Jim Cornette Reviews Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 Night Two

From Episode 288 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@blind-sidelocc6052]

Jim Cornette after tonight's Raw you about to have a heart attack 😂😂

[@riffhousestudios96]

What happened

[@APW012]

Brock destroyed Cody.

[@daleharris3809]

​@Riff House Studios Brock volunteered to team with Cody to face Roman and Solo then when match started hit him with about 32 F5s

[@randomiser2267]

​@@riffhousestudios96 Everyone who said this is part of a bigger plan to elevate Cody was made to look like a complete fool.

[@KOHoxton]

@@joegreene7619 This is assuming WWE Won't pull another stunt to favor their little betting-ring they're trying to start, though.

[@TheIncredible2IC]

"The Bloodline is a great story though" Yeah, so was the nWo for the first year or two.

[@mr.green2341]

Trips probably thinks the Fingerpoke of Doom was a good story too like his buddy Kev.

[@OmegaRedFan]

​@@mr.green2341 HHH don't got yo numba punk

[@zavthe1371]

i bet you feel so stupid now after 40

[@bargaintuesday812]

Cody winning the title that his father never won using his finisher would have been one of the greatest WrestleMania moments of all time, if not the greatest. One of the greatest moments in wrestling history even. Instead it was like watching a Greek tragedy where the hero dies and everyone quietly leaves the theater all depressed and disappointed.

[@thekidfromiowa]

You see I want Roman to reach the 1000 day mark, pal! Haha! Whattamaneuver!

[@donkeydarko77]

@@thekidfromiowa Part-time, no house show Roman reaching 1000 days? My man literally only works about 60 days a year.

[@thekidfromiowa]

@@donkeydarko77 More like world title hoarding than a reign.

[@YourPalFry]

​@@donkeydarko77Ironic since Cody was gone from WWE for years, came back and won like 3 ppv feuds in a row then got injured for 8 months, comes back at the rumble and wins it to get a shot at Roman on the main event of wrestlemania when there was zero buildup beforehand.

[@Retro_Fear]

Cody sucks, doesn’t deserve to win, he’s a mid card talent for life

[@monsterbrandman]

This is reminds me of when Triple H beat Booker T at WM 19 . This is the most authentic underdog comeback story you can get. This should have been Cody's Wrestlemania moment coming back from injury to win the rumble and beat Roman. I guess Cody still smells like AEW to Vinny Mac.

[@OmegaRedFan]

You don't know wrestling

[@Fantasyremix]

The way that feud was booked, Booker should have won, but just based on the matchup, people wanted HHH to make a new star, but he ended up staying as a main event talent WAY longer than Booker T. In retrospect, people wanted HHH to put over Kane, RVD, and Booker T, but it was absolutely the right thing to do to beat them and put over Benoit, Batista, and Cena instead.

[@ccrz77]

you really think they spent 3 years building Romans title reign to lose to someone he had a month long program with.

[@mr_mogles7304]

Booker still smelled like WCW…….. imagine them doing that today with another star…… like kofi

[@Pricklypeen]

@@ccrz77 As if there's anyone else in the company even close to Cody rn. Enlighten me to who beats Reigns now.

[@j.b.595]

We got a lot of good videos coming😂. This last raw is gonna have Jim confused af.

[@scottthegeneticfreaksteine393]

Pray to god he just skips it all. That raw was legit some of the worse shit I’ve watched in 15+ years.

[@jkranites]

what was confusing about it? Are you slow?

[@BloodPump]

Brock attacked Cody because he, kayfabe, wants those titles and can't challenge Roman. He hoped Cody would win so he could get them from him, but Cody lost. So now he's livid. Worms his way into a tag match, and when Cody's guard is lowered fucks his world up.

[@JD-Media]

@@scottthegeneticfreaksteine393 That's why he should do it! We want the Cornette rant!

[@Melo_Soul]

​@@BloodPump so he couldn't soften up roman for cody and take out solo 😂🤣💀horrible stuff.

[@3ngag3]

It's no longer 'The Story' for them. It's now 'The Narrative'.

[@JackgarPrime]

But will they Control it?

[@baxterbrownentertainment]

😂 what?

[@bagser1]

Well fuck that noise. Stories are created by entertainers, narratives are pushed by con artists.

[@nixtrostrike]

​@@JackgarPrime Yes. If by "they" you mean "Braun Strowman" 😂

[@TheMrAlgoh]

Then it'll be "It'll never end"

[@CaliKiid714]

Pretty sure the majority of people that showed up on Sunday were there to watch Cody win and celebrate a historic moment. When Roman won everyone in the section I was in just stood up looked around at each other like “wtf really?”, and immediately started leaving 💀

[@forgottenmma3694]

Same.

[@TheMrAlgoh]

Will this affect future WM attendance?

[@Alittlehazayy]

It was the end of the show and they were avoiding traffic

[@sgtnuggetx1661]

Same! Even walking out of the arena everyone was still wondering what the hell just happened

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

@@Alittlehazayy cope

[@Kassano345]

Listening to Brian talking about the Rock coming back to end the bloodline 😅

[@AndersonTenecela]

That ending was “The Last of Us Part 2/Game of Thrones finale” of all Wrestlemania endings

[@bradcarver8127]

And who would make a better champion than Bran the Broken?

[@markcampbell2702]

This is the best analogy I’ve ever heard. The entire plot built up gradually only to have the finish ruin all the build up and make no sense why there was a story to begin with

[@ChaseNada]

I think this was more the Red Wedding than anything. Set up for the ultimate betrayal.

[@MrRBX]

​@@ChaseNadano

[@bradcarver8127]

So I guess it’s “The McMahons send their regards.”

[@taylork7530]

The timing of this video drop is top tier.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Just finished watching the main event on night 2 , 11 minutes ago

[@TheodolosQ]

Right after watching Cody getting destroyed by Brock Lesner, I get to watch a video about Cody getting destroyed by Roman Reigns.

[@cerebralfanatic]

@@TheodolosQwell I wouldn't say destroyed by Roman but

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@TheodolosQ Vince is burying cody this why wrestlers refuse to go to Wwe never forget Vince used brock to bury. Kofi Kingston

[@trentonjones7550]

@@darnellwilliams8783 it’s just filler. Brock’s going to put Cody over

[@SupermanHopkins]

Cornette said something profound: "You run the risk of people thinking there's no hope, so they go on their way." This describes me in a nutshell. I hadn't paid to watch wrestling since Mania 25, but this Roman vs. Cody story hooked me. After seeing Roman go over, I turned it off and thought, "Guess that's that." It's the same problem that made me stop watching wrestling all those years ago, only back then, it was seeing Paul in main event after main event after main event that cost them my support.

[@monabear7287]

Once Roman won during C@theCastle, I know it wouldn't be lost for a long time.

[@atmontgomery93]

Lol Cody literally went and started a rival company, and you thought he had a chance to beat WWEs golden goose at Mania? Give me a break.

[@shaqyardie8105]

You paid 10 dollars or euros or pounds whatever bro, get over it.

[@quentinkaasa47]

WrestleMania XXV was the last time Hunter main evented a Mania for 7 years, you dork.

