SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, March 7th 2025: Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown after John Cena's vicious betrayal

[Chris]

But I really don't think Cena wins

 

[Ricky Smarks]

yeah I agree that's why he sold out, that's a great story. The sell out shouldn't win in 2025 at the biggest show of the year to break a record that will never be broken again tho lol crazy message to send, suck Rock's dick and you get everything

You just clarifed my position better than I was able to all week. And this isn’t even about whether or not I think he should win 17 because I’ll set that aside but like specifically what you just said here about not winning at wrestlemania is 100%.

 

[Grim]

"LA Knight has been one step ahead of the Jap."

 

[Shane]

You just clarifed my position better than I was able to all week. And this isn’t even about whether or not I think he should win 17 because I’ll set that aside but like specifically what you just said here about not winning at wrestlemania is 100%.

Except a sell out should win. That’s literally heel booking 101 lmao

 

[Chris]

"LA Knight has been one step ahead of the Jap."

he said champ bruh he has a bad accent lol

 

[DameDollar]

"LA Knight has been one step ahead of the Jap."

oh no I hope not

 

[Ricky Smarks]

If it’s not Cena or Randy Orton then it’ll never be broken

I’m fine with it never being broken, but I did indicate earlier in this very thread that I wanted to be Randy Orton if it’s gonna be anyone in the WWE.

 

[Grim]

he said champ bruh he has a bad accent lol

Oh thank god

 

[Chris]

This is much worse than when everyone thought Oba vs moose was title vs title bc oba said titan vs titan

 

[Grim]

I was about to cancel Wade

 

[Shane]

Why couldn’t we have had a WWE vs TNA crossover in 2006

 

[OsBlaze]

Cena breaking it in the end won't matter because Austin Theory is going to win 18.

 

[Wang Chung]

As much as I don’t like Flair as a person in 2025, I still think his work carrying the business means something.

It’s gonna be broken eventually, but I would’ve just preferred someone else.

Records are meant to be broken and it still doesn't take away from Flair. It builds up to a person who can be there to acknowledge the next person and Cema in reality isn't that bad of a dude and will show the respect to the person who breaks it. Just hopefully it wasn't Charlotte who breaks it again and it takes some time to get to it again.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Except a sell out should win. That’s literally heel booking 101 lmao

It’s literally not actually. It’s just like I explained in the Raw thread and Chris explained it better than I did. Wrestling 101 is literally if the heel is ahead every step of the way up until the end the baby face overcomes that’s wrestling 101.

The heel only typically wins when the heel got advantage that you didn’t know about going in like Cena turns at wrestlemania with the help of the rock he would go over, but he turned a whole month in advance and he’s got the boss on the side you have the baby face overcome that is 100% booking 101.

 

[Chris]

John Cena is a -220 favorite to win rn and sabs won't even take it straight up for me, I'm giving him way better odds