Source: Rhodes was supposed to react differently in angle with The Rock
Brian Gewirtz says that Cody Rhodes was supposed to react differently when giving up his WrestleMania 40 Main Event spot to The Rock:
“The idea was supposed to be, it’s like the Nixon-Kenedy debate a little bit where you read the transcript, you’re like ‘Nixon kicked his ass.’ If you watch the actual footage, ‘Oh, he was a sweaty terrible mess.’
Cody, it was supposed to be, in some form, ‘Yeah, F–kin A! Go get em Rock! You’re going to get your ass kicked, Roman! Let’s do this!’ and this uplifting promo. Instead, he looked like someone shot his dog in the face in the parking lot. —
That, I don’t think, helped matters. It might not have changed or affected anything. Certainly, on paper, and I don’t blame Cody for that, he’s real and one of the realest people I’ve ever met.”
(The Masked Man Show)
Cody reacted the way anyone would in that instance. It was real, “It didn’t help matters” That made it great. It made the fans feel, it made that otherwise crappy storyline (a guy giving up something he’d fought two years for) to someone who didn’t deserve it. Cody reaction made it wrestling, made the fans care.
Why is it that lately when i read about something Brian said, it sounds like he’s simping for The Rock?