Final Stop Before Clash in Italy: Stakes of Cody vs GUNTHER & Brock vs Oba
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey, this is Rick Uccino alongside the Hall of Famer World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry. This is the Busted Open Podcast. Is Cody Rhodes slowly starting to turn heel? And did Gunther tell any lies on Friday Night Smackdown? This is the Busted Open Podcast. We heard a little bit ago the closing moments of that promo exchange between Gunther and Cody Rhodes last night where Gunther...
Is Cody Rhodes slowly starting to turn heel?
laid out everything that he has done over the last several months where he said, look, I promised I was going to retire Bill Goldberg, and I did. I promised that I was going to choke out AJ Styles, and I did. I promised I was going to make John Cena tap out, and I did.
Did Gunther tell any lies on Friday Night Smackdown?
And now he is promising to leave Cody Rhodes laying like a wet towel in the middle of the ring in Turin, Italy, and walk away with the WWE Championship. And... That exchange alone and knowing Gunther's track record, boy, he sure as hell, as we're coming down here, the home stretch just jumped in front by a nose as far as I'm concerned because this is such a 50-50, could-go-either-way kind of matchup, which I love. I think those are the best kinds of matchups. I walked away from Friday night... And I know we'll dive into Cody Rhodes and his attitude towards everything right now. But I definitely walked away. The biggest takeaway for me was like, I think Gunther's winning the WWE championship at Clash of Champions.
Where's the lies? Exactly. Where did he tell a lie? He didn't. The things that he said, some of which I think are over the line. Not all, as we would say, balls on accurate. But still, in his truth, that that's the reality. And I'm thinking that Gunther is kind of like you said. The guy that's going to leave this match as the champion. Cody, you know, we'll get into him in a second. Cody is, I think... a little scattered. You have to be focused. You gotta be in your truth, in your alignment and to go forward. I think Gunther is more that right now than Cody is.
Yes. I wholeheartedly agree. Cause Gunther he's come in on Friday night SmackDown and he has had one thing in mind And it is, I want the WWE championship that is around the waist of Cody Rhodes. I want it for personal reasons. I want it for business reasons. We also heard that bit where he believes that he's better suited to be the WWE champion because he's here to protect the industry from people like Cody Rhodes.
When he said like Cody Rhodes, let me explain to you what he was saying. The guys that
What are the stakes for Cody Rhodes at Clash in Italy?
people look at and go, man, what a flashy guy. What a guy that, he talks a good talk. A guy that, he hugs the ladies and he fist bumps the kids. Gunther is about dominance, is about war, is about attacking, and is about dominance. And that's what he feels like pro wrestling should be. And I'm not mad at him. I'm not mad at him for that. I mean, what's your opinion on it?
Yeah, I think that's what... if my takeaway from what gunther was saying was that he views cody as a little bit fake like like a politician right like putting on an act he's putting on a show for the people and gunther is all about being set in reality he's not going to apologize for who he is And then Cody swings back and he says, yeah, but you're also putting on an act. You are also putting on a show.
How does Gunther's track record influence the match outcome?
You are being fake in and of yourself because you cannot tell me you don't want the adulation and the celebrations and the bells and the whistles and the pomp and circumstance and the media and the spotlight that comes with being the WWE champion. We all want that. That's why we want to be in this spot. It's not just about being the best. It's about being the top dog, the top star, the top draw, the top moneymaker. Because if you're not those things, you're not going to be WWE champion.
You're going to be employed. Exactly. Why are you in it if you don't want to be the best? Why are you in it if you're not trying to make the most money? That you want to be on every commercial? I don't think that that's important to Gunther. Cody alluded to the fact that, Gunther, that's what you want too. And I don't think so.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:24
2
Is Cody Rhodes slowly starting to turn heel?
0:24–0:41
3
Did Gunther tell any lies on Friday Night Smackdown?
0:41–3:05
4
What are the stakes for Cody Rhodes at Clash in Italy?
3:05–4:23
5
How does Gunther's track record influence the match outcome?
4:23–12:45
6
What is Gunther's perspective on being WWE Champion?
12:45–28:21