[@num1Jaysta]

@@quentinkaasa47 That wasn't their point you Mark

[@cerebraltackle]

"It was at that moment...he knew Vince was still running creative." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JDotWill]

When I heard the announcers talk about the Figure 4, I laughed & knew Jim & Brian would zero in on it

[@thesupervisor3270]

I was even like “what”?

[@tylerclark3995]

So I’m not tripping, Dusty virtually never did the Figure 4. I thought that was goofy as hell lol

[@JackgarPrime]

The crowd showed exactly how this was dropped. They didn't even boo. You just heard the wind go right out of their sails. A big, collective "ugh".

[@williamzebub3252]

Exact same thing happened when Sami lost in Montreal.

[@preachdatruth69]

Thousands of people just got up and walked out and didn’t wait until the end. I was one of those people.

[@thenaturallyinsane1]

@@williamzebub3252 Not really. He never was really expected to win anyway. Everyone expected Cody to get his historic win and got a giant turd instead

[@williamzebub3252]

@@thenaturallyinsane1 But the crowd didn't boo Roman winning in Montreal. It was just that same wind getting let out, " ... " reaction that went over the arena after the 1-2-3.on Cody.

[@aaronholman8288]

That's what these booking defenders aren't getting. This is only making people disinterested in the product. When people are leaving, it's not genius booking

[@Spider-Complexion]

If Cody was introduced as the new champion for the Raw after Mania, it would’ve been an insane pop and probably put the company in a better spot than now tbh.

[@kornstarr]

Roman is a bigger star. They'll make one another even bigger together.

[@troystaunton254]

I think you over estimate how important Roman and Cody are. In the entire weekend the only thing that got mainstream media attention was rhea winning. Perhaps Logan Paul’s match. Roman and Cody are stars to the fans. Logan is a mainstream KZbinr and rhea got attention simply because she’s Australian. The company itself wouldn’t be in any different place.

[@kornstarr]

@troystaunton254 what made the WWE hot over the past year has been Roman's title defenses and the Bloodline. They're building him as their greatest champion ever. They're the one marketing him since this merhrr has been announced for obvious reasons.

[@Spider-Complexion]

@@kornstarr I can agree wit that. Take it with a grain of salt, when I say the company would be in a better place. I’m still not giving up on the WWE or Cody but the reception he would’ve gotten as the new champ, would’ve blown the roof off.

[@Spider-Complexion]

@@troystaunton254 Rhea isn’t getting attention because she’s just Australian. Just stop it with that ridiculous thought bcuz she’s actually a quality wrestler and star material.

[@vibezforall99]

listening to this after watching raw tonight is insane 😂😂 i’m so ready to hear the review

[@chalkbodyoutline]

I'm not the biggest Cody fan but it felt like Austin going into Mania vs HBK when you knew it was a new chapter starting the next day

[@TheRealAhoy]

What happens with all of you, wwe create all the blueprints, and when you see a blueprint you'd personally like to work with your enjoyment of the product revolves around whether they put the finishing touches that you would on the angles they do. If they do what you would have done you're like YAYYYY, if they don't you're all like "For the 87th time in my life, I declare I will never watch wwe again" You are the most diva-like of fans. You know there's a massive % of wrestling fans that have never talked about it on the net? You all seem to think that you're the majority and everyone else doesn't exist. Every time wwe don't do what you like you act like you're in an abusive relationship.

[@counelis]

​@@TheRealAhoy DAMN well said.

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@counelis This is the one of the funniest lighthearted things in the world, wrestling, but lots of these people think it's an endless fight in the trenches

[@MrRBX]

​@@TheRealAhoyhow dare people show displeasure for thing they watch! They should just consume product and get hype for next product and ask no questions. Everybody should have a smooth brain like you!

[@aaronholman8288]

@@TheRealAhoy when people are becoming disinterested in the product, it's not good booking, but by all means defend more silly Roman/Brock Angles like all the other fools have since 2015

[@saleemholman6349]

This really had me like one of those “ I got fooled by the wwe again “ fans that ending literally made me smh

[@jessicak2811]

I sat for a good 15 or 20 minutes legitimately pissed off at what I had just wasted my time watching. I only watched night 1 for the KO/Sami story and night 2 for Cody/Roman. I was severely disappointed and I can't believe I fell for it. It's insanity-watching over and over expecting different results. I think I may be done this time. Sorry for the long ass reply! 😊

[@hoganshairline4175]

If Dusty was alive he would have booked Cody to lose. It's time for Cody to go through hard times and then get the strap

[@saleemholman6349]

@@hoganshairline4175 I’m fine with Cody losing it was just that ending was so meh and predictable for that great match that they had.

[@OwenSwain]

​@@jessicak2811thats how they wanted you to feel. Its on you now to not give up on Cody

[@zavthe1371]

@@jessicak2811 glad they didnt give you crybabies the moment yall wanted

[@owl509]

Disappointed that Jim didn't talk about the rubber chicken in the ring when Cody was selling his loss

[@girishparate1980]

yes i saw that.

[@sw5547]

I haven’t regularly watched wrestling in years. I keep up with the big storylines through KZbin and Cornette/Last. I can honestly say this was the most invested I’ve been in any story in many years probably since The Undertakers Streak was around. I’ve followed Cody’s career from Legacy to Dashing to Stardust to Nightmare and I was live at Mania last year when he returned! The decision to make Cody lose was one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen… right up there with the streak ending. It boggles my mind how they could have F’d up so royally… even if Cody wins it at another time the moment will never be this perfect again… it was the perfect story. The perfect build, the perfect atmosphere and then seeing clips of what happened on Raw. I understand Roman getting to 1,000 days but once he gets there who realistically can beat him that he hasn’t already beaten… how anyone could justify Cody losing is bewildering. Sorry I just had to vent.

[@goodday2760]

Blah blah I like predictability blah blah

[@bjgolden304]

​@@goodday2760 U say something?

[@goodday2760]

@@bjgolden304 I don't know, do I deserve to say something? Will it be awesome if I say something? Tell me yes or yes or yes or yes? Thank you Hunter, f**k you Vince? Please retire? AEW, AEW, AEW? Oleee, oleee oleeee oleeee, oleee oleee? That's too far, that's too far? Fight forever?

[@sw5547]

@@goodday2760 I’m glad you like that, I on the other hand like things that make sense. This ranks up there with Sting losing at Mania… just a stupid decision.

[@goodday2760]

@@sw5547 Was Sting ever Stardust?

[@Mr.Slaughter]

I quit watching WWE three years ago and came back to watch this year. Between Asuka and Cody losing, safe to say, I’m good watching wrestling for another 3 years. Wwe continues to prove they have absolutely no idea what they’re doing booking wise and it’s extremely frustrating.

[@FuckBalls64]

You have AEW, who have no idea what they're doing booking wise, or WWE, who have no idea what they're doing booking wise.

[@gscarpenter2002]

You are quite the mark indeed.

[@JackgarPrime]

At least the booking on night 1 all went as it should.

[@UnexpectedDanger]

​@@FuckBalls64 clearly you don't watch AEW, but at least the wrestling is better, even if what you said about booking was true.

