he comes off as so disingenuous and obsessed with his brand and image that i'm starting to think he's a shoot psychopath. So how come everyone likes him?

how does he do it /pw/ ?

>>18006058 (OP)
because people like psychopaths

>>18006058 (OP)
My glorious king

>>18006058 (OP)
Thats why aew fans soured on him, he was clearly a living version of homelander
People here like him cuz theyre retarded console warring faggots and he left aew. No other reason
Cody is still exactly who he was and only the most stupid choose not to see it cuz the super hero good guy squad has to own the trannies in order to feel self worth

I wish I was a sociopath like cody

Everyone was saying this until he jumped ship and now no one questions him and pretends they never called him CAWdy the 3 star general.

>>18006058 (OP)
It's always been the contrarian thing to like him and /pw/ and 4chan in general is a contrarian site. Now that he's popular it's normal that there's some haters here but most people still play along with the gotta love the Codester shit because it's funny and he's very meme worthy. It also makes trannies seethe uncontrollably

>>18006082
that part

>>18006448
Forgot to add he comes across as a truly white meat old school babyface in an era where that's rare and for some reason people really latched onto that. Probably not accurate to call it "sincerity" because he's a latent sociopath, but he's a babyface unlike so many before. Basically Hogan but transported into the modern era (in terms of character)

This is just how real life works. For every 1 person that knows he's bullshitting, there's 10 that don't and they won't ever look into the validity of what he's saying. Eventually, the lies become reality and the amount of people that know the truth is tiny.

you'd have to be a little off to marry a woman that wanted to be the Black Steph

>>18006456
he comes across as a skinwalker who put on the white meat babyface suit to blend in

>>18006058 (OP)
Men want to be him
Women want to be with him

>>18006497
yeah but it works on the masses for some reason
people "in the know" like carder etc agree that his hypothetical heel run would be better

>>18006082
>he was clearly a living version of homelander

>>18006538
monitor

>>18006058 (OP)
ya gotta love the codester

>>18006506
lets be real, men want to be with him too

I went to a ROH show in the middle of summer and all the dudes were at their gimmick tables before the show selling t-shirts and whatever. Temperatures were about 95-100, real warm. All the other wrestlers were wearing shorts and t-shirts, a lot of sleeveless vest tops
Cody was sitting there in a full suit, jacket and everything, looking absolutely miserable

>>18006058 (OP)
He’s too calculated for my tastes.

>>18006058 (OP)
psychopaths aren't necessarily bad people and often go to great lengths to be likeable

>>18006702
true, but it doesn't make him any less unnerving BECAUSE he tries so hard

>>18006058 (OP)
Kek that pod with Priest really didn't make him look good. It did the opposite for Priest though

>>18006058 (OP)
him being a shoot sociopath makes him more likeable for me because you know his nature is to be evil but he fights against it because its the "right thing to do". We know eventually he'll lose that fight and when he does it'll be great to watch. Also him being like that makes him appear more competent, as if he's the puppet master carnying and working everyone so that he stays on top.

>>18006058 (OP)
>he comes off as so disingenuous and obsessed with his brand and image that i'm starting to think he's a shoot psychopath.
This moment is what convinced me. It was right after Jon Huber's death and the guy literally found the hardcam visibly before grabbing the referee for a heartfelt moment hug.

It was kind of disturbing

>>18006058 (OP)
He love black kweens, just like me.

He is doing hsi job

>>18006747

>>18006058 (OP)
No shit. We've been calling him a sociopath for years.

>>18006058 (OP)
>So how come everyone likes him?
Maybe on planet delusional retard. He got booed out of AEW and Edrones seem to already be tried of his shit

>>18006082
>Thats why aew fans soured on him, he was clearly a living version of homelander
This would have been fine if he had just turned heel but it turns out that he was actually just being himself.

hopefully he leans into this for his heel turn

>>18007498
seethe

>>18007506
>hopefully he leans into this for his heel turn
Kek, he hasn't changed since being in AEW. He is absolutely oblivious to how phony he acts.

>>18006448
You gotta love the Codemeister, ya just gotta

>>18007560

>>18007498

>>18006747

Cody R. Runnells

>>18006058 (OP)
To want and achieve the kind of success and fame Cody had required one to have some sociopathic traits unfortunately. Look at the Rock, look at Cena, these dudes are so disconnected from real people it’s insane.

>>18006058 (OP)
Its been like three years already, get the fuck over it you AEWTIST FAGGOT OP!

>>18006058 (OP)
Did you miss when everyone on this board referred to him as a sociopath? That was his nickname in AEW too. Cody is as fake as it gets.

