WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Reaction: Cody Rhodes-Kevin Owens Fallout? | Busted Open

[@megarobd9761]

Kevin Owens as a heel is his best work.... his mouth alone can put him into the main event of Wrestle-mania Vegas. Legendary work being done by Mr. Wrestling

[@QCS_AdamCole]

He's being allowed to bring that SCUM era Kevin Steen back.... How fresh would it be to see Kevin show up with a new manager- Corino?

[@The1uan]

9:48 to be fair a couple of weeks ago in Smackdown Cody told KO to bring it and he said that he was gonna do deep and do whatever it took to win. He didn’t take the chair in but it was there. Might as well use it

[@shane_wallace]

Facts Cody said he was willing to cross any line

[@jpVari]

I'm 38, I don't think this means Cody can't be a baby face. This was someone that tried to injure him and his friend so he is willing to punish him. He didn't need it to win, he had an opportunity. I'm fine with discussing how to see it but it's weird how definitive the convo will sometimes be when there's easy ways to explain what happened.

[@frankblack4303]

It was a breath of fresh air to actually hear a heel commentary, which was probably very foreign to younger generations. I loved the heel perspective done right. And bring back the winged eagle style title it's iconic.

[@MrVante247]

Yoooooooo.... Jesse was my favorite part of that show. My favorite line "you call that taking advantage, I call it cheating" 🤣🤣🤣 That man was gold on commentary

[@TheLandofObscusion]

I liked when Ventura said that he was on the verge of jumping into the ring to act as a replacement ref. Cole or Pat should have instantly responded with something like "Yeah, you have a great history of being an unbiased ref, Jesse", to poke fun at how Ventura literally refused to count any of Triple H's pins at SummerSlam 1999.

[@GryHen-pg9iy]

Yes! Lil natch fucked KO! You cannot make a legal pinfall from outside the ring! It's in the rulebook! Just like when a wrestler is under the ropes, the ref can't count.

[@Colt2OO2]

I'm pretty sure Cole did say that, he said it right after Jesse said what he said

[@BaronVonCarrot]

Jesse was unbelievable amazing

[@MuMasoo]

Cody is NOT turning heel. They want to keep him as the face of the company and its primary spokesman. They will have Cody be much more aggressive, an example being KO wanted to use the chair on Cody, and Cody used it on him because he would have done it.

[@adee_3199]

Finally someone said it. Cody is literally the new John Cena for the children. He’s not going heel and Cody left AEW because fans were forcing a heel change on him

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Exactly. If he didn’t turn heel in AEW for the sickos, he’s not going to turn heel because of a vocal minority of internet fans or a bunch of fat slobs from Long Island who pregamed a little too hard in the bleacher section of the building suddenly decided to get cute at one show. 😂

[@MuMasoo]

@adee_3199 Exactly, it's very obvious that's what he is, and for some reason people are blind to it. He already was a heel multiple times in wwe, this back half of his career is about him being the face of the company.

[@cHriiSzbEe]

Cena 2.0

[@labglass4095]

Cody already is heel, used tights against Rollins, hit AJ with a chair after he had won, and used the chair against Owens

[@The1uan]

19:00 I think this SNME was a ploy to get as many new fans as possible as well as returning fans with the nostalgia to get as many eyeballs as possible for RAW on Netflix

[@papboybrooklyn77]

I love the fact they brought back the old theme song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DeadpoolClaws24]

it’s sounds like the theme song from the intro of fashion television

[@shawnokeefe1580]

Obsession

[@PandP_Custom_Figures]

Using the chair was not as nefarious as Cody hiding the chair afterwards. Cody kicked the chair from the ring to keep it from the ref, and take the win

[@TheNYJets15]

When Kevin hit him with the package pile-driver and Jesse was off camera screaming “good job!! good job!!” Was classic and he comes right in and starts trashing Cody lol it was the absolute best!! Imagine Jesse during the attitude era lol

[@LiberatingReality]

Honestly, SNME felt to me like how watching Raw and Smackdown felt in the late 90s early 2000's. Short, stiff, and intense matches, with some wild angle to close the show. (And for those of you who are younger and find it hard to believe that we saw shows of this caliber twice a week, well, believe it! lol)

[@liontamer8961]

Smackdown back in the day was insane and Raw is War before that was fucking awesome, man we were spoilt back then lol

[@mrquietstorm3058]

Raw and smackdown today feels blah. Wrestling break in the 80s and 90s were more fluid. Most of the "stars" are doing too much obvious positioning themselves or "peeking" to see where they need to be.

