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Post by agent817 on Sept 24, 2022 15:39:02 GMT -5
What were the plans for him? I had heard that he was supposed to win the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. Do you think he also would have dethroned Roman Reigns by now? I still can't get over that he not only managed to wrestle with a torn pectoral tendon, but also put on a good match. I still remember how everyone, including myself, was in shock yet impressed during the live thread for Hell in a Cell.
Now that I think about it, if he didn't wrestle in that match, would he have been out for a few months? I don't know how long until he recovers, but I can see it now that if he is ready by Royal Rumble, then if he enters the Rumble while Seth is in there and the crowd goes nuts when "Kingdom" plays and Seth has a look of shock on his face.
So what were the original plans for him?
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Sept 24, 2022 16:07:35 GMT -5
I'm not sure what the original plans were but purely from a narrative standpoint the injury might have been a blessing in disguise. It got him more over, it made sure he wasn't around to potentially lose momentum in random feuds for 6 months and him coming back and winning the Rumble would be a massive moment, bigger than if he won it after having appeared on TV every week this year. Even if he's medically cleared for say November/December I'd definitely still hold off until the Rumble for his return.
If he didn't get injured and won MITB I don't think he would have done the usual cowardly MITB cash-in. I think he'd have been one of the rare people who announces his cash-in ahead of time. Say it happens at Summerslam and he wins by count-out but obviously doesn't win the title (like the story he told about his dad) then Roman says he failed his family and he's not getting another shot so he has to fight his way back, win the Rumble to earn the shot then beat Roman at Wrestlemania.
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Post by agent817 on Sept 25, 2022 10:48:11 GMT -5
I'm not sure what the original plans were but purely from a narrative standpoint the injury might have been a blessing in disguise. It got him more over, it made sure he wasn't around to potentially lose momentum in random feuds for 6 months and him coming back and winning the Rumble would be a massive moment, bigger than if he won it after having appeared on TV every week this year. Even if he's medically cleared for say November/December I'd definitely still hold off until the Rumble for his return. If he didn't get injured and won MITB I don't think he would have done the usual cowardly MITB cash-in. I think he'd have been one of the rare people who announces his cash-in ahead of time. Say it happens at Summerslam and he wins by count-out but obviously doesn't win the title (like the story he told about his dad) then Roman says he failed his family and he's not getting another shot so he has to fight his way back, win the Rumble to earn the shot then beat Roman at Wrestlemania. I guess you have a good point about that. Plus, he debuted not too long after his departure from AEW. Yes, he was over after his return, but you may have had a point. |
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Sept 25, 2022 10:55:39 GMT -5
I'd figure a US title run to get him a mid card title to warm him up a bit.
Drops US title at Day 1.
Enters Rumble and wins it.
Wrestlemania title match. Wins title.
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Post by Nosnorb on Sept 25, 2022 11:22:59 GMT -5
I'd figure a US title run to get him a mid card title to warm him up a bit. Considering that Cody was the hottest babyface on the roster, and probably all of professional wrestling, up until he got injured, not sure how winning a title that is probably beneath him at the moment would elevate him. |
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Post by Error on Sept 25, 2022 11:54:41 GMT -5
Hard to say since Vince got ousted and things changed. I think he would have won MITB and probably faced Roman at SummerSlam, at least splitting the title.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 25, 2022 16:24:23 GMT -5
I feel like he would've spent the next year just kind of meandering and quickly had his pops die off as a result.
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Post by Kay Faban on Sept 25, 2022 16:48:46 GMT -5
I'd figure a US title run to get him a mid card title to warm him up a bit. Drops US title at Day 1. Enters Rumble and wins it. Wrestlemania title match. Wins title. He didn’t need warming. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 25, 2022 17:53:50 GMT -5
I'd figure a US title run to get him a mid card title to warm him up a bit. Drops US title at Day 1. Enters Rumble and wins it. Wrestlemania title match. Wins title. He didn’t need warming. Right, normally it makes sense, but the circumstances were such that it wouldn't have really been necessary. He already had the resume, both outside WWE and relevant WWE accomplishments. Hell, even if they'd conspicuously kept them apart, Cody was one of the first people to get a meaningful victory over the Shield, so they'd even have clips of that to show. |
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Post by MrElijah on Sept 25, 2022 18:13:23 GMT -5
He's in the War Games.
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Post by imnotbooked on Sept 25, 2022 20:43:44 GMT -5
We know how highly Vince thought of him by the booking this spring. and we will soon find out how much Triple H agreed with Vince's assessment.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 25, 2022 21:02:09 GMT -5
I feel like he would've spent the next year just kind of meandering and quickly had his pops die off as a result. Honestly with Vince still in charge probably this... I think Austin still wins the Money in the Bank over Cody... and Cody goes into a feud with him... and then waits till mania to challenge Roman probably... Vince especially was all for the "only mania matters" stuff. |
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Post by joeiscool on Sept 26, 2022 11:17:46 GMT -5
a perfect scenario would have been Cody challenges roman for the WWE title the second day of wrestlemania.
That way they can still have Roman vs The Rock the first day.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Sept 26, 2022 11:22:19 GMT -5
What were the plans for him? He’d be the new Sin Cara, except he’d cup his ear instead of pointing his finger. |
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Post by sportatorium on Sept 26, 2022 14:13:57 GMT -5
I think he would have had programs with Miz, Owens and AJ Styles possibly Edge by now. They would then likely have built him up to face Reigns either at the Rumble or let him win the Rumble.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 26, 2022 18:01:26 GMT -5
One of the only WWE videos I looked up since stopping watching was his return
He could have won the title that night and got the biggest pop of the show
He doesn't need warming up
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Post by Hypnosis on Sept 26, 2022 18:36:49 GMT -5
I think he would have had programs with Miz, Owens and AJ Styles possibly Edge by now. They would then likely have built him up to face Reigns either at the Rumble or let him win the Rumble. I'd rather not see Cody vs. Miz ever again. |
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