Ever since he left WWE, I legit have become the biggest Cody Rhodes mark...love that dude, he's my pick for wrested of the year 2017.

@perparimbytyci6953

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you're looking forward to Wrestlemania now

@TheeSmokeWilddxx

2 жыл бұрын

How you like him now?

@ynotefil

2 жыл бұрын

How Do You Feel About Cody Rhodes Now?

I came to skim through it but ended up listening to the entire thing. Good, skilled, passionate, and smart guy,

@Kelvincarson

7 жыл бұрын

Me too

@florisdv2341

7 жыл бұрын

I think that's because there voices are so relaxed and it is interesting to watch. I have the same haha.

Cody, your dad was right. You are one of the top talents from your generation. Great characters and in-ring/athletic ability.

@FernandoMartinez-pv1id

29 күн бұрын

This aged well

@gangstamatchia25

25 күн бұрын

@@FernandoMartinez-pv1id Very well

"I left Omega off the list because I heard he was going to WWE" "Well, of course one day he will be at WWE" Oh, the irony

@pajuiken

4 жыл бұрын

Macaspin Damasceno i see someone else is binging elite interviews in anticipation of the future ;)

@Lemme-sniff-ya

4 жыл бұрын

So tasty.

@Tucanforpres001

3 жыл бұрын

Making it almost impossible now.

@kulson9848

2 жыл бұрын

Well you never know

High praise of the Miz from Cody is great to see. The Miz doesn't get enough credit he is a big part of my enjoyment of Smackdown right now.

@KZ-mo2rz

7 жыл бұрын

agree..he's so awesome right now

@IAmKillEveryone

7 жыл бұрын

Agreeed. I never got the miz hate. He works a pretty damn good pretty-boy heel. Plus he got his tooth knocked out of his head and still went live on RAW the next night. You try it.

@ChillMrShade

7 жыл бұрын

miz for me took a long time to warm up to (kinda like Cena). I think because I grew up seeing him on Real World first. but his passion is clear and he obviously has improved

@MrFnPink420

7 жыл бұрын

Miz loves what he does and it shows in the ring & out of the ring...I met him a few times and whats insane is he remembers me he asks me how my mom is doing (she just had a tumor removed)..And his wife is just as nice and beautiful in person TV doesn't do her justice..

@grail68

6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, that's incredible

This is fun to watch 3 years later, how things have changed.

@KnotBoxing

2 жыл бұрын

Watching this after all out 2021

@StrongStyleShooter

2 жыл бұрын

@@KnotBoxing watching this after wrestlemania 2022 😂

@kulson9848

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah its fun now too

@catseyereflex6774

9 ай бұрын

This is fun to watch 6 years later, how have things changed.

Just judging from this interview, Cody is a smart and talented guy, with star quality. Mistake on the WWE's part to let this guy get away.

@grail68

6 жыл бұрын

But still the best thing to happen for Cody's career. He was dead in the water in WWE, but once he left his career exploded!

@truthspeaks1813

2 жыл бұрын

Vince and his family have always tried to embarrass the rhodes family because they were loved by the people.

@michaelmurillo730

2 жыл бұрын

@@grail68 and it was one of the puzzle pieces to AEW

@aabhasviswas17

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man guess what?

@kamfisher1714

2 ай бұрын

@@truthspeaks1813Yea he totally embarrassed the Rhodes family by having Cody return and become the top babyface in the company

Cody is a tremendous wrestler. I thoroughly enjoyed his early matches (and some of his later ones) for the classic pacing elements. Sometimes, these new guys are all about going 100 mph and working themselves up to high speeds without giving the crowd time to absorb it all. Even in Cody's shorter matches, he would help it to culminate in a crescendo by building it up at a constant pace. I would love to watch more of Cody's matches now and continue to follow him. Cody showed in this interview (and so many others that he's done) that he has a heart for the business. He's not in it to play politics or get paid out in spades; he has a reverent attitude that makes me want to support him in any way I can.

