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#5 Cody (from Stardust to The American Nightmare)
Cody Rhodes, as he was known in WWE, took a gutsy decision of quitting WWE back in 2016 owing to frustrations with the creative department and his position within the WWE. Cody became a great example for this industry to have the guts to fight for what one believes in as he went on to become one of the most celebrated names on the independent circuit.
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He became the ROH World Champion, a Bullet Club member, and wrestled for PWG, WCPW and TNA. He won titles on the indies and currently works for both ROH and NJPW. Cody had all the tools to become a top star in WWE but he was stuck with the Stardust character, a rehashed version of his brother Goldust's character. Though he did a great job was Stardust, he found his career headed nowhere.
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When he quit in 2016, he went on to wrestle some of the top indie names like Chris Hero, Ricochet, Zack Sabre Jr and Joey Ryan to name a few. In ROH and NJPW, he became a top heel, sold out arenas and wrestled great matches with Okada, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Dalton Castle and many others. Currently, he is one of the most successful non-WWE performers on the planet.
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