Cody Rhodes is really a very inspirational person and has a motivational story for anyone who feels discounted, overlooked, and decides to take their own fate in their own hands
I think Cody's story also shows that you need powerful allies. In his case, the fans. It's similar to Daniel Bryan. It doesn't matter how much they've "worked for it, earned it or deserve it," the people in power still have the ability to deny you simply because they want to. Without the outcry of the fans, Cody (and Daniel) would have been paved over or worse, "made an example of." It makes me think of the way WWE treated Zach Ryder in spite of how popular he was. "We didn't choose you. How dare you make yourself popular without us? We are going to make an example of you so that other people don't get the same idea." The Rock would have usurped Cody in spite of Cody taking his fate into his own hands were it not for the fans supporting Cody the way they did, and someone like Vince no longer being in place to say "F the fans! We're doing what I want."
@@tdylan I also think that Cody had an ally in Triple H. It is clearly evident that they respect him greatly, and not just because of his father and older half brother, but because of the guts that it took to create AEW and help launch it. PLUS, they knew that talent would be watching Cody closely when he returned. Will they punish him? Will they humiliate him? Unfortunately, there is a long history of the WWF/E stealing talent from other companies in the 80s and 90s and mistreating them entirely, just to destroy them. I feel like Triple H, especially, wanted to right that wrong...especially in light of the criticisms involving both Daniel Bryan and for that matter CM Punk. I'm not blind to Triple H's golden shovel days, but I think he's trying to do better now, especially since his Legacy (no pun intended) is secure.
@@tdylan Oh, and forgot to say, I think you are 100% right. Especially when the attempt was made to usurp his title shot for the Rock. That is a reminder that the old days aren't exactly over, but they spun that into gold as it fully endeared Cody to the fans even further, and may have won over the "internet" audience that CM Punk referenced in his Ariel interview.
@@michaeld1889triple h doesn't care about these childish agendas, he is all about business , he doesn't love cody but he knows that he is beneficial to his company.he is being a "professional ".
Not oli making me cry 😭😭😭. Man this was such an awesome video. Cody has been one of my favs since his un-dashing gimmick and this video sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions and memories. Awesome piece Oli. Amazing work.
Man, Cody was already my favorite modern wrestler, and I already cried when he won the belt, but this just made me love him and cry even more. Great video WrestleTalk crew
Those "fans" are but a loud minority who argue in bad faith. They're calling his title reign boring when he's literally only been on three episodes of TV as champ. I'll take the thousands and thousands cheering him in the arenas all over the world over the salty Twitter accounts with Roman Reigns pfp's.
Nah he’s as boring as eating a saltine while watching paint dry and taking periodic breaks to go sit down and watch tv static. Been saying it for nearly 6 years and it’s just a true now as it was then the fact that he got to the position he is in right now is absolutely head scratching and just goes to serve as a dictionary example of Neapo baby
Lmao Luke chiming in the first 20 seconds with "come on, finish the story already" was too perfect for this episode Looking forward to watching it and adding my own takes here especially after the wonderful Bloodline analysis you guys did before WrestleMania After watching this, everything was so compelling i dont have much else to say other than it was shocking learning about Cody almost slipping into alcoholism after Dusty's passing. I knew he enjoyed drinks but didnt realize he was doing Hangman's story irl
Kudos wrestle talk team. Following you since 2017. You have literally made me laugh with cm punk to aew confirmed and made me cry with this rhodes story. Support wrestle talk for life!❤
Guys, these videos are absolutely stellar. Like other Wrestltalk supporters, I miss the Smackdown reviews. But these documentaries are so well done that they more then make up for it. The level of detail, the way you weave the narrative, mixed with your cheeky charm, they are consistently exceptional. Thanks for all the effort.
Cody Rhodes story resonates so much with me and I know, with so many others. I have such a close relationship with my father and cherish when I make him proud. I love the emotion of Cody and how he wanted to win the title not only for him but for his father. It brings a joy to me that he still fought for that dream even when dusty was gone. I had a conversation with my father a few months ago about him wanting to move back to our home country of New Zealand even though the love and friendship we have is extensive. This has laid heavy upon me as if I am about to lose him but Cody gives me so much strength and hope.
