5 WWE Superstars who disliked their own gimmick

#2 Cody Rhodes/Stardust

The Stardust gimmick was never going to work long-term

In June 2014, Cody Rhodes adopted similar mannerisms and attire to his brother, Goldust, following a losing streak and began to transform into a new character called Stardust.

The gimmick initially worked as part of The Brotherhood’s storyline but it soon became stale, eventually leading to Cody being granted his release from WWE in May 2016.

Speaking on E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, the former Tag Team champion said he was “like a sad clown” putting on the Stardust suit and felt he would be better presented as a character if he left WWE and “fixed himself”.

It’s certainly working so far!