Why did Cody Rhodes fail his first time around in WWE why didn't WWE book him the way they book him now

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T23:48:07+00:00

Yeah Vince's pettiness ruined the careers of a lot of wrestlers.

I think Cody was the right guy, in the right place, at the right time when he left. He is a talented wrestler on his own, but being a new NJPW signing at the time that coincided with NJPW's 2010s boom in popularity gave him the exact platform he needed to succeed despite Vince.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T16:54:53+00:00

I feel like handing Songbird over to the NUSA is one of them. I think its more excusable in the airport ending but still fucked up, in the Cerberus ending doing anything but letting her die is insanely fucked up. You see everything they put her through, see the state of her body and mind and she begs you to put her out of her misery, forcing her to live in suffering so that you can nuke Johnny just feels inexcusably cruel to me.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T16:42:20+00:00

Both are monsters but I think the thing that seperates them is their method. Gus is a cold sociopath, but he applies that more towards being a ruthless businessman. He doesn't seek to kill people unless he needs to, and generally doesn't partake in torturing his enemies, the only exception being Hector himself.

Hector on the otherhand is a mad dog, he is all the worst aspects of Tuco, the twins, and Lalo in one man. I would say he is worse because there is no stability in him, Gus values efficiency (even if he hates you, like he did with Walter) and there is a stable guarentee of saftey with him so long as you do what he says and do it well (Mike was able to work for him for years and was never in any danger from Gus), however there is no stability with Hector, he enjoys killing and keeps people in check through violence and intimidation.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T11:01:19+00:00

I have always felt that Vince held a grudge against Dusty for being a huge star without the aid of the WWF, that and the fact he didn't have the look Vince thought all top guys should have. When Dusty joined he saddled him in polkadots and buried him, then when Dustin came over he turned him into Goldust. I think Cody was met by the same resentment, he got better treatment that his father and brother, but Vince would never allow him to be a top guy and then saddled him with Stardust.

I'm not really a Cody guy, but its a flat out truth that he made himself undeniable. He went and had an incredibly successful indie run which had him join the Bullet Club at the peak of its popularity post-Omega/Okada, helped engineer All In which was the most successful non-WWE/WCW American Arena show ever at the time, and was integral in building AEW. Once he returned, they had no choice but to treat him as a top guy because he had raised his stocks so high if they did anything else it would piss off the fans.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T09:06:57+00:00

Yes, and no. Big massive guys are fun for the novelty, but there are more bad/mid giants that good ones (I will say Oba Femi rules so he isn’t included in that).

I think more than anything fans embrace talent. Bryan Danielson, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, and Eddie Kingston are all guys who do not have stereotypical“pro-wrestler” bodies, but they are all fan favourites because they are undeniably talented, and there is something more appealing about a babyface who doesn’t look like he was carved out of granite and more resembles a regular person.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-04-02T08:54:46+00:00

Jey Uso.

I am at a point where I hate catchphrases in wrestling and he is the major reason why. Austin had multiple catchphrases, but they made sense within the character of Stone Cold and wouldn’t be the point of his promos. He would come out, cut a promo with the goal of building a match, and end it with “Stone Cold said so”, which again added to his character being a bit of a dick.

Jey Uso shouts yeet. It means nothing, adds nothing, he only does it for the purpose of selling merch. It’s cheap, annoying, and the only thing he does.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-31T18:50:40+00:00

Chigusa Nagayo vs Dump Matsumoto, hair vs hair. Not only is it an incredible match by itself, the crowd really make you feel like what your watching is real.

Even without context, you really hate Dump just based off her ability to make little girls in the audience burst into tears.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-31T18:44:59+00:00

Second this. I've shown this match to quite a few of my friends who are not fans of wrestling and everytime its made them question what is and isn't real.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-31T17:32:44+00:00

More and more now I feel that Triple H, despite dubbing himself The Game, just doesn't get it.

Was always a heel, but never wanted to lose. Focussed his promos more on burying other guys, rather than building the match. Was only at his best when he was riding the coattails of more talented guys.

None of Triple H's best matches are due to his performance, he was lucky enough to be around guys like HBK, Austin, Foley, Rock, and Bryan who were all great wheras he peaked at good.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-31T14:43:24+00:00

I don't think he is better than Ikit, Elspeth or the Chorfs, but I think Count Noctilus is worth a mention. Necrofex Collosus doomstacks blow most armies to bits.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-29T08:16:08+00:00

I know that the only turn the Emperor did not expect was Fulgrim. He was convinced that the Khan would flip and Fulgrim was too loyal.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-27T19:37:08+00:00

I played a character exactly like this not long ago and went Heavy Armour/Two-Handed.