[@qlee2385]

Yall missed the point when Cody told owens on smackdown that he was gonna cross every line because what owens did to Randy

[@hyenabutter5279]

You right, he said he would cheat and did

[@qlee2385]

@ exactly

[@raulc.l7507]

Cody already said that he would be willing to cross the line against Kevin, and so he did when Kevin brought the chair...that's it, babyfaces hace done this of using a weapon that the heel planned to use against them for years

[@lexflextexmex]

Bully saying Cody needs to be perfect for the fans to stay on his side is so stupid, he thinks fans are dumb and can’t see what wrestlers actions really mean

[@anthonyjones8836]

@lexflextexmex To me it just sounds like Bully wants to be one of the writers...... But I'd say that his take on things is a little too short sighted to be one of the writers

[@clashace8637]

And Cody literally said he'd cross any line to beat KO. It's taking vengence on KO not just winning

[@ShowtimeDr]

Jesse was the first heel announcer Mark.

[@dareylsargent18]

Nah I respectfully disagree… Bobby the brain Heenan

[@moore2music]

Dave’s Favorite Word to start or end a sentence: LIKE

[@whisperienced]

Cody's had to do his finisher 3 times to put away guys. He already killed it.

[@jonnyBoy1919..]

They can defend Cody’s chair use by saying Owens deserved it because what Kevin did to his friend Randy.

[@SSquirrel1976]

Jesse also hates Hogan for finking on the unionizing to Vince.

[@VhaidraSaga]

I loved it, but I'm 51. But my kids 14 and 11 thought he was the best announcer ever. He also convinced my kids to turn on Cody, who they loved. But Cody winning got booed, the crowd chanted, "One more time!" & "You deserve it!" After the post-Match attack!

[@TheSteel101]

Jesse and gorilla was always the best pairing, they brought a element of “this is a real sport” with their commentary

[@balamohammed5947]

2 things i luv was how Jesse pointed out how the ropes were utilised back in the day and the way cody sold the impact of the pile driver with the way of he folded his hand.

[@EriDad1024]

Jessie made this so exciting again by calling Cody out.

[@chunky9791]

How did we NOT bring up the "extras" of KO's shirt choices as well as the stardust comments & spray painting the stardust on the wall promo in the back was smaller but added alot to it

[@The_Game_Juggler_ME]

Jesse didn’t move one inch when Cody & KO were bashing at the commentator table 😂

[@miguelg9497]

Eddie used the chair and didn’t turn. Every big star like Austin, Rock, HBK, Triple H, Taker, Seth, Punk and many others did as Faces and stayed Faces. So why would it be different now?

[@SilverrulezGaming]

Bully. You got it. This was one big commercial. This was for the general public.

[@liontamer8961]

I think it works though and hit the mark. Show off your best talent, have them do some pretty good matches and show off the sponsors and the rest of the world what to expect moving forward and get the sponsors invested. I thought it was really good and fun to be fair, was better than survivor series from what I saw of that (granted only the first match but Nia Jax made me turn it off) was a bad showing on her part bless her

[@Ojas_Sahasrabudhe]

Cody (in a slightly heelish way) not mentioning Dave at all on busties (holiday party) now makes even more sense after yesterday!!

[@MegaPhillz]

As a fan went to my first live show since the 90's Saturday Nights main event..it was very nostalgic too

[@desiculture1947]

Cody used the exposed turnbuckle against Brock, he hit AJ Styles with the steel steps after the match was over, and now he used the chair on KO. People did the "woah", they cheered after the 3 count, and they all gasped when KO attacked him and hit him with pile driver.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Bingo. And why? Because Cody Rhodes is the guy. He’s the one who fans want. The only people who are over on his level are CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, Randy Orton and Becky Lynch, and maybe Main Event Jey Uso and LA Knight. That’s it. They are the top stars. A few are getting close, but the shows have them at the top.

[@aaronnoel7859]

​@@Jeff_Pryceactually I'd say he's on that super special "god" tier right now. An NFL comparison would be Brady, Mahomes, Manning elite tier. Reigns, Cody, CM Punk. Gunther and Seth Rollins are just a notch below. Rhea Ripley is next level for women, I agree. I'm not including legacy part timers like Rock and Cena

[@ssj2camaro21]

​@Jeff_Pryce you actually believe that? He's midcard cody and always will be. He's no where near the level of even rhea lol hell Chelsea green got a much bigger pop than midcard cody did. Look at the comments on wwe. More people are seeing him for the fraud he is

[@desiculture1947]

@@ssj2camaro21 The Dude is about to main-event three straight WrestleManias but yeah... "midcard Cody." About to be exposed any day now.

