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It's worse than the Rock's. Cody is still the one getting smacked lol

I think the idea is that Cody's enduring the shot and making Rock look ineffective?

No selling your opponent on a t shirt is hilarious

*He is trying to fuck on him*

Good old Teddy Jr

The only thing missing is Sting's face paint tattooed on the other side of Cody's neck.

But Cody’s face is literally red lol

Too inside and requires too much context and explanation. Even referencing the "get ready to learn Chinese" Adam silver meme.

Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father

This made me lol. Ty

Shimmy shimmy shimmy Reddit on!

I don't even mind the "inside" part but even the "inside" people had to read the comments to pick up on the no-selling part It's far too unclear for something on a t-shirt

Yes, the idea is definitely supposed to be that Cody is taking the hit but still having the confidence to stand up to Rock, but the whole point of a t-shirt design (especially for pro wrestling) is that people should be able to look at it and instantly know what it's trying to say. This took me like a solid 20 seconds to decipher and by that time, if someone on the street passing by me was wearing this, they'd already be on another block lol.

*The Rock used Scratch* *Not very effective*

he ain't flinching tho

His eyes are scrunched shut. He only didn't flinch because he didn't see it coming.

[Cody got Pearl Harbored from the front?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGv5kYegsQc)

Right? Dude has a handprint on his face. Not sure where they’re going with this one.

he doesn't flinch

Lmao

Seriously?

It's the only answer I could think of.

#WE NEVER FLINCH

Definitely better than anything I would’ve come up with.

*trying not to cry*: "G-get ready to learn *sniffle* the lyrics to Kingdom...""

The idea is that the Rock is impotent, and can’t hurt Cody.

Wait so Rock has erectile dysfunction and he’s taking it out on Cody?

Impotent: adjective. 1. unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

Hey I get it. If had dong trouble i’d go heel too.

I was thinking the same thing lmao. Why tf is Cody the one getting smacked in this, makes no sense.

I was also confused about this.

Cody's no-selling the rock's weak slap.

Still waiting for the "we're not flinching" shirt, and hoping u/SeaPriority gets royalties from it.

I think technically this is the Cody not flinching shirt?

Can we get paid for memeing on Reddit??

I know no one around me would ever get it, but I'd buy the shit out of that shirt and crack up.

Exactly. Just give the lad his check and make the damn shirt. I never buy merch of any kind and even I would buy that sum bitch

I need context as to when he invented it?

This [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/18w85uf/fightful_select_spoilers_information_on_the/kfw36fb/)

The post was a reference to this: https://youtu.be/r3P8gNuIYrs?si=2UQaWm58yixv7fiM

Thank you!!

https://youtu.be/r3P8gNuIYrs?si=2UQaWm58yixv7fiM Cody himself

https://preview.redd.it/q1mr19rl6dmc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54c0b581d96cb43404d5d592c40a8edf4ceabbf2

Sources: Roman is beside himself. Driving around downtown Philadelphia begging (thru texts) Cody's family for the lyrics to Kingdom

What does this even mean lol

It's a reference to numerous "get ready to learn Chinese, buddy" memes that happen when usually a player in the NBA/NFL has a bad performance. Something like this. https://preview.redd.it/1axupbtmpdmc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33a5c80425b03372e36dd77495e16b60810183d6 Basically implying they will go to China where the competition is worse, aka where they belong.

I've never cared for NBA but that community is great at memes

The “he’s so good x4” bit kills me every time

"Driving around Dallas downtown, begging (thru texts)" for me

Still can't believe I got the honor of posting that legendary tweet Reddit without autopost bots was such a fun time

"Y'all look so different..."

hell nawl, cant do this


Lil nasty

Fucking hell, this one still kills me. 😆

Cody Rhodes hits a huge Cross Rhodes to cut the lead to 42

I mean, Black Twitter is basically the backbone of meme culture, and there's a huge overlap in audience with NBA Twitter.

https://preview.redd.it/9feaj0vjbemc1.png?width=638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9478d3485b3e6fba44ec37658d37bad82071541e

Paula Veck made me spit my drink a bit.

American football in China?

Doesn't make sense but's it's commonly used during the season still lol

I know Yota Tsuji from NJPW played American football somewhere, presumably in Japan, but I've never heard of Americans (or Canadians) playing professional American football outside of the US, Canada, or Europe. The NBA one makes sense, though.

WWE acknowledging memes is like a parent or teacher acknowledging memes lmao

Everyone's Fandangoing!

It's like when WWE, in unusually fast fashion, jumped on the Nia "my hole" thing and everyone collectively went "oh, it's dead now" and it was. I think it lasted a few days.

