“They Were Wrong”-  9 Years After Failing to Convince WWE, Randy Orton’s Disciple Credits American “Gimmick” for Dream Turnaround

The world of sports is myriad. A place where relationships shift overnight, friends become foes, and the inconceivable becomes materialized. The constant shift in dynamics has perpetually loomed over athletes. Whether it is the world of NASCAR, where records are rewritten each week, or the world of wrestling, where showmanship takes center stage,

Nevertheless, there is no denying the fact that all the varied forms of sports are conjoined with each other, in their basic essence and the continual return to the roots and redefining oneself, or in the intricate nuances of what makes the sport worthwhile. Speaking of which, it is apparent that the popularity of the sport not only hinges on the delivery of the results and the rise in popularity of its athletes but also on how the sport is packaged and presented to the world.

One may surely deny the stance, but it is evident that the WWE star believes in it, as he disclosed the reasons behind it in his conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Randy Orton revealed the reason behind his new transformation

For many comparing NASCAR and WWE would be nothing less than comparing chalk to cheese, given the different formats and the basic ambition of the sport. However, if one delves deeper, both sports are interrelated in the sense they exude a vehement sense of undisguised personalities of the players, along with an avid and unrestrained fan base. While in NASCAR, family and relationships take a back seat, as the engines are revved up on the track, the relationship between the teacher and the disciple transforms into mere competitors.

Nonetheless, there are exceptions that often stand out gain more popularity, and become a decisive factor in the athlete’s life. One such is Randy Orton’s disciple, Cody Rhodes, who was groomed under the tutelage of the Viper. Rhodes who had been deeply anchored in the world of wrestling, is nothing less than an iconoclast, owing to his manner of presenting himself in the wrestling ring. Instead of flaunting his toned body, the American Nightmare has adorned the stage of WWE with his meticulously tailored suits. A gamble that he believed would pay off larger dividends, after he left WWE, only to return back in 2022.

The bet surely did pay off, what started as a pure ‘gimmick’ has become an indispensable part of the wrestler’s identity, after returning to WWE back in 2022. Having said that, Rhodes who appeared in the latest episode of Dale Jr. Downalod, spoke to Junior and divulged the reasons behind suited personality.

Rhodes revealed, “It’s funny, I had the best jobs, I was working for WWE. I started working for WWE when I was 20, I debuted on Monday Night Roll, 21. I had that job for 10 years and WWE is a big, I don’t know from an organizational standpoint, very New York Yankees, in the sense a lot of people dress up to come to work. There’s a lot of pumping circumstances, a lot of structure, very structured.”

“But the whole time I was there, I just didn’t adopt that, the style of the wingman, who was the boss, and then I left in a very burn the boats, burn the bridges. I had these big moments in time when I just couldn’t handle it anymore.”

“I had a really very good 8 out of 10 years, and then the 2 years were not so great, and when I left, I was planning what will I do, I wanna be different, I wanted to see that they were wrong about me, this being WWE. One of the ideas was, I would be doing these independent shows, very small wrestling shows […]”, he further added.

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Cody Rhodes spills the beans behind his suited personality

However, Rhodes’ penchant for suits often failed to convince the people around him, but the American Nightmare believed that it would be the cause of his comeback.

Rightly so, Rhodes disclosed, “I wanna be the one who dresses for the job type and that’s started as a total gimmick. This is a bit, a gimmick and then it just went my life to where now if I go in the bus and look into the closet, and there are no casual clothes, the suits, NASCAR jacket, wrestling gear.”

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“It has become a thing and it’s very helpful, I have a love for old-school American suites and it is very helpful because I had a brief executive job in another wrestling company that I was part of and somebody had to look, we knew what we were doing. I did not know what I was doing and it looked like it did.”

With his impeccable sense of style, Randy Ortan’s disciple’s return to the world of WWE had surely created a furor among the fans. Nonetheless, his suited dapper-looking personality has ensured that trends won’t affect his performance within the ring.