Bully Ray Prays WWE Doesn’t 50-50 Book Cody Rhodes and Gunther

Bully Ray has expressed genuine excitement about the emerging Cody Rhodes and Gunther program on WWE SmackDown — while issuing a pointed warning about the one booking approach he hopes the company avoids. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Ray praised the natural contrast between the two performers and called for the kind of one-sided heat building the old school era was defined by.

“When I think of Cody and Gunther, I’m excited for the simplicity and for that old school feel. Old school rules, new school tools. Let’s use that old school style of heat and babyface for these two guys, because they are the exact opposite ends of the spectrum. Love and hate, black hat, white hat, good guys and bad guys, and let’s put a little bit of a new school twist on it. Let’s give it some modern storytelling,” Ray said.

Bully Ray Wants Gunther to Build Straight Heat on Cody Rhodes Before Their First WWE Match

“WWE is notorious for 50-50 booking. I don’t want 50-50. Gunther making Cody a bloody mess will be considerably different than Randy Orton making Cody a bloody mess. I pray to the wrestling gods that this is not 50-50 booking. I don’t want to see Gunther get up on Cody one week and then Cody get back. I want straight heat until their first match,” Ray said. Gunther has already choked out Rhodes with his sleeper hold twice on WWE SmackDown. No official match has been announced between the two at this time.