@Aj-me8mo

7 жыл бұрын

Stardust is going to regret leaving the big leagues aka WWE

@coloneldookie7222

7 жыл бұрын

That, and high-risk for high-reward is largely taxing on these young wrestlers. Bob Backlund and Bret Hart are both the type of wrestlers who had great technical skill and didn't have to put life and limb on the line like the "new" cruiserweight division in WWE. Not that they aren't amazing at what they do, but it takes a lot less to go wrong for them to get hurt than it did for Bret or Bob to get hurt.

@adammugridge7565

5 жыл бұрын

@@Aj-me8mo this is a somewhat awkward comment now.....

@cmspooks

8 ай бұрын

​@@Aj-me8mointeresting

@FernandoMartinez-pv1id

29 күн бұрын

​@@Aj-me8mosooooo............he's about to win it all this Sunday.

3 years later he is starting his own wrestling promotion... cool to see what hard work rewards.

@kulson9848

2 жыл бұрын

Now he is back at WWE

Met Cody at a recent Chaotic Wrestling show. Worked one of the smaller shows they run, about 200 people in attendance in a small elks lodge and he was a really nice guy. Spoke with him for a couple of minutes regarding his work outside of WWE.

This is how the interviews should be! This was incredible! Sam 1on1 with the guest.

If he didn't want to be Stardust anymore they should've just let him and Goldust feud with the angle being "Goldust trying to get Stardust to turn back into Cody Rhodes". That to me would've been an amazing feud to see.

@numpuengmint

7 жыл бұрын

wwe is too busy to make roman look strong.

@DemianKnight

7 жыл бұрын

Whoever came up with that creative idea would fit right in with the creative team of TNA.

@chriserrickson1624

7 жыл бұрын

Demian Knight i honestly was hoping to see then face of at mania, was one of the matches i was looking for the most but wwe had to burn it at roadblock (i think) and bury the feud.

@theman6705

7 жыл бұрын

You people do realize that wwe tried to make a mania feud out of that in 2015 right? But stupid idiot fans were to busy chanting "Cm punk" so vince scrapped it smh

@DemianKnight

7 жыл бұрын

You do realize that Vince used that as an excuse to claim he thought people didnt like the angle, even though he know they were hijacking the show no matter who's storyline they were watching at the moment. They only changed it to teach the crowd a lesson, because they thought that the stardust-golddust angle wouldn't make a huge difference anyway. boy, were they wrong.

It's bullshit that he can't use the name his own father created

@DAKINS896

7 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? I went to a show last month he was booked as "Cody rhodes"

@thanossakogiannis9123

7 жыл бұрын

jack frost He won't be able to use it on televised appearances did you watch the interview???

@DAKINS896

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't catch the last few minutes.

@DAKINS896

7 жыл бұрын

He should have thought ahead and got a copywright on Cody Rhodes when he first signed ten years ago, its stil fucked up though

@user-bz7qg5xw6h

7 жыл бұрын

They called him Cody Rhodes on his debut though o.o

Nothing but respect for Cody in all his ventures. Looking forward to him on Arrow.

I respect Cody more after this interview

@justaguyonyoutube1937

7 жыл бұрын

awesome interview

@jamesballenger-outofcommis9639

7 жыл бұрын

Same here

@maosama3695

7 жыл бұрын

and miz. hated him at first but now one of my favourites he's style of wrestling now is really fun to watch he reminds me of william regal the way he perform his moves, he by far in my opinion the most improved wrestler this year and people are noticing it.

@shadowandroid1823

7 жыл бұрын

wwe sucks so hard. I'm glad Cody quit.

@kupaigaminghoete117

7 жыл бұрын

+Pat D Smith you suck so hard wwe is cool but I wish that stardust I mean Cody Rhodes did not quit

Such a class act. Loved his dad, love him and his brother. I hope nothing but the best for Cody in the future.

@The_Real_DCT

5 жыл бұрын

Well if his newest project goes well, he's going to be set for life.

