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Post by ChitownKnight on Feb 8, 2023 23:00:36 GMT -5
Assuming he beats Roman at Mania, he would clearly be the top star of the company. I don’t think his run would last that long though. I feel like he will be a transitional top guy. He will maybe run wwe until about 2025 or 2026 where he drops the title to Bron Breakker, which would work perfectly because they are two second Gen wrestlers as well.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 8, 2023 23:05:03 GMT -5
I mean whoever beats Roman should be a semi-long term prospect as their main face.
I don't expect Cody to be the 10 year main event ace but still, I'd expect him to still be for a bit.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Feb 8, 2023 23:41:09 GMT -5
Honestly? Barring injury, I think Cody’s the top baby face for the next couple years OR until they turn Roman face again, whichever comes first
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Post by tirtefaa on Feb 8, 2023 23:49:45 GMT -5
Until Brock beats him on some arbitrary anniversary show in 5 seconds.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 8, 2023 23:56:43 GMT -5
I mean whoever beats Roman should be a semi-long term prospect as their main face. I don't expect Cody to be the 10 year main event ace but still, I'd expect him to still be for a bit. 6 month title reign max But he will be involved with the title in some form or fashion for next 2-3 years. Can see him losing the title and getting it back to defend it at Mania |
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 9, 2023 0:27:38 GMT -5
After two years of having a heel as the top champion, Cody being a fighting babyface champion is gonna be a breath of fresh air if it happens.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 9, 2023 0:27:56 GMT -5
It should last a while but I don't think him being a top guy will require him to always be champion. I am personally against him holding for 9-12 months. Guys like him are better chasing. Have for the summer, drop it, then set up the next chase.
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Post by Fade on Feb 9, 2023 1:02:22 GMT -5
I mean whoever beats Roman should be a semi-long term prospect as their main face. I don't expect Cody to be the 10 year main event ace but still, I'd expect him to still be for a bit. 6 month title reign max But he will be involved with the title in some form or fashion for next 2-3 years. Can see him losing the title and getting it back to defend it at Mania This. Can’t see him holding the title longer than six months if he wins it at ‘Mania. As for being the top guy? Yeah, probably a minute or two for the next few years. They’ve got to be careful though in how they book him. I love me my Cody but lol..can see the fans turning on him eventually. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 9, 2023 2:02:09 GMT -5
6 month title reign max But he will be involved with the title in some form or fashion for next 2-3 years. Can see him losing the title and getting it back to defend it at Mania This. Can’t see him holding the title longer than six months if he wins it at ‘Mania. As for being the top guy? Yeah, probably a minute or two for the next few years. They’ve got to be careful though in how they book him. I love me my Cody but lol.. can see the fans turning on him eventually. Which would still be fine cause Cody for me is a better heel than a face and he's been a pretty good babyface (when not left to his own devices) If he's a top babyface for a year or so and turns heel after that is fine as WWE is getting better at building a stacked babyface roster tho HHH will most likely let guys lean in the Grey |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 9, 2023 2:23:31 GMT -5
I'd say my ideal with Cody would be he drops one belt within a month or two, the other around September at the latest. Give him some time to make his mark as champion but the last thing we need right now is another bloated epic reign after having like 14 of them in the past three or four years.
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Post by mc74 on Feb 9, 2023 2:51:26 GMT -5
6 month title reign max But he will be involved with the title in some form or fashion for next 2-3 years. Can see him losing the title and getting it back to defend it at Mania This. Can’t see him holding the title longer than six months if he wins it at ‘Mania. As for being the top guy? Yeah, probably a minute or two for the next few years. They’ve got to be careful though in how they book him. I love me my Cody but lol..can see the fans turning on him eventually. I can see him holding the title for the majority of the year given we've spent the better part of the last 3 years with a dominant heel as champion. As for being the top babyface, he'll hold that spot for the next couple of years or so until someone else rises to the occasion or Roman turns babyface. That said, there's no doubt in my mind he'll still be among the company's top babyfaces no matter who holds the #1 spot.
And agreed on them needing to be very careful with how they book him. What he's doing now is great stuff and is the perfect example of how you want to present him. Book him as the fighting conquering hero, but be careful as not to tread into Cena-esque territory, the very mistake that WWE repeated with Roman Reigns.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 9, 2023 3:16:36 GMT -5
Even him being a chaser he'd still be the main top guy that's pretty much how the WWE operates...
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 9, 2023 3:21:39 GMT -5
Until SummerSlam.
They still have to solve what do with Sami Zayn as well, because if they drop the ball on him, the crowd may turn on Cody if they think Sami got f***ed.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Feb 9, 2023 3:50:37 GMT -5
Until SummerSlam. They still have to solve what do with Sami Zayn as well, because if they drop the ball on him, the crowd may turn on Cody if they think Sami got f***ed. Sami will be fine (unless the Saudis buy wwe). I guarantee he gets the Mania 40 moment by beating KO |
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Post by Ryushinku on Feb 9, 2023 4:00:52 GMT -5
We'll see what kind of reactions he gets and for how long.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Feb 9, 2023 5:34:08 GMT -5
If they're smart, Cody will be booked as top baby face, and top of the card in general for at least a year.
IF they are smart, and I don't care who is in charge, this is the fed we're talking about. Whilst Brock is still around, there is always the chance he's getting that belt at Summerslam or something.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Feb 9, 2023 6:17:29 GMT -5
I think Cody v Roman 2 is the money match at Summerslam. Far too soon for their alignments to switch but a still-heel Roman who has spent months dealing with the Bloodline breakup comes across as a little sympathetic while a still-face Cody has had the belt for a few months and is becoming a little big for his britches even throwing the odd Codyverse troupe into his promos. The crowd would be white hot for that.
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Post by Bo Rida on Feb 9, 2023 6:19:32 GMT -5
Roman will still be the top guy if he's around regardless of if he has a title.
If Vince isn't on creative I doubt there'll be another forced definitive top guy after Roman anyway, more a group of wrestlers that will include Cody. Of course somebody may organically rise to the very top but conditions aren't great for that in WWE or modern wrestling in general.
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Post by papagiorgio on Feb 9, 2023 6:59:21 GMT -5
Until Summerslam, but he will stay in a Seth Rollins level type roll going in and out of big feuds afterwards. Maybe, he get the I-C or US title at some point but it will be treated like a bigger deal like when Cena or another top star had it.
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Post by avenger on Feb 9, 2023 8:55:42 GMT -5
Roman will still be the top guy if he's around regardless of if he has a title. If Vince isn't on creative I doubt there'll be another forced definitive top guy after Roman anyway, more a group of wrestlers that will include Cody. Of course somebody may organically rise to the very top but conditions aren't great for that in WWE or modern wrestling in general. Sami has literally just done that, though. |
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