Steve Austin Comments On Cody Rhodes Leaving The WWE At A Bad Time

As you likely have heard by now, Cody Rhodes is finished with the WWE after feeling held down by the creative team. With news of the WWE Brand Split, more talent on the WWE roster is going to showcased in order to fill both shows. Steve Austin on a recent episode of the Steve Austin Show, spoke about Cody Rhodes leaving the WWE at a bad time and where he thinks he will go from here.

Steve says Cody’s value would have been at an all-time high with the WWE brand split:

“Cody Rhodes decided to ride off into the sunset. He wasn’t happy with creative [and] he wasn’t happy that he couldn’t do what he wanted to do. His value would have been at an all-time high because of the brand split and they’re going to need all hands on deck. And so maybe him leaving wasn’t such a good idea, to take himself out of the picture, as he might have had a little bit more leverage or might have been used in a higher regard due to the brand split because they’re going to need all the talent they can muster” (Source: The Steve Austin Show, H/T WrestlingInc).

On Cody’s next step post-WWE:

“I don’t see him in Japan. I love the kid. I love Cody. I think he’s a real talented guy, but where does he go from here if it’s going to be in the wrestling world? I wish that guy all the luck. He’s a good kid and I’ve been friends with the [Rhodes] family forever. Dusty meant so much to my wrestling career and I used to travel the world with Dustin and I got to know Cody a little bit, so I wish the guy all the luck in the world”(Source: The Steve Austin Show, H/T WrestlingInc).

I agree that he probably would have been featured a bit more as Stardust with the brand split but if you read his post about why he departed (below) it sounds like the WWE creative team didn’t think he was anything more than a mid to low card guy.

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