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Post by britishbulldog on Apr 10, 2023 22:28:01 GMT -5
So I’m starting to believe Cody is the best promo in the business. What does the board think?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 10, 2023 22:29:30 GMT -5
I didn't see the one tonight but I'm inclined to dismiss that idea entirely just for his, "I did the Pipebomb actually, shout out Ricky Starks!" meltdown in his last AEW promo.
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Post by britishbulldog on Apr 10, 2023 22:30:30 GMT -5
I didn't see the one tonight but I'm inclined to dismiss that idea entirely just for his, "I did the Pipebomb actually, shout out Ricky Starks!" meltdown in his last AEW promo. I didn’t really watch AEW. So no basis for that |
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Apr 10, 2023 22:31:28 GMT -5
I think he's pretty good, but I do think it's funny when he uses those big words sometimes.
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Post by XIII on Apr 10, 2023 22:33:21 GMT -5
Nah. He’s decent but I feel like he tries to hard to sound like a promo god instead of just doing the thing. His radio voice is basura caliente. lol
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 10, 2023 22:34:16 GMT -5
I don't think he fully understands how to read an audience and adjust accordingly. I'd say Sami is better for that reason.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 10, 2023 22:34:20 GMT -5
He's not the best promo in the business, I don't even think he's close lmfao
That promo tonight was a bunch of rambling garbage, and as someone who watched AEW, this is what Cody promos started to sound like when he lost his direction and purpose within that company and tonight really felt like that. He had some of the worst promos in AEW History with the Ogogo feud and his last promo in the company with the AVOID AVOID AVOID tangents that went nowhere... embarrassing stuff tbh.
When he's motivated and he's on, he's captivating, he's not a BAD promo most of the time, but when things go south, like Mania, it shows, dude sounded defeated.
He's definitely not the best in the business, even within WWE I'd put guys like Sami and KO well above him.
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Post by "The Natural" Bustin Loads on Apr 10, 2023 22:42:07 GMT -5
While I'm sure Vince is influencing a lot, tonight's promo still feels like HHH in charge because when Cody first returned his stuff was laser-focused - and better for it. Despite the memes I thought his promo tonight was pretty good, but there was a great one inside it if he didn't double the word count. He came back around to the points but danced too long at times.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Apr 10, 2023 22:44:56 GMT -5
cody's promo tonight was absolute dogshit but i think he is very good generally
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Post by bearned on Apr 10, 2023 23:42:37 GMT -5
I think he definitely is one of the better promos when he has the right material and keeps it tight. When he starts to wander it goes off the rails fast. That’s not unique to Cody though….but he seems to suffer from it the most.
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Post by jm on Apr 10, 2023 23:55:53 GMT -5
Cody's promo tonight made no sense from a story perspective. Why isn't Cody mad that he was screwed out of the title in the biggest match of the year ie the main event of Wrestlemania? Why is he all of a sudden pivoting to Brock for Backlash instead of demanding a rematch against Roman?
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Post by sportatorium on Apr 10, 2023 23:59:01 GMT -5
Cody's promo tonight made no sense from a story perspective. Why isn't Cody mad that he was screwed out of the title in the biggest match of the year ie the main event of Wrestlemania? Why is he all of a sudden pivoting to Brock for Backlash instead of demanding a rematch against Roman? Agree that having your top babyface come out and acknowledge a loss that they went to the trouble of protecting him in makes very little sense to me. His demeanor and delivery of babyface promos is generally very good though. |
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Post by Perd on Apr 11, 2023 0:26:10 GMT -5
I enjoy his promos. But if I could tell him one thing, it would be that every song doesn’t have to be Stairway to Heaven. Every promo doesn't have to be some epic, soul bearing tome poem. Because I do think that's a reason things, with the AEW live crowds, went so sour. After awhile it just becomes "Dude, we get it. Please stop.".
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Post by ace on Apr 11, 2023 0:28:31 GMT -5
Is he still doing the fake choked up spot? Good for a laugh every single time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 11, 2023 1:48:25 GMT -5
I think he definitely is one of the better promos when he has the right material and keeps it tight. When he starts to wander it goes off the rails fast. That’s not unique to Cody though….but he seems to suffer from it the most. Yeah he's one of many that have a captivating way of speaking which can result in an amazing promo but most of the time it's just empty words. Which in some ways is worse that being completely crap because there's always hope this will be one of the good ones. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 11, 2023 2:06:08 GMT -5
Why isn't Cody mad that he was screwed out of the title in the biggest match of the year ie the main event of Wrestlemania? That's a big thing to make me think that contrary to some expectations people have this absolutely isn't about him actually "finishing the story" as his story is finished. If they wanted you to remember he has remaining beef with Roman they'd be putting more emphasis on it. |
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Post by avenger on Apr 11, 2023 2:52:23 GMT -5
I don't think he's the best, but he is compelling. I went from not wanting to see Roman-Cody - at this time - to it being one of the matches I looked forward to the most. And most of that was down to Cody. But he needs to do fewer of the ten minute promos, because there's very, very few people that can do that, and not go stale. The only person I feel can do this at the moment is Seth, and that's because he can spend five minutes dancing and laughing, rather than talking Cody's promo tonight made no sense from a story perspective. Why isn't Cody mad that he was screwed out of the title in the biggest match of the year ie the main event of Wrestlemania? Why is he all of a sudden pivoting to Brock for Backlash instead of demanding a rematch against Roman? Because wrestling. They want you to watch Backlash, not Wrestlemania. |
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 11, 2023 3:31:33 GMT -5
Is he still doing the fake choked up spot? Good for a laugh every single time. My favorite bit is when he does that "head shake" at the end of it. I can't think of any other way to describe it, lol. |
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 11, 2023 7:25:58 GMT -5
Cody's promo tonight made no sense from a story perspective. Why isn't Cody mad that he was screwed out of the title in the biggest match of the year ie the main event of Wrestlemania? Why is he all of a sudden pivoting to Brock for Backlash instead of demanding a rematch against Roman? He’s already acknowledged and discussed the Wrestlemania loss and demanded a rematch (on last week’s Raw and mentioned again last night). He’s now moving on to Brock because he’s his next opponent and the PPV is 3 weeks away. Roman’s likely off until then |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 11, 2023 7:27:01 GMT -5
I think he's very good on some sort of objective level but personally he does nothing for me.
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