Cody is such a nice guy who has great opinions and an enthusiastic demeanour, great interview Sam!

I always had a soft spot for Cody because he's relatable as a video game nerd and he loved Legend of Zelda like alot of us do. He's like a big kid in a good way ofcourse. I wish him and his wife the best. He seems awesome.

"One is happier" .... Heath "One is not" - ..... Axel

@samwalker5112

7 жыл бұрын

I reckon "One is not" could be Cesaro.

@Kevin-tz2lv

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Rose is not with WWE anymore, so no....and Axel can't be happy....

Great guy, wish him all the best.

@greenghost2008

5 жыл бұрын

He straight up started his own promotion. All Elite Wrestling.

@phyou6293

5 жыл бұрын

as u wish lol

41:22 Dusty Big Fish Stories. I always forget which interview. Hi Future me who's coming back to watch this for the Umpteenth time.

This is so interesting to watch weeks away from him coming back to WWE.

I randomly stumbled upon this interview, and am glad I did. Cody is very down to earth and very humble it seems Best wishes to him!

Cody has inspired me to go pursue a career in pro wrestling. It’s going to be a long road but I can do it!

@Albert_YTC

4 жыл бұрын

Music Man good luck man hope you succeed

Well done Sam!! Cody Rhodes was an amazing guest and this was a candid and honest interview. The stuff about Dusty was AMAZING!!!

im so glad hes finally doing what he wants after years of being saddled with shit like stardust. Good on you cody 👊

Cody Rhodes is almost like a more athletic Dusty. That is not meant as an insult to either man. Yet Cody is a really good promo, a really good worker and someone you can put the company on his back. The same thing could be said about dusty 30 years ago.

Great interview with Rhodes. Really cool, down to earth guy with great stories. Loved hearing his comments about The Miz too, puts things in a great new perspective

Vince loved to humiliate dusty that's why he didn't want to let stardust go it was a rib to dusty

Might just be interview of the year.

Without a doubt, the people he mentioned unhappy have to be Ziggler and Cesaro. Unsure of 3rd....Miz maybe?

@ezmokonnen

7 жыл бұрын

i think miz & cesaro because miz is better off now but cesaro is still stuck in limbo

@alancaddie8138

7 жыл бұрын

del rio

@sataniksomethingblahblah6350

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Caddie del rio was a cokehead piece of shit and I’m glad to know he’ll never come back

Great interview as always. Cody is one of the best in the business, and unfortunately is on the ever increasing list of talent that the WWE has decided they're simply too good for lately. Whoever it is in the company who's made the decision to try to hold something as legendary as the Dream's last name for ransom is truly despicable. He simply deserves to be able to use it.

@grail68

6 жыл бұрын

This actually turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him though. The things he's done in ROH and New Japan are so much better than anything he ever could have accomplished in WWE. He's easily THE breakout star of the wrestling world right now.

@luismayor3422

5 жыл бұрын

AEW!!!

That was a really special interview Sam, great job. It might seem weird, but you're an inspiration for me. I love journalism, and intend on incorporating wrestling with that. Thanks for paving the way, hopefully one day I can run you out of business. XD

i dont know why everyone is complaining i liked stardust. i honestly think the only error was they didnt trust in him, they gave up on him and booked him to lose after a bit. i think stardust and ascension was a missed opportunity, i thought the trio was so perfect and they could have been an amazing faction. just have stardust be the mastermind with 2 goons that protect him.

51:25 Where he talks about leaving WWE! Awesome stuff Sam, you're the fuggin man!

It baffles me how the WWE couldn't see Cody as the face of WWE or at least in and about the title mix. He got every gimmick he had over as a heel or face, whichever it was supposed to be. He is an excellent and intelligent talker and he has an iconic wrestling heritage oh and he can totally wrestle with anyone. Also from what a friend who has met him says he and his wife are thoroughly nice people.

What a difference a day makes now.