"There was a time I used to look into my father's eyes. In a happy home, I was a king, I had a golden throne. Those days are gone. Now they're memories on the wall. I hear the songs from the places where I was born. Up on a hill across the blue lake, That's where I had my first heartbreak. I still remember how it all changed. My father said: 'Don't you worry, don't you worry, child See, Heaven's got a plan for you.'" A rather fitting song for Cody in my opinion.
Another great informative video. I really really love this series. Besides the Von Erich’s and the Guerrero’s, is there any other wrestling family that yall could make a video for? Like is there a well known wrestling family of the UK?
These deep dives are some of the most incredible wrestling content on the internet. When the next episodes get announced I'm looking forward to those more than anything else.
These documentary style videos have been amazing. Been watching the channel since 2017, and they are my favorite videos you have put out. Keep them coming, please. 😊
This series continues to be one of the best things that WrestleTalk has come up with. Please continue delivering this content. I look forward to the next one!
Watching Cody do what his brother and father never did was so emotional and you can tell how much it meant and continues to mean to him. He’s not just a good character but he’s a hell of a wrestler and never has a boring match
Ill keep requesting til it happens but can we get one of these for the Bullet Club or AJ Styles whole career with a nice emphasis on Bullet Club/ New Japan run.
as someone who briefly followed wrestling when i was 12 (around the start of golddust-stardust era) and only knowing cody from that and some weird face masks things it was wild to suddenly see an ig post with him as wwe champ thanks for the explanation guys!😂
wow... this was so freakin good... i havent watched anything from WWE since the Bray DQ match in that red chamber against Seth... until both WM this year... and as much as I still love AEW despite everything, it was absolutely amazing :)
My outrage when WrestleMania 39 concluded was extremely evident for a while. A year felt like a long time back then for Cody to finally get the finish to his story but with Vince slowly losing his grasp on creative control I did have much more hope. The amount of emotions I had felt for Cody’s buildup to win the WWE Title were more than I could ever feel for any 5 star match. To me it was a 5 star program, 5 star cinema and a 5 star story.
At Wrestlemania 32's Axxess event, Cody cut a promo and was signing autographs as Cody Rhodes, which was weird because he was still using the Stardust gimmick on TV at this time. In the promo he said that if WWE did not let him wrestle the Intercontinental Championship ladder match as Cody Rhodes, then he would quit after Wrestlemania. Everyone in attendance thought he was just playing to the crowd, but he most certainly did end up quitting. This leads me to believe that he largely made up his mind about leaving the company before Wrestlemania 32. In hindsight, I really wish I recorded that promo.
Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, Cody Rhodes, and Lana Rhoades. What an incredible family.
Mount Rushmore 💀💀😂
Lana Rhoades? 🤔
Lana and Paige would make a great tag team.
@@stealmycorpseit's a joke from Impaulsive
Is it going to make some folks do some googling and I don't think I thought of the consequences first when I typed this
Cody Rhodes is really a very inspirational person and has a motivational story for anyone who feels discounted, overlooked, and decides to take their own fate in their own hands
I think Cody's story also shows that you need powerful allies. In his case, the fans. It's similar to Daniel Bryan. It doesn't matter how much they've "worked for it, earned it or deserve it," the people in power still have the ability to deny you simply because they want to. Without the outcry of the fans, Cody (and Daniel) would have been paved over or worse, "made an example of." It makes me think of the way WWE treated Zach Ryder in spite of how popular he was. "We didn't choose you. How dare you make yourself popular without us? We are going to make an example of you so that other people don't get the same idea."
The Rock would have usurped Cody in spite of Cody taking his fate into his own hands were it not for the fans supporting Cody the way they did, and someone like Vince no longer being in place to say "F the fans! We're doing what I want."