[@Chillboyhaad]

Bro nobody gives a fuck how long you weren’t watching or that you’re suddenly not gonna watch anymore. Anyone that is serious about not watching wouldn’t he commenting about it you know why? Because they wouldn’t care enough to do so

[@jasonmiller7420]

They fucked up, they killed the Cody story

[@fwef7445]

Cody be wishing he never left AEW by the end of this. Vince probably sold him the World in contract negotiations, he's going to soon learn that narcissists never keep their promises

[@angel-ij4xv]

wwe is doomed

[@justinredmond4711]

@@fwef7445 Vince is digging up the Stardust suit as we speak.

[@whatsoperadoc7050]

They did alright

[@zavthe1371]

i bet you feel so stupid now after 40

[@skabliggum7313]

I can only speak as a father watching my son go through 3 years of Roman Reigns. He doesn't understand why the wrestler who is portrayed as a bad person keeps winning. It's sad that after seeing Roman win again, he said he's bored with wrestling now and doesn't want to watch it anymore. He said it's the same thing over and over and it's boring.

[@IamNster]

That's exactly the problem. Tuning in isn't fun anymore when it's the exact same thing they've been doing for 2+ years

[@Speedyreedy1218]

How your son feels is how I've felt since 2005 when the ball was given to Cena...

[@Speedyreedy1218]

​@@blakefranklin882 Excellent in what?

[@mnc4980]

I’m 2 months late but I feel the same way as your son it’s been 3 years of the same thing over and over again it’s boring

[@luisramirez-or5vg]

What did you & your son think of WrestleMania 40

[@ljmickey4167]

Remember the movie Forrest Gump. Where Forrest stopped running and said: "I'm pretty tired. Think I'll go home now." That's how I feel about WWE booking at the moment.

[@mmassacre2633]

Triple h hasen’t forgotten about that sledgehammer to the throne spot by Cody

[@fwef7445]

I'm blaming Vince for this, HHH would never have booked so much outside interference into a WM main event

[@markrichardson8793]

No this is Vince, HHH has said he respected Cody for smashing the throne and being a disrupter by pushing boundaries

[@PhillipP93]

HHH isn't that petty. That was Vince.

[@adamweishaupt2846]

Did Cody laugh at Vince's moustache or something?

[@ChrisManley1994]

No he left WWE and started AEW

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@ChrisManley1994 Vince cheated CODY Rhodes like he cheated sting at wrestlemania vince never liked cody or dusty smh they ruined cody's momentum

[@ajpal9618]

@@darnellwilliams8783 this was all Triple H

[@anthonyclark9441]

After RAW tonight, it all makes sense now. They're going to make Cody face some real adversity before he gets the Title.

[@RavenAurion]

@@anthonyclark9441 But he faced real legitimately adversity when he got injured right when he came back. All the packages of him training, working to get back in time for the rumble to win it. That was a better story than they are capable of writing. No adversity they can try to script will be better than the real shit he had to work through to get back. Gomez Adams' doofus son in law screwed up on this one.

[@AmericanHippie7]

A year later and it’s finish the story act ll

[@roberthiguera2176]

A year later and the story is finished

[@EckoNike1]

The best way to describe the bloodline story at this point is “stale” this was the best place to end it but they chose not to. And now it’s not a matter of “I can’t wait for what’ll happen next” but rather “when will it end?”

[@csharp57]

With Sami out of the Bloodline it was time for Roman to drop the belt and regroup. WWE seems to think we care about the Bloodline without Sami. It’s was Jey and Jimmy interacting with Zayn that made it special. Cody should have taking the title and headed us in a new direction. That opportunity has passed. Good luck with whatever Vince wants now…. I’m out.

[@bmagada]

@@csharp57 This was me the moment it happened. Theres long term booking that works with interesting stories and then theres Vince trying to squeeze blood from a fucking stone. Now Vince wants Cody and Brock and for Roman to go on vacation for however long. Great another ten minute main event with Brock......yay. Let me guess, suplex suplex suplex and with f5 reversal to a crossroads or f5 and brock wins. I guess that better than Roman being booked as the weakest champ who always wins with interference.

[@wayne2746]

@@bmagada how long have you been watching wrestling? Because every single heel champ has retained by cheating or interference. They barely win clean.

[@deighton13601]

I am a huge Roman fan to but like this just felt like it was the right time and now it is going to start getting stale it was so much he could’ve done post his championships but we won’t see anything except crap

[@fwef7445]

Says a lot about Roman when he needs an entourage of people surrounding him to make the story interesting. People like punk and cena carried themselves

[@kendrickgibson61]

Something that really sucks about this whole thing is that this was a great wrestling match and people are going to forget that because of the result. No one is going to remember probably one of the best wrestlemania main events they are going to remember WWE fumbling the result.

[@Didhewin]

just like aew booking overshadow great matches ? almost all aew ppv have amazing matches...

[@spsawyer22]

Yep. So true

[@JackgarPrime]

The one thing that truly matters in a match is the finish. The last emotion you feel is the one you remember most strongly.

[@shannonbayley3684]

@@JackgarPrime Which is why is was an awesome main event match and had an awesome finish. I'm glad Roman won, so it was perfect.

[@Gamblestein]

That's how I will remember it. They had 2 white hot babyfaces in the span of 3 months go down in flames for Roman. Who is left?

[@YeTism]

And now Cody is jobbing out to Brock. It’s like Cena 2012 all over again.

[@Chillboyhaad]

Difference is everyone wanted to see Cena knocked down a peg, they’re just slowly ruining Cody’s momentum

[@Melo_Soul]

​@@Chillboyhaad exactly and Cena was already a champion. Huge turn off best we don't watch any further the way things are going it's only gonna get worse

[@pinealdreams1064]

Jobbing out? They haven't even had a match yet. How is a pretty traditional wrestling segment where the heel annihilates the face with a sneak attack a 'burial'? Doesn't that happen weekly on EVERY wrestling show across the world? If Brock goes over him in a match, OK. Fair point. But this was segment, clearly designed to build more sympathy for Cody.

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Don't bother answering these people. If they could book Mania, it would be Gargano vs Ciampa for 4 hours straight smh

[@liammartin8438]

This really sums it up for me. I listen to Jim and Brian talk about modern wrestling far more than I watch it, but the Cody comeback/Bloodline story has really captivated me, to the point where I was either watching Raw and Smackdown in full each week, or searching out highlights. This is also the first Wrestlemania I've bothered to watch since before the pandemic because I was genuinely excited to see what happened. With Cody not winning (coupled with what happened on Raw), my interest levels have once again dropped, and I just can't see myself getting that excited again.

[@Chimassb]

I was at WM39 last night and the disappointment was palpable. So many people left right after Roman won.

[@joshfrye542]

People leave close playoff games before they end. Are they supposed to sit and cry with you over the result of an entertainment product? Or did they, like most people, see the result and try to get a headstart on beating the traffic hell they are about to experience?

[@CaliKiid714]

I was a level above the floor and literally the moment Roman won everyone from the floor section sped off to the exits.

[@-Trauma.]

​​@@joshfrye542h, yes. You big dummy. And they left early and they all sat in traffic and are the reason that traffic became fucked up in the first place. Cause they can't drive.

[@LTKK]

To beat LA traffic...not because they're upset.

