Cody is on the cusp, I'm sure of it. He's already proven to be able to hang with top guys, Randy Orton being THE MAN on Smackdown, and he's ready to take the next step. His reaction last night was excellent, that's certainly a big deal. The crowd is getting behind him, making this an easy transition for the WWE. With this new character, apparently, working thus far, he has a chance to get even better as a heel. Can you imagine him getting an even better reaction? Just think about that -- he'll probably be getting a better reaction than 2 or 3 guys on the roster, undoubtedly.
If Cody Rhodes can progress just a little more, he'll be the best heel on the roster. I haven't seen anybody with that much potential in a long time and it seems as if live crowds are finally realizing it. Sure, Wade Barrett is getting the push of a lifetime here, but the WWE won't fool anybody if they try to make him seem more over than Cody, pushing him to the main event while tiding Cody over in the midcard. There's no reason both of them can't move on up, they both have the tools, but it just seems that Cody has the people behind him and with that -- he has it all. What's the point of wrestling? I mean, what's the point of the WWE? To satisfy and entertain the fans, simple enough. Cody Rhodes is doing just that.
I'm not saying he needs to get the World Heavyweight Championship right now, certainly not, but he can definitely continue on with some higher level feuds. He can kill two birds with one stone, he can elevate the Intercontinental Championship while elevating himself. Not only is that good for him, but it's good for the WWE, and good for whoever he ends up putting over. He's secure enough in his current role to put someone over big, believe it or not. With the crowd behind him this heavily and him performing this well, a few losses won't affect him. He has a head of steam built up like I haven't seen in a long time.
The WWE needs to strike while the proverbial iron is hot, they need to keep exposing him to us as fans and keep making him look like a big deal. Rhodes, as a performer, has learned to carry himself with a certain aura about him, like a true main eventer. That's a DAMN important part of it. He's making us believe everything he does, he literally has all of the fans eating out of his hand right now. He's the complete package, the real deal, he's a main eventer waiting to happen, hell... he's a main eventer right now, they just need to use him as such.
The fans don't need to "turn" him, as there's no reason they can't get behind a heel, but it looks very likely that he'll have to switch alignments eventually. That's the only thing I'm unsure of, it's not his ability of playing a character, but it's more about what kind of a character they make him place as a face. If he comes off as an HBK-type or maybe a Rock-type (egotistical and so on) it'll work just fine. Rhodes is as good as playing his character as anybody is in the WWE, he's excelling greatly.
Rhodes is there, no doubt.
