Sep 06, 2017 ever since his wwe debut, the superstar known as stardust has kept a foot planted squarely in his comic book fan roots. Cody rhodes wwe characters ranked from worst to best. Additionally, cody did mention something about being influenced by comic books, something he considers as his education. Cody said he ultimately blamed himself for how things turned out, as he wasn. Stardust lambdazero is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by marvel comics and existing in that companys marvel universe. Wwe wrestler stardust really wants to fight arrow star stephen. An in depth look at cody rhodes first year on the independent circuit wrestling news and rumors there is something to be said for a fatherson bond like the one that existed between the american dream dusty rhodes and his youngest son, cody.
We all grew up with the tales of superman, batman, spiderman, and the entire dc and marvel universes. A tv superhero could feud with wwes bizarre stardust. Aug 03, 2015 recently, wwe has taken the closest thing to real life comic book characters idea to the next level by straight up portraying wrestlers as real life comic book characters. Stardust gets these things because the character is a comic book villain, which gets more of a reaction than any other character cody rhodes has played in recent memory. Im referring to the villainous stardust and the recently debuted not adrian neville.
Wwes the new day crush kel mitchell on nickelodeons all that. Cody rhodes explains what influenced his stardust character. Instead of taking guaranteed money and continuing to perform as the comic book bad guy character stardust, who floated unceremoniously down the midcard for far too long, cody chose to. Aug 10, 2015 stardust s psychological unraveling and struggle with his own split personality is made even more intriguing by the fact that wwe is infusing a sort of metafiction into his storyline. Hence all the picking on an actor who plays a comic book superhero on television you have to buy into all of this to enjoy pro wrestling. Wwe has heavily used comic book imagery in its new feud between. He even started a feud with a fan stephen amell of arrow and the two had a match. The green arrow came into wwe for a feud with stardust last year and neville teamed up with oliver queensteven amell and the duo looked right at home as wwe s two resident superheroes. Unbroken, the third story in the comic, tells the story of jeff hardys famous ladder match against the undertaker on raw. Correct me if im wrong but typically wwe owns the likeness to any character created under their contracts.
How big would cody rhodes be if he returned to wwe. A wrestler formerly in the wwe, and a former intercontinental and wweworld tag team champion. The new day made a guest appearance on nickelodeons all that and crushed coach kreeton. Comicsflavored wwe feud erupts, amell teases continue cbr.
A pro wrestler is picking a bizarre fight with a comic book action star and he just might get his wish. Goldust and stardust the rhodes brothers wrestling stars, wrestling wwe, wrestling costumes. Of all the stories in the book, this was the one i found to be the weakest. The stardust character eventually evolved to resemble a comic book supervillain, which led to him entering a storyline rivalry with actor stephen amell. The hero named stardust was born on the distant planet rur, dr. Stephen amells wwe appearance ended in a childrens. Dec 20, 2018 i mostly enjoyed the character when he was in a feud with neville and he was portrayed as this comic book villain. Doomesque mask as cody rhodes, or in his current cosmic persona, stardust is a wrestler seemingly designed from the ground up to appeal to comic book readers. The undertaker wwe series and comics heroes wiki fandom. Stardust talks nevilles physique and stephen amell, amell. I think stardust really couldve been something special but. The wwe has started to talk about comic book superheroes and if you saw the graphics before stardust faced off neville, it seems pretty clear that stardust will be in a comic book angle of sorts. Cody rhodes talks about the stardust character, travelling. Cody garrett runnels june 30, 1985 is an american professional wrestler signed to all elite wrestling aew as both a talent, producer and executive vice president.
Stardust storyline a fascinating case of wwe breaking the 4th. He was most recently performing under the alter ego of stardust before asking to be released by the wwe after which he and others formed there own promotion aew. On june 3 rd, 2016, cody rhodes, also a man of both principal and respect chose to leave the worlds largest wrestling company in what seems to be a prowrestling soul search if i have ever seen one. Aug 12, 2015 stephen amellthe green arrow could be playable character in wwe 2k16. Aug, 2018 stephen amell is a canadian actor, known for portraying oliver queen green arrow in the arrowverse television franchise based on the comic character of the same name and casey jones in teenage. Arrow star stephen amell, a self professed wrestling fan, has been involved in a very public social media feud with wwe fighter stardust, and it. Cody rhodes wwe characters ranked from worst to best page 4. Wwes stardust talks getting in the ring with arrow star stephen amell. Stephen amell wrestling in summerslam against wwe superstar. So, on one episode of raw, stardust confronts stephen amell in the crowd, believing that it. He performs under the ring name cody cody competed in world wrestling entertainment wwe under the ring names cody rhodes and later stardust.