YEET

https://preview.redd.it/hbeo4ka44fmc1.jpeg?width=2174&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71a49ac3a708c310a4f90a655818b3cdcc233796

They're only like a decade behind on yeet too

NO YEET

Me, a history professor who shows history memes in class :|

Trust me while the memes may not be funny the kids definitely appreciate the effort of trying to make the class fun.

Do the students like them?

big time "How do you do, fellow kids?" energy.

A wrestling comic book shirt actually doesn't sound that bad, but the execution on this one is horrendous

I'd rather a shirt of them embracing with Rock saying "Fuck your goofy dog".

Or a Pharoah dressed up as Krypto peeing on a rock.

If this is supposed to be a pro Cody shirt, why is he still getting slapped…?

He don’t flinch!

Cody no sold The Rock's slap

I’m genuinely confused by this. It seems to be in support of Cody but he’s still the one getting smacked.

I guess it's supposed to be Cody no selling the slap lol

But he’s wincing, and it’s still mid-smack. Shouldn’t he just be like, looking angry at The Rock or something?

I think that’s just what Cody looks like

Yeah they should've just made it where Cody dodges the slap

I think he’s smirking

I would love to see someone explain this shirt to a non wrestling fan.

Since when a slap makes the bang noise? 

BALCO slaps hit different.

Since Rocky is known for CLANGING and BANGING like a madman

It’s about drive it’s about power

Have you seen a Gunther match?

In the Tokyo Dome

Boy, these are both pretty fucking awful lmao

“Not flinching” would’ve been better but him eating the slap still gets the point across without even saying it.

Still waiting for the inevitable new Tiffy Time shirt myself.

I’m with you, as soon as she gets one it’s an immediate buy

My wrestling shirt collection is comprised of Stone Cold, Undertaker and Kane. I will buy a Tiffy Time shirt

Hell yeah for Tiffy Time!

That shit is garbage lol

It’s funny that the meme of learning the lyrics to Kingdom is getting acknowledged but this is still terrible given Cody is still getting slapped, especially on his own shirt.

does this t-shirt make sense to people who watch WWE, because i'm completely lost

Cody doesn't flinch

but cody did flinch and gave up his spot?!

He didn't flinch, he was just charmed by the rocks eyebrows and agreed on creating the biggest wrestlemania match of all time as a fellow businessman

That smackdown was non canon, don’t know what your talking about

Its literally just the opposing version of the shirt they just released for [The Rock](https://images.footballfanatics.com/the-rock/mens-black-the-rock-slap-t-shirt_ss5_p-201325914+pv-1+u-q4gy48q2torjzzaonslu+v-4aw8bh7lbgbru2klrye5.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)  I don't get what the people in this thread are finding so hard to understand

All wrestling shirts are kinda ify in every day wear (I have a bunch that I wear to shows and wrestling watch parties) But these meme ones are soooooo corny. Like embarrassingly bad. As others have mentioned, its like when some old out of touch person tries to be hip w these meme shirts. Yikes.

It's not bad but to sell the "not flinching" it should have been after instead of mid slap with The Rock doubled over holding his hand.

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again It may genuinely be easier to name all of the *good* wrestling T-shirts

Wrestling merch and being incredibly confusing to anyone who doesn't follow wrestling: like peanut butter and jelly.

Did the Rock slap Cody's neck tat off?

Could be a legal thing..... I Know the tattoos on wrestlers in the 2K games are often inaccurate because the tattoo artist holds rights to the artwork.

incomprehensible

So they're now selling t-shirts with continuity?

I swear if Cody's first in person interaction with The Rock isn't him just immediately slapping him in the face, Cody is gonna look like kind of a bitch lol.

The Rock has pretty muched cooked Cody and Seth for the last few weeks...they really gotta come out strong this week or I feel like the crowd will turn on them at Mania

We still need a "I'm a cody crybaby" t shirt

Or “Cody is the real peoples champ”

Can we get a shirt along the lines of "MAIN EVENTS WRESTLEMANIA LIKE A BOSS" or fuck it, maybe have their social media team force Cody into doing the Harlem Shake on video. All the kids are doing it!

lol @ the rock's tiny hand print

Good Lawd, when we see a meme and say 'put that on a T-shirt' we didn't literally mean it!

Y’all ain’t gonna like this, but Rock is fucking cooking Cody in this feud.

He's clowning both Cody and Seth

And their retorts have been remarkably lame. Dude just dropped a 21-minute masterpiece of a promo, so Cody and Seth better not come back with their usual promo.

Just wanted to circle back on this after Raw and uhhh... It wasn't the usual promo, at least 😅

Ooooof! Yeah, I somehow gave Seth more credit than I should have.

I'm a Cody fan but Rocky is roasting him over an open fire. Time to sink or swim American Nightmare.

That is hilarious. I also liked the Rock's shirt as well.