[@petebagwell6666]

​@@CaliKiid714 thats what happens at shows dude, people have kids

[@JaneSmith-so6hw]

When you think you're done with the wwe, other people confirm it for you.. Yes, vince has gone full. Never go full.

[@Write-Stuff]

Fire-retardant?

[@marlondaniels7912]

Vince has gone full Vince.

[@IBringIt73]

Yep he is Simple Jack.

[@xavierwilliams2228]

When did Jim get so quick . I wasn’t expecting this til at least Thursday

[@fwef7445]

they know vids like this after easy clicks so best to get it out asap

[@TakeARideWithMe]

I wish he’d do this all the time, I hate RAW/Smackdown review dropping a week later

[@jesterr7133]

I feel the exact same way Jim does about this. It was the right time for Roman to get beat, and Cody was the right guy to beat him. The only reason this would make sense would be if they are trying to tell a bigger story with Cody. The theme of his run is that he wants to do something that no one in the Rhodes family has been able to do. Maybe they are trying to tell a story that Cody doesn't have what it takes, and are wanting him to go through more failures before he does finally win. They just don't really need to do that. People were already invested in Cody's story.

[@kornstarr]

Agreed. But people have been more invested in Roman's story and the Bloodline. Him losing. Each title match is bigger than before. Cody showing up and beating the Final Boss of 3 years ASAP knocks Roman down, and he isn't going anywhere

[@Retro_Fear]

Mid card Cody will never win the title

[@vandalg282]

Its an L take from corny as he mentions Sammartino, what he leaves out, is that contrary to his statement of "people will lose hope", they in fact, won't, and will stay watching a champion for 8 years, to see who will finally beat him. Bruno and Hogan gave up their respective titles, due to injury, not story, even Burno admits that he had enough and was breaking down. Cody is a super star, but it aint his timem he should've gotten it earlier, now its Roman's time, with his heel gimmick and the bloodline arc, its all too perfect.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

After I saw the Uso's lose on night one , I had a bad feeling Cody wasnt winning on night two . I can get it . But man , they better do something amazing .

[@rickyricky7159]

Why Would Roman Lose if USOs retain though the Bloodline having Tag Belts but no World Title makes no sense

[@xthevortexknightx6356]

They literally can’t. Any pop Cody gets for winning the titles after Mania won’t match any pop he would’ve got for Mania. SummerSlam? Nope. MITB? Nah. Any pay-per-view? Not in a million years. WWE is proving a point. That’s all they are doing.

[@TheLivewire18]

@@rickyricky7159 I thought that’s what they would do, to 1 give the feeling Roman would win, and then 2 allow Jey to question Roman’s authority when he was the one who lost.

[@TheMrAlgoh]

@Basedkun it'll be Cena vs Orton all over again and we never asked for it but Vince convinced himself thats what everyone should see.

[@biggains1]

​@@rickyricky7159 actually it would have opened up an awesome dynamic where "why are the underlings Champs but the Tribal Chief has no gold???" And would have been the stepping stone to The Usos breaking away finally and the real crumbling of The Bloodline would begin.

[@JokerzGallery]

It wasn't who won or loss that made the match fall flat for me. It was all the outside interference. If we can't get clean finishes at Wrestlemania, why even bother?

[@caseyw1286]

Exactly! Wrestlemania should be the time where you wrap up and finish storylines.

[@Venomx-nb1jr]

Literally what corny said. He referenced shiek and said people stopped filling the building. If you can’t end a thing at mania then what’s the point? There isn’t one. And I really think this is going to dramatically affect ticket sales.

[@Jigster95]

I agree

[@pnut2552]

This was the first Mania I have watched in a long time, i was really wanting to witness Roman losing his belts, and was super bummed when it didn't happen! I like Roman, and this storyline so far has been one of my favs in a long while, I was just ready to see the smartass heel get what was coming to him!

[@BadNews44]

WVU

[@charlesmoore3654]

☝🏾

[@richardnash6111]

Yeah I was considering no longer being a long time lapsed fan but fuck it. I'll just keep watching podcasts and other media roasting the shows because that's more entertaining than the actual wrestling.

[@ziahamm1603]

I think we all were dude. We should have known better haha 😄 they obviously want him to hit 1000 days before they plan for him to drop the titles. Probably a rematch at Summerslam which won't feel anywhere near as special.

[@bjgolden304]

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!!

[@villian99918]

I watched Cody since his release, his time in ROH and NJPW and up till now and it was such a great rise that his career had and it just felt like a gut punch to have him not get his WrestleMania moment

[@TheEpic22]

Literally my thoughts exactly. I think the ship has sailed. They will never get back to that moment with Cody sadly. They can make it good, but it’ll never be as good. And unless there’s a new angle for them then the win is just going to feel pointless and annoying for wasting our time when it could’ve just happened at mania. If they wanted Roman to win then mania should have been Sami vs Roman. Let Cody stew for a bit longer. Continue to build him and so when Sami loses the heat is on Roman and not creative because everyone will be that much more excited for Cody to beat him. But now it’s just like, well who? Who is gonna beat Roman? There is no one. We’re just stuck in the mud for 50 more days so he can have 1000. There’s plenty of more steam for the bloodline angle, but they rushed into the Cody match and then realized they wanted the bloodline storyline to continue and booked themselves into a corner. It’s a shame because I think the whole angle is just a bust at this point

[@darthraider450]

"let Cody stew for a bit longer" then Raw after WrestleMania happens 😂

[@jaybee4288]

Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa Gunther, Bron Breakker. There’s plenty of people to beat Roman. I don’t like Cody, I think he’s bland, was a big fish in a small pond, far too greasy and American for my liking. And I’m not the only one. He has less of a social media profile than Zayn and KO do and is mostly liked by wrestling marks, not the casual WWE audience. I get being disappointed your guy lost, it this is no worse than when he beat Riddle or Zayn, Cody is no more suited to the title than either of them.

[@TheEpic22]

@@jaybee4288 I don’t care about your opinion lmfao, I don’t care who beats Roman, I just care that the person who does is over. And regardless of your dumb opinion, Cody was massively over. But keep whining about him lmfao, you are in a small minority

[@alexs7670]

@@jaybee4288 there is no world where owens and zayne are more over with normies than cody. And lmao at being "too american" I bet you think tanahashi is too japanes f'n lmao.

[@jtsra7]

I disagree because your logic is rooted in an instant gratification outlook. Wrestling is storytelling. From Cody's very first promo on Raw after he returned he let us know his Entire storyline as a return character is to Finally claim the world championship. Then he got hurt. SO Here it is only one year later and most of it hurt and you guys wanted a story with that potential to just end already? No way! Cody no doubt sees it that way too. When he wins that belt, that is the End of that storyline, and the start of the next. It was not time to do that after just one year and barely any Cody. There are years in the tank to get him there and make it mean something huge. And if Randy comes back they Definitely need to have him turn heel and screw Cody out of winning his first one too. Lots of story to tell on Cody's path to the Win!

[@West3720]

2:10 You'll learn something when you listen to Cornette. Cornette is right. If cody ever does win the title, it won't be as satisfying. Could you imagine Rey Mysterio or Chris Benoit not winning the world title at wrestlemania

[@aaronholman8288]

Yep, Wwe just made sure less people care when Cody does eventually win, especially after they just had Brock beat his ass for 8 minutes straight on raw tn

[@Priestradamus]

What the fuck did Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio do with those titles after they won?

