That is a trick question because he isn't a steroid meathead so Vince would never sign him anyway.
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I think the most simple explanation is Cory was scared of Danhausen cursing him, so he had to leave.
I have bugged WWE creative. Here's the plan -
Big invasion angle starts with Cody. Tag match at WM. His partners....
Marko Stunt and Sonny Kiss
It's damn sad when satire is too possible to be funny.
Big invasion angle starts with Cody. Tag match at WM. His partners....
Marko Stunt and Sonny Kiss
It's damn sad when satire is too possible to be funny.
I’m honestly pretty messed up over Cody leaving lol. I know… I know… mark this, mark that. However Cody really did create AEW. He left the giant and proved there is amazing wrestling outside of the wwe and gave fans a chance to watch something different. Idk if it’s because of the fans constantly shitting on him, or the feud with the elite. It could be as simple as AEW not offering him a huge contract he was asking for. Perhaps TK couldn’t afford him with all the other contracts he’s been handing out (though I find that EXTREMELY unlikely).
i do know Cody has been shit on more then he should have been. His feud with Agogo was bad, but no one has ever had every feud be perfect. He brought in a lot of good talent. He was a great PR guy and was getting a lot of TV time on Big Show and his own reality show. I’m really hoping this doesn’t come back to bite not only his ass, but the fan’s ass as well.
i do know Cody has been shit on more then he should have been. His feud with Agogo was bad, but no one has ever had every feud be perfect. He brought in a lot of good talent. He was a great PR guy and was getting a lot of TV time on Big Show and his own reality show. I’m really hoping this doesn’t come back to bite not only his ass, but the fan’s ass as well.
Cody was criticized far too much. He is a guy who has become underrated in so many ways. I hope he holds the WWE title at some point and retires in AEW.
They'll give him a push right away to stick it to AEW but it won't be long before they bury him as some midcard jobber to Roman and Brock. He might even be lucky to get that. Vince isn't going to let it slide that one of his talents left to start their top competitor and routinely beat one of his own products in NXT. Wouldn't surprise me if he had Cody do nothing but dark matches and house shows before long. Then when Cody asks for his release, Vince will pull a Mustafa Ali and say nope. Man has buried better talents for doing far less than what Cody did by creating AEW.
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So Austin is gonna have a match at WM?
Sounds like AEW woke WWE up but really need improvement in booking or it’ll be a bunch of hokey nonsense.
Sounds like AEW woke WWE up but really need improvement in booking or it’ll be a bunch of hokey nonsense.
Not sure booking a 57-year-old who hasn't wrestled in 19 years would qualify as improved booking.
Seems like more of the same BS that many fans complain about: bringing in a geriatric to take a prime spot from a star talent.
He tore his Rotator cuff in 2016 before Wrestlemania 32. At 57 he will probably tear an Achilles and a rotator cuff in 2022.
About a month ago, Cody was doing interviews talking about all of the wild things AEW had planned for his character.
Meh sting wasn’t supposed to wrestle again and is now an active wrestler - never say never unless the doc doesn’t clear him. Prob end up doing a tag match where he ends up doing 2 moves in order to boost ticket sales
Pretty sure Austin tore his rotator cuff just throwing punches. That is pretty fragile.
The ones complaining about Austin wrestling one match probably yanked it when Sting debuted for AEW.
Not to undermine what you're saying, but didn't Steve go through some kind of new, experimental tech like cryo-freezing or some shit?
I would have preferred Sting had stayed out of the ring due to his injury but that is up to him. Austin can obviously make his own decisions but torn rotator cuffs are brutal and easily occur when you're old.
That's true. I legit thought Sting was gonna die at that Night of Champions show.
I wasn't a fan of it, but I have been pleasantly surprised at how good he still is at his age. I'd still rather see one of the other talents on the roster get in-ring time over him though.
They could do one of those cinematic matches with Austin like that did with the Undertaker/AJ or Stroman/The Fiend. I think that would be the way to go if they do indeed get Austin to agree.
I disagree. Cody is a lifelong mid carder who might occasionally be placed in a main event.
He’s definitely not his dad, and a convincing argument could be made he’s not even as successful in wrestling as his older brother. Both are multiple time tag and mid-level belt holders. Neither one has held a world title unless you count Cody’s ROH title run, which I do not. It’s akin to making a AAA all-star team.
