>>7448192Cody beating Roman could cause a fan backlash like what happened in AEW, he is not the guy to beat Roman at all.
It's not worth the risk, and you can keep the Cody win in your pocket for years.
The Roman loss should be to someone who would benefit from it the most.
Honestly right now I would make it Sami, he's over as fuck already and it could push him over the top.
In a perfect world there would be better options but Sami is the best one right now, you turn him from a goober to a main event guy. Pound for pound if you turn Sami into a main eventer it's best for long term business.
Cody wouldn't gain that much extra drawing power by winning and there is a real chance it would backfire.