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Post by Push R Truth on May 9, 2022 12:05:22 GMT -5
I'm concerned that all that hair dye will cause his hair to fall out. My wife says that every time she's seen Cody since his return. Then she normally says something like "If he loses his hair then there will be even more focus on that shitty tattoo".
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on May 10, 2022 12:35:46 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. Given his Homelander-y gear I was convinced for ages that the 'ultra babyface act' was fully intended as some weird meta-heel evolution of Bo Dallas' "heel who thinks he's a face" gimmick. I'm still almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt there. Especially as there was such an easy hook of "I must break my no-title match promise because only I, Cody Slayer of Bigots, Lover Of Puppies Entirely Dead Inside HEARTWARMING BABYFACE can save AEW". But maybe I am being too charitable and he just genuinely thought he was playing a great face gimmick in AEW, but it just didn't land there whereas in WWE land you can just play it straight without that subtlety. Whatever the case, he's a far more actually accepted face now, whether that was the intended reaction in AEW or not.
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Post by Dang! on May 11, 2022 2:42:20 GMT -5
I'm concerned that all that hair dye will cause his hair to fall out. My wife says that every time she's seen Cody since his return. Then she normally says something like "If he loses his hair then there will be even more focus on that shitty tattoo". What do you mean with "lose his hair"? Dying your hair does not f*** up your genetics. He might get a "chemical haircut", but it won't hulkhogan him. No need for huge concern.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 2:48:28 GMT -5
Cody's the reason I'm interested again about WWE's male division. He's that good. Give me the match vs. Gable!
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Post by Nosnorb on May 12, 2022 6:48:37 GMT -5
My wife says that every time she's seen Cody since his return. Then she normally says something like "If he loses his hair then there will be even more focus on that shitty tattoo". What do you mean with "lose his hair"? Dying your hair does not f*** up your genetics. He might get a "chemical haircut", but it won't hulkhogan him. No need for huge concern. In wrestling, only going to a highly educated university and working really hard turns you into a genetic freak.
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Post by Chiral on May 14, 2022 22:28:09 GMT -5
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on May 14, 2022 22:31:20 GMT -5
You can't not get the shot of him about to cry its mandatory.
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Post by Killah Ray on May 14, 2022 22:56:15 GMT -5
Just got back from this show and saw that little girl wearing Cody’s belt…
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Post by Mozenrath on May 14, 2022 23:04:48 GMT -5
"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. Given his Homelander-y gear I was convinced for ages that the 'ultra babyface act' was fully intended as some weird meta-heel evolution of Bo Dallas' "heel who thinks he's a face" gimmick. I'm still almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt there. Especially as there was such an easy hook of "I must break my no-title match promise because only I, Cody Slayer of Bigots, Lover Of Puppies Entirely Dead Inside HEARTWARMING BABYFACE can save AEW". But maybe I am being too charitable and he just genuinely thought he was playing a great face gimmick in AEW, but it just didn't land there whereas in WWE land you can just play it straight without that subtlety. Whatever the case, he's a far more actually accepted face now, whether that was the intended reaction in AEW or not. He didn't, like, invent American flag gear. Honestly, what he wears looks more like Sting's old ring jackets than it does the Homelander outfit.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 15, 2022 11:39:14 GMT -5
Given his Homelander-y gear I was convinced for ages that the 'ultra babyface act' was fully intended as some weird meta-heel evolution of Bo Dallas' "heel who thinks he's a face" gimmick. I'm still almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt there. Especially as there was such an easy hook of "I must break my no-title match promise because only I, Cody Slayer of Bigots, Lover Of Puppies Entirely Dead Inside HEARTWARMING BABYFACE can save AEW". But maybe I am being too charitable and he just genuinely thought he was playing a great face gimmick in AEW, but it just didn't land there whereas in WWE land you can just play it straight without that subtlety. Whatever the case, he's a far more actually accepted face now, whether that was the intended reaction in AEW or not. He didn't, like, invent American flag gear. Honestly, what he wears looks more like Sting's old ring jackets than it does the Homelander outfit. The red jacket Cody uses in WWE looks even less like Homelander’s outfit.
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Post by oxbaker on May 15, 2022 12:16:13 GMT -5
Just got back from this show and saw that little girl wearing Cody’s belt… Cody said his contract with WWE is the most detailed and extensive every signed by anyone in the business. Him sneaking that clause into the fine print that VKM has to pay for replacement weight belts every time Cody gives one away is going to end up as an actual line item on the expenses portion of the Q2 investors report.
