point
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Post by Dub H on Mar 31, 2022 13:32:54 GMT -5
Cody favorite plot from Friends is the Rachel and Ross romance
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Mar 31, 2022 13:34:49 GMT -5
Meltzer said while speaking with Denise Salcedo that he expects Cody to be there at Mania but there are people close to him who expect him to back out of it. He has signed. If he wasn’t they wouldn’t of rolled out Lashley this week to face Omos. They could of just saved him for Rollins No shot, the only real options with this story are Cody or Shane. I'm still 99% sure that it has to be Cody but I can also see him pulling out as a final middle finger to Vince
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Post by attitudeeraguy22 on Mar 31, 2022 13:59:50 GMT -5
He has signed. If he wasn’t they wouldn’t of rolled out Lashley this week to face Omos. They could of just saved him for Rollins No shot, the only real options with this story are Cody or Shane. I'm still 99% sure that it has to be Cody but I can also see him pulling out as a final middle finger to Vince It’s definitely Cody. Literally the only gif Seth didn’t post was Cody.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 31, 2022 14:00:13 GMT -5
In this most hallowed of Wrestlemania seasons I think it's good to take a step back and remember that WWE is definitely, objectively, a product for children and casual TV viewers and people who aren't "wrestling fans", which is why they have held off on advertising a guy will be at their show and doing all the promotional lifting through the dirtsheets read by children and non-fans.
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Post by attitudeeraguy22 on Mar 31, 2022 14:01:59 GMT -5
In this most hallowed of Wrestlemania seasons I think it's good to take a step back and remember that WWE is definitely, objectively, a product for children and casual TV viewers and people who aren't "wrestling fans", which is why they have held off on advertising a guy will be at their show and doing all the promotional lifting through the dirtsheets read by children and non-fans. Brock and Roman is not a program for kids. This ain’t the John Cena anymore, but it’s not the Austin era either. They’ve found a happy medium.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 14:06:32 GMT -5
In this most hallowed of Wrestlemania seasons I think it's good to take a step back and remember that WWE is definitely, objectively, a product for children and casual TV viewers and people who aren't "wrestling fans", which is why they have held off on advertising a guy will be at their show and doing all the promotional lifting through the dirtsheets read by children and non-fans. Brock and Roman is not a program for kids. This ain’t the John Cena anymore, but it’s not the Austin era either. They’ve found a happy medium. I know that's probably an objectively true statement, but every time I tune into the modern WWE product and see the terrible, overused CGI, the bright colors everywhere, and the painfully scripted and curated promos, I'm just like "man, WWE is as kid-oriented as it's ever been."
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Mar 31, 2022 14:10:18 GMT -5
wait what if shane is the new stardust
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Post by attitudeeraguy22 on Mar 31, 2022 14:13:19 GMT -5
Brock and Roman is not a program for kids. This ain’t the John Cena anymore, but it’s not the Austin era either. They’ve found a happy medium. I know that's probably an objectively true statement, but every time I tune into the modern WWE product and see the terrible, overused CGI, the bright colors everywhere, and the painfully scripted and curated promos, I'm just like "man, WWE is as kid-oriented as it's ever been." Literally every company does this. I can watch a National TV NBA game and it’s all about bright presentation as well. You have to attract the audience. A dark, grunge, underground look won’t do it anymore.
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Post by Kalmia on Mar 31, 2022 14:13:53 GMT -5
wait what if shane is the new stardust He'd sweat the paint off before the bell even rings.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Mar 31, 2022 14:16:14 GMT -5
wait what if shane is the new stardust And with that, I’m all in on the Shane idea.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 14:21:15 GMT -5
I know that's probably an objectively true statement, but every time I tune into the modern WWE product and see the terrible, overused CGI, the bright colors everywhere, and the painfully scripted and curated promos, I'm just like "man, WWE is as kid-oriented as it's ever been." Literally every company does this. I can watch a National TV NBA game and it’s all about bright presentation as well. You have to attract the audience. A dark, grunge, underground look won’t do it anymore. I agree to an extent, but I utterly detest WWE's CGI. Sure, major sports leagues use the CGI logos and scoreboards and everything in their broadcasts, but there's just something about the atrocious CGI that WWE uses like Bianca Belair's weird lip scorpion thing, or, like Riddle's birds he used to have that makes me feel like they're making a concerted effort for the whole show to look and feel like a child-oriented video game. The NBA on TNT doesn't have an enormous CGI clown accompanying Nikola Jokic onto the court during player introductions, for example. I understand what you're saying, I just personally find WWE's overemphasis on CGI in the last 2+ years to be very "kiddie" and an active detriment to the product.
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