Cody Rhodes lately stirred debate after saying WWE might use extra of the huge bodybuilder physiques that when dominated professional wrestling. Now Trevor Lee has jumped into the dialog — and his response didn’t maintain again.
Rhodes made the feedback throughout the March 4 episode of What Do You Wanna Discuss About? whereas talking with GUNTHER. In the course of the dialogue, Rhodes stated that whereas right now’s wrestlers are unimaginable athletes, the trade is lacking the exaggerated, larger-than-life physiques that outlined wrestling in previous eras.
Rhodes even joked that the locker room may benefit from a throwback-style bodybuilder performer — even when that form of wrestler wasn’t all the time the simplest individual to work with within the ring.
“I do know you’d hate this and hate working with them, however I’m searching for us to get some jacked-up bodybuilder dudes once more — like actual ’90s model. Want them. Those that each one the boys can’t stand. Simply somebody the place you have a look at them and go, ‘Have a look at that look,’ after which all of us have to determine how you can work with that. I’d say that’s one thing that’s lacking in WWE proper now — the previous legit bodybuilder kind. Like, have a look at him, he simply appears to be like nice.”
After Ringside Information posted Rhodes’ remarks on social media, Trevor Lee responded instantly within the replies with a sarcastic jab that appeared to focus on the unbiased wrestling scene.
“Think about unbiased wrestlers figuring out!”
Lee’s comment appeared to indicate that many unbiased wrestlers don’t prioritize conditioning or physique presentation the identical approach stars from earlier generations did. That debate has surfaced repeatedly lately as followers examine right now’s indie-driven expertise pipeline with the bodybuilder-heavy look that outlined wrestling within the Eighties and Nineties.
Rhodes’ unique feedback already sparked dialogue throughout social media about how a lot wrestling’s visible presentation has modified. Lee’s response added gas to that debate by taking a pointed shot on the unbiased scene.
Do you suppose Cody Rhodes is correct about wrestling needing extra old-school bodybuilder physiques, or do you favor the athletic look of right now’s wrestlers? Drop your ideas within the feedback and tell us what you suppose.