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Post by Fade on Feb 26, 2024 12:35:24 GMT -5
 Son of a bitch The Lion King is basically Hamlet animated so does that make Cody's story Shakespearean? If so there need to be more double entendres and baudy humour.
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! |
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Post by ChitownKnight on Feb 26, 2024 12:38:35 GMT -5
The Lion King is basically Hamlet animated so does that make Cody's story Shakespearean? If so there need to be more double entendres and baudy humour.
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! Zazu would have to be some type of jobber that’s connected to Cody |
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Post by Fade on Feb 26, 2024 12:41:38 GMT -5
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! Zazu would have to be some type of jobber that’s connected to Cody Really should have signed QT.  Jey is absolutely Kovu. |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 26, 2024 12:44:33 GMT -5
The Lion King is basically Hamlet animated so does that make Cody's story Shakespearean? If so there need to be more double entendres and baudy humour.
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! Sammy Zaynzu. |
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Post by schma on Feb 26, 2024 12:50:04 GMT -5
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! Sammy Zaynzu. He was my first thought as well. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 26, 2024 22:42:21 GMT -5
Honestly the way they're building this match right now really doesn't feel like a title change is happening. Damn sure hope it does but it feels a lot more, "What's going to screw Cody over this time?" than, "This is the time everything comes together and the hero gets the job done." Especially since Cody doesn't seem to be building any support past Seth and Seth seems a lot more invested in the outcome than Cody does.
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Post by BRV on Feb 26, 2024 23:13:13 GMT -5
Cody, my dude, you got slapped ONE (1) time after pulling an Uno reverse on the WrestleMania title match you handed to The Rock a week earlier. Maybe stop being so weirdly obsessed with the guy and focus your attention on the 1,000-plus day champion you lost to last year or his hoodie-clad cousin who cost you the match.
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Post by bearned on Feb 27, 2024 2:38:00 GMT -5
It does seem like they are building to a Cody loses to Roman because he was too focused on The Rock storyline here but surely they wouldn’t do that…would they?
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Post by stoptheclocks on Feb 27, 2024 4:47:42 GMT -5
This time last year Reigns was feuding with someone else and had never stepped foot in the same ring as Cody.
I don't know where this build is going, but things will look a lot different in six weeks than they do now.
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Post by chronocross on Feb 27, 2024 6:01:25 GMT -5
This time last year Reigns was feuding with someone else and had never stepped foot in the same ring as Cody. I don't know where this build is going, but things will look a lot different in six weeks than they do now. They did have a couple of in-ring promos with each other but no physicality. I'm guessing this year they will have at least one brawl with one another. |
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 27, 2024 6:59:57 GMT -5
The Rock is starting to overshadow Roman in this quite hard
They're advertising him showing up more than Roman at this point
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Post by stoptheclocks on Feb 27, 2024 7:04:22 GMT -5
This time last year Reigns was feuding with someone else and had never stepped foot in the same ring as Cody. I don't know where this build is going, but things will look a lot different in six weeks than they do now. They did have a couple of in-ring promos with each other but no physicality. I'm guessing this year they will have at least one brawl with one another. Oh, I meant literally this time last year. Cody's first in-ring segment with Reigns last year was on the March 3rd edition of Smackdown. Reigns had been totally occupied by Sami Zayn up to that point. |
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Post by EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese on Feb 27, 2024 7:17:23 GMT -5
The Rock is starting to overshadow Roman in this quite hard They're advertising him showing up more than Roman at this point Makes me wonder how people reacted to the WM14 build in real time, because there's a lot of similarities here. A heel champion that fans are tired as f*** of (Reigns/Michaels), going up against a babyface that is looking undeniable in terms of finally capturing the crown (Rhodes/Austin), and then there's an outside third party affiliated with the champion that ostensibly outshines him because of fame beyond wrestling (Rock/Tyson) to the point where it appears like HE'S the one feuding with the title challenger. The difference with 1998 is that they were actually limited with that they could do with Michaels because he was a pilled-up backstage headcase with a f***ed up back, while they could theoretically book Reigns at any time for anything because he's nominally healthy, they just choose not to. |
