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Cody Rhodes has drawn parallels between his Stardust gimmick and his current WWE character, and how different the two are.Â

Rhodes has repeatedly stated that he wasn’t a fan of the Stardust gimmick, but “The American Nightmare” was eager to make it work at first, which he discussed on “All The Smoke.”

“So, I looked at it as a challenge to maximize, to really kind of make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t, essentially. That’s always a big thing in wrestling. Take something that’s a little silly and then you blow it up,” he said. “At the beginning of Stardust, I thought, ‘This is a great challenge.’ And I’ve answered the challenge. We’re selling these gloves. I’m learning how to do the paint. I can be so ridiculous. My promos have almost moved into this realm where there’s a British accent to it. It’s just gone so ridiculous. All this sci-fi knowledge and Trek babble that I knew I can incorporate into this character. But I also gave it a shelf life of about six months. So over a year in, I was at the lowest of lows as a wrestler.”

While he was optimistic about making the character a success in the beginning, he later lost his desire and passion for it, which ultimately led to his WWE exit. Rhodes then contrasted that character to the current one he is portraying in WWE, explaining how he hid behind the Stardust character but is now showcasing his true self.

“I was shielded. Today I’m not shielded. If I was to run to Anaheim right now to do Raw, I’d come out just like this [in his suit]. That’s who I am. It’s my life. Everything’s been out in the open since I came back on I live my story just on television for them. That time was just ridiculous. You were able to be a character and have fun and be covered, be masked.”

Rhodes has completely reinvented himself since his days as Stardust and is now widely regarded as one of the most popular stars in professional wrestling.

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Cody Rhodes heaped praise on El Grande Americano, portrayed by WWE Superstar Ludwig Kaiser, for making lemonade out of the lemons handed to him.

On ALL THE SMOKE, The American Nightmare reflected on his past life as Stardust. He spoke about how he looked at it as a challenge and tried to do something with the hand he was dealt. Rhodes said a lot of the time in professional wrestling, that is what a wrestler does: to blow up something silly.

Cody felt like he was given “chicken sh**,” but then he did his best to make chicken salad out of it, despite that not turning out to be popular. He revealed that Stardust was not a character he was particularly excited about, but then singled out Kaiser’s efforts as El Grande Americano, who has been doing well on WWE RAW.

El Grande Americano Is Following The Blueprint Of Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes’ Former Self

Dustin Rhodes, Cody’s brother, portrayed Goldust for his entire WWE career. When the company paired the two of them up again in 2014, the “Brotherhood” tag team found itself a new member. Cody was no longer the man everyone knew him as, but more akin to Goldust.

Rhodes noted that Ludwig Kaiser’s El Grande Americano rendition was hard to pull off, but Kaiser was doing it with flair. However, The American Nightmare did clarify that this is not meant by the company as a “death sentence,” but rather a challenge.

El Grande Americano is a guy we got right now, doing this exact thing. He has taken something that could have been a death sentence for another wrestler, and he’s just making it special. And [the WWE] doesn’t mean it as a death sentence; they mean it as a challenge,” Rhodes said.

After being kept off television for some time, Ludwig Kaiser has been doing well on RAW as El Grande Americano. Although he fell to Penta this past Monday, still, Americano continues to entertain the masses.

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October 27, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

Six British women who competed at WTT Star Contender London will add some sparkle to proceedings as Womenâ€s British Clubs League returns for the new season.

Two-time defending champions Drumchapel Glasgow will call on Englandâ€s Ella Pashley (pictured above) – who won two qualifying matches against substantially higher-ranked opponents before exiting to Chinaâ€s Xiangyu Zhang – as they target a hat-trick of titles.

Also in the champions†ranks is Jerseyâ€s Hannah Silcock, who pulled off a superb win, knocking out world No 143 Debra Vivarelli of Italy.

However, Drumchapel are likely to meet some serious resistance from Wensum, who boast a trio of athletes fresh from the Copper Box Arena – Sophie Earley, Mari Baldwin and Jasmin Wong.

Sienna Jetha, who competed well against Franceâ€s world No 138 Audrey Zarif in London, leads the Draycott challenge.

The Premier Division is completed by Fusion, with top-10 rated Patricia Ianau leading their team; Ormesby, spearheaded by No 7 Mia Oâ€Rahilly Egan; and Joola Plymouth, led by Sophie Barcsai.

The Womenâ€s BCL, has a total of 44 teams this season – the highest since the pandemic and believed to be a record – who will compete in seven divisions at WV Active Aldersley in Wolverhampton.

Results, tables and averages will be updated on TT Leagues throughout the weekend.

Click below to download the event programme to see the full team line-ups and fixture lists for each division.

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