Dr. Mantis Toboggan MD
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan MD on May 21, 2016 19:19:03 GMT -5
Manu , Ted DiBiase Jr, David Hart Smith , & Cody Rhodes can now for a New Legacy in Japan Now. New Legacy is already a thing.........
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on May 21, 2016 19:28:51 GMT -5
Manu , Ted DiBiase Jr, David Hart Smith , & Cody Rhodes can now for a New Legacy in Japan Now. New Legacy is already a thing......... How about Nü Legacy?
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Post by BoJack Hogan on May 21, 2016 19:32:03 GMT -5
It's funny to see how polarizing he is. Everyone's different. With good writing I see a face of the company. A clean, uber charismatic guy who can do pretty much anything and movie star good looks. Others see a midcarder who reached his potential. Fair enough, but let's not forget, Del Rio was a main eventer, and as much as I love Del Rio, you won't convince me Cody wouldn't have been better than him in that role, thus you can't convince me he couldn't be a main eventer. But then again the are other guys who were touted as main eventers, and some who even were, that I never saw as main eventers. I stand by my assertion that with the machine behind him Cody could've been a major main event heel and World Champion.
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Post by JC Motors on May 21, 2016 19:44:43 GMT -5
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Post by torriefan4life on May 21, 2016 19:55:00 GMT -5
Really sucks! Cody has so much talent and should have been used far better than he was. Cody is a prime example of hard work not paying off in WWE.
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Post by Sizzle on May 21, 2016 19:56:33 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but Rhodes couldn't draw a stick figure with an artists guided hand. Stardust was about as interesting his characters have ever been. It was so Batman 1966 and different. But were his figures flying off shelves? No. Was he drawing sell out crowds? Nope... People here get "HE's A money press" mixed up with " He's a damn good talent". John Cena is a gold mine. Stone Cold is a gold mine. Cody Rhodes is a solid mid-carder and a main event enhancement talent. Thank God someone else agrees with me. Cody was far far from Main Event status. Unpopular opinion, Cody Rhodes never had a good gimmick. Nothing he did was original or remotely interesting. Just because he's Dusty's son and Goldy's brother doesn't make him talent gold. I agree with this post until the gimmick part.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 20:14:29 GMT -5
Sad to hear, but expected, I have to admit. I imagine Eden will leave as well.
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hbchris
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Post by hbchris on May 21, 2016 20:29:32 GMT -5
Why isn't there a "future endeavors" story on WWE.com about this yet? Cody does love to work the fans....
(Jesus, I guess there could be one. That site is an unnavigable disaster zone now...)
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Post by IRS on May 21, 2016 20:30:54 GMT -5
Why isn't there a "future endeavors" story on WWE.com about this yet? Cody does love to work the fans.... (Jesus, I guess there could be one. That site is an unnavigable disaster zone now...) Well, he said he requested his release... they didn't necessarily grant it yet. I really don't see anyway this would be a work.
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Post by FUSamBaker on May 21, 2016 20:46:12 GMT -5
Thank God someone else agrees with me. Cody was far far from Main Event status. Unpopular opinion, Cody Rhodes never had a good gimmick. Nothing he did was original or remotely interesting. Just because he's Dusty's son and Goldy's brother doesn't make him talent gold. I agree with this post until the gimmick part. All of his gimmicks were good if they were for someone else. Cody's acting skills were about a C-
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Post by Weemanv1 on May 21, 2016 21:03:59 GMT -5
It's funny to see how polarizing he is. Everyone's different. With good writing I see a face of the company. A clean, uber charismatic guy who can do pretty much anything and movie star good looks. Others see a midcarder who reached his potential. Fair enough, but let's not forget, Del Rio was a main eventer, and as much as I love Del Rio, you won't convince me Cody wouldn't have been better than him in that role, thus you can't convince me he couldn't be a main eventer. But then again the are other guys who were touted as main eventers, and some who even were, that I never saw as main eventers. I stand by my assertion that with the machine behind him Cody could've been a major main event heel and World Champion. Very good, open-minded post. We need more of this and less people trying to be argumentative and tell others that they're wrong. Personally, this sucks for me. I thought that just like his dad Cody could take anything and turn it to gold. If he was doing something, anything, I was interested. I'll definitely miss seeing him. Or I would if I were watching Raw, but I'm not going to be, so...
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Post by hbchris on May 21, 2016 21:05:39 GMT -5
Why isn't there a "future endeavors" story on WWE.com about this yet? Cody does love to work the fans.... (Jesus, I guess there could be one. That site is an unnavigable disaster zone now...) Well, he said he requested his release... they didn't necessarily grant it yet. I really don't see anyway this would be a work. Agreed. I admit it's a stretch. That's not the kind of thing you'd do as a work. But a) he loves to maintain that he and Stardust are different people and b) it's wrestling, so, you know.
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Post by ICW on May 21, 2016 21:13:06 GMT -5
If this isn't a work then it's not too surprising when you consider the following:
1). There's an influx of new talent on the main roster: AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Baron Corbin, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Apollo Crews, Aiden English, Simon Gotch, and even Dana Brooke that will take up TV time. Then there's...
2). The imminent return of several superstars, including: John Cena, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Neville, and Brock Lesnar. Plus we've seen the return of Primo & Epico. Then..
3). The potential debut of Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, American Alpha, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bayley, and Austin Aries. All of them could be major, major contributors on the main roster this very moment.
Quite frankly, there's way too much talent to feature and Cody's Stardust gimmick just wasn't cutting it. It never got the full blown payoff w/Goldust it so desperately needed. How was Stardust any different from Damien Sandow or Wade Barrett?