[@gscarpenter2002]

You have no way of knowing that, Nostradamus.

[@aaronholman8288]

@@gscarpenter2002 well, seeing as how Lesnar just beat Cody's ass for 8 mins straight on raw tn, I can guarantee you that less people will be watching and even less people will give a shit if Cody wins the title or not Not sure what dragging this out is going to accomplish except less and less merch sales and hype for Cody when he was white hot just last night

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Hard to say. It could be a huge thing in the end but will be hard to eclipse what this would’ve been. It’s possible, albeit a very small chance, but they will have to commit and book it perfectly to do so. I think the added challenge is that a lot of fans are going to have a hard time trusting the WWE to do it in the future which will probably make it harder for fans to invest in the story as much as they were in this one since they’ll have doubt it will happen. I think this recent one had a lot of investment because it was genuinely the first time in a long time where it really felt realistic to see the title change compared to anything else involving Roman. It’s hard to invest if you think they’ll just serve you again, there has to be some level of trust that they’ll give you what you want to allow yourself to emotionally invest in a story. But at the same time if you compare it to Benoit or Mysterio that’s almost an example of why they may not have done it now. Sure those were big moments at WM itself but the company didn’t get behind them to commit and entrench them at that level for the long term and both had pretty forgettable title runs as a result. Or another comparison is when HHH returned from his quad tesr and won the belt at WM and lost it shortly afterwards. There’s definitely merit to that big moment at WM but the bigger picture needs to be a true commitment that goes deeper than that solitary moment that transitions that WM into a full elevation of that person being the guy and rising to a top level for the company moving into the future. I think that applies even more here when choosing when you end a title reign like the one Roman has. Whenever they do it it has to be for more than that solitary night and audience reaction. With the time they’ve committed to this run the ending has to be to someone they’ve built to be at that level and who will launch even further by ending the title reign and use that victory for the future as champion. As much as I wanted that moment last night I think it would be worse if you had that moment and then the follow up to it was a follow up like the moments you mentioned here and wasting how big ending this title reign needs to be for the person who does it. If they commit to Cody and have him overcome steep adversity to finally do it and have the full backing as the champion moving forward then I’ll be fine with this decision. If they don’t then I’ll feel like it was a huge fumble of what felt like a sure thing.

[@gp.5989]

This is Starcade 97 all over again.

[@facesofevildead]

Cody finishing his story was as desired as people wanting Vince Mcmahon not involved with creative.

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

Now I'm waiting for the hour long raw after mania review. Vince is back in charge

[@Methodius93]

Yeah they totally dropped the ball on this, last night was THE perfect timing for Cody to win the belts!

[@Kingmight-vg4fq]

No not yet they need to build him up some more we got to remember Roman Reigns is also the guy that's beating wrestlers who for all intensive purposes were bigger and better than Cody Rhodes for him to just win the Royal Rumble then all of a sudden win the title at WrestleMania would be too predictable and it would almost feel like he didn't earn it he's going to need to have some hard battles before you find his way back to Roman and I am calling it now they're going to let Roman hit 1000 days and then have him and Cody have a rematch and then Cody will win the title but I think not letting him hold a turnout was actually a good thing because this will keep things hot between Cody and Roman for the future and besides if Cody wants a title now there's no guarantee people will be nearly as invested in him as the top guy because right off your head you can think of several guys that could definitely beat Kodi to a pulp and he wouldn't be because right off your head you can think of several guys that could definitely beat Cody to a pulp and it wouldn't be closed take Brock Lesnar for example most folks aren't putting Cody over Brock and that's no not to Cody all I'm trying to say is he's going to need to go through a few more battles before he gets the big one again

[@Sneednfeedn]

​@Kingmight Nobody will care by then dude.

[@joshfrye542]

​@Literally God Yes they will. 95% of the people saying WWE dropped the ball were the same group that said Cesaro should have won. They still "hate"watched Drew at Clash and Sami at Montreal. They said nobody would care about Cody because Sami lost but they did. Try watching without blackpilling yourself every segment. It gets significantly more enjoyable.

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Thank you! Own that jabroni fraud lmaoo

[@Red_dead_Redemption_4_Life]

Just like they did with drew mcintyre at clash at the castle

[@BlazedApples]

My problem with this match is that it's been the same thing for 3 years now.

[@flyguy7825]

Yeah and people were literally sick and tired of it

[@UFCWWE69]

So solo was the deciding factor in both the Roman vs Brock match last year and in the Daniel Bryan edge triple threat? It’s the same shit as clash at the castle, and the same finish that heel champs have used for years(Jinder, JBL, Seth Rollins with J&J). But to act like every finish has been the exact same for 3 whole years is bullshit 😂

[@markcampbell2702]

I’m honestly just tired of the screwy finishes with all the interference done on behalf of Roman….and nobody to ever back up his opponent. I haven’t watched AEW in maybe 8 months, but….despite AEW’s numerous, significant flaws….I don’t recall the overuse of screwy finishes in that promotion. I cringe at how much Roman has to be protected as champion until theres nobody left

[@thomas3146]

@@flyguy7825 people = you cody fans😂

[@GeneralMBison]

​@@UFCWWE69 when was the last time roman won clean without a bunch of bs interference at the end?

[@tommyfraz.]

Amazing how fast Corny got this out. Even more amazing, is how fast they buried Cody tonight.

[@aoisora1445]

he was put over at the same time and if he won people would have been hyped for like one or two weeks and then would be like "who's next"... the only bad booking I really felt Wrestlemania had was ending the streak... though at least we got Brock Lesnar ending Super Cena so take what I can get

[@deathmauler181]

@@aoisora1445 are you actually mentally disabled??? It opens up all kinds of stories matches, teams ,arcs. You come ass the kind of person who believes in Steiner math

[@RationalGaze.BingChillin]

Last night I immediately called that main event the WWE’s finger poke of doom moment. It really was. They fucking blew it

[@alokpandey8317]

“Buried”? You guys are absolute clowns

[@joshfrye542]

How does a feud with Lesnar, who Roman is still visibly afraid of, equate to a Cody burial? The only way this ends with a burial is if Cody recommends stupid ideas to Lesnar like Moxley did.

[@albatrostimimi1147]

The introduction was great Brian

[@jeffreysharp9925]

I was convinced that the ref would see Solo and restart the match until they were walking up the ramp. It would have been a great boo moment to set up an even bigger pop.

[@JackgarPrime]

Yeah that's what I was hoping they'd do because it would be a logical and exciting twist.

[@spsawyer22]

I knew he wouldn't restart it...but logically that crap drives me crazy. You kick a guy out of the "ring area" but yet when you count 3 he's right there and you're not thinking "wait a second..."

[@HistoricallyRomantic]

Literally the opposite of how Dusty won then lost the title. Would've been perfect.

