02-15-2022, 03:17 PM | #81 | |
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This is why Vince McMahon canceled Bret Hart’s giant WWF contract in 1997. It wasn’t because he couldn’t pay Bret. It was because he couldn’t afford to pay Bret…and Shawn…and Taker…and Austin. But Cody could have kept working there if he wanted, on a non-exclusive deal or something. He’s leaving because he wants to leave. That’s probably more ego and vision than anything. Money compounds it. |
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02-15-2022, 03:20 PM | #82 |
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I love all the dumb speculation that's going on in this thread. You love to see it.
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02-15-2022, 03:22 PM | #83 | |
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It wouldn’t surprise me to see him as NWA Champ and/or ROH Champ within the next couple of months at all. And I would not be surprised to see him go into business with Jeff Jarrett, Eric Bischoff and all those people rumored to start up a new promotion because the space is there. DDP’s name will probably be floating around somewhere, since he is close to Cody and Eric and seemed to have knowledge of this happening before it broke anywhere else. |
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02-15-2022, 03:25 PM | #84 |
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Can't wait for Mr. Nerfect to be thoroughly disappointed by the new major promotion.
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02-15-2022, 03:27 PM | #85 |
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Can definitely see Cody working Mania as a one-off though. Gives him fodder for his reality show. It would be a decent pay-day, leave the door open for more, and the WWE gets to put The Miz over one of the AEW EVPs at Mania.
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02-15-2022, 03:31 PM | #86 | |
I am the cheese
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02-15-2022, 03:39 PM | #87 |
Tag Team Wrestling Mark!
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You know for a fact he debuts next week as Gunther McGillibuddy
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02-15-2022, 03:57 PM | #88 |
President of Freedonia
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BRB starting a "Cody and Shane McMahon buy ROH" game in EWR.
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02-15-2022, 04:23 PM | #89 |
king of sucks
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02-15-2022, 04:27 PM | #90 |
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Before I clicked to open the thread, I thought to myself "Okay. Probably stepping away for a while to spend time as a family."
Then I open the thread and start skimming and see that he's likely WWE bound. "Oh. That's quite the plot twist" Anyway. If it's money he wants or going back to mend fences or do something totally different like he ends up doing behind the scenes work, more power to him. I mean, his contract should contain language that he has creative control or he's going in as upper card/top guy status. I mean you never know when Vince will wake up and say "Stardust! THAT'S GOOD SHIT!" You can figure out the rest. I assume the Nightmare Family is kaput. Vito posted earlier that Dustin is content with what he's doing. So, they'll probably cook up something new for him. Stupid Coach Arn can stick with his son. And that other guy, Lee..........something. Whatever with him. I hope he knows what he's doing. |
02-15-2022, 04:28 PM | #91 |
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02-15-2022, 04:34 PM | #92 |
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WWE have a very strong hand here. They can play the optics both ways.
It looks great for them to steal away an AEW Original, one of the EVPs no less, especially when so far it’s all been motion in the other direction. Or they go “Nah, we don’t want AEW castoffs even if it is an EVP”. They can sign him, pay him whatever, get the novelty, and release him due to “budget cuts” in 3 months. |
02-15-2022, 04:52 PM | #93 |
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i mean his aesthetic improved 50 fold
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02-15-2022, 05:10 PM | #94 |
quesque fuck?
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This is only good for wrestling.
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02-15-2022, 05:17 PM | #95 |
boop/bop/beep
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It’ll be interesting if Vince does his old strategy of making the other guy’s main eventer a jobber to the stars.
Then again, Cody was a mid carder in AEW. |
02-15-2022, 06:02 PM | #96 |
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cody went from jobber in the A promotion to midcard in the B promotion. honestly i wouldnt hire him. anyone he goes over looks bad and he doesnt have a demo following him around. youd get a 1 night 1 segement bump and then everything after is lost money. he's not a draw. he offers very little. i think his work is outstanding on a personal level but he doesnt connect on a mass level. this is just reality.
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02-15-2022, 06:25 PM | #97 |
quesque fuck?
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Disagree.
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02-15-2022, 06:26 PM | #98 |
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You just described AEW's entire business model lol
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02-15-2022, 06:41 PM | #99 |
It's a blood match!
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I can't believe that Cody did this to us. He's left us, why aren't we good enough for him anymore?