@@tdylan I also think that Cody had an ally in Triple H. It is clearly evident that they respect him greatly, and not just because of his father and older half brother, but because of the guts that it took to create AEW and help launch it. PLUS, they knew that talent would be watching Cody closely when he returned. Will they punish him? Will they humiliate him? Unfortunately, there is a long history of the WWF/E stealing talent from other companies in the 80s and 90s and mistreating them entirely, just to destroy them. I feel like Triple H, especially, wanted to right that wrong...especially in light of the criticisms involving both Daniel Bryan and for that matter CM Punk. I'm not blind to Triple H's golden shovel days, but I think he's trying to do better now, especially since his Legacy (no pun intended) is secure.
@@tdylan Oh, and forgot to say, I think you are 100% right. Especially when the attempt was made to usurp his title shot for the Rock. That is a reminder that the old days aren't exactly over, but they spun that into gold as it fully endeared Cody to the fans even further, and may have won over the "internet" audience that CM Punk referenced in his Ariel interview.
@@michaeld1889triple h doesn't care about these childish agendas, he is all about business , he doesn't love cody but he knows that he is beneficial to his company.he is being a "professional ".
I remember watching this man back then when he was a rookie & now he is the face of the company. Proud to see how far he has gotten.
Loving these weekly video essays PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep them coming!!
Not oli making me cry 😭😭😭. Man this was such an awesome video. Cody has been one of my favs since his un-dashing gimmick and this video sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions and memories. Awesome piece Oli. Amazing work.
Man, Cody was already my favorite modern wrestler, and I already cried when he won the belt, but this just made me love him and cry even more. Great video WrestleTalk crew
Somehow I think the suitable name for this era is the PTSD era, to have fans actually saying cody is boring or not deserving anything is absurd
Those "fans" are but a loud minority who argue in bad faith. They're calling his title reign boring when he's literally only been on three episodes of TV as champ. I'll take the thousands and thousands cheering him in the arenas all over the world over the salty Twitter accounts with Roman Reigns pfp's.
@@thegreenpianist7683 exactly 💯 some fans are annoying af
@@thegreenpianist7683honestly, Roman Stans are walking cancer clusters. Everything about them screams sniveling elitism.
@thegreenpianist7683 is right, they're either Elitists or Roman Maniacs.
Nah he’s as boring as eating a saltine while watching paint dry and taking periodic breaks to go sit down and watch tv static. Been saying it for nearly 6 years and it’s just a true now as it was then the fact that he got to the position he is in right now is absolutely head scratching and just goes to serve as a dictionary example of Neapo baby
“Where’s the adversity?!” LMAO!!!
Also more of these stories please 🙏
Great vid, these weekly mini-docs are awesome.
Lmao Luke chiming in the first 20 seconds with "come on, finish the story already" was too perfect for this episode
Looking forward to watching it and adding my own takes here especially after the wonderful Bloodline analysis you guys did before WrestleMania
After watching this, everything was so compelling i dont have much else to say other than it was shocking learning about Cody almost slipping into alcoholism after Dusty's passing. I knew he enjoyed drinks but didnt realize he was doing Hangman's story irl
I was also shocked. That Cody vs Punk feud is gonna hit like crack if Punk turns heel
These Saturday Docs you guys are doing are brilliant this year, a nice wee Saturday treat to sit down to.
Young Dusty's neck was thick ass hell
Looks like he had hormonal problems as he gained weight over the course of his career.
Kudos wrestle talk team. Following you since 2017. You have literally made me laugh with cm punk to aew confirmed and made me cry with this rhodes story. Support wrestle talk for life!❤
ADRENALINE.... IN MY SOUL.... YET ANOTHER WELL MADE VIDEO-ESSAY. NICE WORK.
Oli's Dusty lisp reference at the 6:16 mark, September 26thsth, chef's kiss. This was truly made with love. Thanks guys, keep these coming please.
Great video guys. I love the chance to hear these stories.
Really look forward to these half hour docs on a Saturday! They're so well researched, Keep up the great work. SUPPORT! WRESTLETALK!
Incredible video and exactly why i’ve been watching Wrestletalk since day 1 of the channel. Luke’s interruptions made this even better 😂
This was perfect!!! I love these anthology type documentaries you guys are doing…keep up the great work…
Really enjoyed that. Oli does such a great job on these videos too.
