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Post by Sir Bill of Chainsawberg on Jul 17, 2007 3:54:11 GMT -5
I'll give him some props for selling like death. With that said, he really didn't showcase himself much in the match. The whole match seemed like a prolonged jobber squash.
But I think Ric Flair wants his green WCW attire back. ;D
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Post by Powder/The Professor on Jul 17, 2007 10:00:29 GMT -5
It was fair. I didnt expect him to have a ***** match anyhow. They'll show him steadily improving over the next few weeks....and then maybe....he'll stand on his own.
BTW, those green tights.....have got to go!
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Post by Chainsaw on Jul 17, 2007 10:10:31 GMT -5
Incomplete. They pretty much brought him out to look green and get buried by Orton. I'm fairly certain he can wrestle better than he did.
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Post by Jaffa is behind you. on Jul 17, 2007 10:13:08 GMT -5
Indeed, he sold several moves like death. He ended up landing on his head from Orton's reverse backbreaker, which I didn't think was even possible. I thought the RKO looked weak after that neckbreaker.
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Jul 17, 2007 11:41:39 GMT -5
I actually thought he was good considering this was his first time on TV and he shows incredible talent. His selling of the RKO was surprisingly well-done, even though after RVD any selling of it is boring.
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Jul 17, 2007 11:48:13 GMT -5
Cody Sucks
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 17, 2007 12:37:22 GMT -5
I think it's important as well (and I didn't read the whole thread so sorry if this was stated) that Cody Rhodes is going into his first Raw match against Randy Orton. Randy Orton is a former World Champion, Intercontinental Champion and Tag Team Champion. He's also in the title picture. Orton should have given him a pretty bad beating no matter what.
I think Cody was made to look the way he did for a reason. He was there to be a sacrifice for Orton before his match with Dusty. In OVW, he's actually pretty good, and I haven't seen it yet, but apparently there's a big steel cage match (the first at the Danny Davis Arena) and I really want to see that if I can get the torrent of it.
So yeah, Cody has a bright future, but he hasn't been wrestling for 2 years yet. They're not Dan Rodmaning him or anything (which is weird, because Dan Rodman gets beaten a lot when he wrestles in OVW and he gets a top spot, but Cody is one of their main stars and doesn't get half the push).
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Post by Jimichiro Likes Erick Rowan on Jul 17, 2007 13:53:41 GMT -5
If he were to have a lisp in his promo & did the Bionic Elbow, he would've sank IMO. But he moved around well, didn't botch any spots & sold like a Harry Potter book on the day of its release.
He's gonna go places, but IMO he shouldn't have Dusty manage him when he's ready for the big times or Cody will just be WWF & WCW Dustin Rhodes v2.0.
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Post by valiens on Jul 17, 2007 14:01:26 GMT -5
Great on the mic and great at selling. He'll be on his way to midcard jobber in no time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2007 18:43:00 GMT -5
In 6 months Cody will be getting the internet hate of Randy Orton times 10.
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Post by acressl on Jul 17, 2007 18:52:25 GMT -5
The only thing he did I did not care for was his RKO sell. It just looked weird. He took it real stiff, rolled over, sat there for a moment and then sort of convulsed or something. Also, the Missile Dropkick? What is this, '92? It looked good but is it a finisher?
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Jul 17, 2007 20:40:45 GMT -5
I thought it was good, he sold well and the moves he did get to execute looked pretty good.
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 17, 2007 20:54:16 GMT -5
Cody should be in Santinos spot. A newcomer that can't seem to win matches but gets better and better each time. The crowd would get more behind him than Santino too, probably.
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Post by KingPopper on Jul 18, 2007 1:09:06 GMT -5
He did fine, He was booked like a jobber, he sold good and got his highspot in, how many times do we need the fluke underdog guy. Cody will get a decent push down the road and then we can really judge him. Plus Orton isn't known for making people look like a million bucks.
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