[@MutterallerDrachen2087]

This specifically. You make Cody emotional…you put his family’s name in your mouth…you’re done. At no point is what he did Saturday different from what he’s done since he came back. And the people still follow because he serves his kingdom. What it would take for him to turn heel? He would have to stop what he does after the show, which is why Kevin’s attack was more poignant.

[@arsalaanahmed4726]

Bully is correct, they made it such that it was a promo that WWE is coming to Netflix … they did it well! I can see how SNME would attract curious viewers who also have Netflix.

[@BenTIStudios]

He didn't directly say I'm going to piledrive you. What he did say was 'I wouldn't hurt you last time, this time I'll cross the line'. Cody responded saying basically, good, I will too. Making everything he did last night to KO acceptable.

[@saidabusada9000]

Cody told Kevin that he will not hold back or will not hesitate to cross the line

[@wrathoftheflyingspaghettim850]

If triple h can't get physical under any circumstance you could still have Kevin "pile drive" triple h by simply only showing the aftermath in like a parking lot or somewhere backstage. We don't need to see triple h actually be pile drove for it to be able to be part of the story. Tricks like that have been done in wrestling plenty of times I remember when simple camera tricks were used to have big show chokeslam Kurt angle off a balcony thing to concrete below they put a pool of blood under Kurt's head and everything.

[@QCS_AdamCole]

41:11 I'm feeling like Kevin, Seth & Drew are going to form a disgruntled faction

[@DavidAnthony261]

Anti bloodline yes!!

[@VarianNash]

Roman Reigns hater club. 😂

[@tiffanytaylor1087]

Uhhh I don’t think so.

[@brokenkayfabe]

HBK did the same thing in his feud with Batista/Jericho. When he faked an injury. Cody isnt turning anytime soon. People are setting their expectations for disappointment. Cody wants to be John Cena.

[@LuHDussan]

Cody needs to come out and let the fans know that "he's not a hero", he's a fighter and on Saturday Nights Main Event, he was fighting an enemy that deserved to receive what that enemy himself was trying to give him.

[@grantmatteson1273]

The punt kick Owens is going to receive is getting sweeter and sweeter by the day.

[@SilverrulezGaming]

I've waited 10 years for that package piledriver. God that felt so good. The absolute perfect spot to bring it back. That move is what made Kevin Steen the man. Kll Steen Kll

[@Latinhero70]

WWE SNME was a great event. I do understand and agree with Bully on the show being presented to new fans. IC title could of been televised any time on any time show/event. But they held out the SNME to present the title match. Also, as an opening of a new door into Netflix on what to expect. All character wrestlers used were all memorable. Fans will want to see more. #wrestlingfan #bustedopenrocks

[@anthonyjones8836]

I see nothing wrong with Rhodes using the chair... especially how they have been slowly building cody up as a selfish person over the last few weeks. And it keeps the drama going. Cody going over Owens clean would have been so whack

[@DomLab-g2n]

Cody's heel turn is PERCOLATING

[@BenTIStudios]

Nope. Not yet.

[@DomLab-g2n]

@BenTIStudios that's why I said percolating.. it's not boiling over yet.

[@BenTIStudios]

If you remember the build-up to Saturday night's main event Kevin Owens said he would do anything to win the match which would include using a chair

[@BenTIStudios]

@DomLab-g2n but it's not his heel turn is nowhere near close

[@spsawyer22]

Why?

[@yurilover5867]

I'm a little surprised ya didn't brought up that KO stole winged eagle title and HHH basically took it away and shoved KO.

[@chnomtra531]

This might be a far-fetched fantasy, but imagine KO delivering a piledriver to Triple H, forcing him to step down as head of creative for a few months. It could open up intriguing storylines about who temporarily takes over in his absence. The chaos of "inmates running the asylum" could make for some compelling television.

[@tegarlagajoebhaar8936]

Cody’s not turning heel anytime soon. The crowd booed probably because New York City produced some of the greatest heels in pro wrestling history. He’s finally meant to be a babyface. The last thing WWE needs to be doing is to pull a “Big Dog Roman Reigns” move on Cody Rhodes, in other words, force the crowd to receive him the way management wants them to (in the case of Roman Reigns then, that controversial forced face run, while those incels are doing the same thing right now). The people who are forcing Cody to turn heel is just like a certain Irish-American forcing the now OTC to be a babyface post-SHIELD back in the day.

