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Cody has faced adversity already. The pec tear and star making HiaC match. The triumphant return and Rumble victory. The Mania match which he came up short. The Brock feud, the broken arm. Getting screwed out of the MitB match. Finishing Brock off. Shinsuke, Judgment Day, winning WarGames. Going back to back in the Rumble. He's put in the work and has earned the title win. Feels like Austin spent less time to reach that spot as he was a midcarder and then main eventer. Cody was treated as a big deal right away and still hasn't been properly coronated. The main thing is that Austin actually went for his big Mania match and won it.
