Cody Rhodes gone?????
 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(2/2) I'll speak further on the matter shortly. Thank you to all the pro-wrestling/sports entertainment fans worldwide. Thank you</p>&mdash; Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrinceCGR/status/734074814038704129">May 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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While this may be unrelated, PWInsider.com is reporting that both Rhodes and Goldust left the SmackDown television taping this past Tuesday before WWE began filming the show.


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Meh. He is damn amazing but I will be happier not seeing him for around a year.

WWE wasted a talent and they don't wanna stick around anymore?

The fuck you say...

RIP

Don't think that is actually Cody Rhodes' twitter.....

It is.

Good for him, going out when he wants and on his terms.

Nevermind.... official @StardustWWE account retweeted it.... guess it is legit....

Damn, that sucks.

We'll probably lose Eden Stiles too now, which also sucks.

shit

Wow I hope its not true.


Totally out of left field and something I didn't expect.


Reminds me of when Eric D left CHW for a bodybuilding career, he was in his prime and just up and left.


I wonder of Cody has a new career in mind?

Hopefully Cody joins up with CHW and gets to rassle Robb Banks

Well damn.

Yet another guy WWE fucked up on royally.

Yeah that was the first thought that came to my mind, too.

So is he done wrestling all together? Really couldn't see him going to TNA or ROH. Think a run in NJPW would be great for him. WWE really missed out on the Stardust character and I can see why he would want his release. Could be the best way to bring back the Cody Rhodes character back to WWE in like a year after successful time away.

It's all good Starburst will be the man in TNA.

when we find out who buys tna they will get some good wrestlers. I guess goldentruth will realy job now.

Cody could do great things in Lucha Underground, his character work is top notch when he actually has something to do.

He had been teasing for a while about dropping the Stardust gimmick, wonder if the WWE thought otherwise or the usual "Creative has no plans" type deal.

Well this sucks.

This sucks

Team Highway Geniuses will do very well in the Indy Scene.

I will likely watch wherever he ends up.

He pretty much peaked. He needs time away from the WWE to refresh.

Man, I remember Cody/Goldust vs. The Shield was such a hot angle/feud/match.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he has to say about his future. As much as I'd love to see him try his hand in Japan or something to carry on wrestling (and he's only 30, so there should be plenty of room in the tank) it wouldn't be much of a surprise if he's just done with the industry.

Maybe he just doesn't see the point in carrying on with Dusty not around? He had said he wanted to continue the Stardust character to honor his father but WWE aren't doing anything with him, so maybe that's it.

no he didn't man...

Well....let's start naming obvious factors that could lead to it.

Dusty
Frustration with direction of Stardust
Frustration of not being used period
Someone did/said something that pissed him off
Maybe something happened involving Eden (Quit, random disappearance, kidnapped by someone here on the forum)

Only time will tell.

They really screwed up by not having Dustin vs Cody in some foem at Wrestlemania, particularly when Dusty could have been involved. Stardust was a benter thing than should have been expected, they should have run hard with it.

Totally agree, feel like he could just be done with wrestling. The thought of him going to Japan though is intriguing. I'd imagine he'd be a huge success over there and maybe even get a IWGP Heavyweight championship run.

I will miss him, and Eden.

Eden is the only one suitable to announce KEVIN OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWENS

He's not World Champ material. He's an IC guy who has been around for 10 years. It's time for a break. Take Ziggler with you

Is it rumored she's leaving. He doesn't say anything about her in his tweets. He hasn't even been released yet just asked for it.

Well fuck... Wish him well with whatever he decides to do in the future. So much wasted potential, but what's new with WWE. :-\

Yeah! I remember them wrestling each other at a random PPV and it getting a very lukewarm reaction.

Well I'm glad he did it. He's been wasted and if he can get a job in NJPW then he'll return as a main eventer someday.

Think I would side with Gertner on this one. Not a lot more could be done with him at this stage and he has obviously been around a long time.

Hated Stardust tbh. Thought it was just him jumping around and trying to be wacky. It lacked all the things that made GoldUst great at his peak. Goldust could be intimidating, unpredictable, wacky and crazy, even downright scary. He was a serious threat and was played perfectly. He had the amazing entrance and this great mystique and presence. It was a unique character, and at the time, it pushed the envelope and was allowed to be edgy and controversial.

Stardust is a weaker all round character in just about every way, being played in an era where there was never going to be any edge to the character. It was a poor imitation.

In saying that, I think Cody has it in him to reinvent himself and come back as a bigger player. If the likes of Luke Gallows can do it, then Rhodes definitely can.

