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Post by ChitownKnight on Jan 13, 2024 19:44:14 GMT -5
If Cody doesn’t get the mania spot and win against Roman this year I would not blame him if he pulled a Punk and went full scorched earth on the company and the Rock lol
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 13, 2024 19:46:24 GMT -5
I feel like if they want to test how much of WWE's on a roll, Cody'll get the main event and lose again.
But, I mean, if I were a part of a merger that desperately needs a win and something to set up future angles with both Cody and The Bloodline where you can have an active champion and a top guy who can come in during the big shows to finish up the big stable in the company...well, you know.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jan 13, 2024 19:58:03 GMT -5
I have the utmost faith he'll make it out of Mania as a made man. I'm not sure how it'll go but as it stands I'm thinking Rock will help put Cody over even more.
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Post by papagiorgio on Jan 13, 2024 20:25:37 GMT -5
Cody just needs to win the WWE world title with the lineage at some point to finish the story. It doesn't have to be at Wrestlemania and it doesn't have to be against Roman Reigns.
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Post by ghost on Jan 13, 2024 22:03:51 GMT -5
As long as Cody doesn’t face Roman and lose again, he should be fine if they went with Rock instead. Cody has to be the one to beat Reigns though, whenever it happens.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jan 13, 2024 22:12:34 GMT -5
Cody just needs to win the WWE world title with the lineage at some point to finish the story. It doesn't have to be at Wrestlemania and it doesn't have to be against Roman Reigns. Roman told Cody his dead dad thought he was more of a star than him and then BEAT HIM, and for the most part Roman has done far better than Cody even though they are the same age. Cody has to beat Roman to finish the story
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Post by Hunch back of Notredomus on Jan 13, 2024 23:26:18 GMT -5
This dude is getting coronated as champion. Watch Rock help put him over. I watched the stupidest video reporting on Rock/Cody/Roman rumors. This geek has the balls to say “I’m sorry, Cody”. F*** off, Cultaholic. Bunch of ungrateful little bitches. Wrestling fans run wrestling lol
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 14, 2024 0:20:32 GMT -5
Cody just needs to win the WWE world title with the lineage at some point to finish the story. It doesn't have to be at Wrestlemania and it doesn't have to be against Roman Reigns. Roman told Cody his dead dad thought he was more of a star than him and then BEAT HIM, and for the most part Roman has done far better than Cody even though they are the same age. Cody has to beat Roman to finish the story Let's not forget the part where Roman had to cheat just to get the win. The big bad heel Roman getting his comeuppance for that needs to happen.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 14, 2024 0:28:14 GMT -5
This discussion is f***ing exhausting, the fact we even now have doubt if he'll even fight Roman at Mania is f***ing exhausting
I hated him losing at Mania last year, did not think it made any sense, and this makes it even worse to me.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 14, 2024 1:11:30 GMT -5
Nothing in the 8 months since WM has proven a Roman win was remotely necessary and not pulling the trigger on a Bloodline meltdown last year is going to hit as one of pro-wrestling’s bigger misses in retrospect.
Everything Roman and Cody have done since seems like busywork until the inevitable, save for maybe the Jey Uso stuff and even that folded in on itself by going around in circles.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 14, 2024 1:53:35 GMT -5
Nothing in the 8 months since WM has proven a Roman win was remotely necessary and not pulling the trigger on a Bloodline meltdown last year is going to hit as one of pro-wrestling’s bigger misses in retrospect. Everything Roman and Cody have done since seems like busywork until the inevitable, save for maybe the Jey Uso stuff and even that folded in on itself by going around in circles. It still drives me a bit mad that they had Brock/Cody go at it for a few months and there was zero context or story to it whatsoever. Neither man had much to chew on story wise and the only thing we got was a throwaway Wade Barrett commentary line that makes no sense if you look at a WrestleMania 4 years beforehand.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jan 14, 2024 2:54:08 GMT -5
Nothing in the 8 months since WM has proven a Roman win was remotely necessary and not pulling the trigger on a Bloodline meltdown last year is going to hit as one of pro-wrestling’s bigger misses in retrospect. Everything Roman and Cody have done since seems like busywork until the inevitable, save for maybe the Jey Uso stuff and even that folded in on itself by going around in circles. The three things I will say to defend their decision for Mania 39 is: 1. They wanted a big ending/moment for their 40th mania, like how Bret won the title at 10, Benoit/Eddie at 20, and Bryan and the Streak ending at 30. If Cody won at 39 that would overshadow anything that happens this year. 2. Cody had just signed up from the competition. I know wwe wants to entice AEW wrestlers (as they should) but I don’t think they wanted to give Cody the title that quickly. I’m sure they want him to “earn” it 3. The Usos lost their tag titles and Roman retained which led to the dissension of the bloodline. Roman retained the title and did his job and the Usos couldn’t keep up
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 14, 2024 3:12:35 GMT -5
Nothing in the 8 months since WM has proven a Roman win was remotely necessary and not pulling the trigger on a Bloodline meltdown last year is going to hit as one of pro-wrestling’s bigger misses in retrospect. Everything Roman and Cody have done since seems like busywork until the inevitable, save for maybe the Jey Uso stuff and even that folded in on itself by going around in circles. It's honestly a very weird paradox that it can be said that there could've been literally no difference made to Reigns and Rhodes's respective storylines of the last nine months if Rhodes was champion the entire time instead of Reigns... But, there should be a difference, because otherwise why was it so imperative for Rhodes to be champion instead of Reigns, you know? The fact that this whole thing has barely left a dent in the man (to this point) is probably what makes that paradox exist. At least if he'd lost his crowd support we could have something tangible to point to.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jan 14, 2024 8:32:24 GMT -5
Am I the only one here who sees how big a benefit Rock is going to be for the Cody story? A triple threat hides Dwayne's physical limitations, adds more intrigue to said main event and it's a fresher matchup than Roman/Cody 2.