I think he can be really successful elsewhere. Selfishly, I hope he starts appearing at the major wrestling conventions like Legends of the Ring and Big Event. Speaking of, Big Event's already booked Cameron, Hornswoggle, and Damien Sandow.
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Post by grandmasterPRA on May 21, 2016 21:17:14 GMT -5
Honestly if his last name wasn't Rhodes then this wouldn't be shocking in any way. His career has been floundering for a long time now and there is too Much talent to fit him in. I liked Cody, but he ran his course. Shaving the mustache was the worst decision he ever made for me, I loved him and Sandow together.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on May 21, 2016 21:33:43 GMT -5
So happy that Cody Rhodes asked for his release.He's been in the company for nearly a decade and has delivered time after time no matter what gimmick or role he's been given.He's without question one of the top ten all around talents in WWE but has never been given the proper shot in the main event scene and now with all this newer talent coming in he know that no matter how good he is that the WWE will never give him his shot.
Cody Rhodes to me is a main event caliber talent that is nearly perfect to a T to be a guy you can build any company around.He's a great in ring work,has a great look,legacy in the business,a solid talker and someone that bring zero issues to the table.I really hope that ROH,TNA,NJPW,GFW,LU,AAA...ect basically every company in the world goes hard after him to sign him.He's a pillar that you can build your entire company around.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 21:44:51 GMT -5
Vince is always saying "grab the brass ring and get yourself over".
Cody did exactly that.
Where was his main event push that he earned 6 times over? Where was his reward for grabbing the brass ring every single time he got a new gimmick and becoming one of the premiere wrestlers in the world? He made everything work. Dashing, Undashing, heel 2012 run, Rhodes Scholars, a f***ing mustache (the guy seriously got a mustache over), the Brotherhood, getting fired, and Stardust. The biggest waste of talent in WWE history. Vince should honestly be embarrassed that he couldn't turn a kid who gave everything he had into everything he did into a star.
This sucks.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 22:17:18 GMT -5
If he does go to the Indys does he still get to be called Cody Rhodes?
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on May 21, 2016 22:28:53 GMT -5
Goddammit. They've been sitting on a gold mine for years with him, but ing refused. Barrett leaving, Cody possibly, Sandow, I hope WWE truly realises how bad they ed up with them. As well as Morrison, Miz, McIntyre and Ziggler. Those guys should've been THE guys in the company 2012 onwards. Oh, yeah. Future main eventers. How could they release these modern day Rock and Austins. They very well could've been the guys, but we're never getting another Rock or Austin. I don't want a second Rock or Austin. I want A Seth Rollins, A Sami Zayn, A Kevin Owens just like I wanted A Cody Rhodes, A Wade/Bad News Barrett, A Damien Sandow.
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on May 21, 2016 22:34:42 GMT -5
Goddammit. They've been sitting on a gold mine for years with him, but ing refused. Barrett leaving, Cody possibly, Sandow, I hope WWE truly realises how bad they ed up with them. As well as Morrison, Miz, McIntyre and Ziggler. Those guys should've been THE guys in the company 2012 onwards. I'm sorry, but Rhodes couldn't draw a stick figure with an artists guided hand. Stardust was about as interesting his characters have ever been. It was so Batman 1966 and different. But were his figures flying off shelves? No. Was he drawing sell out crowds? Nope... People here get "HE's A money press" mixed up with " He's a damn good talent". John Cena is a gold mine. Stone Cold is a gold mine. Cody Rhodes is a solid mid-carder and a main event enhancement talent. Kinda hard to sell figures when all there's mostly Cena's and Orton's clogging the shelves, also was he ever given a shot to main event live events or anything? If not how are we to know if people would pay to see him? Nowadays people see "WWE Live" and off they go. Even after the brand split ended I could see Grotesque Cody as a heel people would go to boo and Cody after he turned face as the guy they would want to cheer. He always got the desired reaction for his character.
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Post by hbchris on May 21, 2016 22:35:48 GMT -5
If this isn't a work then it's not too surprising when you consider the following: 1). There's an influx of new talent on the main roster: AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Baron Corbin, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Apollo Crews, Aiden English, Simon Gotch, and even Dana Brooke that will take up TV time. Then there's... 2). The imminent return of several superstars, including: John Cena, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Neville, and Brock Lesnar. Plus we've seen the return of Primo & Epico. Then.. 3). The potential debut of Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, American Alpha, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bayley, and Austin Aries. All of them could be major, major contributors on the main roster this very moment. Quite frankly, there's way too much talent to feature and Cody's Stardust gimmick just wasn't cutting it. It never got the full blown payoff w/Goldust it so desperately needed. How was Stardust any different from Damien Sandow or Wade Barrett? I think he can be really successful elsewhere. Selfishly, I hope he starts appearing at the major wrestling conventions like Legends of the Ring and Big Event. Speaking of, Big Event's already booked Cameron, Hornswoggle, and Damien Sandow. I felt like for the past few years he's been telling himself, "My time will come, I've gotta be patient. I'll do the Stardust thing until then so 'Cody Rhodes' isn't a joke." I guess he decided that isn't happening anytime soon. But that gets me thinking, if Cody had come out some time after his father passed away, said it was his job to continue the Rhodes' legacy and was no longer Stardust, he would have been over HUGE as a top-tier face. I get that some people would consider it inappropriate to capitalize on a tragedy that way (and Cody even said as much himself), but given what I've seen in his interviews, Dusty seems like the kind of guy who'd love to be the focus of a storyline even after he's gone.
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