The List Of Cody: One Year Later
9. Vs. Pat Buck
Of all the names on Cody's list, one was far less familiar to casual fans than the others: Pat Buck.
The owner-operator of WrestlePro, Pat Buck holds a special place in the Cody Rhodes wrestling history books. Back in 2006, Cody had his very first match against Pat Buck, and he lost.
Ten years later, at WrestlePro Issue #8, Cody intended to give Pat his receipt.
Working heel for most of the match, Cody and Pat had a very enjoyable old-school back-and-forth match, marred only slightly by a bit of prop comedy near the end. Cody pulled his Dashing protective mask out from under the ring, and headbutted Buck with it, only landing a two count. He then pulled the WrestleMania polka dotted ladder out, and he and Buck both used it to their advantage.
Eventually, Cody delivered CrossRhodes to Buck on the ladder, and won the match. In the show-closing promo, he put over Pat Buck and WrestlePro.
For a match still early in his indie renaissance, Cody showed a lot of growth quickly when compared to that Chris Hero match.