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Bully Ray Thinks Fans Are Turning on Cody Rhodes, Believes Rhodes Should Be Concerned
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During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray assessed the Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton feud and their promo segment on last Friday’s WWE SmackDown. He noted that Rhodes should be concerned about how fans are reacting to him, noting that they’re groaning about positive things Orton says about him. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):
Bully Ray on Fans Groaning During the Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes Segment
“You didn’t hear definitive boos; you heard groans. [When Orton said] He’s a good husband; he’s a good father; he’s a good friend [crowd’s response was ‘Ugh’]. The people are at the point where they’re like, ‘Who gives a ****.’ They’re groaning at all of the positive things that Randy Orton is saying about Cody Rhodes because they don’t want to hear about a good friend or a good father, about a good husband. They want to hear about a guy on a mission to kick people in the head and win a championship and will stop at absolutely nothing to go there. Cody Rhodes stopped. He hesitated at the moment of truth that Marine would have been dead on the field of battle.”
On Why Rhodes Should Be Concerned
“If I’m Cody Rhodes, I’m concerned right now. On SmackDown, I believe they advertised the sit-down for next week with Michael Cole. Now I’m assuming it’ll be pre-taped. Maybe it’ll be live in the middle of the ring. But they gotta have some verbal ammunition to get people back on Cody’s side, and after what I heard from the fans this past week at SmackDown, I’m not quite sure it’s possible.”
At WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event earlier this month, Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes. The match saw Rhodes growing furious and assaulting Orton with the ring steps and nearly hitting Orton with a punt.
Orton eventually begged for mercy as another referee ran in. The distraction enabled Orton to hit Rhodes and the new referee with a low blow. That was followed by an RKO, and the original ref counted the pinfall.
