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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 7, 2022 18:17:52 GMT -5
I'm trying not to think of the Damien Priest thread and others like it, with people full of hope on page 1 slowly losing hope in the pages that follow. I hope history doesn't repeat itself for the sanity of all involved. It's a good thing that Cody Rhodes and Damien Priest have absolutely nothing in common at all. ![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2H8wn1KLOjt2tCyHlqX8HMngJfM=/1400x1050/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23126217/CODY.png) ![](https://www.mediareferee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Priest.jpg)
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on May 7, 2022 19:08:43 GMT -5
Reporting Cody for harassment cause he won't stop reminding me that I actually thought he should turn heel at one point He’s basically doing a version of that Bret Hart ‘heel in the U.S., babyface everywhere else’ angle. Except in this case he’s a heel specifically to you and a babyface everywhere else. Lmao oh don't get me wrong he's absolutely not a heel to me right now. Patrick Bateman kissing babies and healing America is my guy.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 21:03:08 GMT -5
I'm trying not to think of the Damien Priest thread and others like it, with people full of hope on page 1 slowly losing hope in the pages that follow. I hope history doesn't repeat itself for the sanity of all involved. It's a good thing that Cody Rhodes and Damien Priest have absolutely nothing in common at all. ![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2H8wn1KLOjt2tCyHlqX8HMngJfM=/1400x1050/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23126217/CODY.png) ![](https://www.mediareferee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Priest.jpg) He lost that pretty quick once Cody resurfaced
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on May 7, 2022 22:05:00 GMT -5
Reporting Cody for harassment cause he won't stop reminding me that I actually thought he should turn heel at one point The crazy thing is if he turned heel in AEW he'd still be their biggest star but Cody can be his own worst enemy. He believed in himself and by the end when the boos came in harder it is now apparent he already had one foot out the door Timing is everything. His ultra babyface act was running beyond stale in AEW but it is what is needed in WWE "I have to no-sell Pentagon breaking my arm FOR THE SAKE OF MY UNBORN DAUGHTER WHO I WILL END RACISM TO PROTECT" was garbo television, but WWE is in way more desperate need of a super strong face and he's not rubbing up in weird positions against other, more interesting people in an off-putting way. A change of scenery alone has done him a million favours.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 7, 2022 22:05:04 GMT -5
I'm trying not to think of the Damien Priest thread and others like it, with people full of hope on page 1 slowly losing hope in the pages that follow. I hope history doesn't repeat itself for the sanity of all involved. The only person who lost sanity from Priest is me because I was the one that started that thread 2 years ago and saw the big time potential in dude even when people stopped believing in him Only for him to start proving me right and WWE to f*** it up as per usual
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 7, 2022 22:21:41 GMT -5
The crazy thing is if he turned heel in AEW he'd still be their biggest star but Cody can be his own worst enemy. He believed in himself and by the end when the boos came in harder it is now apparent he already had one foot out the door Timing is everything. His ultra babyface act was running beyond stale in AEW but it is what is needed in WWE "I have to no-sell Pentagon breaking my arm FOR THE SAKE OF MY UNBORN DAUGHTER WHO I WILL END RACISM TO PROTECT" was garbo television, but WWE is in way more desperate need of a super strong face and he's not rubbing up in weird positions against other, more interesting people in an off-putting way. A change of scenery alone has done him a million favours. Once it became apparent he was really stuck in his ways and not playing some long term heel turn game plan that people thought, he was well on his way to losing the crowd fully. People tried to act like he was still getting more cheers than boos and "he's over" so it don't matter but it def did matter. The best thing he probably did was down scale and just focus on him as a wrestler. He's just him being the big babyface alone without his wife or anyone else and trying to honor the family name. Cut out a lot of the unnecessary weight and focus on the bare bones and that's all he needed (besides a new audience)
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on May 7, 2022 22:38:29 GMT -5
He deserves this more than I can put into words. Don't drop the ball WWE.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 8, 2022 13:31:33 GMT -5
Cody is 100% right place, right time. He’s the star that WWE needed, he can slot into the Cena role perfectly. He’s earned this
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Post by Mozenrath on May 8, 2022 22:51:38 GMT -5
Reporting Cody for harassment cause he won't stop reminding me that I actually thought he should turn heel at one point The crazy thing is if he turned heel in AEW he'd still be their biggest star but Cody can be his own worst enemy. He believed in himself and by the end when the boos came in harder it is now apparent he already had one foot out the door Timing is everything. His ultra babyface act was running beyond stale in AEW but it is what is needed in WWE Which, valid, really. Used to be, if a wrestler got stale, if the scene was getting crowded, they'd go to another territory. In this case, that's proven to be a good move.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 8, 2022 22:52:59 GMT -5
I'm trying not to think of the Damien Priest thread and others like it, with people full of hope on page 1 slowly losing hope in the pages that follow. I hope history doesn't repeat itself for the sanity of all involved. On one hand, I get that, but on the other, frankly speaking, Cody is better at this than Damien is, plus WWE are probably paying him a shitload more money and thus have a vested interest in not botching this.