[@jeffreysharp9925]

@@spsawyer22 yeah I thought when he got on the apron the ref would have the thought of how did he get here so quickly when I kicked him out. Dead giveaway. Especially since this is the first time in the Bloodline reign where you had a real main event guy to take the title from Reigns that people really wanted. I know some people wanted Zayn but he has not been presented at a main event level.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

No man that should not have happened. That's the reason why we still hate starcade 97, where sting should have one clearly without shenanigans. Similarly Cody should have done it alone without any shenanigans

[@TheGoodLad89]

After tonight, I don't think Cody's gonna remember what Company he's wrestling in 😵‍💫

[@donmajestic5258]

These podcasts should be played before creative meetings

[@TheEnemieKiller]

"It better not be Dwayne Johnson coming back to end the Bloodlone." ohh god this aged way to well 🤢

[@zavthe1371]

no it didnt

[@pazuzu66613]

Well, if anyone wanted proof that Vince was still running creative, here it is.

[@wolfcola3401]

Even more apparent after raw. Brock destroying Cody was so Vince

[@fwef7445]

100% Vince, he's in love with Roman, he'll feed everyone to him. There is no end game planned, this is the Roman show Vince wants it to be

[@MBM1117727]

​@@wolfcola3401 come back to me when Cody beats Brock (might not be the first match but it will happen)

[@blkpanther11]

​@@wolfcola3401 I Agree

[@jerry85g7]

100% HHH....He never forgets

[@Imdarkmaster999]

I think they weren't confident on what they had without the bloodline and only time will tell if they shot themselves in the foot or not

[@dirtydeeds7371]

They can keep the bloodline without belts and they would still sell merch. Wwe booking sucks.

[@XombieLejon66]

theres plenty of other great directions for the bloodline. After losing everything, Roman starts to become more and more unhinged, lashing out at the Usos. The Usos beginning to question their own loyalties to the chief, the revelation that the only reason Jey turned on Sami was to protect Jimmy from Roman. Solo and the tribal elders beginning to question Roman's leadership skills. etc.

[@heftyhugh9086]

​@@XombieLejon66 I like your booking better.

[@LumpyAdams]

I doubt it. They'll always have their weekly crappy ratings and they'll still sell out their big shows. They want Roman to break the record.

[@brianhunter4860]

It's Roman not wanting to accept the pin. He's buried everyone. The WWE will .arch along just fine without the bloodline. Without Cody Sami KO who gives a shit about the bloodline

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

I hadn't heard HHHs comment, but boy - THAT comment is a sign they do NOT have good ending planned. Any storyteller that is forced to say, "the story isn't over, just wait, it will get good again" is already in pit trying to crawl out.

[@robertisabell2286]

WWE dropped the ball with this one! Im still mad that Cody lost. Terrible finish to a great match. I think they know it too.

[@MattyPeq]

Nobody thought Codyno would win.

[@RealGilbertGan]

I blame Vince McMadman.

[@GillBoldberg]

HHH never forgot about Cody breaking the throne. 🔨

[@jmwvirgil]

Just listening to Jim recount what happened, it's SO convoluted. Horrible booking.

[@fwef7445]

All the proof you'll ever need to know Vince is back

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I said the same thing as well. That night was the night to do it. You can't predict the future. You had a great shot to TAKE A CHANCE that you'll be better in the future. Odds are you can't beat a 8/10 moment. 10/10s are too rare.

[@MoshMarcum]

Been waiting since Sunday to hear you roast the ending!

[@AHalevonEric]

If it isn't Sami and it isn't Cody then, obviously, the guy will be Baron Corbin.😂

[@AHalevonEric]

But in all seriousness, the only guy they can build to beat Roman in a year or two is, best guess, Bron Breakker.

[@flyguy7825]

hey its a story!!! because its all about the story right!!! 🙄🙄🙄

[@iannnCFC]

Only time will tell if this was the right call. In my opinion, it was a massive fumble. You have your golden babyface that you’ve missed for years now and he should’ve been crowned champion. Will be tough for Cody to get that hot again for a show like SummerSlam.

[@KnucklesWTD]

Cody is not young enough to carry this company,he’s a stop gap champion at best

[@chrisbartolini1508]

@@KnucklesWTD Get out of your mom’s basement

[@jimmyjames3819]

@@KnucklesWTD he's the same age as Roman lol 😆 smh Here's to another 5 years of him being the champion cheers 🍻 👏

[@monabear7287]

​@@jimmyjames3819 Roman will hold the belts in a wheelchair in 30 years.

[@nappa1413]

@@KnucklesWTD actual 9 year old, all top guys in wwe rn are almost 40

[@guffstuff5741]

When Cody first returned last year, I thought the thing to do was build him up to summer slam and lose to Roman. Before doing what he actually did after coming back from injury and winning the rumble and dethroning Roman at Wrestlemania. This would in my opinion have teased the crowd and added a element of heartbreak and drama in Cody’s story to get the title for Dusty, before having him win and give the story a perfect ending. Having him lose on Sunday, and having Brock wreck him tonight has to be one of the biggest mistakes the WWE has done . No sense other than the swerve. So much investment for nothing. Go away heat in a way.

[@angryducklinginstitution76]

You know what, Brian & Jim, should WWE continue to add to all the years of great, unforgettable moments within the story of fthe Bloodline, we the fans are apt to start to actually forget an ever-growing portion of those great moments. Overload your story with too many momentous occasions and great storytelling and we're apt to struggle to remember all of the key highlights in a team's narrative.

[@EazyE11]

I feel Jim on the interference but the emotional connection between Sami and Roman made sense here for him to give him the kick.

[@influencerpodcasts]

I think the finishers just evened the odds from the Usos beat down and 1D

[@eliyapunk5774]

But TBH even after KO and Sami's interaction with Roman they still made him retain which seems like they made all that KO and Sami interference as Complete Pointless

[@shindean]

His point is that doing that move could've soured the ending. If Cody had won, he would've been perceived as a heel. Luckily, wwe booking is so bad that their bad ideas interfere with their other bad ones😂

[@frankE91210]

and that is why u dont booking wrestling 😂

[@erikstorm8935]

Gotta admit...that was a hell of a kick! I'll see myself out now..

[@dony2852]

Sounds like WWE has been hiring modern comicbook writers.

[@rickarnold7283]

This felt so much like sting/hogan at starrcade 97, sting finally winning at superbrawl didn't mean anything, hope that doesn't happen with cody but it's hard not to think the time has past....wonder if Roman went to triple h and said "yeah, cody winning doesn't work for me brother"

[@jzrobbinable]

I dont think so. I think Vince did it last minute, and they are gonna make Cody beat Brock and then a few others before beating Reigns at Summerslam most likely. Dragging it out further since Zayn pulled so much momentum away from Cody that more people, including me, wanted to see Sami beat him instead. That story had more momentum and was better done than Cody's at the time. The problem is, now it just feels forced and drug out too long. They should have just done it anyway and people would have still accepted it because they knew what it was. Prolonging it this way hurts it. But I think Vince did it to keep the status quo in place while the sale went through, as Reigns is the biggest star in the company and to have a first time champion on top right at the moment of the sale might have hurt something.

[@storysnob1022]

How powerful it would’ve been to see The Bloodline enter this Raw with no belts… missed opportunity. Would’ve been a killer, sobering moment.

[@getbig43]

Smh this gives me flashbacks to hhh beating booker t at wrestlemania looks like hhh didnt forget about cody breaking the throne

[@cosborne06]

Travis why you have to make Paul Heyman look like Rosie O Donnell haha

[@hasanx8066]

Then they went straight Endgame on us.

