8 Radical Ideas To Save Cody Rhodes

Whatever the rationale for it, however the WWE choose to make it happen, if Cody Rhodes returns to the ring it needs to be presented as a big f*cking deal.

Stardust has been treated as such a non-entity in the last six months that simply teasing an abandonment of the gimmick may not be enough to make the crowd pop for a Rhodes return - or at least, not big enough.

My feeling is that the WWE fans will mark out for Rhodes’ return in a big way - but that reaction can be stoked by building the storyline perfectly on television leading up to the big reveal.

And that big reveal should be punched through with the same kind of weight that they used to re-debut Cactus Jack in the WWF, or Kane returning to the mask back when that was new and fresh.

Fundamentally, pro wrestling is all a work and it depends entirely on people willing to be told that something or someone is awesome and to suspend their disbelief and go with it.

Michael Cole bigging up Cody Rhodes as the young, fearless, dynamic son of one of the greatest legends in professional wrestling, returned from a self-imposed exile to kick some heel derriere.

That’s not so much of a stretch, when you think about it.