The Luke Owen bits were perfect. Really help keep the over all storytelling chugging along. Bravo 🙌🏻
Guys, these videos are absolutely stellar. Like other Wrestltalk supporters, I miss the Smackdown reviews. But these documentaries are so well done that they more then make up for it. The level of detail, the way you weave the narrative, mixed with your cheeky charm, they are consistently exceptional. Thanks for all the effort.
Great video Andy!
These types of videos need to keep coming! They’re great, I hope they meet your guy’s expectations, because I definitely appreciate them.
This was excellent. Both informative and enjoyable to listen to. Well done everyone involved!
Cody Rhodes story resonates so much with me and I know, with so many others. I have such a close relationship with my father and cherish when I make him proud. I love the emotion of Cody and how he wanted to win the title not only for him but for his father. It brings a joy to me that he still fought for that dream even when dusty was gone.
I had a conversation with my father a few months ago about him wanting to move back to our home country of New Zealand even though the love and friendship we have is extensive. This has laid heavy upon me as if I am about to lose him but Cody gives me so much strength and hope.
"There was a time
I used to look into my father's eyes.
In a happy home,
I was a king, I had a golden throne.
Those days are gone.
Now they're memories on the wall.
I hear the songs from the places where I was born.
Up on a hill across the blue lake,
That's where I had my first heartbreak.
I still remember how it all changed.
My father said:
'Don't you worry, don't you worry, child
See, Heaven's got a plan for you.'"
A rather fitting song for Cody in my opinion.
Cody left wwe and rebuilt himself to where now wwe can't deny him.
He went from undesirable, to un-goddamn-deniable, and now he is Undisputed.
Another great informative video. I really really love this series. Besides the Von Erich’s and the Guerrero’s, is there any other wrestling family that yall could make a video for? Like is there a well known wrestling family of the UK?
I love these video essays. Make more please.
I want to say, these videos are absolutely amazing and I look forward to every documentary style video. You guys are absolutely killing these!!!!
It's so sad his dad wasn't here to see Cody win the championship.
Yeah but I’m sure Dusty was looking at Cody for the sky and I’m sure he’s so proud of Cody.
These deep dives are some of the most incredible wrestling content on the internet. When the next episodes get announced I'm looking forward to those more than anything else.
These documentary style videos have been amazing. Been watching the channel since 2017, and they are my favorite videos you have put out. Keep them coming, please. 😊
I can't believe just how good these videos are. Excellent job guys! I look forward to these Saturday morning videos every week now, masterfully done.
The most darling and loved family in wrestling history… Cody truly kept his promise to the great Dusty and Dustin had a great journey as well!
Luke in this video is proof that the best on-screen bad guys are usually the nicest guys irl.
Im loving these documentaries. I kinda wish they were longer
These are great breakdowns. Love them, Love Wrestletalk and love all that you do!
Olie is my favorite because "Cm Punk confirmed!" and the "Pipebomb" > "Steiner Math"
This series continues to be one of the best things that WrestleTalk has come up with. Please continue delivering this content. I look forward to the next one!
Wrong, that's not "the same model" of watch that Dusty had. It is, literally, the exact same watch that Dusty pawned, the original watch.
Is it really?!
Watching Cody do what his brother and father never did was so emotional and you can tell how much it meant and continues to mean to him. He’s not just a good character but he’s a hell of a wrestler and never has a boring match
Thank you to the entire Wrestle Talk team for doing this. This is the real story the younger generation might have not known.
Watching this after seeing Cody Rhodes preform on a WWE house show yesterday is exactly the adrenaline I need for my soul!
Great video! Luke literally made me laugh out love. Love to you all. JAM THAT JAM 🩵
This brought on actual tears. YOU told the story SO WELL. Love these Saturday uploads. Thanks for another educational Saturday video ❤
This was amazing! Great job!
Luke is the perfect foil for these very well produced and scripted video essays by Oli! Thank you WrestleTalk for hours of infotainment.
