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CRON
02/02/2024
10:41 PM
#1
I don't even follow WWE that much but I know how big of a deal Cody Rhodes' story is. There was this setup towards Cody "finishing his story" and having a match at WrestleMania against Roman Reigns where he would most likely win and become the new face of the company.

...only it's not happening and now it's going to be The Rock vs Roman Reigns.
Thanks for reading!
obsolete
02/02/2024
10:44 PM
#2
Next year Cody.
FortuneCookie
02/02/2024
10:51 PM
#3
Roman defeats his iconic relative.
He holds the belt for another year (surpassing Hogan).
Cody beats him to become the champion.

CRON
02/02/2024
10:53 PM
#4
FortuneCookie posted...
Roman defeats his iconic relative.
He holds the belt for another year (surpassing Hogan).
Cody beats him to become the champion.
How are they going to stretch out the "finishing the story" stuff for an extra year for enough people to care?
Thanks for reading!
FortuneCookie
02/02/2024
11:06 PM
#5
CRON posted...
How are they going to stretch out the "finishing the story" stuff for an extra year for enough people to care?

The same way that they made Rock vs Cena Once in a Lifetime .

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The_Popo
02/02/2024
11:07 PM
#6
Finishing the story has always been about winning the championship. And tonight, he said he was still going after Roman. Just not at Mania. So his finish the story thing is still very much in play.

https://youtu.be/AJHWUhugI2U?t=189
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burns112233
02/02/2024
11:43 PM
#8
Damn it Rock.

Old fuck comes back to steal the spotlight and shit. He doesn't even wrestle full-time.
FortuneCookie
02/02/2024
11:48 PM
#9
burns112233 posted...
Damn it Rock.

Old fuck comes back to steal the spotlight and shit. He doesn't even wrestle full-time.

As if fighting a 50-something Hulk Hogan wasn't a top five match in The Rock's career.
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Simon_Gruber
02/03/2024
12:02 AM
#11
The_Popo posted...
Finishing the story has always been about winning the championship. And tonight, he said he was still going after Roman. Just not at Mania. So his finish the story thing is still very much in play.

https://youtu.be/AJHWUhugI2U?t=189

Wow, 10,000 Downvotes so far. People are not liking this.
Holy_Cloud105
02/03/2024
12:05 AM
#12
What's the point of Rock coming back to lose to Roman anyway? It doesn't serve anyone anything since Rock doesn't wrestle and Roman's already at the top.
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C_Pain
02/03/2024
12:17 AM
#14
Big yikes. Kind of glad I still haven't really resumed watching wwe aside from the rumble itself.
How quaint.
Serious_Cat
02/03/2024
12:23 AM
#15
If Rollins and Punk are out at WrestleMania, I wouldn't mind Reigns vs. The Rock for night 1 with Cody taking on the winner the next night.
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burns112233
02/03/2024
12:27 AM
#17
Should have just had Cody win last year.
Noname13
02/03/2024
12:54 AM
#18
Holy_Cloud105 posted...
What's the point of Rock coming back to lose to Roman anyway? It doesn't serve anyone anything since Rock doesn't wrestle and Roman's already at the top.
Rock vs Roman is probably the biggest money maker match the wrestling industry could make at this point. Thats pretty much the last big bastion of wrestling left. Next thing would probably be cm punk and Cody/or Roman
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k1zzl3_82
02/03/2024
01:06 AM
#19
Noname13 posted...
Rock vs Roman is probably the biggest money maker match the wrestling industry could make at this point. Thats pretty much the last big bastion of wrestling left. Next thing would probably be cm punk and Cody/or Roman

If they are going to have rock, then have Rikishi screw the Rock. Let Rikishi become part of the stable for a a month or so then phase him out.
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Teh_Dr_Phil
02/03/2024
01:11 AM
#20
The_Popo posted...
Finishing the story has always been about winning the championship. And tonight, he said he was still going after Roman. Just not at Mania. So his finish the story thing is still very much in play.

https://youtu.be/AJHWUhugI2U?t=189

Honestly...haven't watched WWE in over 2 decades now, but The Rock's theme starting up was nostalgic AF there
Yep.
burns112233
02/03/2024
09:02 AM
#21
The Rock is getting back lash on his Instagram account.

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Southernfatman
02/03/2024
09:19 AM
#22
WWE just loves cutting popular wrestlers' legs out from under them. Thought they'd get better after Vince was gone, but guess not.

