Booker T Says Cody Rhodes’ Independent Run Showed His Character

On the latest episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T talked about watching Cody Rhodes build himself from the ground up on the indie scene after leaving WWE. Booker T recalled seeing Rhodes on the independent circuit and being impressed by what the future champion was building for himself. You can check out some highlights below:

On Rhodes’ Indie Run:

“Cody was the redheaded stepchild who just didn’t fit in. Cody had to go out there and prove his worth, not just to the world, but to himself. He went away, he did a hell of a job. I remember seeing Cody out there on a lot of those independent shows. Man, he was so, so professional. He looked so much different than anybody else in the locker rooms out there. And I go, ‘Man, this dude, he’s really, really building something.’ And all those fans on those independent shows, they were gravitating to him. It was like he was a rock star. And I thought, ‘Man, he’s really, really doing it.'”

On Rhodes’ Background:

“Cody’s a guy who came from pretty much a royal family in professional wrestling. He didn’t have to go out and ever do an independent show if he didn’t want to. So for him to actually go out there and do that, he told me a lot about his character.”

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