I don’t dislike psychopaths. But I try my best to avoid them irl as much as possible because they’re dangerous and can cause a lot of trouble in your life. I certainly don’t mind being entertained by them though. So i have no issue with Cody or all the other psychopaths in the entertainment industry. They only exist on my television screen. So who they actually are like as people means nothing to me.

>>18006747
It's the look on his face in the first pic. You can just see the slimy opportunistic look in Cody's eyes.

>>18008104
>To want and achieve the kind of success and fame Cody had required one to have some sociopathic traits unfortunately
He was like that before the mild success.
>Look at the Rock, look at Cena
All that sociopathy and Cody will never be on that level. Ever. So he's not really achieving what he wants to achieve: to be on that level.

>>18008191
A red flag for me is if someone is exceedingly charming. I get away from them ASAP.

>>18008372
Yeah towards a good tell. Some of these niggas literally rehearse this shit. Its crazy

We just gotta

cody is just an autistic man who got extremely good at masking

He gets his fake fighting logo tattooed on his neck and your just now picking this up?

>>18008372
>mfw i'm not a psychopath, just charismatic
bros... so i gotta dial it down now or something?

>>18008792
Most people aren't going to think like me, so don't take it to heart and keep having fun.

>>18008792
If you’re natural its fine. Psychopaths tend have this slight artificial aura about them

cody has great timing of knowing when to jump

>>18006058 (OP)
He's a sociopath, not a psychopath I don't think. He gets along with people like Jey and all the other Nwah's. And those are simple people who would not like him if he was a psycho.
Good talker and good face for the company though. I could see him in a PR role for WWE after his career.

>>18008871
>He's a sociopath, not a psychopath
The difference always confused me

Can you retards make up your fucking minds, is he a sociopath or a psychopath

>>18008891
Psychopaths are born, sociopaths are made through trama and abuse. Psychopaths are usually more calm and calculated while sociopaths have more erratic behavior

>>18008966
The other way around.
Psychopaths can lose their shit and start shooting at a moments notice.
Sociopaths are calculated and will ruin your life slowly.
Neither of them have any empathy towards other humans, but sociopaths will pretend to, in order to manipulate. See >>18006747

he's the tom cruise of wrestling
and remember when he got the pyro guy fired for scaring his dog

Anyone?

>>18006747
This dude is the biggest carny currently working.

>>18009380
Paul Heyman is still working. But I agree, Cody might be the #3 biggest carney.

>>18009609
hhh #2?

>>18006058 (OP)
Narcissism aside, he is so much more likable in interviews than he is when he's doing promos. His promos feel so rehearsed and theatrical, and political like he's running for office or trying to act like a comic book hero monologuing to the villain. In storylines with more gravity to them that's fine to dip into at times, but he desperately needs to loosen up and talk like a normal dude or even casual fans are gonna get totally sick of him.

>>18009380
brother jeff jarrett is dethroning moxley

>>18009221

>>18008864
does he

>>18006058 (OP)
I think he’s lame and boring but I grew up during peak wrestling so i actually know better. With that being said, even if he is lame his contemporaries are drama club midgets so he stands out in comparison. Grim state of the industry, many such cases.

>>18009629
1 Vince
2 Heyman
3 Probably Cody but there are some contenders.

>>18009681
Maybe he should take a few shots of vodka before coming to the ring

>>18006058 (OP)
>durr he's sociapath
so is austin, ut, rock and hogan. so what you aew simp, theyre not your friends theyre entertainers. aew fans are as juvenile as the young bucks where they try to assume its all friends wrestling

>>18008955
sociopath=flies off in a rage
psychopath=cold and calculated

psychopath is my theory

>>18009681
>Narcissism aside, he is so much more likable in interviews than he is when he's doing promos
i was actually talking about his interviews too. They feel rehearsed. Every time he tells an anecdotal story he frames it like a movie, knows how to pace his storytelling to an extent that i think he just plans it all.

>>18009980
i didn't mention aew a single time but by all means keep going with your melty

>>18006082
typical retarded AEW smark that is unable to follow a storyline without having to fit his headcanon in it and chimps out when it doesn't go his way, literally the worst type of fan possible

>>18006058 (OP)
He's a sociopath, that much was clear in his AEW run. Because AEW fans are smarter, they seem right through it. Hell, the NJPW and ROH fans seen right through it too.

>>18009872
He got someone fired for this

>>18006058 (OP)
You are a faggot, and you should kill yourself.

>>18009318
Kira gimmick where he keeps throwing championship runs because it would draw too much attention.

>>18009980
>codycrybabies trying to put that nondrawing faggot on austin, hogan, and rock's level.
LMAO. "b-but Austin!" KEK

>>18009221
except he will never be a draw like based Cruise.

