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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Aug 13, 2023 8:29:03 GMT -5
It’s crazy thinking about how these two guys careers went. One is arguably the hottest thing in all of professional wrestling and the other is looking at spending potentially, the next 45 years in imprisonment.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 13, 2023 8:47:26 GMT -5
Just because Cody didn't defeat Roman at Wrestlemania to "finish the story" doesn't mean he has to spend 45 years in prison!
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 13, 2023 9:12:02 GMT -5
It’s crazy to think the general thought in 2010 was Ted was guaranteed top talent for decades and Cody was midcard/tag title guy.
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Post by Evil Abed on Aug 13, 2023 9:25:21 GMT -5
They were clearly pushing Ted as the star and Cody as the lower mid-card coming off Legacy. Its amazing to see how completely 180 it turned out.
What were some of the rumors at the time? Ted was rumored to break the streak at one point (then again a lot of people were). Ted was going to be the babyface coming off the legacy implosion around Mania 26.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Aug 13, 2023 9:49:32 GMT -5
Just because Cody didn't defeat Roman at Wrestlemania to "finish the story" doesn't mean he has to spend 45 years in prison! Cody with all new prison ink doing pull-ups vowing to finish the story would be awesome vignettes though...
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 13, 2023 12:23:18 GMT -5
It’s funny in 2010 how everyone was arguing who would be the next big name. With the crop of talent names like Drew, MVP, Miz, Dolph, Morrison, Ted, Cody, Swagger and Evan Bourne. A lot of people predicted Ted. It’s funny that Cody ended up the biggest name.
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Aug 13, 2023 12:43:35 GMT -5
Wasted potential.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Aug 13, 2023 13:14:42 GMT -5
Wasted potential. Definitely had the look and the name you could craft a ton of storylines around. Shame indeed.
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Post by Chicago on Aug 13, 2023 13:32:50 GMT -5
I can’t remember a single notable match or promo involving Ted Jr. Just a complete nothing-burger. He and Maryse had whatever the opposite of chemistry is. Thankfully, his run was relatively short and we don’t have to suffer though 2023 fans proclaiming him to be a legend.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Aug 13, 2023 13:51:01 GMT -5
Ted didn't have it
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Aug 13, 2023 14:04:46 GMT -5
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Aug 13, 2023 15:05:00 GMT -5
Put him in a stable with Erik Watts & have them managed by George Gulas.
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Post by jking1979nc on Aug 13, 2023 15:29:23 GMT -5
I was supporting Cody Rhodes back then while everybody else was overrating Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase. The truth is Cody Rhodes is the biggest superstar out of all three guys.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Aug 13, 2023 22:45:25 GMT -5
I was supporting Cody Rhodes back then while everybody else was overrating Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase. The truth is Cody Rhodes is the biggest superstar out of all three guys. One of the reasons I was happy to tune out during this period. The bar had been raised so low that someone as generic & average as DiBiase was considered the ayre to the throne. In many ways that 2009-2011 era is far worse than what we see today.
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Aug 14, 2023 8:52:23 GMT -5
Why bust your ass for 300+ days when you can (allegedly) commit welfare fraud with your daddy (allegedly)
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 14, 2023 11:28:59 GMT -5
Yeah that was nuts. I too thought for sure Ted Jr was gonna be a breakout talent. Lots of folks were comparing him to Randy Orton in Evolution at the time.
key difference being?
Randy Orton was in Evolution and they were a dominant faction that won lots of feuds and titles against top tier talent. Legacy were booked to run from Shan O Macs mcflurry punches after he beat up the ENTIRE FACTION on his own. Good God.
I remember thinking Vince must be really into trying for Ted when he put him with Maryse but yeah....as mentioned above? Anti Chemistry.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2023 11:59:33 GMT -5
Why bust your ass for 300+ days when you can (allegedly) commit welfare fraud with your daddy (allegedly) Everybody has a price!
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Aug 14, 2023 13:21:17 GMT -5
I didn't know Cody Rhodes became LA Knight?
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Post by greenjack1992 on Aug 14, 2023 13:46:00 GMT -5
It’s crazy to think the general thought in 2010 was Ted was guaranteed top talent for decades and Cody was midcard/tag title guy. I never got why everyone was so high on Ted. I thought he was like watching paint dry.
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Post by k5 on Aug 14, 2023 14:00:36 GMT -5
they brought up Cody too early imo, he was embarrassingly skinny in a time where that really stood out and worked against you
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