Such an amazing piece of documentary and wrestling history. Thank you Oli and wrestletalk , i really enjoyed that!
Outstanding job like always WrestleTalk.
Great production lads!
Ill keep requesting til it happens but can we get one of these for the Bullet Club or AJ Styles whole career with a nice emphasis on Bullet Club/ New Japan run.
Guys I have a short attention span. But this level of narration keeps me invested. Great videos 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great Job guys! Love these
Man I love the atmospheric garage (burial) styled track in the background 😍😍😍
33:17
i'm pretty sure that was dusty's exact watch that he pawned initially; not just the same model.
The gambling part had me 😅😅😅
Love these. Keep 'em coming
Amazing video
These original documentaries have been really great.
Really love these wrestling deep dives. They are really high quality and entertaining😊 keep going guys! 💜❤️💜
The more I watch this, the more I realize how emotional that WM 40 win was. Wow! 😢
these deep-dive stories are so good!
Such a great video guys! Well done 👍
Love these weekend videos
Absolutely incredible Ollie, one of your best ❤
I’ve been loving these weekly video essays. So glad Cody finally finished the story.
i never comment on yt but this was such a good video i feel i have to say something - absolutely class
Good stuff. Keep making these videos
I might have teared up at some points during this wrestle talk doc great job guys
I still think it was really clever when he was in AEW, announcing him and Brandy as Cody and Brandy Rhodes. Very clever workaround.
Very well done, you guys know how to tell a great story. 6 stars (8 if it happened in the Tokyo Dome)
This deep dives are the 3rd best thing they do after Survival Series and Monday Night Wars. But they should do a deep dive for Bray Wyatt!
Great video for people who don't know Cody's struggle & journey to the top! 💯
Great Content & Solid Family Shout Out Cody & My Guy Oli💯👍
Fantastic video!
That was awesome much love
MAKE MORE OF THIS
My lady even watches these, she now officially SUPPORTS WRESTLETALK
Intro bgm song name?
This was absolutely brilliant. Loved every second of it. I can’t wait for the Roman Reigns one this week.
as someone who briefly followed wrestling when i was 12 (around the start of golddust-stardust era) and only knowing cody from that and some weird face masks things it was wild to suddenly see an ig post with him as wwe champ
thanks for the explanation guys!😂
I love your videos. The background music is a little wonky. Olie makes it better though.
wow that video was amazing!! cody is the best
30:59 (Just like Steiner Maths is better than Pipebomb.) 😈
Love this format, love this story
Well done plz keep this show
wow... this was so freakin good... i havent watched anything from WWE since the Bray DQ match in that red chamber against Seth... until both WM this year... and as much as I still love AEW despite everything, it was absolutely amazing :)
My outrage when WrestleMania 39 concluded was extremely evident for a while. A year felt like a long time back then for Cody to finally get the finish to his story but with Vince slowly losing his grasp on creative control I did have much more hope. The amount of emotions I had felt for Cody’s buildup to win the WWE Title were more than I could ever feel for any 5 star match. To me it was a 5 star program, 5 star cinema and a 5 star story.
next up Hart Family please please please
33:22 Wasn't it the same ⌚? So why did he make out like it was a fake? They all have serial numbers so we can find them again
You’re a great story teller
Good job oli
These videos have been great
Where can I find the smackdown reviews again? Why did you take them off
Next you guys need to do a video of The Guerrero family
I love these Sat morning specials with Ollie. They are legendary and thank you
This is so far my Favorit. It adds so much emotions to wrestle mania
Fans will turn on him like they did with Cena.
At Wrestlemania 32's Axxess event, Cody cut a promo and was signing autographs as Cody Rhodes, which was weird because he was still using the Stardust gimmick on TV at this time. In the promo he said that if WWE did not let him wrestle the Intercontinental Championship ladder match as Cody Rhodes, then he would quit after Wrestlemania. Everyone in attendance thought he was just playing to the crowd, but he most certainly did end up quitting. This leads me to believe that he largely made up his mind about leaving the company before Wrestlemania 32. In hindsight, I really wish I recorded that promo.