>>18006058 (OP)
Fuck off butthurt troon

>>18006058 (OP)
Its called being bad at acting, if a heel comes off as too likeable this means he's a bad heel, if a face comes off a fake good guy then he's a bad face, no need to invent elaborate headcanon, there's a reason people call him CAWdy

>>18011885
yeah ok but i was talking about him in interviews too not just on the show

coming out dressed as star trek and blowing up his dog should have told you this 5 years ago

MUH DADDY NEVER WON MUH TITLE

No he doesn't

>>18006568
Lmao

>>18006747
Lmao
What a fucking carny

>>18006747
I wish I still had the finner version of this. It was so unsettling.

>>18006058 (OP)
I've been saying this since he was back in AEW anon.
I buy the rumors that he was actually kicked out of the company for trying to blackmail Statlander into the sack and then tried to cover it up by threatening Tony so Brandi would never find out

>>18006747
Hey, I don't like this post. Please consider removing it.

>>18006058 (OP)
I find it compelling, even if I'm not a fan of his actual work. He has a uniquely bizarre and ridiculous mind for pro wrestling. He is batshit crazy if you give him the pen with no filter.
Who else would come up with a "patriotic" feud where the idea is that America is great because of interracial marriage, immigration and opportunities, except the babyface is a nepobaby who looks like a Southern plantation owner and the heel is a half-Nigerian English Olympic medalist boxer with a career-ending disability?

>>18006058 (OP)
No shit most of us have been saying this since early 2021

Personally, I don't think Cody is disingenuous. I think he genuinely does thinks out of half sincerity and half wanting people to like him. But given his new podcast and just in general, you can tell that he doesn't really know how to come across AS genuine, and has a serious chip on his shoulder and thinks his peers are intimidated/don't like/envy/fear him. Go watch his one with Damian, you can infer as much there.
There's also definitely some bitterness in there from the way his life turned out with being "Dusty's kid", his initial WWE run, AEW and everything else in between, but at the end of the day, he's still that same kid who wanted to make his own legacy and live life his own way. I'm just not sure if he's self aware enough to realize most of these faults and tries to grow as a result and act differently.

>>18006058 (OP)
Cody will make a good politician in Georgia when he retires from wrestling

>>18018900
He definitely hates comparisons to his father.
Every time his father comes up he's tense for a few seconds. That is a long ass shadow even though I think Cody long since overcame it. Starting to think he shoot hated his dad but obviously can never admit that so he has to say nice things about him whenever he comes up and he fucking HATES it.

>>18019853
>>18018900
if he wanted out of his dads shadow he wouldnt have took his kayfabe last name and called himself the "american nightmare"

he seems like the type of guy that doesnt have any real friends but people he finds useful to him

>>18006058 (OP)
Cause he is whiteish and patrick bateman is litteraly me

>>18020065
He literally used the bucks to get into the Indies after he got dropped from the sex trafficking company

>>18019853
He definitely doesn't hate his dad but probably a complicated feeling of "I wish things were different", if I had to guess. Sometimes it's like that when you're the child of a celebrity.
>>18020058
Sometimes you gotta play along to get somewhere. Though I think the moniker works better as a heel title or being the rogue underdog face.

>>18011885
He's still infinitely better and more believable than prime Cena.

>>18020065
He's a BPD self-harmer in male form. The setting himself on fire. The relishing shoulder pain. The humiliation rituals. That's why cucks like
>>18020071
identify with him and talk like BPD females

>>18020238
>Sometimes you gotta play along to get somewhere.
No. If he didn't want the shadow, he wouldn't have used it. End of story.

at least we no longer have to see his wife

>>18006058 (OP)
>Psychopath
So based, got it
>>18006747
>Knows where cameras are
It's his job champ
>>18007491
>sociopath
So giga based, got it
>>18020957
>BPD self harmer
From your logic anyone who does any physical sport, especially contact sports, is this. He just isn't a pussy so I guess you wouldn't understand.

>>18021835
>cody has entered the chat

>>18021835
>He just isn't a pussy
>cried last year when he wasn't getting his way
>cried over a fake story
>cried when they threw his belt back
blah blah blah, he's a bitch.

>>18020065
My own brother completed his heel turn when he told me he only saw people for what they brought to him, and I could see in his eyes he was shooting from the hip with a disarming innocence. That little shit was deeply convinced that everyone has a very specific skill they bring to the world, and that's their entire value.

Cody is one of those. Usually those behaviors are the symptoms of a massive inferiority complex that they try to compensate. They manage to develop one main skill, and convince themselves that their entire value is said skill. Hence why they see others that way.

I really don’t like Cody or Brandy. I think they both legit shitty people and they creep me out.

>>18022312
Why's that?

>>18006058 (OP)
>doesn't get cawdy's gimmick

Who should become Akightmare, The African Nightmare, to counter Cody?

>>18022997
coolman if HHH can poach him from bumbash
oba if they have to settle for what they have