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Post by Mecca on May 8, 2022 22:54:43 GMT -5
Cody Rhodes literally benefitting from the fact that he wasn't there to job on TV over and over. You know you don't book faces very well when the one that is the most over is the one you didn't have access to.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on May 8, 2022 22:59:48 GMT -5
Cody winning that championship is going to be a huge moment. Part of me wants them to wait until Mania & allow Drew to win the title this summer but I don't know if they can wait that long. Cody needs that belt pronto.
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Post by Mecca on May 8, 2022 23:02:48 GMT -5
Cody winning that championship is going to be a huge moment. Part of me wants them to wait until Mania & allow Drew to win the title this summer but I don't know if they can wait that long. Cody needs that belt pronto. I don't remotely trust them to keep a face hot that long.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 9, 2022 0:46:34 GMT -5
Cody winning that championship is going to be a huge moment. Part of me wants them to wait until Mania & allow Drew to win the title this summer but I don't know if they can wait that long. Cody needs that belt pronto. Or get this … he loses to Roman Reigns with Seth interference, Seth gets sucked into the Romanverse, then Cody loses multiple times to the Bloodline Shield then flounders in the midcard while Roman gets his Rock match!
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Post by defectiveepitaph on May 9, 2022 1:33:16 GMT -5
Cody winning that championship is going to be a huge moment. Part of me wants them to wait until Mania & allow Drew to win the title this summer but I don't know if they can wait that long. Cody needs that belt pronto. Or get this … he loses to Roman Reigns with Seth interference, Seth gets sucked into the Romanverse, then Cody loses multiple times to the Bloodline Shield then flounders in the midcard while Roman gets his Rock match! VinceMoney.gif
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 9, 2022 1:42:42 GMT -5
I'm pretty much entirely expecting Cody to face Roman at SummerSlam, lose, and then never be nearly this over again.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 9, 2022 1:44:43 GMT -5
I'm pretty much entirely expecting Cody to face Roman at SummerSlam, lose, and then never be nearly this over again. Under other circumstances, I'd think that might happen, but they are probably paying him way too much money for that. I'm not under the impression he's going to necessarily be given the world, but I figure it's going to be more like with AJ Styles, which in a lot of ways, this feels comparable to. Hope that doesn't mean he gets the world title for a ludicrously boring title reign like AJ at one point did, but hey.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on May 9, 2022 8:54:20 GMT -5
I'm concerned that all that hair dye will cause his hair to fall out.
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Post by Andy Martin on May 9, 2022 11:13:35 GMT -5
Adrenaline In my soul Kid don’t jump the barricade that’s a no no Buy some merch to wear on the way hooooommmeeeee Whoooooa-OHHHHH
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Post by asuka007 on May 9, 2022 11:25:05 GMT -5
They’d be fools not to put the World Title on Cody.
Even if it’s just one of them and Roman keeps the other one.
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