Just for a moment, could you have pictured Cody Rhodes feuding against Sheamus for the World's Heavyweight Championship right now? Imagine that the WWE were never making it clear since last month that Del Rio was going to get the push. Imagine that the booking was not already decided. Could you see Cody Rhodes in a top feud like that. I could. If they could give R-Truth a push like that last year, they definitely could have given Cody Rhodes a push like that this year. Of course, if the WWE did not have enough confidence to push a great feud between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio currently, what kind of faith would they have in Cody and Sheamus? They probably still would have added in other players.
Nevertheless, you have to face reality. Cody Rhodes is holding Smackdown's midcard title again. He pretty much is the top guy of the midcard. The main-event scene is already full. But he is still doing very well in the midcard. Ignoring the title, they have been giving him plenty of time to speak and good storylines for a long time now. Most importantly, they have not been building him up simply to put over some other guy. You can see that in how he was not written off completely after Big Show beat him last month. Will he end up like Miz? Will he end up like any other guy built up to put over a centerpiece, then depushed back to the midcard? Will he be a "jobber to the stars"? Will he be Miz? Miz is pretty much the top heel in Raw's midcard currently. I would say Tensai is currently more of an upper-midcarder. Ziggler and Swagger are midcard heels too, but I still would say Miz is higher up than them. Point is, what happened with Miz might just happen to Cody Rhodes. Until then, give the WWE credit for pushing him well.
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