Codswelle Rhodes has entered the Impact Zone.

My thoughts exactly, keep him away for 2-3 year and bring him back as a main-eventer for the remaining 5-7 years of his career....

Damn...looks like he's "only Smoke and Mirrors" now :(

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So much for The Legacy reunion I always wanted.

The Stardust character was great for awhile. But these days, Cody's just been around.

Wouldn't mind one bit if he came back. But, more power to him for moving on to bigger and better things.

I think goig Stardust ruined his chances of being a main eventer. When he was dashing he was one of te few heals That could generate heat. Maybe he was too small but I thought he was great...then Stardust happened.

Dashing Cody Rhodes was my favourite thing on Smackdown during its time.

I hated Stardust. Really hated the gimmick.

Cody probably would have been World Heavyweight Champion by now if they'd stuck with the brand split/two championships, and he'd have looked great with the Big Gold Belt.

Hopefully wherever he goes they call hime Grody Cody and he has to poop in a bucket as part of his gimmick!

That would be gimmick infringement.

Dustie Star has entered the Impact Zone

Ok he doesn't have a bucket, he poops in a plastic bag then

Completely agree

Codswallop Rhodes

I remember how he had (in my opinion) the match of the night at Wrestlemania 27.

Well yeah he beat that midget Rey.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All the reports I've seen are 100% false &amp; just speculation. <br><br>Hope to provide answers by this evening.</p>&mdash; Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrinceCGR/status/734453843589660672">May 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This.....evening.... (crosses fingers for something good)

Welp that settles that

It's official.

http://www.wwe.com/article/cody-rhod...d?sf26733044=1

https://twitter.com/princecgr/status/734501299337584641

TLDR version: Cody realized he wasn't going any further than he was now and felt screwed by creative, so he's leaving and will continue to wrestle.

Good for him, should find work pretty easy. Is the Rhodes name his or would he have to go by his real name?

He can join TNA as White Reign

Shame Cody doesn't get to do his own big Dusty tribute in the WWE. NXT's Dusty Classic was great since it came off as a genuine tribute to Dusty's big impact there and not just something quickly latched on for PR stuff like the Warrior Award.

Cody saying he doesn't want his father's legacy to be "Stardust" pretty much confirmed Creative is horrible. Rejected whatever plans he had for the tribute and saw him as not being worthy of giving a big tribute.

Could enter the arena stroking a white as snow cat (since Goldy's character there had a rat).

Read his statement, good for him. Unlike Ryback, this guy is actually the goods.

I read his statement, much respect. He's not whining and quitting, he's accepting his fate and going to try to prove everyone wrong on his own. He never let it effect the product, where as ryback let it show through in his on screen character. Cody was in Very professional to the end.

Really wish him well. Hope he can end up in NJpW or Lucha, something to keep his name big. He's young, he could come back in 5 years with a run like AJ.

This is why I read the entire thread first... was coming to make this exact joke.

Man, classy exit for Cody. He really lays it into the head writers, ha-ha. But Gerty is right too -- even if he dropped the gimmick he's still got that stank of having been around for ages and not cracked that main event spot. Him going away, doing a couple of acting gigs, working in New Japan, Europe or the indies will help him out tremendously. I can see him putting the Feud of the Year together with someone in the right environment. I'd love to see him versus Chris Hero actually.

Agreed that Ziggler could use the same thing.

I can't help but to think about CM Punk's "weird, bipolar business" line.

Cody was green as grass and featured all the time in his gawdawful capacity. Over time, he improved... but the better he got, the less he was featured. What other place does that? You don't have an NBA player come in, play like shit, and win a starting job for (team name here) with 50 minutes a night, but then as the kid gets better and eventually becomes good enough to make all-star teams, he increasingly rides pine until the team decides he's no longer a starter.

I have a theory about WWE being so big that they forgot what made them popular to begin with. They tell all these people they'll be stars if they do x, y, and z... show personality, connect with fans, bla, bla, bla... but even if they do exactly that, and it runs counter to whatever they have planned, it doesn't matter.

This has been true for the last 10+ years. It's part Vince being complacent, out of touch or both, and part the nature of being a publicly traded company.

