Cody/IC/WHC

**Rilla** · 12-18-2011, 08:30 PM

Cody has had a good year, since his feud with Rey Rey. Good character, good mic work, good in-ring abilties.

Neverminding his less than impressive work before that;

Should Cody drop the IC title now and move on to the WHC?

or

Does he hold on to it, get built some more, maybe another year, year and a half, before he moves on to the WHC?

I've been talking to someone who believes the former, while I believe the latter.

**The Brown One** · 12-18-2011, 08:35 PM

The problem is that Rhodes may not get a chance to challenge for the WHC until after Mania next year, because the main event scene will be crowded by the likes of Orton, Barrett, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, Christian (once he returns from injury) and Sheamus. He might just get a throwaway match at the Royal Rumble or something to see how the fans react to him, but he won't win the WHC. I think he should hold onto it for at least another 4 months.

**Rilla** · 12-18-2011, 08:38 PM

True, but he has time. He's still REALLY young(26), and is just now getting a good, enjoyable push. Waiting until after mania(Upcoming, and then having the match at the next one), might do him some good.

**No_1eddiefan** · 12-18-2011, 08:56 PM

Cody Rhodes is one of my favourite superstars right now, and I feel he's very close to being ready, but like The Brown One says, the Smackdown main event scene is pretty crowded right now.

I think he should feud with Booker until RR, and retain his title, put in a good performance in the Rumble, and begin feuding with somebody else up until Mania, where he wins again but ends up losing the title a few weeks later at Extreme Rules in a rematch.

Hopefully by then, DBD will be the WHC and whoever he is feuding with, gets drafted to Raw. That leaves a gap open for Rhodes to just grab.

Rhodes vs. DBD at Over The Limit 2012 for the World Heavyweight Championship.

**scribbler_jones** · 12-18-2011, 09:25 PM

I think Cody would do best by waiting and building stock. I think he's been great for the IC, and I would like to see him really go places before hitting the WHC scene.

**Cabers** · 12-19-2011, 04:31 AM

Yea i wouldn't be rushing a push into the main event just yet give him another year or so and then he will be ready.

**Tommy Thunder** · 12-19-2011, 04:36 AM

Rhodes is winning the WHC at some point in 2012 IMO.

**PSOjedi** · 12-19-2011, 04:40 AM

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**Y2JLionsault** · 12-19-2011, 05:38 AM

I think his run this year has cemented him as a top level performer considering his age. Soon the IC title will have taken him as far as it can and he will have no troubles dropping it and getting into higher profile feuds with the likes of Sheamus,Show and Randy (I know he had a mini feud with Orton but it could have been done so much better. He really did make the belt more important than what it was. He made it so the next young guy to hold it can have a great push with it. Not World champ material yet but some high profile feuds ay have him ready in a year or two.