'You should quit': Cody Rhodes recalls why Dusty Rhodes wanted him to quit WWE

Cody Rhodes has recalled how his late father, the great Dusty Rhodes advised him to leave WWE because he was unhappy with his previous character. The former Intercontinental Champion played the flamboyant and theatrical Stardust before he became The American Nightmare and contributed to the founding of All Elite Wrestling. His gimmick was similar to his brother Dustin Rhodes, who is famous for being Goldust. The RAW star was required to dress in a full-body costume, paint his face, and hiss at the audience.

3 things you need to know

• Cody Rhodes made his WWE return at WrestleMania 38

• Rhodes is a founding member of AEW

• Rhodes is currently in a feud with Brock Lesnar

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Cody Rhodes reveals his father Dusty Rhodes wanted him to quit WWE

According to Cody Rhodes' biography for WWE American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, published by People, his father, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, reportedly encouraged him to leave the company due to the Stardust character.

“The conversations when I was doing Stardust became so negative and downtrodden, that that was one of the first times he just hit me with the basic, ‘Well, you should quit,’" said Cody.

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Cody Rhodes reflects on the decision to leave AEW

The American Nightmare promoted All In, a pro wrestling event that took place in 2018. The second-largest promotion in the United States, AEW, was founded in significant part due to the success of the show. Due to the fact that his time with AEW didn't go as planned, Cody Rhodes made his WWE comeback at WrestleMania 38 last year. In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Cody discussed the errors he made  during his time in the promotion.

“I think the wrestling took a backseat right away. Because I thought, my bigger mistake, and this wasn’t an AEW mistake, this was a Cody mistake. My biggest mistake was thinking, I’ll stay as good as I am in the ring only wrestling twice, three times, maybe just once a month. Sorry. And the Gen Z crowd out there is about to lose their mind, and I hope they understand what I’m saying, you have to do live events. You cannot learn how to work a live audience unless you perform in front of a live audience," said Rhodes.

Cody Rhodes has emerged as one of the wrestling promotion's biggest babyfaces. the American Nightmare is a fan favourite among the WWE universe and looks ndeteermined to finish the story. However, Brock Lesnar stands infront of him as a juggernaut, and the two will collide at SummerSlam to settle their feud. But who will emerge as the victor? it is subject to witness.