Cody seems like a cool,down to earth dude. He's extremely professional too. I really really hope wwe gives him more push and freedom in the future.

wow this is actually one if not the most enjoyable interview i've ever heard! loved to hear all the stories about Dusty and Dustin and Cody came out as 100% honest and nice guy.

Cody definitely has the "it" factor. He's always on, stuffing his talent inside that stupid star spangled condom was one of the worst mistakes WWE ever made. He is one of the most legitimate raw natural talents that company has ever had, he can do it all, and he should have been allowed to.

@sodajerkclassic

7 жыл бұрын

I agree Cody was very well rounded and his stuff was tight. The only thing that i'll take away from him is his natural look as he doesn't really stand out. He has the ability to overcome that with his storytelling and charisma. There are a ton of guys that I would have let go in favor of Cody though. I think he will be come back to the WWE in a few years.He never reached his full potential in the WWE.

@xxxaragon

7 жыл бұрын

the fact that he became the star instead of DiBiase despite it being obvious that the WWE was pushing the latter speaks volumes (and that's not meant as a knock on DiBiase). also, he was trying his hardest to get everything over he was allowed to work with... and succeeded most of the time.

@mthorntonwolfe

5 жыл бұрын

You realize that "stuffing him inside a condom" was the spark that ignited the flame, right??? Frustration brought greatness out of him. Wasn't like he was lightin' the world on fire before Stardust.

@robertritter8444

4 жыл бұрын

@@mthorntonwolfe he really was though. Dashing Cody Rhodes was great, hell even Cody with a bag on his head was great. He was just never pushed to the main event.

@robertritter8444

4 жыл бұрын

@@mthorntonwolfe that's why he got so frustrated, that and the fact that that gimmick is terrible

honestly I do miss Cody Rhodes. he is a great performer and he deserves to be in the ring. I hope he can have another opportunity to be in the ring again.

@grail68

6 жыл бұрын

But he IS in the ring. Like all the time. He's even world champion RIGHT NOW.

I never would of thought that when Cody left WWE he would become the most interesting guy in wrestling today. Somehow I think he did that.

i hope a better carrer for Cody in ROH and TNA and wins multiple championships

@OnThe515

6 жыл бұрын

Good news!

@patricktuohy7062

5 жыл бұрын

NWA all in booiiii

@The_Real_DCT

5 жыл бұрын

Well he did and now is running a promotion.

7:45 is he talking about Moxley here?

Stardust was basically Cody's Broken Matt Hardy gimmick, only little to no creative freedom

@joeski1073

4 жыл бұрын

And both were great to me. The Broken Matt shit was what I thought would take him to main even status but no because they fucking suck

@robertritter8444

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeski1073 it did just not in WWE

@joeski1073

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertritter8444 they don't usually push shit that they don't create.

I watched Cody play battlefront on upupdowndown. I realized he's the best wrestler in the biz. Super "smart".

damn what a good interview I could of listened to cody for another few hours

loved Cody in all his characters . he will be missed.. and Sam is pretty good

was I the only one that actually liked stardust?

@jystardustfan7170

7 жыл бұрын

nope. My username lol

@32alltheway

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@32alltheway

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Getchell yes

@crashpal

7 жыл бұрын

in my opinion Face character in general doesn't suit Cody Rodhes as much as a heel character

@maosama3695

7 жыл бұрын

i liked it too. it was a crappy concept but cody made it look good. the way he acted and those bizzare things he did as stardust were a joy to watch. it looked like goldust yet very different. i would've love to see the original plan though a super villain-esque character would be a amazing.

Fantastic interview. Best thing Cody ever did was leave WWE. I love WWE but he has made a better name for himself away from there! Great guy!

amazing interview! thank you so much sam! also, the story about the improv had me laughing so much!

Man what a great dude Cody is.

Everything worked out. Cody became one of the two biggest stars in wrestling today alongside Roman. He caught up to his father's students. He main-evented Wrestlemania 39 but fell short of winning the world championships that have eluded his family. The story isn't finished yet. All roads lead to Wrestlemania 40.