[@mikepelosi9877]

There is a strong case for just about everyone in the WWE locker room to dislike Cody Rhodes. There is a growing segment of the fans that feel that way as well. Awesome, natural progression towards a different path for Cody. He does heel stuff frequently but it's when he's been pushed to his limit.

[@GoldieCollinsTheBestJobber-z9d]

U live in cloud coocoo land. The fans love Cody. Actually watch wwe

[@Jeff_Pryce]

😂 That’s crazy Bloodline Stan mentality. People still love Cody.

[@yourfavoriteentertainment]

Cody is the opposite of the stars of the Attitude Era.

[@xS1D3SW1P3x]

Wake up bruh, you're in lala land

[@theowensshow33]

Jesse came back to the wwe in 2009 and called a raw match with vince

[@THAGFC]

Hell Roman told us Cody’s finisher was ass 😂😂😂😂

[@reeseatkinson5796]

Can’t be that bad he got beat by it 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zeqah]

reminds me of when seth tried to use the tights to roll cody up at backlash and then cody reversed it and did the same thing to seth to beat him

[@slimmike56]

The only thing i didnt like about the show was that the commercial breaks were way too frequent & way too long

[@JerDCBear]

Holy sh*t Mark looks great. Like 10 years younger or more.

[@liontamer8961]

Thought the same. Glad to see the big man looking like he’s in a good place

[@realdeal3379]

They will play Cody using the chair off as payback for Randy Orton… simple.

[@braddelisle6902]

Cody said he'd ALSO be willing to do anything nessicary. Y'all don't remember?

[@lasportslive6813]

I think Bully is right in the fact that the show was for new fans. It was a good show and very nostalgic for me. Jesse was great and i guarantee the ratings for RAW will be higher tonight. And to me a genius move was bringing in Rhea for those couple mins cause she is the one WWE star that when you see her and here her music for the first time your like who the fuck is that?

[@jordant96740]

Cody used the chair because this was personal, and he warned Kevin he would do whatever it took to win. Did KO get Cross Rhoaded 3 times? No, Cody did it once. If he did do it 3 times he wouldn't have gotten Package Piledrived.

[@jamesreding6336]

I watched Jessy Ventura when he was just starting wrestling in the 70s I'm 66

[@anthonybaldwin555]

I wish they showed us the attack by KO.

[@kubeanie18]

they did its on wwe youtube channel

[@roddy9617]

Too many network commercials screwed the show up. Hope this doesn't happen on Netflix. The off camera HHH/Owens confrontation was perfect.

[@marcusgirling]

@@roddy9617tbf I was watching the Tyson fight on Netflix live the ads on there was as painful it was one in every 20-30 mins maybe, it was buffering from time to time so I had to refresh it

[@robbell4321]

Where did you get that Freebirds Von Erich’s tshirt?

[@DivineRoyalty88]

Jesse Ventura outclassed both commentators. He took it serious in the main event. Just like JBL Does with his Heel Work.

[@gumdrops7842]

WWE also showed "KEVIN IS RIGHT" sign on screen. I wonder if they want to turn Cody Heel. Heel Cody vs Face Roman would be epic.

[@troybannish2656]

I grew up on the Commentary of Mr. Gorilla Monsoon, Mr Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Mr. Jesse "The Body" Ventura, & he who shall not be named. Old School Heel Commentators are a Rare Breed! Very few can do it correctly. Ventura & Heenan will always be 1A & 1B with an argument for both to be the best.

[@tezdurant737]

I kinda agree with this. I personally think Lawler is a good heel announcer as well

[@AdrianBeegoatz]

@@tezdurant737; Lawler at Manía 19 during the Triple H vs. Booked T match, ALWAYS leaves me in stitches 🤣

[@GregoryMolla]

I think pat wasn’t sure how to operate around Jessie you could hear him getting fustrated ya can only hide it for so long

[@thegame346]

After watching that on Saturday I can firmly tell you we need Ventura back on commentary full time

[@beastantz87gaming49]

Cody said he would pull the trigger and do whatever it takes to

[@THECAPTAINx]

18:50 i agree, there was this Bosley commercial that came on and it just reminded me seeing those kind of commercials when I was a kid. I literally said out loud “they must think it’s those kind of guys watching this” 😂

[@balamohammed5947]

Well, back then, that was how shows were ran. you had to make sure the shows were so good that people had to sit through commercials. And since this was a nostalgia show, they decided to go through all of it

[@Zephyr-n6y]

Kevin Owens has used the piledriver twice and they both are more memorable then any other one i have seen in recent memory.

