Why is Cody Rhodes shit now of all of a sudden?
>all of a suddenIt's been 2 years
>>21459507cawdy was never a main event talent
>>21459515>>21459512He's just starting having stinkers this year
>>21459507cody finished the story and that was thattriple gpt cant come up with anything else more compelling
>>21459516more like 2010 when they started shoving this chicken-legged dweeb down our throats
>all of a suddenIt's been since 2019
>>21459521>>21459523His roman matches and aj matches were good
>>21459530>Him getting carried by Roman and AJWow! What's next, he got carried by Rey Mysterio?
>>21459507>all of a sudden?
>>21459507>now of all of a suddenAEWchads were telling you this 6 years ago when we ran this shitter outta our company. We saw right throug his shti back then before anyone else did.
>>21459507He got by on legacy, gimmick, promos, good stories, and a shoot admirable work ethic with a determined attitude. He’s also a great corporate spokesman and “gets” the business side of things. But he never had the physical “look” of a pro wrestler, and he’s one of the least athletic people I’ve ever seen. He was never a particularly good in-ring wrestler, either. That shit catches up to you in your 40s.Even today, he could barely connect with those two Cody Cutters he attempted (not that old man Randy is exactly the best dance partner for those lol). But he just looks… slow. Personally, I think he’s burned out and tired. He needs some time off.
Cody will go down as one of the worst top guys ever. He's not a larger than life personality like the guys that came before him. He's capable of great promos and wrestling great WWE-style matches, but he will always be CAWdy and if it wasn't for AEW his return to WWE would be as a jobbber and would likely be teaming with Matt Cardona or carrying Orton's bags
he's always been shit
He's our favorite midcarder
>>21459532well did he?
>>21459507
remember when the WWE sent a hitman to kill Cody?
I'm 40 and can pull a muscle if I roll over in bed the wrong waygive the guy a break eh would ya
Cody is my favorite male wrestler
>>21459530Reminder that we saw the first signs of his ego there when he kicked out of the Burning Hammer like he did. I don't even know who that move belongs to but everyone made it sound like a big deal and seeing that it's not part of their regular move set it was a very specific and odd choice.
>>21459534kek
>>21459507he needs to change his character. he's been the same guy since 2018 and it's getting stale.
>>21459700He needs to do another promo where he cries about having a mixed race baby
>>21459700he needs to turn heel with a patrick bateman gimmick. could have montez twerk on him while he sweats profusely with murderous rage.
>>21459507If you let Cody huff his own farts for too long he gets stale and stubborn. Same exact thing happened with his character in AEW. He want to forever be not just a babyface but a specific kind of babyface.
>>21459507>whole character is finish the heckin story>finishes the story>erm now what?
Shit booking mainly. Cody somehow made being a white meat babyface who says big words and wears suits work, that is commendable and a sign of his talent.
>>21459548>weSee a psychiatrist, fasto.
>>21459534>that crowd pop when they threw it backKEK
>>21459507>all of a sudden?So you haven't watched wrestling in 2 years, yes?
>>21459507If he doesn’t have the belt he puts less than half the effort in. And since he’s already mediocre, that makes him pretty fucking bad when he’s not trying
>>21459507He’s back in his AEW gimmick where the crowd boos him hoping for a heel run but this time it feels….different. Almost like people really are sick of him. Maybe go back to the tranny league?
cunt would be more interesting as the Midnight Rider than the Amerimutt Nightmare
>>21459507Stale, one dimensional, no growth. He's still the same character he was 7yrs ago. He's biggest development is "will I do baddish thing?".But the kids and retards love him. So you're stuck with him lmao
>>21459956This is the problem with most babyfaces in general, not just Cody. It's all about them chasing the belt, but then once they finally have it, there's no real plan for what to do next.
>>21461688he left aew hating the fans, he's a wwe lifer nowhe would take all the paycuts
>>21459615The fuck is Bitchtits doing front row at an AEW show????
>>21459507>Why is Cody Rhodes shit now of all of a sudden?In the end, he's just a B+ player.
>>21459620delete this>t. 41yo lifelong wrestling fan
>>21459507>now>of all of a suddencody has been shit for the last 2 years essentially, basically as soon as AJ was done carrying him he started stinking it upi chock it up to 2 main things1. stale character2. regression of in ring workthe cody rhodes american nightmare character has been the exact same shit for years now and it's stale. audiences are just tired of it. he cannot win the crowds over convincingly anymore because they're sick of it.every promo he cuts is the same shit. he finished the story and then nothing happened. his character has progressed the most it ever has lately, and yet it's just the meekest teasing for a heel turn that he's assuredly fighting tooth and nail against backstage.the thing that made cody tolerable as a top guy was that he was capable of having a good match. but, seemingly, not anymore. the three star general has really been coming out lately. his last good match was vs cena at summerslam, before that i don't even remember. it's just stinker after stinker lately.so you combine a stale, unchanging character with unimpressive to bad matches and you get a shitty top guy. i actually wouldn't even call him the top guy, it's still roman.
