Instead, they were eager to take the paper bags and cheered if Rhodes gave them one. Though Rhodes' strategy was a good one in theory, it didn't generate him the heat he thought it would. In fact, it almost made him more baby face-like. If a wrestler showed up to all of his matches wearing a football helmet, you'd think he looked like a wuss, right? Under his "disfigured" gimmick, Cody Rhodes would always wear that protective mask, and I, for one, thought it kind of made him look like a pansy.
Rhodes was extra conscious about getting hit in the face, he had protection that no one else had and he basically "needed" the mask in order to compete in his matches.
I know that the WWE likes to book its heels like huge cowards, but to have a guy like Rhodes use such a blatant cowardly tactic on a consistent basis is a bit too much for me. The masked gimmick was fine for a while, but it stuck Cody Rhodes between a rock and a hard place. It limited what he could say during his promos and how he could talk during them , it limited what he could do in the ring and it limited the advancement of his character.
If Rhodes still had the mask on, he'd still be forced to cut those drawn-out promos, be conscious about getting hit in the face and be that "tormented" and "disfigured" wrestler. With the mask off, however, he can expand his promo range, worry more about actual wrestling and develop his character to be more than just someone who's pissed because his face got messed up by Rey Mysterio. While removing the mask will allow Cody Rhodes to develop his character a bit more, he really doesn't have to change it all that much.
I mean, it's not like he's going to start wearing a cape and acting like a superhero all of a sudden. He's still Cody Rhodes. He's still going to be a great heel who cuts good promos, is great in the ring and is a bit of a psycho. In no time at all Cody started talking about how he was no longer 'Dashing', and started portraying a darker, more sinister persona. Many fans felt this was simply a character, but the reality is that Cody legitimately needed to wear the mask on his face. His injuries not yet healed, the wrestler required the see-through mask for medical reasons more than anything else.
Marijuanaleaf Dark Match Winner. Joined: Aug 9, Messages: 34 Likes Received: 8. I'ts great. I hate to agree with Lawler, cause he's a mark for faces and rarely gives heels credit, but Rhodes is better off without the mask. Losing the mask will only push him further into the main event because he is on top of his game and in his prime thus far. Cody didn't showcase too much skill in that tag team match so maybe creative is gonna make him look like a pussy now that he has no facial protection giving him the upper hand and also he'll have to find new ways to win the match by cheating that is just as exciting as him hitting someone with the acrylic mask.
Hopefully Rhodes is the Soul Survivor at Survivor Series and takes a step into Orton's shoes and really shoots his career into that next level. Joined: Mar 19, Messages: 1, Likes Received: 1, I think character changes are completely necessary to be a sucessful wrestler; Cody Rhodes just falls into the category. The Grotesque gimmick has ran it's course and this can be nothing but good for Cody Rhodes. I believe what will help Cody, is if he keeps a lot of the same shit he used to do with his most recent gimmick.
For example, It is my belief that Rhodes should keep the bags and continuously hand them out to various fans when he wrestles. That should be somewhat of a trademark for Rhodes. Removing the mask is probably a sign of things to come.
With that said, he isn't ready for the main event. He isn't over enough yet. That's a major problem when developing Rhodes' character. I don't care what changes they have to make, just as long as he's a main eventer come six months from now. He damn worthy.
Joined: Mar 5, Messages: 2, Likes Received: 1, Personally I think it was time for him to lose the mask. That was a significant instrument to help elevate his character and to move him up the hierarchy of WWE, but I think he has established himself there and no longer needs the mask. What I didn't like was his change of theme song and his change of demeanor.
I loved his old theme and don't think they should have tinkered with that at all. And I think he could have maintained more of the elements of the grotesque Rhodes character, minus the mask. The way he talks, the way he carries himself, all of that should have been preserved to maintain the persona, minus the mask. I guess nothing ventured nothing gained.
If his character starts to slip, just have him suffer a devastating loss to someone, and the mask can easily be brought back. But I wouldn't want them to mess with his character too much, as he has gotten over far more significantly than I ever thought he would, back when he was the weakest link of the Legacy faction. JWGunslinger Warrior Forever.
Joined: Apr 7, Messages: 1, Likes Received: 1, I felt that the timing was perfect, he had success with the grotesque gimmick and I think that people really started to take him seriously since then.
However I do believe that it was just recently getting a little old and just as I was thinking that he comes out on Raw last night without the mask sporting a massive change in appearance and confidence. I think that Cody Rhodes looked like a brand new man last night and I was very very impressed, maybe I was just blown away when I realized the the first time that he looks huge and has much more muscle definition, I don't know how I didn't notice unless the mask was supposed to take our attention off his body so we focused on his protective headgear.
But either way, I know that character tweaks can kill a superstar but last night Cody Rhodes looked and felt like a true champion, and I've gone along with the idea of him being a future world champion because I believed it would happen, last night I felt it. Gabriel ;. Joined: Jul 1, Messages: Likes Received: I've been calling for the mask to go since WrestleMania and I'm glad it finally came off.
Personally I think this new gimmic is going to be entirtaining- what's better on the mic then a crazy hottie? Josh Groban's voice of course, but that's beside the point This is good timing because I think the old grotesque Cody was getting a little stale and people were just like, "Yawn" everytime he got on the mic. Now that he has a new gimmic people are going to be interested and want to see what this guy is going to do next. Nice move Cody.
At least we get to see him smile again. He hasn't smiled in what, a year? Year and a half? Joined: Jun 17, Messages: Likes Received: 6. You know what was good about this Cody Rhodes segment last night was the little pop up window where he talked for just a minute or so about losing the mask. I don't know why the WWE couldn't do that with more of the mid card guys. Joined: Mar 23, Messages: Likes Received: I think this is great news. The mask and disfigured-gimmick was great, but it had run its course.
It was time to move on. From the looks of things Cody is still somewhat psycho, if not with a plastic mask. I think Rhodes is slowly but surely setting his sights on heavyweight gold. Wouldn't be surprised if he won the Rumble and went to Wrestlemania. Dagger Dias One Winged Admin.
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