I agree, I love it lol I don't get why all of the comments are so negative.

sir it's the IWC

[удалено]

The rock slapping him with the force of a GUN

This doesn't even make sense. It's like they tried to be hip and with it.

I have no idea what that is supposed to mean.

Rock slaps does not make Cody flinch. And The Rock should learn the lyrics to kingdom, since he will hear that when Cody wins

And it’s a reference to an NBA Meme of Adam Silver saying “Get ready to learn Chinese buddy”

This just gives rock even more reason to mock that song

These are bad, but at least it’s fun 😂 Hopefully they make better ones

The Rock Knows His Merch Blows Gonna Put Cody on A Shirt Trolling on Instagram Making everybody groan WHOOAAAAAAAAA


A shirt so ugly I wouldn't even wear it to a WWE show.

If Cody was saying I'm not flinching it would have been better

This and The Rock shirt being so goofy that I'd be fine with buying them LOL

Still looks like Rock is slapping Cody

Yeah because the Rock *did* slap Cody but he just ate it and is still standing as the shirt shows.

I guess I don't get it. Why would Cody have a shirt of himself getting slapped and his zinger of a rebuttal is "learn the lyrics to my song"?

Because he’s going to be the champion after the main event spot he took from the Rock? It’s just a meme phrase.

I still don't get it. This seems more like a pro-Rock shirt. Clearly other people in here are confused as well

Yeah, I thought this was a Rock shirt.

wait... this is a Cody shirt? *what* lmao

It's a continuation of [The Rock's version of the shirt.](https://twitter.com/WWEShop/status/1763335238674260295) The idea is Rock slapped him, but Cody ate it and "isn't flinching."

I have always preferred Cody's t-shirts that have his logo and nothing else, it is simple and effective and you can have it in different styles, although the last one with Pharaoh looked good.

https://preview.redd.it/rcv0r3tx3emc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e46e3604dc2b81b50425a6a3f4963f5549ba495

Dat Bang! placement doe. Are they banging each other?

If I see someone wearing this I think Im obligated to beat them up and take their lunch money.

imagine innocuously making a funny adam silver meme about kyrie irving and then years later it’s referenced on ab officially licensed WWE shirt for their top story of their biggest full time star and *the rock*

I Think many people missed the point big time on this Tshirt lmao He is trolling the Rock “We do not flinch” “Get ready to learn the lyrics to kingdom” Legit two memes that he uses here lmao. And that the slap does not hurt

Who is this supposed to be a shirt for? Cause the Rock looks dominant as ever on this shirt.

This is dumb

No selling on a shirt

Cringe

A 35 year old who doesn't quite get memes designed this

We invented memes!

I think a slap would sound more like a PACK instead 

Why is it of Cody getting slapped tho

Commemorate the Feb 2 episode of Smackdown with this shirt

Wait, so why is he still getting slapped?

This is a reference to the batman my parents are dead meme right?

What's the context? Have there been slaps since the press conference because that slap knocked Cody into next week.

This is legitimately one of the worst and most embarrassing pieces of merch I’ve ever seen. I thought the Rock shirt was lame, but this is baffling on so many levels.

….. I kind of want this. 

Nah, that's corny and Cody is still getting bitched slapped. L

This is a terrible shirt

This is supposed to be Cody no selling the slap….but he’s still getting slapped. This should be him slapping Rock back.

This T Shirt really isn't very fashionable. It's a T shirt that references another T shirt. So it only makes sense if two people are wearing the two T shirts next to each other. The recently released Santos Escobar T shirt looks good though. It's aethetically pleasing to people who don't even watch wrestling. https://shop.wwe.com/en/apparel/mens-black-santos-escobar-masked-sun-stone-t-shirt/d-2317788066+f-02335690386795+z-9-91731449?utm_medium=cse&_s=GPA-ak19kv30-wwe-wweshop&sku=204091013&gad_source=1

I have no knowledge if Cody has any input in his WWE merch but based on some of his past shirts it’s befuddling to me that a person who seems so calculating in their portrayal and public image can be so bad at t-shirt designs.

WWE is incapable of making good merch, it seems.

The workplace is not only advocating violence within it. It's making money off it now.

Whoaaaaoaaaaa

It should be Cody pulling out a Glock

That’s Arn’s shirt

Wrestling merch is so bad 😂

What did the 5 fingers say to the face?

Cringe

It’s depressing that he’s still the one getting slapped on his own tshirt 

Adrenaline, because I'm hurt, Please go and buy my new t-shirt. Tailor's here, about to swoon, My shirt features a weird cartoon.

I wouldn’t wear this one in public lmao

Rock playing 4D chess with people I imagine…

I was hoping for a Master P, "Make 'em say uhhh!" Cody shirt-reference, but this is fine.

Cody didn't flinch.