Have faith in Your Great One and stop looking for so many reasons to be frustrated.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 14, 2024 8:46:30 GMT -5
1. They wanted a big ending/moment for their 40th mania, like how Bret won the title at 10, Benoit/Eddie at 20, and Bryan and the Streak ending at 30. If Cody won at 39 that would overshadow anything that happens this year. A lot of that is speculation but even then, that’d have some kind of context if most of those were planned. Vince hoped the crowd would cheer for Luger and didn’t, hence what happened with 10, I don’t need to go into how much WWE pushed back against Bryan (maybe I’d give the streak, but even then Taker was concussed, hence the rematches the next year) That feels like a weak argument considering how much the dude drew at the time and still does. Like, it probably was the reason, doesn’t make it any less illogical to do. That still feels less of a story than Roman snapping on the Usos for not helping him win the title after losing their titles. You could do everything they did without Roman as champion. And honestly, I think doing a triple threat waters down the story of Cody winning the big one because you’re adding extra context that isn’t as important. Do Roman/Rock in Perth because they’re allegedly willing to pay and build a Rocky story around Cody. I’d say Roman/Cody II in Philadelphia writes itself if it wasn’t already done in Rocky II with Rocky/Apollo II. Like, come on!
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Post by Ozman on Jan 14, 2024 10:01:05 GMT -5
The Bloodline story has some similarities to the NWO. A year ago at this time, it was the hottest story in wrestling. Now, it feels stale and has worn out its welcome. This Bloodline story needs to wrap up soon. Cody beating Roman is the first step in that. The Rock coming back only complicates things.
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Post by cosmo on Jan 14, 2024 10:38:43 GMT -5
The Bloodline story has some similarities to the NWO. A year ago at this time, it was the hottest story in wrestling. Now, it feels stale and has worn out its welcome. This Bloodline story needs to wrap up soon. Cody beating Roman is the first step in that. The Rock coming back only complicates things.
At this point, the only difference between the Bloodline and the NWO is that I think half the WCW roster was in the NWO, while WWE only has a handful of the Anoa'i family under contract.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jan 14, 2024 11:04:02 GMT -5
1. They wanted a big ending/moment for their 40th mania, like how Bret won the title at 10, Benoit/Eddie at 20, and Bryan and the Streak ending at 30. If Cody won at 39 that would overshadow anything that happens this year. A lot of that is speculation but even then, that’d have some kind of context if most of those were planned. Vince hoped the crowd would cheer for Luger and didn’t, hence what happened with 10, I don’t need to go into how much WWE pushed back against Bryan (maybe I’d give the streak, but even then Taker was concussed, hence the rematches the next year) That feels like a weak argument considering how much the dude drew at the time and still does. Like, it probably was the reason, doesn’t make it any less illogical to do. That still feels less of a story than Roman snapping on the Usos for not helping him win the title after losing their titles. You could do everything they did without Roman as champion. And honestly, I think doing a triple threat waters down the story of Cody winning the big one because you’re adding extra context that isn’t as important. Do Roman/Rock in Perth because they’re allegedly willing to pay and build a Rocky story around Cody. I’d say Roman/Cody II in Philadelphia writes itself if it wasn’t already done in Rocky II with Rocky/Apollo II. Like, come on! Oh no I def think that Cody should beat Roman one on one, especially with a multi year reign. Also to add to my second point, I think Cody’s original contract was for two years and he is in the process of signing a new one right now
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Post by Fade on Jan 14, 2024 14:14:36 GMT -5
Am I the only one here who sees how big a benefit Rock is going to be for the Cody story? A triple threat hides Dwayne's physical limitations, adds more intrigue to said main event and it's a fresher matchup than Roman/Cody 2. Have faith in Your Great One and stop looking for so many reasons to be frustrated. I really don’t think a triple threat happens. It dilutes either match the guy can have with Roman. Maybe Roman pulls double duty at ‘Mania. But I’d be willing to bet my cat Cody faces Roman at ‘Mania. There’s no one else he can face really, sans..maybe Randy. As for the result, I am torn between wanting Cody to win for the happy feel good moment of it all and Cody losing for the Lulz.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 14, 2024 16:16:01 GMT -5
So, my pitch is that we have him on the pre-show sat in a shopping trolley while Nikki Cross spins him round and they both go 'WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'
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