[@J2Eight]

Cody got piledrived into next year, he'll be back after these messages

[@adam7899]

Now that Cody has been taken out for a while, I see Orton making a return as a heel and attacking Owens from the way he went off script & pissed off Paul Levesque Saturday night

[@adamburke4738]

Will Tommy address why he brought back a racist bully?

[@ibnjones6605]

I said it a year ago...Cody is the WWE version of Homelander...When the camera on he smiles.

[@akatsuki5504]

You guys are thinking too much. Cody said himself there's no line he wouldnt cross that night. This was personal for him. This event felt more like a money grab. As soon as this aired out, they dropped the Winged Eagle belt that's always on WWE shop but only with Cody's signature. WWE just wanted to make money.

[@Pamps10]

Jessie showed up Cole I find his voice to over the top cheese

[@JuneGirl35]

Bully Ray always saying something stupid. What does DDP has to do with the story???. He did the RKO you fool. Also, Triple H has an enlarged heart/ heart failure. He cannot fight.

[@TimMosconi]

Iyo & Liv shocked me I thought it was really good and it was really 1 on 1

[@JoeRodBx]

I’m with you Bully. Complete infomercial, and that was the right thing to do.

[@reeseatkinson5796]

As a big cody fan I love seeing elements of heel sprinkled in. Stone cold will always be my number one favorite tho because he had that edge. I hope Cody does more heel like shit only the kids like the white meat babyfaces

[@XavierPatterson15]

That was 100% an RKO. Wtf is bully talking about

[@anthonyhollingsworth5208]

I mean i guess yall missed Cody saying on smack down tht he would do anything to win just like Kevin owes said.

[@danzahn4401]

I think they forgot what KO has done. You want your face to show anger and fire, I thought. He said he wanted to fight and hurt KO.

[@MrRodgersHood521]

Cody did say Kevin crossed a line and there wasn’t a line he (Cody) wouldn’t cross now

[@moore2music]

The chair commentary was great. I wish KO would have taken Moore of the bump.

[@mrquietstorm3058]

Yall forget that Bobby Heenan was an even greater heel commentator

[@rogerhurtt2870]

Did anyone recognize the snake skin jacket that Jesse Ventura was wearing?

[@tezdurant737]

Yes we all did

[@TelvinKipapa]

Glad Jesse The Body was there & not Hulk Hogan. 👏🏽

[@Epsilonsama]

Bully was right in that the show was an informercial but for the move to Netflix. I think every commercial break had an announcement of moving to Netflix.

[@ShowtimeDr]

The only thing they were missing was promos being cut on the talents in video cuts while they were fighting in the ring.

[@DougUnfunny]

it was just a house show.

[@wwedxecw]

Bully is absolutely right it was one big PR show . The best thing about the show was Jesse, bring back heel commentators !

[@bernardwilliams4071]

Mark Henry hit that Eddie Murphy Life part 2 killing spree😂

[@marvinleong5902]

Bully and Mark forgot that Triple H can't even do a minor bump now due to his heart issue yet Bully wants him to take a Package Piledriver

[@StevenFutch-q5u]

Bc he said there is nothing he wouldn't stoop too either

[@Just_Vexor]

Kevin will surely bring in the "Look, your hero isn't a good guy, if he needs he will cheat" type of line and it's mindblowing hearing "you deserved it" after that piledriver.

[@DVD-mj2tm]

i think that was taken out of context, the crowd was definitely chanting to KO holding up the title not necessarily saying cody deserved to take the pilderiver

[@Just_Vexor]

@DVD-mj2tm They literally chant "One More Time" after the first piledriver

[@deyampert3738]

The show was great!

[@GeenoDaDonTV]

Cody should stay face for a while before he turns

[@braddelisle6902]

That Kevin Owens and drew McIntyre faction is gonna be sick

[@deanlarose6816]

Cody did say in a promo a week or 2 ago that he would do everything and anything to beat KO. He used the chair because he said he would even though KO brought it in the ring. KO still gonna use it to get a rematch at Royal Rumble

[@armandoarambula5819]

I loved the show!

[@joshuaeason3426]

WWE wants to "protect" the devastating nature of the piledriver. Meanwhile, in AEW, everyone and their mother use them as regular offense 🙄