@wolfmode0061

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't matter if he fell short.

Cody Rhodes '16. Candidate for President. Just look at the guy.

@ninerdawg7749

7 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't even qualify, he's not 35 yet

@Aj-me8mo

7 жыл бұрын

I would vote for Stardust

Much respect for Cody I met him last year he was a very nice guy one of the only ones to stop for the fans

Cody looks like a state politician with that suit on lol

@ChurchOfTUPAC

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Kennedy........ Kennedy.

Cody was always one of my favorites through most of his WWE run. He made the most of every gimmick he was given and was consistently reinventing his character to keep himself interesting and fresh. He was constantly on the verge of breaking through to the main event, only to be pushed back down to the mid-card. I absolutely loved his mask/paperbag run, probably his greatest gimmick in WWE. Very inspiring interview and I wish him the best.

Seeing this now , I appreciate him even more. Now he's RoH champ, had his first taste of Okada. Hopefully Shibata can wrestle again. That I'd like to see.

53:14 That’s literally lyrics from his entrance music, love it when the entrance music is completely what the wrestler is about.

Such a great interview! Thanks for uploading.

THAT WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW CODY WAS SO OPEN AND HONEST ABOUT HIS ONGOINGS LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE AND TNA GET READY

26:43 And that could be why the Miz was somehow made WWE champion and main evented wrestlemania.

@chriss790

7 жыл бұрын

And the fact that he was actually THE HEEL in the WWE at the time, but got kicked to the curb by Rock's comeback? He still is really, he never stopped, but has been treated like shit since doing comedy skits. Still very relevant, still stupidly talented on the mic, still works hard and tells compelling wrestling stories while competing with Cesaros, Zayns and all other internet darling characters.

@whynotbrosay

7 жыл бұрын

but he can't wrestle for shit.

@chriss790

7 жыл бұрын

Johnny Wagner Good! Hate him for it! It's what will make him successful if you haven't realised it yet!

@ikon8275

7 жыл бұрын

exactly, Vince Prolly strapped him at mania to thank him for all the hardwork.....even if it didn't last.

Coming from someone who started watching WWE again back in June, I do wish Cody was still on there. He was always a great performer. But I do think Vince pushed the stardust thing for too long. Thats why I quit watching right after punk left. He relied on so...so many gimmicks. I mean 'somebody better call my mama!' 'But Cesaro better not be the one wanting out of WWE!!! I really enjoy his performances on the show'

@The_Real_DCT

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Vince always gets into the goofy gimmick mindset every couple eras. Don't know why, it's not like his dad was into goofy characters, big jacked dudes yeah but not goofy gimmicks. But yeah Vince did them in the 80's and brought them back in the early to mid 90's, then again a few years ago. Vince is a odd duck, I mean he's doing the XFL again for crying out loud.

@The_Real_DCT

5 жыл бұрын

@01101101 01100101 01101001 this is true, still can't figure out his obsession with goofy gimmicks. The big slow jacked dudes he got from his dad Vince sr. as when he ran the WWF or WWWF as it was called it was filled with big jacked slow dudes but not goofy gimmicks, the goofiest Vince Sr had was Susperstar Billy Gram and he was more of a proto Hulk Hogan just Gram was a heel.

Old wrestling fan here... And knew of Cody, but seems like he is a great guy and has a bright future in and out of the ring... He could be the next Rock/TV star or radio host Great Communicator... Like Dusty (Haha) I am now a huge Cody fan

An angle I thought would have been fun would be running Cody as hilmself, but the stardust gimic trying to take over. like the black suit on spider man. would have taken tremendous acting. but have someone else like a Roderick strong do the stardust, no tight face shots with a camera. then have a Cody vs stardust. match, kill the gimic..

Such an awesome interview. Would love to somehow meet Cody or Sam someday.

