All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Executive Vice President and wrestler, Cody Rhodes, recently spoke about portraying the character of Stardust in WWE.
When a fan suggested on Twitter that the blame could be attributed to Vince McMahon, Cody was quick to shoulder blame as to why Stardust didn’t work in the way WWE had hoped.
“I don’t really blame him more than I blame myself. I worked hard, but at the time…not hard enough. To go from undesirable to undeniable took a lot sacrifices, reality checks, & most importantly I had to do the damn work. I don’t want to be anything less than the guy at the top.”
The Stardust conversation stemmed from a question asking why he doesn’t use the Bionic Elbow—a move synonymous with his father, Dusty Rhodes. Cody replied that as the move isn’t his, he doesn’t want to use it and he has no interest in being a “tribute act.”
“It’s not mine. I can’t be a tribute act. However, I do save it for the rare occasional moment when I really feel it in my bones/heart. Not sure if I can really pull it off even.”
Cody Rhodes is scheduled to face off against Shawn Spears at AEW’s next major event All Out on August 31st.