There was a lighting harvesting ship captain in the book but outside of the profession and retrieving the heroes, shakespeare is a completely different character with a much larger role in the story. A wrestler formerly in the wwe, and a former intercontinental and wwe world tag team champion. Spiderman rise up iphone wallpaper iphone wallpapers films marvel. As stardust, the wrestler formerly known as rhodes has taken on a stage presence thats styled after comic book supervillainsonly its being suggested that rhodes is losing himself to the. Sep 05, 2017 one of the most captivating characters in the wwe right now has to be the bizarre and comic book influenced stardust, played by the son of late, great american dream dusty rhodes, cody rhodes. Cody rhodes says he planned his wwe departure, not staying. Oct 20, 2016 former wwe star cody rhodes recently did a promotional interview for his appearance on the cws arrow where he spoke atlength about his former stardust character.
He has cited omega red and cyclops as his favorite fictional characters along with the inhumans and he personally owns a game cabinet of the 1992 xmen arcade game. Cosmic wasteland wwe forums wrestling forum and news. Stardust is a marvel comic character created by michael avon oeming and andrea di vito. Hes more of an american hero than captain america could ever dream to be. It took me the whole time as stardust to get it as close to the comic book element. I think for me, internally, the entire thing was a comic book. Madame mistress semele ditchwater sal victoria forester the hairy little man primus tertius septimus. While the wwe often neglected the character, cody tried his best to make it work. Recently, wwe has taken the closest thing to real life comic book characters idea to the next level by straight up portraying wrestlers as real life comic book characters. Stardust storyline a fascinating case of wwe breaking the.
The cosmic wasteland seated at the stardust section. Cody blames himself for not getting pushed as stardust in wwe. So how did you go from playing a heroic supernatural sheriff on haven to a supervillain named atomsmasher on flash. He said he wanted it to be different from goldust and tried to make stardust a comic book villain in the world of the wwe. How did you playing this character on this episode come about. Stephen amellthe green arrow could be playable character. In terms of psychologically thinking about it, i approached it like a symbiote, like venom, taking over. Its like this stardust is a character based on the concept that cody rhodes has lost himself in his gimmick and thinks of himself as a supervillain. The stardust character failed to catch on almost from the start.
Following his departure from wwe, rhodes began wrestling on the. Cody rhodes providing blueprint for successful postwwe career. Stardust formerly known as cody rhodes and a longtime comic book fan. Unlike most of galactuss heralds, stardust seeks to kill all who attempt to escape the planets that galactus feeds upon, an action that galactus. Stardusts psychological unraveling and struggle with his own split personality is made even more intriguing by the fact that wwe is infusing a sort of metafiction into his storyline. After confronting amell on the may 25 raw, stardust renamed his finishing maneuver the queens crossbow, after oliver queen, amells character from arrow. Comic book resources has an interview with stardust, who was in character promoting his tag team match with king barrett against neville and actor stephen amell at. Arrow comic in half to emphasize one of his points about heroes and villains. One of the most captivating characters in the wwe right now has to be the bizarre and comic bookinfluenced stardust, played by the son of late. Ever since his wwe debut, the superstar known as stardust has kept a foot planted squarely in his comic book fan roots. Stephen amellthe green arrow could be playable character in wwe 2k16. Wwe champion the miz after amell called his incharacter speech to. Rhodes is also a comic book fan and has worn wrestling gear inspired by archangel and mister sinister, characters from xmen. Stephen amells wwe appearance ended in a childrens hospital visit, see the touching photo.
