Cody Rhodes Interview Highlights
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Under: Interviews
Cody Rhodes recently spoke with Marvel.com, here are the highlights…
On
Mysterio Dressing As Captain America For WM: For the most part, it was a
complete surprise. I know he'd mentioned to some people that he had
intentions of dressing up in comic book form this year and I had a lot
of assumptions about who it could be, but I didn't know he'd be Cap or
that the costume would be so close. From the wings on the hood to the
way he entered, he gave it the full on Captain America—or maybe Captain
Mexico, if you look at the treatment on his chest. I've seen Rey in many
costumes over the years, so I think it's cool that all these years
later I'm wrestling Captain America.
On His WM Ring Gear: Yeah,
my jacket was supposed to be more Mister Sinister themed, but as the
designer got to work on it, it became more "Assassin's Creed" themed,
which was also fine by me. At one point there was this huge diamond in
the waistband but it was too much, a bit too close to the Sinister vibe.
We could never get the jewel to work, but the diamond is still there in
rough leather form if you look closely.
On His Mask: Well,
here's a little known fact, because in the world of entertainment things
do get misconstrued: one thing that legitimately happened was my broken
nose. It was a horrible thing that ended up being a great thing in
terms of my career. I had an idea where I wanted to take it but I looked
online and saw Rip Hamilton, from the Detroit Pistons. He had the exact
mask I wanted—I even went to the same doctor who molded his and had it
cast to my face, allowing you to still see my face without
obscuring my features. It actually was much more clear when I started but
WWE fogged it up a bit, which makes it look cool especially when the lights
bounce off.
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