How did Cody Rhodes go from a wrestler that was booed so heavily by fans in AEW as a babyface......
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The WWE didn't allow Cody to book his own Codyverse like AEW did. Watching Cody wrestle unsigned Indy jabronis & Nightmare Factory students to the 20 minute time limit draw was excruciating.
Tres Leches
Empire Business
no brandi on tv thats the difference
OneDeep
Veteran
In AEW
He was doing things the same way with every feud
everything around Cody seemed to be in its own universe
He was doing things that were heelish even though he was portraying himself like a face people was booing him because they wanted him to turn Heel
They didn’t hate Cody just to hate him
He was doing things the same way with every feud
everything around Cody seemed to be in its own universe
He was doing things that were heelish even though he was portraying himself like a face people was booing him because they wanted him to turn Heel
They didn’t hate Cody just to hate him
avon barksdale
i want my corners
We don't do the kissing babies and happy faces over here 
Exactly. The simple answers are Booking & Creative Control.
Metal Face
Superstar
better character, booking, feuds etc
He never did anything wrong..I didn't see that stuff in AEW
Straw Hat Luffy
Veteran
dudes thought they were in their bag with this question
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
Because when WWE wants to promote a wrestler and treat them like a star, there's no other company that comes remotely close to elevating that wrestler's value. And when that performer is talented at something (charisma, mic work or in ring), it's a flawless formula.
Cody came in carrying himself like a star, knowing how to cut a good promo and showing a fukk ton of charisma. There's no world were WWE misses on elevating a guy like that if they decide to actually put the effort in supporting him.
AEW has literally none of that. They don't have promoting experience nor the power to elevate anybody. They just let wrestlers do whatever the fukk they want and sink o swim. In Cody's case he stayed too long in his own corner booking his own stuff and it backfired. In WWE's case they've managed Cody's strengths and elevated them, which is not something they usually do, but when they do....it's a 100% hit ratio.
Cody came in carrying himself like a star, knowing how to cut a good promo and showing a fukk ton of charisma. There's no world were WWE misses on elevating a guy like that if they decide to actually put the effort in supporting him.
AEW has literally none of that. They don't have promoting experience nor the power to elevate anybody. They just let wrestlers do whatever the fukk they want and sink o swim. In Cody's case he stayed too long in his own corner booking his own stuff and it backfired. In WWE's case they've managed Cody's strengths and elevated them, which is not something they usually do, but when they do....it's a 100% hit ratio.
Cattle Mutilation
Superstar
We don’t like white meat babyfaces on AEW
Reality Check
Keepin' it 100
Fans wanted him to turn heel but Cody didn't want to instead doing this Meta Heel thing which didn't go over well at all and came off as desperation to be accepted (i.e. the flaming table spot with Andrade). He also booked himself into a corner by disqualifying himself to ever challenge for the main belt, so he was stuck in the Codyverse because he had nothing to aspire for.
In other words, there should have been someone to say "no, that's not going to work and here's why".
In other words, there should have been someone to say "no, that's not going to work and here's why".