But when Cena got personal with Rhodes, this is exactly what happened.
“You don’t look like you,” Cena went on.
“After all these years, you’re still afraid to show who you are.
It wasn’t overwhelming, but it was loud and audible.
Is Cena Speaking Too Many Truths About Cody?
Who Is the Real American Nightmare?
It’s really hard to argue against Cena’s arguments.
Is the Cody we’re seeing now the “real” Cody?
The same one who was fooling around in Being the Elite and smashing Triple H’s throne in AEW?
The answer is, obviously, no.
WWE Cody is, in many senses, a new version of John Cena, updated for modern sensibilities.
A little edgier and cooler, more polished, buta corporate champion to the bone.
Which is exactly what the company needed, and there is nothing wrong with that.
A big pitfall to avoid in pro wrestling storytelling is to make your heels too cool.
But is this the best course of action?
Will Audiences Turn on Cody at WrestleMania?
That stuff was easy to boo.
It’s a big risk, and the next two weeks will be decisive.
A good crowd can make or break a match, and this isthe most important match in WrestleMania history.
