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Cody Rhodes reflects on time as Stardust

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The Stardust persona hid the original personality of Cody Rhodes. According to the WWE star, it also helped him hide his emotions during some tough times.

The American nightmare recently joined Montez Ford on WWE Grit & Glory (H/t Sportskeeda). He reflected on his time as Stardust admitting that there were times he didn’t want it. Rhodes also gave an example of the time when he did want the mask. It was when his father Dusty Rhodes passed away in 2015:

“It hits a unique wall in the form of Stardust. Because there were times that it was a mask that I did want and then there were times that it was a mask that I didn’t want. While I was doing Stardust, my dad [Dusty Rhodes] passed away. That was 2015. Nothing I needed more at that time than to hide and cover up. I wasn’t ready to be Cody Rhodes, I wasn’t ready to be anything,”

Speaking about his American Nightmare persona, Cody Rhodes said that it was the last piece of the puzzle for him. He claimed that he is lucky to be part of a royal family of wrestling:

“Being the son of The American Dream, it was just time to take the mantle in my own way. I am part of a royal family of wrestling, and I’m lucky to be a part of it. But now I’m carrying it with me, I’m not hiding it. I’m not disguising it,”

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Martin MacDonald