Stardusts persona is patterned after a comic book supervillain, down to a. Wwe superstar stardust talks about his rivalry with stephen amell or as he sees him, the green arrow and his plans to take over the arrow series. The undertaker sometimes called taker is the deuteragonist and later supporting antiheroic protagonist from wwe series and comics and wwe heroes, an antihero from wwf beau smith comics and an antihero from wwf battlemania as well, he is a undead wrestler who have tattoos on his arms, his. I mostly enjoyed the character when he was in a feud with neville and he was portrayed as this comic book villain. Former wwe star cody rhodes recently did a promotional interview for his appearance on the cws arrow where he spoke atlength about his former stardust character. Additionally, cody did mention something about being influenced by. Yes, the wwe trio appeared in a sketch with kel mitchells character on saturday.
Wwes stardust destroys green arrow comic, amell promises. The wwe superstar also tweeted simply, booster and a closeup of booster golds. Wwe aews cody rhodes compares luke skywalkers storyline in star wars. Stephen amell wrestling in summerslam against wwe superstar stardust. Wrestling fans began wondering what rendition of cody would return.
Arrow star stephen amell called out by stardust in. Cody rhodes talks killer arrow role and how comic books. Stardust is owned by wwe and therefore mjf would be violating their. What is the whole story between stephen amell and wwe. He is the son of late wwe hall of famer dusty rhodes and the halfbrother of goldust. Cody rhodes providing blueprint for successful postwwe. A fan on twitter recently asked cody about his run as stardust in wwe, which he has spoken out against several times. Well, this new career path that im on constantly presents all kinds of different roles and when a role as a comic book character came up, i jumped at it.
Stardust planning a new villain costume, run for hero role. Would it be the goofy, comic book like character, stardust. A wrestler accused the arrow actor of being a superhero in real life and. Stardust the super wizard is a fictional superhero from the golden age of comics who originally appeared in american comic books published by fox feature syndicate. Jun 08, 2016 cody rhodes providing blueprint for successful post wwe career. As stardusts revised gimmick dont tell him its a gimmick, though he hates that is inspired by comic book character, mr. The stardust character eventually evolved to resemble a comic book. Top 15 wrestlers who were inspired by comic book characters. Rhodes currently plies his trade on the independent wrestling scene, although obviously not as the stardust character, which wwe owns the rights to. Oct 19, 2016 a lot of the work i did with wwe had very strong comic book ties that were more than just a wink at the audience. Cody competed in world wrestling entertainment wwe under the ring names cody rhodes and later stardust. Look, cody likes weird characters anybody remember dashing cody rhodes or thinks hes hideous cody rhodes. Wwe superstars are often referred to as the closest thing to real life comic book characters. Oct 19, 2016 the red arrow or arsenal as the comic book hero is also referred is the name of nevilles corkscrew shooting star press that he performs from the top rope.
Cody garrett runnels rhodes is an american professional wrestler, promoter, businessman. Comic books have been around for as long as many of us can remember. Stephen amellthe green arrow could be playable character in. Wwe planning stardust feud with arrows stephen amell. Stardust has fully come into the eyes of comic book fans, thanks to his. Stardust uses the power of science to save new york city from various nazis, gangsters and aliens bent on destroying it. A lot of the work i did with wwe had very strong comic book ties that were. The character you were playing when you left wwe, stardust, seemed like it was heavily influenced by comic books.
Aug 14, 2015 comic book resources has an interview with stardust, who was in character promoting his tag team match with king barrett against neville and actor stephen amell at summerslam a week from this. I think stardust really couldve been something special but wwe of course dropped. Sep 04, 2015 stardust gets these things because the character is a comic book villain, which gets more of a reaction than any other character cody rhodes has played in recent memory. Unfortunately, that possibility evaporated when stardusts portrayer cody rhodes grew disgruntled with wwe, and left the company earlier this year.
The character was created by writerartist fletcher hanks. It is the first superheromovie, to my knowledge, that is set in. Stardust talks nevilles physique and stephen amell, amell in. Would it be the goofy, comic booklike character, stardust. In terms of psychologically thinking about it, i approached it like a symbiote, like venom. Cody rhodes on if he was scared to finally leave wwe. Unlike most of galactuss heralds, stardust seeks to kill all who attempt to escape the planets that galactus feeds upon, an action that galactus neither requires nor forbids. The burgeoning feud between the wwe wrestler and stephen amell.
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