[@AxeDharme]

Helmsley ain't forgotten that chair angle 😂

[@RavenAurion]

"People are always into the story until they're not into the story anymore." Exactly how I feel. I'm burned out now, I don't care anymore. It's exhausting to get hyped for no pay-off over and over. I don't care. The ending to Raw tonight certainly didn't help things just reinforced my decision to be done watching for a while. It's been the same exact finish for 3+ years. WrestleMania is not the place to do the same finish as every other show. The fact there was NOTHING afterward to give a feel good moment was absolute trash too. How many wrestlemanias has it been without a feel good ending now? Isn't the show of shows supposed to be where the feel good happens?

[@flyguy7825]

But it's the story. That's all. I've been hearing the story. The story that has to be told the story 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄

[@ZtownTrain]

Yup this exactly.

[@mr.green2341]

Yeah, the never ending story. 🙄

[@midnightgamerdad5963]

It's sad that the people that invented Wrestlemania have to now be reminded that Wrestlemania is where storylines end. It's the climax show. Then they started having "Backlash" and rematches and now this year everyone is talking about "wait till Summerslam" as if Wrestlemania was suddenly a transitory event. Wrestlemania is not supposed to build to something else (aside from next year's Mania aka Cena/Rock). They blew it. There's just no way around it.

[@spsawyer22]

Many people have said the best "fights" are between WWE Creative v The Fans 😅

[@MetalJT24]

Cody is the new Lex Luger

[@PHDDude13]

​@@James-if3kc dammit

[@charlesmoore3654]

Agreed

[@davey3884]

You wouldn't even know what that meant had you not heard Jim reference it so many times...mark

[@jwduckpaddle]

Cody winning the belts at the Super Saturday confirmed

[@frederickdefeo3768]

Yep...a plate full of piss.

[@mikevill1004]

When the match finished, we just turned it off and felt… nothing. After 25 years of being a WWE fan, going to countless house shows and multiple WrestleMania’s, watching who knows how many PPV’s including every Big 4 since 1995, I have nothing left. I’m not mad, sad, angry, happy, excited. I feel literally nothing. I was watching with some friends last night and when it was over. We all just went home and didn’t say a word. None of us have said anything about it since, and honestly it seems like everyone is waiting for someone to ask if everyone else feels nothing at all. Congrats WWE and Vince, the last part of my childhood, the part of me that would watch Saturday morning wrestling with my now late father, the eternal defender when everyone said that wrestling is stupid and fake, is now gone. I’ve got nothing left.

[@Heroesworkshop]

@@Tsukiyomi-san Says the weirdo desperate for attention. Projection much?

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

7:00 I agree but I do think it’s a little bit different when Kevin is involved. Austin always leveled the playing field and often Stunned the heel opponent before leaving

[@jimmy116801]

I stopped watching wrestling about 2012 and have peeked on every now and then. Its been mainly bad, I have kept up with this channel to hear about certain story lines and had an interest in this bloodline story that was going on. With Vince pushing his way back into the company, we should have seen this coming. Vince really has lost his mind years ago. As CM Punk said back in 2011 to Vince "You don't know what makes a superstar in 2011?" In the years following that, that question really hits the nail on the head, he doesn't and hasn't been in touch with the fanbase for a very long time.

[@xavierrhcp13]

Vince hired Cody and was gonna make him champion though. 😒

[@Didhewin]

@@James-if3kc comparing boring , talentless roman reign to punk is insult to wrestling...

[@Write-Stuff]

Same here exactly. I peek in when something sounds cool, but I enjoy hearing Jim. That's enough for me. Admittedly, I followed AEW for a bit but haven't cared much for it lately either. It's a funny thing. The fans know exactly what they want. But wrestling companies couldn't care less and go out of their way to do the exact opposite.

[@rickeyholmes420]

The ground & pound spot was perfect.

[@jacobschwantz9815]

Just gave go away heat to me. I don't tune into actually wrestling much. This I did, and they killed the story. I seen people walking out of the stadium also 😂

[@JamalTheTitan]

welp, that was my one raw for the year. I'm back to listening to just cornette's reviews until next year

[@reneemapes6103]

I think they are intentionally trying to make me never watch Wwe again. Then I turned on Raw tonight and I’m quite sure I’m done

[@andrewclayterman6230]

I gave up on them when they faked bryan being "not able to wrestle" and when he threatened to leave and had his own doctors check him out... SUDDENLY HE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM AGAIN!! FK THAT.. they kept him off the cards to give reigns the mega push.. fuk rr and wwe.

[@Melo_Soul]

Yep

[@Matt-cr4vv]

I was disappointed in the result because I’m a bit of a Cody homer since he left WWE at first and have been pretty invested in seeing himself prove himself right in the ultimate way by winning the belt. But last night while I was disappointed I wasn’t ready to get on the “they fumbled it” wagon largely because of how the match went. With how the match got booked last night it was fairly easy to grasp the rationale to leave the belt with Roman for now because of how they handled Cody. Had a banger match the entire time, always staying in the match and showing he belonged, and every time he would start to have an advantage Solo would cut it off which was fine for me to see as that’s normal from a heel champion to win through hook and crook. And the ending I was able to live with because again it seemed he had it won when he was about to land a third Cross Rhodes in a row, a perfect way to conquer an elite champion, only to have the heel interference cost him the match. That all makes sense logically for me to be in line with a heel character and keep your face strong by having the face clearly belong in the event and have their win stolen while the heel is happy to win by any means required. I would’ve felt a lot differently about Cody had the match gone differently where Cody was outclassed the entire time and then lost the match. If that had been the case then to me that would devalue his standing but I didn’t feel that way with how the match went down. Prior to Raw I felt that there was ample ability to continue the story with how the match went and have Cody overcome adversity before he finally wins. And maybe if done right that would be a big moment that stifles the doubts about his path being too easy, albeit I felt long term story allowed his path to have plenty of roadblocks considering how he had to leave and return. It’s also really hard to see how to have a bigger moment than last night with how behind him fans were and winning the prize on the biggest stage in the sport. It’s hard to believe there could be any better stage to do it than wrestlemania and I’m not sure how you’d keep the support to hold off until the next one. After tonight’s raw it’s even murkier of how to feel. With what they did with Brock it’s such a 50/50 about how it could go. It could be a complete burial of Cody and snuff out any chance there had been of the huge moment. But it could also be the adversity on the long term path that sets up the ultimate accomplishment arch for him finally doing it. It’s just really hard to be optimistic to that commitment from the WWE especially knowing that Vince is fully back involved with things and how that will impact this since we know he’s prone to change his mind on a whim. If they commit and he overcomes huge adversity to finally do it then it’ll possibly be a fine call. But if they don’t do that it’ll be hard to see it as anything but a huge fumble of a guaranteed big moment.

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Dude relax, trust me it's all part of the grand plan regardless of who's booking. Vince flew to Atlanta to sign Cody... there's a massive investment in Cody and that Nightmare logo lol. Cody WILL DETHRONE Reigns

[@jaybee4288]

Cody will be champion. He won’t dethrone Reigns. Roman is going to lose out of the blue in a shocking manner. He might lose it to Sikoa.

