Cody Rhodes' Attire | WrestleZone Forums
Personally, I think if he continues to lack elbow and knee pads, the announcers should mention it, ie; when he uses a knee drop or the Beautiful Disaster kick. Being hit with a knee hurts. His bare knees, bare elbows, and protected face should all be incorporated into Codys offense.
As for the disfigurement angle, it can only last so long. It's great, and has gotten Cody over. But I get flashbacks to when Kane unmasked and still claimed to be horribly disfigured. I think Codys "disfigurement" has two or three more feuds worth of longevity, and heres how I'd end it;
For his last feud in-mask, we'll say it's with his protege, DiBiase. Their split is teased for a few weeks with DiBiase hinting that he thinks Cody is reliant on the mask, and that his "disfigurement" is purely psychological.
Eventually, Rhodes turns on DiBiase, which leads to him turning up his gimmick up another notch; keeping his cowl on during matches, not showing up for public events, even wearing one of his own bags. All the while, DiBiase insists he's trying to help, but Cody hears none of it.
This will all inevitably lead to a match between the two. In fact, I'd say two or three match series in order to escalate to a no disqualification match on Smackdown. During the course of the match, Ted pulls Codys mask off, and throws it into the audience. Cody, infuriated and disoriented, goes outside for a weapon. Ted checks under the ring for one as well. Cody is about to strike with his as Ted searches, but Ted pulls his out at the last second. His weapon; a mirror! Rhodes drops his weapon. After a pregnant pause, Cody pulls the Dashing smile, before dropping to his knees in a breakdown. Ted comforts his friend with a hand on the shoulder. Match ends no contest.
It may be a bit soap opera-ish, but if they ever choose to end the angle, they will have to think outside to box. I'm not advocating they end it just yet. Cody still has contender-ship, maybe even a title reign in him with this gimmick, but it doesn't have full-career longevity.
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