Is Cody Rhodes currently in his Super Cena version?

Overview

• Cody Rhodes has been booed by the fans against John Cena despite being a top Baby face in WWE
• It's similar to the period when John Cena was 'Super Cena' and received heat from the fans
• There are similarities between John Cena's 'Super Cena' character and Cody's American Nightmare period in WWE

Cody Rhodes has been currently undergoing a similar period to that of John Cena from 2005 to 2014, in which he was regarded as 'Super Cena'. The American Nightmare has been getting booed in his storyline against Cena, and even Randy Orton, despite being a top Baby Face of the company.

In their feud, Cena has been a heel, while Cody has been a baby face. Naturally, one would expect the fans to boo Cena and cheer Cody. However, the opposite has happened, as they are booing Cody and cheering Cena. Something similar happened in the second half of Cena's Super Cena run, when fans turned against him despite being the face.

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For Cena, the hate was due to the fact that he did not take pinfalls often and seemed to be very hard to get rid of, even on his worst days. Vince McMahon, WWE's in charge back in time, made him a nearly unbeatable force, as he sold the highest merchandise and attracted women and a younger audience to watch shows.

Why is Cody Rhodes getting booed by fans against John Cena?

In most of his matches from 2008 to 2013, Cena was booed by the fans, which also led to the 'Let's go Cena, Cena s**ks' chants. Likewise, Cody has been getting booed by the fans since he squared off against Cena and his mentor, Orton. 

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Against Cena, it was probably obvious, as he was fighting the company's biggest baby face of all time in his retirement tour. However, Cody got booed even when he defeated Randy at the Night of Champions to become King of the Ring. Fans wish to see him turn heel, and might be indicating that his run as a baby face is going stale.