>>21459941"Heel Cody" will eventually be as elusive as "heel Cena."
Cody has always been shit. There's a reason he was kicked out of WWE, then kicked off bte, then went crying back to Vince
>>21461688He burnt his bridges with Tony Kenny and the entire audience They fucking hated Cody. Remember Andrade getting so angry he kept throwing his belt to fans they just kept throwing it back because no one wants that garbage
He was never good. I believe he was signed and promoted as a sort of pettiness towards AEW, but that only goes so far. They really don't have any stars, and haven't for years. WWE will die in your lifetime, and pro wrestling with it. All that will be left will be five man audience backyard wrestling, until the aging audience finally disappears for good. Or is killed by a minority.
>>21459534Best 8 man tag match in AEW history. Wish I kept that episode.
>>21459700>he needs to change his character.He's a mark like most of these nu wrestlers, who say they're actors, yet throw a hissy if you tell them to change character, name, or gimmick.
>>21461131>fastowhat did he mean by this
>>21459507>now
>>21459902This. Cody should always go full retard and Brandi's idiot ideas should always get TV time.
>>21459507Cody has reached the the point where his AEW career ended in WWE. He needs to evolve or get left behind.
>>21459507>nowHe's been shit since he finished the story.
He insists on himself
>>21459532>Roman>Carrying anyone>During a match>Ever
I feel like he hasn't had a real good feud since the whole Bloodline thing. There's been some decent short programs like with AJ and Logan, but they didn't grow into something that felt major. When he finally started doing something with Gunther that just felt second fiddle to the Sami story too which is a shame.
>>21459636>I don't even know who that move belongs toIt's Tyler Reks' move. Tyler transitioned into Gabbi so the Burning Hammer is the wrestling version of saying trans rights.
>>21459507Always has been, always will beFuck Cody Rhodes
>>21459636Except AJ asked him to do that>>21459507He spent the year wrestling Randy. Go back and watch the last match, Randy takes nothing but stock bumps and Cody has to do everything. Match was okay to me but ruined by the crowd
>>21459507he peaked once he finished the story
>>21459596I don’t know why this makes me laugh so fucking hard. Dammit lmao
>>21465785>Wrestling peaked once he finished the storyftfyWM40 was the Series Finale of professional wrestling. Everything since has been like a remake, reboot, or spinoff.
Without turning him heel, what do you do with him? Dropping down the card feels wrong and too soon
>>21465868Have him go after Roman’s belt and tell him it’s that story that he wants to finish too. Bam, viewers leave.
>>21459519basically. after mogging the rock and roman they had nothing for him besides a weak feud with brock and some shit with owens and orton. without big stars he looks weak.
>>21459507Nah Cody's a made man. After WM40 he can do no wrong by casuals. And after 2022, WWE finally figured out the obvious, that non-casuals simply don't matter.
>>21459507Kek glad to see most of the thread already beating me to the obvious replyI think sometime next year. Maybe after the Mania cycle we're going to see Cody either drop down the card a little or dip out to do more hollywood stuff. I think the latter is more likely. In either case he's not 100% in it and yeah it's showing in his work
>now
>>21459507He sucked in AEW. He was okay at first back in WWE because he was super protected. The Roman matches were more cinematic than Undertaker wrestling in a graveyard. When he wrestled Randy the time before Cody was moving around like he was Ric Flair at his latest retirement match.
>>21462878Cooked that faggot
>>21466054dude sometimes he looks like an old man with the way he hobbles around. plus that time he couldn't kick a football, he's probably pretty sawdusted.
>>21462323What the fuck is that gay ass pose at the end
>>21466494Cool heel Cody.
Roman really did a generational carry job with this geek
Finished the story and finished his career. Half-assed it ever since.
>>21459507He probably has a lot of little nagging injuries that he has ignored to stay on the road and that shit only gets worse if you don't take time off to heal. He also was never that good to begin with.
>>21466847Rock carried them both unironically
>>21459512This. Winning The Big One shouldn’t have been his peak. He should have improved from there but simply put, Cody Rhodes is not The Guy. A more gifted athlete should be FOTC, not him. Fans have had enough of the Nepo Theater Kid Lisping Dork.