He will be used as a upper mid carder in WWE. Combine that with helping start a rival promotion, constantly bashing WWE in 2019 and Vince’s extreme pettiness, I look for Cody to debut with decent fanfare but be used as a jobber to the stars after his first 60 days are up.
Really?
I got the impression that when they brought in bigger stars like Danielson and Punk, that Cody would slide back down the card where he belongs. That’s what seemed to happen here.
He was one of the three biggest names they had when AEW started along with Mox and Jericho, but that changed when they brought in Punk, Danielson, Miro, Black and Cole.
If Cody goes to WWE, I am sure Vince will make it a big splash and later embarrass Cody. Vince will have him doing jobs for Gillburg or that chinless guy they had A.J.Styles losing too. Wonder if Cody will talk about being in the minor leagues in reference to AEW.... I am curious how WWE would deal with Brandi.
Dynamite Preview for tonight
Santana & Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho & Jake Hager.
AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin.
CM Punk reveals when his rematch with MJF will take place.
Bryan Danielson vs. Lee Moriarty.
Revolution Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Wardlow vs. Max Caster.
Santana & Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho & Jake Hager.
AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin.
CM Punk reveals when his rematch with MJF will take place.
Bryan Danielson vs. Lee Moriarty.
Revolution Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Wardlow vs. Max Caster.
Someone made a good point - some of this could be about Cody leveraging his stardom and tv show into more of a Hollywood type like rock/Cena/Sasha/miz and wwe has more of an entertainment platform then aew does
Interesting, maybe Cody will take over for the Miz in the Marine franchise and do The Marine part 17.
Still can’t wrap my head around the Cody deal. I’ve gone back and forth on the whole thing. So much of it makes no sense. Like yesterday it was reported he left because he wanted money that Punk got and TK wouldn’t do it. Then today the story is he was pissed that TK took away the booking from him. So he’s gonna go to the place that he will have even less power over booking? Makes no sense.
Then factor in all the stuff he’s said about AEW and wwe for years now, and even stuff he’s said both in promos and outside of the shows the last few weeks. It was still about being at AEW for the long run and he was even still running down wwe during his last promo before the ladder match with Sammy.
If it’s a work, cool. If he goes to wwe then he’s the biggest hypocrite ever and I hope tk never lets him come back. I’d never see him the same or be able to believe a word he said again. Which is key when your known for authentic promos.
btw if the report on TK not paying Cody is true then the Cornette nut hugger here can retire that Dixie Gulas name.
Then factor in all the stuff he’s said about AEW and wwe for years now, and even stuff he’s said both in promos and outside of the shows the last few weeks. It was still about being at AEW for the long run and he was even still running down wwe during his last promo before the ladder match with Sammy.
If it’s a work, cool. If he goes to wwe then he’s the biggest hypocrite ever and I hope tk never lets him come back. I’d never see him the same or be able to believe a word he said again. Which is key when your known for authentic promos.
btw if the report on TK not paying Cody is true then the Cornette nut hugger here can retire that Dixie Gulas name.
If he’s not going to get booking power at either place he’s going to go to the one that will offer him more money.
Pretty simple.
Pretty simple.
No one truly gives a shit about Cody Rhodes. He’s fine. That’s about it.
Yep. He had a nice renaissance until AEW started opening the checkbook and he quickly rerouted back to midcard hell where his career has always been.
Time to bring back Dibiase Jr and feud with Orton and Riddle!
Cody should go back to the indies and NJPW if he cares most about the wrestling aspect of his career. He should go to WWE if he wants to be an entertainer more than a wrestler (given his branching out into TV shows).
Just kinda seems like the type that thinks he's another Rock or Cena when he's basically just another Miz or DOlph Ziggler type.
Just kinda seems like the type that thinks he's another Rock or Cena when he's basically just another Miz or DOlph Ziggler type.
Cody is taking care of Cody. I'm fine with that. Curious to see how WWE uses him.
Let's not act like Cody wasn't hugely over in AEW at one point in time. Then he got the neck tattoo, and proceeded to jump the shark.
Let's not act like Cody wasn't hugely over in AEW at one point in time. Then he got the neck tattoo, and proceeded to jump the shark.
