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Is Cody Rhodes losing popularity?

Eerie_Cherub

New Member
I'm not saying that Cody Rhodes IS losing popularity, I just want to know people's thoughts.

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Cody Rhodes has easily been one of the most over babyfaces in wrestling throughout the past couple of years. From his feud with Seth Rollins to main events with Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, and AJ Styles, he's delivered repeatedly strong performances and placed into compelling storylines on the top card. His rise has felt very earned built on years of perseverance, improving in ring ability, and carving out a reputation in AEW, NJPW, and even TNA before returning to WWE.

He also wears his heart on his sleeve in a way not every top star does. The heavy emotions he showed even after his win over John Cena last night felt like an example, he's very emotionally raw and honest which I personally feel adds to him being a strong babyface. That said, the booing at SummerSlam. The boos during his match with Cena were louder than expected,

While the loud reactions to Cody definitely didn't sound like full-on boos, there were still a lot of boos, surprising for someone positioned as WWE's top babyface. Some of that can probably be attributed to Cena turning back the clock and giving fans 'the old' him, a great way to further his retirement tour on a good note. But still, if Cody is the guy, it raises the question: Why is he being booed at all?

It could just be fickle fans as it often is. But it also might be the early signs of Cody fatigue. Wrestling fans do this kind of thing at events, but even the most beloved faces can get stale if the momentum isn’t carefully managed. In my opinion, Cody will be fine but if WWE wants to maintain the kind of emotional investment fans had a year or two ago then he will need to be placed in strong storylines. And maybe, just maybe, start planting the seeds for a heel turn but I'm not personally a fan of that idea.

Curious where others stand on this. Is the crowd just reacting to Cena, or is the honeymoon period with Cody starting to fade?
 
Dale

Dale

Cry About It
I don't think it's fading, Cena is obviously a legend with massive fan support of his own and it's just the crowd playing along (best way I can describe it) in that moment of wanting their guy to win. It'll probably continue to happen if / when we see him lock horns with Roman again or Punk for example. When the crowd stop going bananas for his entrance or stop cheering for him when he's pitched against lesser guys then I would start to worry but I don't expect that to happen any time soon.
 
Deadd2009

Deadd2009

Horror Movie Guru
The boos are partially because of the Cena effect, and wasn't Cody getting boos sprinkled in here and there around Mania time last year? It all depends on the city you're in and the crowd that shows up. New York/Jersey seems to be a smark town.
 
Tommy MBE

Tommy MBE

WRESTLING IS COOL
On the new wwe show unreal there's a clip where hunter and Cody are speaking. " we'll push this thing till the wheels fall off" hunter says to Cody. So with Sundays regained win for the UC belt, I'd say hell no.

Cody seems to get loud pops in cities and towns in the u.s. Personally I thought it might of been a double turn due to cena turning back on smackdown .

He's still beloved by 99.9% of fans.
 

ndw_official

New Member
Sometimes it's a change of perspective rather than a wrestler losing popularity. Cody has been the guy for over a year now and much like all top guys, they have their routine they rely on.

Sure, there might be a few who get sick of it but by and large, the crowd loves him. It really ain't much different than when a John Cena situation when he was in his first few runs as champ. You hear a few more boos, some crowds are more hostile than others but he's still getting the biggest reaction.
 
Tommy MBE

Tommy MBE

WRESTLING IS COOL
ndw_official said:
Sometimes it's a change of perspective rather than a wrestler losing popularity. Cody has been the guy for over a year now and much like all top guys, they have their routine they rely on.

Sure, there might be a few who get sick of it but by and large, the crowd loves him. It really ain't much different than when a John Cena situation when he was in his first few runs as champ. You hear a few more boos, some crowds are more hostile than others but he's still getting the biggest reaction.
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Well said. Welcome to WS.
 
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