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Post by Dub H on May 15, 2022 13:13:18 GMT -5
Given his Homelander-y gear I was convinced for ages that the 'ultra babyface act' was fully intended as some weird meta-heel evolution of Bo Dallas' "heel who thinks he's a face" gimmick. I'm still almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt there. Especially as there was such an easy hook of "I must break my no-title match promise because only I, Cody Slayer of Bigots, Lover Of Puppies Entirely Dead Inside HEARTWARMING BABYFACE can save AEW". But maybe I am being too charitable and he just genuinely thought he was playing a great face gimmick in AEW, but it just didn't land there whereas in WWE land you can just play it straight without that subtlety. Whatever the case, he's a far more actually accepted face now, whether that was the intended reaction in AEW or not. He didn't, like, invent American flag gear. Honestly, what he wears looks more like Sting's old ring jackets than it does the Homelander outfit. The issue is that Cody's Jacket looks much more... militaristic, akin to the Homelander outfit. Than the goofy 80's Jacket
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Post by Cyno on May 15, 2022 21:18:30 GMT -5
"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) Being just Cody instead of having his own little entourage has done a lot for him. Hell, a big part of his perceived ambiguity was Brandi just being a blatant heel despite him ostensibly being a face. He just wants to be a face and WWE is doing that without enabling him to blur the lines.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on May 15, 2022 21:39:19 GMT -5
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) Being just Cody instead of having his own little entourage has done a lot for him. Hell, a big part of his perceived ambiguity was Brandi just being a blatant heel despite him ostensibly being a face. He just wants to be a face and WWE is doing that without enabling him to blur the lines. I have been pleasantly surprised by how over and well received he's been so far as a face but now that you mention it not having Brandi with him is a big help as she was always so unlikeable. Cody on the other hand is likeable and him just simply as a babyface who is on his own and is just simply a nice guy who wants to carry on his father's legacy is something that is easy to root for. Also the environment he's currently in benefits him as WWE fans are desperate for any face to get behind who they think might actually have a chance of becoming Champion and not just yet another body at the alter of Roman. As apposed to AEW where they had plenty of very good faces who they hadn't ruined with crap booking and were just simply cooler (Hangman, Moxley etc.). In AEW there were alternatives. In WWE there really isn't any other alternatives as far as strong faces who are also cool and someone you want to root for. I guess maybe McIntyre but that's about it.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 15, 2022 23:06:00 GMT -5
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) Being just Cody instead of having his own little entourage has done a lot for him. Hell, a big part of his perceived ambiguity was Brandi just being a blatant heel despite him ostensibly being a face. He just wants to be a face and WWE is doing that without enabling him to blur the lines. Very good point This is Cody fighting to put WWE Championship Gold on the Rhodes name as opposed to in AEW where he had an entourage, a big hyped entrance even for promos, the ring announcer putting him over huge etc... Like WWE has kept the grand entrance but toned it down enough to still be unique to Cody and even the biggest troll in Corey Graves has nothing but good things to say about Cody on commentary No Nightmare family, no ring side coach, just Cody himself with a singular goal without the ego attached to it.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 17, 2022 7:31:02 GMT -5
It does sound to me like Cody has taken this gimmick back to WWE and is made for it, and is being given a bit more freedom to not get completely annihilated by WWE writing and booking (although give it time). Honestly, I was sick of him in AEW, and I'm not sure I'll ever believe another word he says about anything, but I am glad he seems to be happy back there, and WWE's product needs it. Given his Homelander-y gear I was convinced for ages that the 'ultra babyface act' was fully intended as some weird meta-heel evolution of Bo Dallas' "heel who thinks he's a face" gimmick. I'm still almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt there. Especially as there was such an easy hook of "I must break my no-title match promise because only I, Cody Slayer of Bigots, Lover Of Puppies Entirely Dead Inside HEARTWARMING BABYFACE can save AEW". But maybe I am being too charitable and he just genuinely thought he was playing a great face gimmick in AEW, but it just didn't land there whereas in WWE land you can just play it straight without that subtlety. Whatever the case, he's a far more actually accepted face now, whether that was the intended reaction in AEW or not. He didn't, like, invent American flag gear. Honestly, what he wears looks more like Sting's old ring jackets than it does the Homelander outfit. Yeah but once that comparison was made, it was too late. Didn't matter his intentions. Especially with the narrative surrounding him at the time.
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Post by uewfigfed on May 17, 2022 9:40:52 GMT -5
Even as a AEW dude, it’s awesome seeing Cody is getting the full Lex Express treatment since coming back. Coincidentally enough, a Samoan (kayfabe Japanese) male holds the title lol serves us Jacksonville jack holes right for hating Cody island
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 22:08:02 GMT -5
Cody giving the belt back to the fan after Seth took it was a cool moment. Little things like that go a long way.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on May 23, 2022 22:09:23 GMT -5
Cody giving the belt back to the fan after Seth took it was a cool moment. Little things like that go a long way. That was such a perfect babyface moment.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2022 22:10:20 GMT -5
Cody giving the belt back to the fan after Seth took it was a cool moment. Little things like that go a long way. That was such a perfect babyface moment. After years of "POLARIZING!!!1!1" top faces like Cena and Roman, I like having guys who are likable and cheered by like 90% of the audience the way Cody is right now and Drew was a couple years ago.
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