Cody Rhodes reminds me of George McFly with his speech pattern

Listened to it on podcast and it was great. SO GOOD!

been a big supporter of him since the debut years ago and still is today. He's so great.

i can take a wild guess that the 1 thats happy is Dolph Ziggler and the one thats not happy is Curtis Axel

Im gonna really miss cody in wwe. Hopefully i can catch him at an indie show by me

So.. Cesaro and Ziggy didnt left WWE with Cody ....

@TonySakich

7 жыл бұрын

Those are the same two I thought of as well.

@elimccoy1403

7 жыл бұрын

Heath is happy.

@cyjp0

7 жыл бұрын

+Prabz Rage heath happy swagger unhappy

@DanielFromAlbuquerque

7 жыл бұрын

Cesaro isn't happy, he was considering leaving after the best of 7 and he's still wanting to get traded to Smackdown from RAW

This interview is the coolest thing ever....good job Sam!

Hearing Cody tell the part of what happened with the Stardust gimmick creation explains a lot with how the Universal Championship turned out how it did.

Thanks Sam. It was interesting.

Now he's back in wwe

So damn lovely. He deserves the best.

@The_Real_DCT

5 жыл бұрын

He's doing great for himself, NJPW US champion, NWA champion, ROH champion, former member of the Bullet club, putting on a sold out super card with the bucks and now a promoter and excutive Vice President of AEW: All Elite wrestling. Damn impressive resume for someone WWE marks said was a no talent waste who wouldn't amount to anything.

7 years later and he’s back in WWE. Crazy world

Wwe never give him a chance Cody is a great wrestler and a son of a legend superstar 👍🏻

Cody made a good point about social media. He can promote himself nowadays and being on tv isn't the only place to get noticed like it used to be.

Cody is a really good speaker/story teller. When he's on a podcast its never a lull or boring or the same shit.

Best Wrestling Interview On KZread!!!

This is what I would have done if I was writing for WWE, I would have taken Stardust and Dean Ambrose, turned Dean Ambrose into The Joker an Cody took more of The Riddler persona, and put them both with HHH and that would have been the Kings Court, and HHH could have won the title an had them protecting him all thru his run, and he can also take Shamus as his Knight! It would have worked then

This was a phenomenal interview

My favourite gimmick of his that he had in the wwe is/was will always be his Dashing Cody Rhodes one he looked good & he was super entertaining to watch on the mike

Just Cody talking about the original concept of stardust. Would have been very cool with the silver hair and silver arm paint would have been pretty cool

So anyone know the Stardust Rap song entrance

Undashing Rhodes and his intercontinental run was so good, never know why they didn't push him more I think the super shows with combined rosters really hampered him.

That Goldust that Sam is talking about is something i wanted to see now, he was so good.

Thank you for this interview

Hats off to Cody Rhodes, hope he continues his legacy, hes dad would be proud Congrus to him on his new life to TNA, ROH or maybe one day return to his home. #BFG2016

i think Cody, could easily do podcasts and commentating, hr has a voice for it.

Sam looks like a caucasian version of Xavier Woods

what was the song Stardust theme ripped from?

@Aethelia

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds a little like "You Don't Know".

*A waukuth wound of appause* - Sam appears to be interviewing Homestar Runner!

Excellent!!!

What rap song was Stardust's theme based off? I for the life of me cannot figure it out...

@wildcard2884

7 жыл бұрын

eminem - when im gone

@ApolloSol

7 жыл бұрын

The Murphy hell no.

@wildcard2884

7 жыл бұрын

oh sorry i meant 50 cent - pimp

@ApolloSol

7 жыл бұрын

The Murphy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@TrueLagoon

7 жыл бұрын

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Look Into My Eyes

42:20 Can anyone else confirm if that story is real?

Awesome interview man..

I stopped watching WWF and WCW when they stopped letting matches end during that period where there was a DQ every single match, this is the first time in decades I’m excited about wrestling, CODY AND AEW !!!