[@carloscolon3331]

Too much to read

[@brycebirkinbine4119]

I agree but after Raw I don’t know anymore. Vince is gonna fuck it all up.

[@KeeganRW]

The first half was so good. Then, when the ref bump happened (like every other Roman match on the last couple of years), I knew it was going downhill from there. They had a 4.5 first half and a 1.5 second half. After taking all that punishment, Roman no-sold at the end and just randomly popped up to hit a Spear for the win. This is coming from a massive Roman fan, but this was the time

[@user-wp9jc4cu5x]

Don't worry WWE fans, when Roman hits day 2,037 of his reign, that's when his storyline is really going to take off !!

[@WyattHolliday]

That’s okay, the storyline will still make sense on day 2,038, unlike an AEW storyline on day 2.

[@user-wp9jc4cu5x]

@@WyattHolliday "Let the process play out" "The story never ends" ... LoL Looks like Papa H is the one who got played

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

Long term booking they say. They need to understand how long is too long.

[@nappa1413]

i yawned just reading that lol

[@poindexterflex3528]

This was the flat out wrong call. And whenever Cody wins his first World Title for WWE it will never be as good as this would've been. And nothing about a Cody win would've stopped any other stories moving forward. This was an awful call.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Indeed, it would have actually opened up many different lanes to choose from. This match is going down in my personal records as "The Cash Cow Slaughter"

[@richardnash6111]

Knowing how petty the carnies in wrestling are he may never get a title. He burned Vince and Paul and they could have easily taken that personally because they're carnies and petty.

[@g-dub5272]

And Brock just whupped Cody’s ass on Raw thinking it’s gonna make us sympathize with him. But they may have just Lugered him lol

[@spiritplanes2453]

That reaction he got tells me he’s far from Luger

[@Sneednfeedn]

Cena also got the same treatment the night after Mania 28 and looked what happened. I fear this is what they will do with Cody.

[@finnvalor1915]

What’s lugered?

[@Write-Stuff]

​@@finnvalor1915 Lex Luger was primed to take the title back in '94 I believe. But they swerved at the end and he lost. Then Luger went from the next big thing to irrelevant overnight.

[@nelkam5543]

@Valor Luger won the match, but for some stupid reason they decided to have him win by countout. He won but didn't get the title. They even had fucking balloons for his celebration. Cody to me right now is more like Sting after Starrcade '97 but he didn't win

[@LONGSLEEVERICKY]

My favorite was right after the pin happened the camera instantly cut to people walking out of the building

[@roidjones]

Samantha Irvin is a damn good ring announcer

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

I've been waiting for this one.

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

I’m no conspiracy theorist, but I believe Vince has his hand on the book. Triple H has got to know that putting Cody with Lesnar is a distraction. It’s not going to get Cody hotter because you almost can’t at this point. I have a feeling they’re going to Luger Cody if they haven’t already.

[@finnvalor1915]

If u don’t like it, it’s Vince

[@Heroesworkshop]

You don’t have to wonder if it’s Vince. It is Vince.

[@tw475]

he does as far as what's the top four Mania matches? or this guy is in the millions range he needs to be on the show. that type of thing. he's not writing raw or smackdown or even booking a full WrestleMania.

[@sheriffdraws8789]

For real it's so annoying. Some wrestling fans really disgust me smh

[@Shagrath71]

Things were going great. Evil mustache guy returns and it goes to sh*t immjediately. The math here is not difficult.

[@charliesarasyoutubeadventu7539]

I always preferred it when they announced them whilst they were making their way down the ramp way. I think it gives more of an urgency to things and everything can start much quicker.

[@capollard2011]

Went back to this after last night's episode of Smackdown. Brian's comment of, "It better not be leading to Dwayne vs. Roman".......welp lol. *sigh* As much as I wanted to see it happen I did NOT want it to be at the expense of Cody

[@medicinemansworld6462]

1 piano for each minute it took Roman to walk to the ring.

[@pjludda4323]

Man, having Naito vibes with this one. It reminds me of when Naito was white-hot, like could've been the inadvertent cross-demo star for New Japan. And instead of cashing in on that momentum and having him beat Okada that one WK, they balked at it. Sure, Naito won the next year but didn't mean near as much as it would've if he won it the 1st time (when he had, like Cody, all that MOMENTUM). But if you don't hit it while the iron's hot, you miss it, and once it's missed, the cooldown is almost instant. Now after hearing about the shit show the Raw after, I'd probably be asking Snowman for my spot back. Like Brian and Jim said, Cody can beat Roman next WM and it won't mean nearly as much as it would've now. All that build up, all that hard work of getting Cody to being on the cusp of; being a big star, winning the title for his dad, at WM, and instead all the smack talk before the match was proven right. Shame, and they can try to say "you see, it'll be bigger" and it will be B.S., and back to "wrestling company that hates their own fans" rut they've been in since Cranky Grandpa Vince had been in charge.

[@spsawyer22]

Naito was worse (he was arguably hotter than Cody) but yes! I thought this exact thing when people told me "this is to set up Cody's win next year"

[@BloodPump]

Definitely Naito vibes.

[@Venomx-nb1jr]

Nah Cody secretly retires. Pull a bray Wyatt and just fuckin leave.

[@zacharylewis2802]

Seeing the thumbnail made me belt out the first few lines of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

[@jacko2575]

the figure four leg comment by cole was so enthusiastic that i thought i had a mandela effect attack

[@Capydachi]

I quit watching wrestling in the early 2000's and this Bloodline/Cody/Sammi story line actually got me back into wrestling and just like that in an instant I don't give a shit again. Good job WWE

[@ejscorp]

I share a similar sentiment

[@KnucklesWTD]

Guarantee the ratings will be the exact same or even higher despite people saying this.

[@TrentNumbers]

Same fuckin boat

[@Capydachi]

​@@KnucklesWTDProbably

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@ejscorp I blame Vince McMahon he buried Booker T he buried bray wyatt he buried Sting and now he's buried Brock Lesnar I hope Wwe goes bankrupt

[@elc1960]

Note for Jim & Brian: Those were digital pianos. The electronic version of a grand piano. All of them had digital processors on them.

[@coldnightmare199]

And?

[@mongomaddy]

note for you: i don’t care

[@note4466]

@@mongomaddy the note wasn’t for you tho…

[@note4466]

@@coldnightmare199 because he mentioned it you infant…

[@elc1960]

@@mongomaddy Thanks troll. It wasn't for you anyway. Go play jacks on the freeway.

[@justinditzler4168]

First 30 seconds of this vid is GOLD

[@garbarek1078]

I'm not sure that it wouldn't be as good as this opportunity if they do it again. People can fail at the first hurdle and then bounce back and show their resilience and return and be wiser to situations and be stronger, smarter and more driven to beat him. That said, I was ready for Roman to drop the title, move the Bloodline implosion to a upper mid-card feud and move Gunther and Imperium into the top heel spot, have Gunther beat Cody by Survivor series and have that be the program going into Mania 40. I wonder if Raw is their way of moving Cody to the 'back of the line', and build him up as an even more resilient babyface or it is a burial? I agree with the question about who else? Jey or Solo as part of a dissension in the ranks angle, but I don't buy them as much as I bought Cody.