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Post by chronocross on Feb 27, 2024 7:30:12 GMT -5
They did have a couple of in-ring promos with each other but no physicality. I'm guessing this year they will have at least one brawl with one another. Oh, I meant literally this time last year. Cody's first in-ring segment with Reigns last year was on the March 3rd edition of Smackdown. Reigns had been totally occupied by Sami Zayn up to that point. True but it's close enough IMO. |
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 27, 2024 7:35:25 GMT -5
The Rock is starting to overshadow Roman in this quite hard They're advertising him showing up more than Roman at this point Makes me wonder how people reacted to the WM14 build in real time, because there's a lot of similarities here. A heel champion that fans are tired as f*** of (Reigns/Michaels), going up against a babyface that is looking undeniable in terms of finally capturing the crown (Rhodes/Austin), and then there's an outside third party affiliated with the champion that ostensibly outshines him because of fame beyond wrestling (Rock/Tyson) to the point where it appears like HE'S the one feuding with the title challenger. The difference with 1998 is that they were actually limited with that they could do with Michaels because he was a pilled-up backstage headcase with a f***ed up back, while they could theoretically book Reigns at any time for anything because he's nominally healthy, they just choose not to. Not only that, but Michaels hadn't been champ that long going into WM 14, and the circumstances he won it under were, obviously, pretty murky, to say the least. Roman's been champ forever and even if you feel a lot of his run is kind of bullshit at this point (being gone a lot, having the same match on repeat, the announcers hyping him in a way that doesn't match what you see on screen, etc), the focus really needs to be on that little "he's been champ for over 1,000 days" thing. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 27, 2024 7:41:38 GMT -5
The Lion King is basically Hamlet animated so does that make Cody's story Shakespearean? If so there need to be more double entendres and baudy humour.
It essentially is. Ignore all the butterfly effects, the serendipitous nature of it all…Cody’s story is essentially The story of all of professional wrestling the last 9 or so years. Cody was wrestling royalty. Could speak, could work, great look. And Vince McMahon and the monopoly that was WWE still threw him to the side encompassing the kind of talent the company would ignore or push away at the peak of their grip on the industry. He left, and didn’t single handedly, but with the help of many, lit a fire into the indies and New Japan. Cody himself is credited with going from promotion to Indy promotion instead of being exclusive. As well as All In. A world was introduced to indies, New Japan and the benefits they had in comparison to WWE. This led to AEW which was WWE’s first real “competitor” in the states since WCW. As all this is happening, WWE goes through some of its worst years. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The height of Vince being stubborn and out of touch. Roman and his entire, forced, shoved down the throat push. The absolute dire state of WWE content. We’re here now. Cody left the same world he helped to create after fans essentially turned on him. His support and love from fans has never been stronger. The WWE content is the best it’s been in two decades. There’s a competent booker in charge. Vince McMahon is not only gone but persona non grata! Cody Rhodes winning the WWE championship will be the conclusion of the last decade or so. Whatever you want to call those years we’ve experienced. If they do it. AND WHO IS ZAZU?! Even though he's not in wrestling, it's John Oliver. |
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Post by thecrusherwi on Feb 27, 2024 8:16:53 GMT -5
I’m not reading anything into what they’ve been doing since The Rock turned heel. I don’t think any of what we’ve seen recently is a tell in any booking direction. I’m over believing they’re building some intricate story with all these clues and what not. I think the real truth is Wrestlemania is still six flippin weeks away and they have lots of TV time to fill.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Feb 27, 2024 10:16:35 GMT -5
The more I think about it, the more I feel as if Cody is gonna win. If Cody loses and the Rock is a part of that heel or not, it’s gonna cause a lot of backlash. I think Rock is a face by end of Night 2 so he can get praise for helping Cody win
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Post by Tom Turkey on Feb 27, 2024 10:26:11 GMT -5
The more I think about it, the more I feel as if Cody is gonna win. If Cody loses and the Rock is a part of that heel or not, it’s gonna cause a lot of backlash. I think Rock is a face by end of Night 2 so he can get praise for helping Cody win I honestly don't think WWE would try and deliberately piss off everyone who made so much noise to get Cody his WM match by having him come up short again. On a completely unrelated note, the Roller Codester decided to help a fan with a gender reveal after Raw went off the air. |
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Post by Fade on Feb 28, 2024 11:15:06 GMT -5
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