Episode 580: Cena vs. Cody: The Watchalong That Broke Us (Stephanie's Places Ep. 2 Recap)

07/04/2025 1h 21min
Episode 580: Cena vs. Cody: The Watchalong That Broke Us (Stephanie's Places Ep. 2 Recap)

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This week, Basement Jer and Rich The Riz  dive into the latest episode of Stephanie’s Places—or is it Cody’s Places? From the Cena vs. Cody buildup to WrestleMania, to triple threat predictions and that overly emotional Rhodes family retrospective, nothing is safe from the Bookers’ sarcasm.
 
We also talk about the chaos of RAW, GUNTHER’s title run, the Bloodline burnout, and Rusev Day rising again (maybe). 
 
All that and more in an episode filled with wrestling history, wild predictions, and a lot of side-eye at Cody's tears.
 
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00:00 – Intro & Basement Bookers Watchalong setup
01:30 – Monday Night Raw recap (Cena/Cody segment)
06:50 – “Who cooked?”: Cena vs. Cody mic battle
12:40 – Predicting Cena’s WrestleMania outcome
17:15 – The three-crossroads formula theory
22:00 – Triple H, GUNTHER, and Jay Uso predictions
27:10 – Thoughts on 2-hour Smackdown returning
30:40 – “Cody’s revenge” and Roman Reigns talk
35:00 – CM Punk, Heyman, and long-term storytelling
42:00 – Stephanie’s Places: Cody’s episode 2 begins
45:30 – Center Stage nostalgia & Dusty’s legacy
50:00 – Stardust, Mr. Sinister, and Cody's indie leap
55:45 – Brandi & Cody origin story (blowing in the ear?)
01:02:00 – WrestleMania redemption arc & that Rolex
01:06:00 – Outro & post-show reflections
01:10:00 – “Match of Life” sign-off

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