Cody Rhodes is about 5 years away from realistically winning the World or WWE title.
Every few years there is always a surprise guy that makes a quicker turnaround than people expect, one who seemingly emerges from out of nowhere to the top, Batista did it, 6 months before he was World Champion most would have said he'd never win it, Jack Swagger 6 months ago people thought he was more likely to get endeavoured rather than win the Championship, after this past weeks Smackdown I think Cody Rhodes could be that guy.
That is true. Guys get these huge turnarounds out of the blue at times.
However I just do not see Cody Rhodes winning the title before he hits the age of 26 or 27 at least. You do not see many young wrestlers win the title at a young age. Orton and Lesnar are the prime examples of young wrestlers winning major wwe gold at early ages.