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02-15-2022, 06:44 PM | #100 |
It's a blood match!
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I never turned my back on you Cody. I was always there cheering your name. Why did you turn your back on me? You were my hero Cody! Cody I just have one question, the only thing that can come to mind... Why Cody, Why?
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02-15-2022, 07:05 PM | #101 |
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CONGRATULATIONS, NOIDE!!!!
What is your obsession with JJ and Bischoff running a new organization? Bischoff should just stick to podcasts and occasionally make appearances for AEW & WWE. JJ...welll.. It would be funny if it was all a swerve and Cody "signs" a temp contract with NJPW, Impact, or NWA so he can technically challenge for the AEW championship. |
02-15-2022, 07:13 PM | #102 |
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Gonna laugh when Cody vs MJF main events night 1 of rasslemania in 2 years
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02-15-2022, 07:32 PM | #103 |
It's a blood match!
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02-15-2022, 07:40 PM | #104 |
boop/bop/beep
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Honestly, they don't have to put Brandi on TV anymore so it's probably a win in the long run.
They should put Arn with Brian Danielson. Seems a better fit. |
02-15-2022, 08:14 PM | #105 |
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I don’t know why anyone isn’t talking about the obvious play here. Cody wanted to run NXT like his daddy. Vince wanted HHH out of the company but couldn’t do it himself due to family reasons. Cody tells Vince he can run his own promotion better than Hunter ever could run NXT. Vince says prove it and NXT is yours. Cody proves it. Hunter fails. Vince has an excuse to make a move.
Cody will be in charge of NXT in 6 months. |
02-15-2022, 08:23 PM | #106 | |
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02-15-2022, 08:32 PM | #107 |
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Only if you believe Vince hasn’t be sabotaging Hunter this whole time
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02-15-2022, 08:37 PM | #108 | |
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That is not defending Vince, I just think he is too greedy to make that kind of financial sacrifice out of spite lol |
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02-15-2022, 09:29 PM | #109 |
2 Dicks out for Trips
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02-15-2022, 09:31 PM | #110 |
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And yet when Dusty was in charge we got the Shield and the New Day. HMMMMMMM
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02-15-2022, 09:37 PM | #111 |
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This is a good thing for AEW. I posted about Cody and Bucks still being presented in strong positions on TV as being detrimental to the product ages ago. . They aren’t good enough to be EVPs and have key positions in the company now guys like Punk and Danielson are around. He was getting booed because fans were sick of the focus on him. There are wrestlers far more deserving of the TV time. The Codester is midcard for life and wanted a main event deal.
If TK knows what he is doing, he lets the Bucks deal run down too. They are useless and have an awful look and can’t tell a story in the ring. They should be next to go. They don’t make any other team in the division look good by competing at the same level as them. |
02-15-2022, 09:47 PM | #112 |
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Super "bad sign" for AEW that the "guy who started it all" is jumping ship......
No way he comes into WWE as a face, though.... there will be enough people chanting AEW and probably "you sold out" at him... they will have to embrace it and roll with it... either way this is "legit interesting" and might get me to check out WWE for a show or two to see what they do with him.... |
02-15-2022, 09:55 PM | #113 |
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Cody about to be wearing polka dots like a mother fucker.
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02-15-2022, 09:55 PM | #114 | |
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As for The Shield, they were never paired together beforehand. That is not a callup of an NXT act like when the Wyatt Family was called up. In fact the only appearances Dean Ambrose ever made in NXT were after The Shield had already debuted. |
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02-15-2022, 10:06 PM | #115 |
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I’m sure Meltzer told you to believe that.
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02-15-2022, 10:09 PM | #116 |
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I prefer to Believe in the Shield
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02-15-2022, 10:17 PM | #117 |
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I prefer to just plain Bolieve.
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02-15-2022, 10:30 PM | #118 |
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I just Always Believe.
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02-15-2022, 10:42 PM | #119 |
It's a blood match!
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Thank you to those of you guys who've reached out to me about this. I am doing okay for the time being. I wouldn't say anything is normal, I'm not certain I'll know what normal is for a long time if ever again. Betrayal leave a wound that takes time to heal and the scars are everlasting. Hopefully with time I will grow stronger and heal from Cody's wounds. Thank for reaching out you guys, thnks.
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02-15-2022, 10:51 PM | #120 | |
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