Who do you prefer Ted or Cody?

Rjd2

It always been obvious that the E see more in Ted than Cody as he has consistently been booked much stronger since his debut.

Cody has taken the majority of the pins while much more effort has gone into protecting Ted. For my opinion Cody seems to have more personality than Ted who despite been a fine worker hasn’t shown much hint of a personality. So erm after that fence sitting who do you all prefer?

waltersobchak

I personally think Ted Dibiase seemed like the real deal from the minute he debuted. Although i still think he's a bit of a Randy Orton clone he'll definitely be a future world champion no doubt about it.

Mr.Nice Guy

I think Ted has the most potential of the two. I agree with walter that he will end up a future world champ.

I like Cody more. He just seems to steal the camera more. I can't see much charisma in Ted while Cody has a lot of it, I can see Ted being champ but Cody deserves it more.

flahavaj

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I think Ted has the most potential of the two. I agree with walter that he will end up a future world champ.

100% nailed-on World Champ. From the very first moment he appeared on screen he's looked an absolute star to me. His in-ring work as well was always years ahead of the amount of actual on-screen experience he had.

Degag

I'd prefer Ted more but he hasn't really done much to earn that recommendation. I'd blame the writers alot more for this though. They haven't played this storyline well at all imo.

The Volt

I think both have outstanding potential. Ted seems to be getting the bigger push at the moment. Cody is still very like Orton and needs to be in his shadow a while longer. DiBiase seems ready for the main event already.

geeky

Ted for me. While Cody is solid, he's a few points behind Dibiase in the charisma, look and in-ring stakes. Also has ridiculously skinny legs (by comparison with the others) and the way he gapes like a startled fish makes him perfect in the 'fk up heel underling' role.

The only question mark is Dibiase's commitment after the interview he gave to Variety (to paraphrase, he indicated that he never was that keen on being a wrestler, and only saw himself doing it for another two years or so). That may well prevent him from being seriously pushed as a singles wrestler. Hopefully I'm wrong and Dibiase gets a little more committed, as he has everything it takes.

DM_7

I prefer ted as that is who vince wants me to prefer.........

What I mean by that is, the way they were booked, Ted is the guy that was made to look better.

They have both done a great job considering how inexperienced they were when brought up to the RAW roster. Cody even survived tagging with Bob Holly.

I do find Ted easy to beleive as a genuine threat to the main event guys in a match. But that again is probably down to booking.

michael.etc...

For me, it's not a matter of preferring either to the other. But i would prefer, if both were booked to look more competitive at the top of the card against established stars.

Ted seems to the work in the HHH 1998 midcarder mould in my opinion.... he always looks like he's capable of more, and is genuinely holding back because of his position. He came in with a big upside, and has delivered everything thats asked of him. The way he carries himself is so bloody natural. With that said, he'll need some creative help in establishing a more distinct character going forward.
Cody meanwhile, was always the weaker of the two, but lately,he's shown alot of confidence and is starting to show some authenticity. He's becoming much more believable in all aspects of his role and hopefully they give him all the help they can in finding a long-term role that helps add that needed star-power to him.

Reganio 2

I am highly dissapointed that the majority have chosen Ted as the better of the 2. Ted hasn't got an ounce of charisma and he wrestles like Randy Orton, sure it was exciting at first but its boring and stale now. He is very limited where as Cody has charisma and can wrestle. But WWE have nailed their colours to Ted so he is their number 1 guy unfortunatly for Cody.

Jolt2007

To be honest I'm still in tears they didn't continue to turn Ted babyface after he an Orton had the match where Ted was trying not to fight back do I can't say. That was so great...

Tricity Bendix

Rjd2 wrote: »

Cody has taken the majority of the pins while much more effort has gone into protecting Ted.

But Cody has also pinned HHH and Randy Orton.

It took me a very long time to warm to Cody. He was so green when he came in, I had zero interest in watching him wrestle and it annoyed me when I saw him pinning guys like the World's Greatest Tag Team. Then he went through a phase of being a cannon-fodder heel, which will never get you over.

Ted on the other hand came in with a bang, and always looked good. Right from the start he looked quality.

Obviously WWE have bigger plans for Ted, but I wouldn't be so sure that something isn't planned for Cody as well.

Edit: On who I prefer, I'd have to say Cody. I base this purely on his beautiful moonsault.

Penn

I gotta say Cody too. I think Ted will be pushed greater and achieve more success, and he may even be the better wrestler out of the two. But for some reason, I really want to see Cody do well. I hope he'll get some great midcard title runs then be pushed to the main event. I think he's a very solid worker, has great charisma and I'd just prefer to see him do well

jaykhunter

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

I gotta say Cody too. I think Ted will be pushed greater and achieve more success, and he may even be the better wrestler out of the two. But for some reason, I really want to see Cody do well. I hope he'll get some great midcard title runs then be pushed to the main event. I think he's a very solid worker, has great charisma and I'd just prefer to see him do well

Wow! My thoughts exactly!

Penn

From the Guest Host thread:

Rjd2 wrote: »

Dusty was awesome, the last ten minutes of that Raw were amazing, in the ring you had DX,Cena, Orton and Dusty and the crowd were going insane for Cody.:eek:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaiva4_randy-orton-vs-cody-rhodes-8-31-09_shortfilms

WWE really missed a trick here with Cody. Even if they had him attack Orton that night, then have him apologise to Randy the next week and ask to be let back into Legacy. But that night, Cody attacking Orton would have been insane

GavRedKing

For me its Ted, when Cody first came onto the scene I couldnt take to him, still cant really.

paddyismaddy

i picked cody while teddy is better on the mic i think cody is better in the ring

cody could do well with a manager or valet (his dad or katie lea) and be pushed in the mid card

orton is way more over now that any either ted or cody so the feud is a bit too late

Reganio 2

paddyismaddy wrote: »

i picked cody while teddy is better on the mic i think cody is better in the ring

cody could do well with a manager or valet (his dad or katie lea) and be pushed in the mid card

I completley disagree with that tbh. I think DiBiase would benefit most from a manager. Rhodes has a bit of charisma, where as DiBiase is following what other people do and shouting a lot. Shouting a lot will get shown up in the big time he hasn't got the charisma. If you watch in matches DiBiase looks at what to do he follows Rhodes (Look at it when they were attacking Orton on Raw he keeps checking on what Cody is doing) Cody is nearly carrying people in the ring already (Telling Evan Bourne what to do in the matches and helping him through it a few weeks ago)

mr.mayo

Although I do think Ted will go further, it's Cody for me.
They say the three things you need in wrestling are 1. Mic Skills/Personality 2. Wrestling Ability and 3. The Look

1. Cody is certainly well ahead of Ted in that department, he's not great on the mic but he can hold his own. Ted is a horrible talker, sounds like a robot at times, he seems to be unable to incorporate any personality into his promos

2. Both are pretty good in the ring but I would say Cody is better, he has a decent arsenal of moves and has a lovely moonsault. Ted has a better finisher, I'll give him that but Cody still wins out me

3. Ted gets my nod here, he's a decent size but I'm still worried about that baby face of his! Cody is a great looking guy but does need to bulk up a bit imo. He already has a great physique but beside guys like Triple H, Batista etc, he looks a bit scrawny. I also think the fact that he doesn't wear kneepads exacerbates the problem

I really like Cody and would love to see him do well but something tells me his partner will go on to have the more illustrious career