As a public company, most of their value as a company comes not from the company's actual revenues, but instead from the value of their stock. As such, there's no incentive to take a risk on an "unproven" commodity (Ziggler, Rhodes, Ambrose, etc.) that deviates too much from the company's "plans" (Reigns, Cena, HHH, etc) or things that will definitely bring them money/eyeballs (Rock, Taker, etc.) As long as WWE's stock price stays relatively stable, guys like Rhodes, Ambrose, Ziggler, etc. who aren't part of the long term plans or guaranteed commodities, there's little to no incentive and only risk (i.e., potential loss) with WWE putting them in any important long term position. In addition, they can afford to ignore any attention and any crowd reaction these guys get.

If Eden leaves the company Cody's gonna have lots and lots of time to have sex with her. So more power to him. :y:

It really seemslike the company finds 2-6 guys who have a look and rides them regardless of what else is going on. Right now their guys who they would live and die on are Cena, Reigns, Orton, Rollins, HHH (when needed) and Lesnar (when they feel like it). They claim they need guys to reach out and grab the brass ring but when they do if they are not one of the above they get relegated back down the ladder.

Had Daniel Bryan been healthy I gaurentee when all the above dome back healthy he would have gone back down to jobber. The fans made him, the yes and no chants got over huge and he managed to rife that wave. Did he ever really go over any of the above with conviction?

CM Punk was an enigma. The fans got him over. He dared to be different and he spoke off the cuff not the script. More guys need to find a way to go off script and get over on their own.

Cody was incredibly talented and did everything asked of him. Unfortunately he was not 6'4" 250lbs or named Seth Rollins so he needed to find a way to go off script. They wouldnt let him, he didn't have a catchy phrase for the fans to get involved with, so he is lost in the shuffle.

I really hope the powers that be start looking in the roster for guys who have it. I am telling you KO is a main eventer. He is very good in the ring and entertaining on the stick, he ilicits a response from the crowd and is a great heal. If he continues doing what he is doing but does not fight for his spot he will get Cody treatment.

KO reminds me of The Rock from that 1997/1998 period.

I see him as Stone Cold prior to Austin 3:16

The idea that WWE is like a play is dumb. A play has a central character and conflict and the characters and subplots involved are tied together by that central point.

WWE is like a soap opera. Countless characters interacting with each other in their own stories independent of the main story or event occurring.

I found that analogy to be pretty lacking.

I see what you mean from a tv and viewer standpoint but I'm sure as a performer it's more like a play. To them they are the central character when they step through that curtain.

Except that's not how it was presented. It would be different if he was told he's the center of attention when he's out there. The star of the play. That's not what was insinuated. It read more like he has to fall in line to serve a greater story. Which is dumb. The under and midcard do not serve the main event unless it's in a way like we're seeing with the Usos and the Club.

Nothing Stardust was doing with Stephen Amell was serving a central story focus. Like it would if it were presented like a play.

What're you even talking about? His only analogy to a play was that he didn't want to accept having a "lesser part".

Rhodes related release you say?

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I'm talking about Triple H trying to relate the WWE as play. I don't think it's an accurate analogy.

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I see.

Eden gave her notice to the WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(1/2) What I've been teasing for weeks: I've been offered a new opportunity outside of WWE!! So I've decided to part w/ WWE after tonight.</p>&mdash; Brandi Rhodes (@RealEdenWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealEdenWWE/status/735285917221593088">May 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Well, now you have an answer for both.

Sucks that she is leaving, but understandable. No more KEVIN OOOOOOOOOOWENS makes me sad.....

Furthermore: I keep thinking Cody's twitter account is Bray Wyatt's because I keep seeing "Husky"..... I was like "Why is Bray Wyatt tweeting about Eden?"

Hell, both are good positions to be in. Well, they would have been in that era. We'll see how Owens goes.

I wonder... will The Announcer Formerly Known As Eden accompany her man in the ring, then? Be an awesome time to rock those matching Triforce boots...

Codys going to ROH in August
Personally i dont think he'll do well long term

Is he really? I think he'll do great in ROH and that would also allow him to work NJPW a bit to. His first match could be for the ROH World title. Rhodes vs Lethal would be a good match. Long term I look for him to eventually return to WWE.

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Cool, hope he checks them all off.

dalton castle would be a killer fued

Wade Barrett replied with a list..papa shango

Him and Castle would make a good team to check off that Young Bucks box to.

If he could beef up a bit I could see him in the IWGP Heavyweight Championship picture of he went to New Japan. I just don't know about him joining Bullet Club but I think he'd be a good fit.

Good for Rhodes. I like that he has plans and is promoting them. The dude could be a killer heel going around all those places and taking matches against the guys on that list, beating them one-by-one.

Cody Rhodes vs. Kurt Angle? That would be fucking sweet.