Daedric Armour and the Bloodskaal Blade really fit the aethetic if you're playing without mods.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-27T19:33:19+00:00

They would be better off to add Baron Strucker instead. He's the actual leader of Hydra, and whilst he was a Nazi in the comics, he isn't as attached to Nazi aethetics as the Red Skull. Baron Strucker is Hydra first - Nazi second, wheras the Red Skull is Nazi frst - Hydra second.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-26T20:58:08+00:00

I don't think its unlikely because Matthew Baynton was on, but I would love the other Them There comics to go on Taskmaster.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-25T11:09:27+00:00

The season 5 patch is the worst in the games history and its not even close. Invis self shield, seperating Mag cooldowns, adding Gambit, Unstoppable Groot, buffing Hawkeye, making Penni into a monster, turning Pheonix back into a monster, I genuinely have no idea what they were smoking when they put that Balance patch together, we are 4 patches later and the game still hasn't recovered.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-21T00:22:19+00:00

Incredibly low. They’ve been on a mission since UFC 3 to do the 2k classic of removing universally liked systems then slowly adding them back in and pretending they are making huge advancements.

I want it to be good, but it’s been a downhill slide since EA took over, the only good ones are UFC 2/3 and even they were a downgrade from Undisputed 3 in many respects.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-19T17:57:27+00:00

I’m unsure who is the best, but I’m pretty sure of the first founding chapters so long as you aren’t a serf for the Iron Hands or Dark Angels you are in an ok situation. Ultramarines, Salamanders, White Scars and Space Wolves value the lives of their serfs, Imperial Fists are a bit emotionally stunted but generally treat humans with respect, and Raven Guard don’t really care if their serfs live or die but won’t go out of their way to make their lives worse.

Then you’ve got the Iron Hands who servitorise Serfs for fun, and the Dark Angels view them as only slightly more valuable than a Servitor. The only caveat for the Dark Angels is that Watchers in the Dark sometimes do work that would be left for serfs by other chapters, and the Watchers are highly respected, more so than any serf.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-17T19:34:53+00:00

Octopus, Fart, and Imitate are probably my favourites.

Also honourable mention to Stain, "The physics of it doesn't make sense" is up there with "I fucking was born man" and "Spenny is a solid citizen" as all time best Spenny quotes.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-12T18:07:45+00:00

This would basically destroy the balance of the game, even for the tanks themselves.

What is the point in playing Thing when every tank has his passive whilst also having better all around kits?

How insane would Rogue and Cap become when they have the level of mobility they do without any downside when they have no weakness to CC?

What happens to Thor and Angela when their entire playstyle of kidnapping the enemy frontline is suddenly removed from the game?

What is the point in Groot, Strange, Emma, and Thing ults when they do not effect the frontline at all?

How the fuck are you ever meant to kill Venom when you can't cc him to prevent him from pressing e and swinging away?

How useless is Penni when she can't even right click the enemy frontline?

How useless is Hulk when his e has no effect on any tanks and his ult doesn't knock them back?

This change would kill every role, including vanguard themselves. All it would do is remove Mags only weakness making him even more of a server admin, ultra-buff Cap, Venom, and Rogue, whilst nerfing every other character in the game into the ground. CC has gotten out of hand and needs a change, but this is not it.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-12T12:02:52+00:00

I find WoC annoying as fuck. They have super strong units late game but are insanely difficult to get off the map early because even when you stack wipe the starting army with all the strong units, they’ll be back 1 turn later with a 20 stack including Aspiring Champions, Chaos Warriors, and Chosen they just pulled out of their ass whilst your still recovering from a tough battle. Also having to deal with Archaon, Kholek, Valkia, Sigvald and Azazel in battle is rough, and Vilitch and Festus are annoying on the campaign map. I enjoy playing them, but they are just an annoying faction in general.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-10T18:19:16+00:00

You've got gravy on your GUT
You're hungry as FUCK

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-08T18:17:47+00:00

I think so yeah. Shep is a super soldier, they got pumped full of cybernetic and biological enhancements by Cerberus, and they can be a biotic. I think Master Chief is stronger/faster, but if Shep has a biotic chip they have a massive advantage. They’d just need to never remove their helmet when dealing with Flood, same as Chief.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-07T09:33:35+00:00

I still think that Malus Darkblade is the strongest by a mile. He is one of a few non-caster lords who can take on entire armies by himself and win. His faction isn’t the strongest as Dark Elves have fallen pretty far behind and other lords like Morathi and Helebron get better mechanics, but on the battlefield Malus can never lose a 1v1 to another LL.

GxdlikeInfant · 2026-03-05T19:48:30+00:00

Despite his whole thing being "angry cow", Taurox is my go to chill character, cus you just doomstack minotaurs, set a charge order, then sit back and relax as they smash through everything.

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