Cody Rhodes on Stardust.

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The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show Interview with Cody Rhodes

Dukes: I’ve heard this a lot, and I’m just a fan, I don’t pretend to be an insider like I think a lot of people who talk about wrestling do, they talk a lot about when they’re bringing guys into NXT from the indies that it’s their way and then there’s the WWE way. How much different is that going to be when we see you for the first time outside of a WWE ring?

Rhodes: I think, without sounding so negative, when you’re told you’re not good from your employer, when your employer tells you you’re not good or when his exact words are, “there’s no interest in you,” to your face, you want to change that opinion, you want to prove them wrong, it’s motivating, it’s probably good leadership to some degree, but when I was unable to do so because of playing essentially, my half brother’s character long past the point that I was supposed to continue with it was just discouraging because I was boxed into that. You can’t prove them wrong when you’re doing essentially slapstick comedy. As much as I love Jim Carrey Riddler, I could only rip him off so much. So it’s my chance to get back on track from where we were in 2013, 2012, 2011, when I was just finger lengths away from the keys to the kingdom and I kind of fell from grace. That’s more my fault likely than it is theirs, but it’s my chance to kind of get back on track. You said the Indy way and the WWE way, I don’t really particularly look at it that way. Pro wrestling is pro wrestling to me, whether it’s in WWE, or whether it’s in Lucha Underground, or whether it’s in Evolve, wherever. I consider myself a student of the game and somebody that always wants to improve and learn about pro wrestling. People who remember 2012, 2013, and 2011, they’ll be excited to see that side of Cody again. But by no means am I sleeping on this transition, a whole lot of new things have to happen and a whole lot of changes. If you were to come to the house here in Dallas, Texas, you’d see. We’ve got a ring set up here. at my actual house, don’t ask me how it fits, and because I can’t do anything but sit on my ass, essentially for ninety days, I work out in the morning, I work out in the ring in the afternoon, and at night I grab Pharaoh, my husky, and we run while Brandi shines the light of my car on us. It’s a hell of a deal, I wish somebody was filming it, we’d be able to make a pretty sweet montage

Pretty interesting interview, I'm excited for Rhodes' independent run.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Stardust was a good character, Cody played it well.

Looking forward to Cody's indy run, as well.

 

[ParkinsonsAim]

I liked Stardust. I think it was because the character was entertaining. Costumes, quirks, likes and dislikes, lured me into wanting to know more about Stardust. Most wrestlers you can easily see for what they are. Nothing more nothing less.

It's strange to me that Cody wasn't really on board with the idea...but who the hell am I.

 

[Jacob Fox]

I enjoyed Stardust but he shouldn't have been kept in that persona as long as he was. He played it perfectly but like he said, it was Dustin's persona basically and he was kept in it past the point that he should have been.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I enjoyed Stardust but he shouldn't have been kept in that persona as long as he was. He played it perfectly but like he said, it was Dustin's persona basically and he was kept in it past the point that he should have been.

Aye, he was stuck in Stardust character for so long that he eventually became a get-nowhere character (much like R-Truth).

 

[Krendall]

I liked Stardust, but the WWE really did eventually box him in with the character.

By the way, when the WWE says, "There's no interest in you, but you have to keep playing the same character," it's their fault.