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It's weird to have a segment promoting Cody maybe going for the other belt (though that wasn't confirmed here so who knows, plans can clearly change quickly), and in that segment both Roman buries it and Cody props up Roman's belt by calling it the one Bruno had and that his father was denied which he still wants in the end....before handing off his shot to The Rock.
I agree with this. I’d of had Gunther face Seth at Mania, title for title, WrestleMania VI style, but whereas Warrior dropped the IC after, I’d of had Gunther carry both belts for a little while.
Would be, but also doesn't tickle Rock's ego enough so that's a no go. (Stone Cold would, quite obviously)Oh I'd love to hear that
Another super simple solution would have been to have Cody introduce Rock as special guest referee. You get his presence and star power, and he thwarts bloodline interference setting Rock vs Roman for SummerSlam. That would have been a win/win situation for everyone imo
Agreed, which is why I'm still having copium that this is to essentially be Cody slow burning his decision until post Elimination Chamber. Have him announce that he'll make his final decision then and right before he comes out to announce it's Seth he's facing, have somebody come out and convince him for definite by reminding him what he's fighting for.
The only reason for Roman to not lose is to break the Hogan streak which I'm sorry but is such an apallingly stupid accolade to "reach" when Roman is only competing 6 days a year. It's the equivalent of somebody having a high score on a mobile game which they outright pay to win at. It just doesn't mean anything.
Roman has to lose the belt eventually. He isn't beating Bruno or something, and the title run has run its course. There isn't meat on the bone like there was. It cannot be stretched out another year or whatever and have it feel like interesting TV. They are already struggling with this story right now.
I think the one way you can alternatively dethrone Roman and the Bloodline (which I still contend they can do post Roman losing the title anyway) is Imperium vs The Bloodline. It's the one thing left, of a team that's just as dangerous as the Bloodline being there to even the odds. I do legitimately still hope that happens cuz 2025 should abso-goddamn-lutely be Gunther's year.
I know. This just makes Cody seem like a tool.
Agreed and it is the main reason why I loathe Rock vs Reigns 1v1 as an idea. The finish gets confirmed the moment the match does, if it's for the title. The best case scenario is Reigns winning because he's the more active part timer of the two. That's what should happen. The issue is this match should've happened within the past 3 and a half years. Roman's title run imho ran its natural course by WM 39. It feels padded even now but there's still the hope that he'll lose at WM 40 because of the increased importance of it being one of the "decade" WMs if that makes sense. If he wins it this time, he's not losing it until a bare minimum of Summerslam (which is still imho not big enough of an event for him to lose it at), if not next year's Wrestlemania
Agreed. Heck, even if Punk had won, you could have had Rock come out this week and challenge Reigns, then announced a Chamber match for facing Seth since Punk was injured and BOOM! Insert Cody that way. Save the Reigns match. Having him win the Rumble if he wasn't challenging or if it was in threat of not happening was a huge blunder