Then again, what do people expect when they still watch WWE? They always fumble the ball.
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Aitz
02/03/2024
09:30 AM
#23
Meh I was mildly interested to see Roman vs Cody but looks like O dont need to care about WWE at all as usual.
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Starforge
02/03/2024
09:32 AM
#24
FortuneCookie posted...
He holds the belt for another year (surpassing Hogan).
Needs to hold it until April 2026 to actually pass Hogan's WWF title reign. He only won that belt two years ago.
Drunk_Cobra
02/03/2024
09:34 AM
#25
Holy shit am I glad I stopped watching before I could suffer through a THREE YEAR TITLE REIGN
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ffmasterjose
02/03/2024
09:55 AM
#26
Drunk_Cobra posted...
Holy shit am I glad I stopped watching before I could suffer through a THREE YEAR TITLE REIGN

They were doing a solid job of not letting things feel played out the first couple years. But ever since Cody lost last year the whole things felt tired.
Touch
02/03/2024
10:00 AM
#27
I find it kinda funny that a lotta people were like "LOL FINISH THE STORY CODY" and now that this happens they're like "damn I feel bad for Cody"

But I do feel bad for him. Wanted him badly to win it last year and for him to get gutted like this must feel like the lowest of low blows. The fuck you doing Trips
My expectations they are low
But you're the sun you make them grow
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burns112233
02/03/2024
10:15 AM
#29
https://youtu.be/RkQwM9Zy6uc?si=VRX97QrZhKDyqBEX
Vyrulisse
02/03/2024
10:22 AM
#30
Feels like a bait and switch to me honestly.
It was WAY too "on the nose" for me to believe it will end up the way it looks right now but we'll see.
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josifrees
02/03/2024
10:22 AM
#31
It will be a triple threat where rock and Roman gang up on Cody and rock joins Roman
Quit Crying
Justin2Krelian
02/03/2024
10:29 AM
#32
ffs they even had a good excuse to put him in Cody's corner to counter the Bloodline.
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Solution_45
02/03/2024
10:40 AM
#33
cinema

/s
TyVulpine
02/03/2024
10:41 AM
#34
CRON posted...
How are they going to stretch out the "finishing the story" stuff for an extra year for enough people to care?
That's the thing, people stopped caring long ago. During Hogan's first run, he defended the belt over 500 times.
Reigns has defended the belt just 29 times since August 2020.
Insert some witty line here
The_Popo
02/03/2024
02:51 PM
#35
TyVulpine posted...
That's the thing, people stopped caring long ago. During Hogan's first run, he defended the belt over 500 times.
Reigns has defended the belt just 29 times since August 2020.

Those 500 times were mostly house shows. According to cagematch, Hogan had 81 televised defenses during his first reign, but a lot of those matches were on local feeds, like NESN or MSG Network. Hardly any of the matches back then were shown to a national audience.
Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran
burns112233
02/03/2024
04:15 PM
#36
Maybe I can help finish Cody's story in this game.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/3f0cee9f.jpg
Jeff_AKA_Snoopy
02/03/2024
05:07 PM
#37
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SecretBase
02/03/2024
05:19 PM
#39
Cody fans may be even bigger complainers than Bryan/Punk fans at this point. Dude is gonna beat Roman later.
Stop it. Get some help.
Roachmeat
02/03/2024
05:21 PM
#40
Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bb0186d8.jpg

Because it should have been done sooner.

And indirectly, it made the women's side better by comparison. She doesn't have the shorter hair style, but I'm a fan of the "Bayley to back" suplex city mayor.
CM_Ponch
02/03/2024
05:21 PM
#41
Fuck Cody, it should have been Sami. Can't wait for Roman to beat Rock.
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Heineken14
02/03/2024
05:25 PM
#42
Southernfatman posted...
WWE just loves cutting popular wrestlers' legs out from under them. Thought they'd get better after Vince was gone, but guess not.

Then again, what do people expect when they still watch WWE? They always fumble the ball.

Yeah, was gonna say this just kind of kills all the excitement I've had for WWE lately because it's just so braindead. Then again, I guess they are like super profitable atm so what the fuck do I know. :/
Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.
Heineken14
02/03/2024
05:27 PM
#43
ffmasterjose posted...
They were doing a solid job of not letting things feel played out the first couple years. But ever since Cody lost last year the whole things felt tired.

It's been stale long before Cody because all of the matches are the exact same. Roman comes out, talks shit, doesn't do anything until the PPV, getting beat up and close to losing, someone interferes and he wins. They got a little extra juice out of it with the Sami Bloodline shit but that quickly fizzled out once it was done.
Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.
SecretBase
02/03/2024
05:32 PM
#44
CM_Ponch posted...
Fuck Cody, it should have been Sami. Can't wait for Roman to beat Rock.

Yeah Cody did the same thing to Sami last year that Rock did to him this year, but people didn't flip out then.
Stop it. Get some help.
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SecretBase
02/03/2024
05:37 PM
#47
ScazarMeltex posted...

The plan was never for Sami to take the belt off of Roman.

Obviously nobody was taking the belt off of Roman that year. But if Cody doesn't miraculously return right around RR time who else could they have even had main event but Sami? >_>
Stop it. Get some help.
BlueBoy675
02/03/2024
05:40 PM
#48
Im confused. Isnt all this shit scripted and fictional? I dont watch wrestling so forgive me if Im wrong
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Heineken14
02/03/2024
05:40 PM
#49
BlueBoy675 posted...
Im confused. Isnt all this shit scripted and fictional? I dont watch wrestling so forgive me if Im wrong

Yes, and?
Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.
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