Is this headline bait-y as hell? You bet your butt it is. Am I giving too much credence, allowing too much room, for Cody detractors? Abso-f***in-lutely. There are going to be fans who are Team Cody and there will be those who are Team Roman, or Team Rock, or just plain Team Bloodline, but the way the wrestling wind usually blows, Cody’s taking this. He's winning. Whether he loses Night 1 and wins Night 2 or just flippin’ wins both nights, this story’s getting finASHED.
But what if he wins Night 1 and then… loses on Night 2? Some of y’all out there are convinced this is what’ll go down. Yes, at what’s being touted as the biggest WrestleMania of all time (not exactly a rare distinction, to be honest). Yes, and even though The Rock's said he’s gonna make Cody a bigger star than Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson was a decade ago. You nasties are dead-set that Roman is going to hold the title through September and beat Hogan’s run.
Look, nothing’s out of the realm of possibilities. Sony thought it would be a grand idea to have Spider-Man-free Spider-Man movies. Someone invented ranch dressing soda. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate (the less said about the burning ships near Orion, the better, amirite?). But having Cody lose two ‘Manias in a row? That just seems like an absurd swerve.
Just because something’s predictable doesn’t make it bad, or even unoriginal. We’re wired to want stories to play out a certain way and wrestling is just storytelling. I don’t want a shock and awe parade. The era of dumb surprises for dumb surprises' sake is (hopefully) over and done with. Our favorite moments in wrestling, throughout the ages, occur when things unfold the way they’re naturally supposed to. It feels good. It feels rewarding. It creates root to snoot warm n’ fuzzies.
So I’m just sending a strong, hearty, rather determined carrier pigeon out into the storm here. What’s the story you guys want to see? Do you want Cody to lose to Roman? Maybe the
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