4 Signs that Cody is winning the AEW World Title at Full Gear

#2 Crowd Reaction

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The go-home edition of Dynamite this past week shows just how engaged Cody is with the audience.

"It's almost like we shared the exact same silver spoon you stupid dick!"@CodyRhodes letting #AEWCharlotte know last night that Jericho & himself are one and the same, and at #AEWFullGear in Baltimore on Saturday, Nov 9th. It's gonna come down to who wants it more pic.twitter.com/XL6lB8YqMf

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) November 7, 2019

Outside of maybe Becky Lynch in WWE, he is probably the most over wrestler in the sport today.

His ability on the mic embodies what his legendary father Dusty Rhodes brought to the game all those years ago. The crowd listens intently to every single word he says - which is a testament to the work Cody has put in over the years.

In wrestling you need to strike while the iron is hot. You need to put your championship on your most popular guy before it is too late. WWE did this brilliantly in 2014 when Daniel Bryan won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 30 at the peak of his popularity.

Given how early we are into AEW's run, it is important that they get this balance correct, otherwise they risk doing what other promotions have done many times - putting the belt on someone when fans are getting sick of them.

The AEW following appears to be loyal to the promotion, so it is hard to envision the reaction to Cody diminishing any time soon, even if he doesn't win the title. One thing you do learn as a wrestling fan is that you never know what is going to happen in the future, so you should take advantage of the moment and create something exciting, which is what will happen if Cody wins at Full Gear.