| CODY RUNNELS > CASH FOR QUESTIONS | |
| TRANSCRIBED FROM WWE MAGAZINE HOLIDAY 2007 ISSUE | |
This month Cody Rhodes reaches into the WWE mail sack and answers your questions about piercing noses and mackin' on the Nitro Girls. My parents want me to go into the family's chemical waste removal business. Should I follow in my father's footsteps if I don't really want to? No, not at all. One of the great things about my pops is that he didn't want me to get into wrestling. He didn't say no, but he didn't force me into the business, either. He let me do what I wanted to do. As luck would have it, I knew that I wanted to get into wrestling as soon as I saw my first live show. It was that easy for me. On a dare, would you ever get a tattoo? No. There's very little I wouldn't do on a dare, but I think tattoos are overkill. I look at some and think they're beautiful, but I don't think I could ever get one. Getting a tattoo doesn't make me any tougher. What's the most embarrasing DVD you own? I should be embarrassed to own it, but I'm not. It's 13 Going on 30. It's a badass movie. Yeah, it's badass. I was into that movie, bottom line. I was into that movie. Do you have a big birthmark like your Daddy, Dusty? I have the exact same birthmark, except it is the size of my pinky nail and it's on my hip. But it is the splotch. When I was a kid, my dad didn't tell me the splotch was a birthmark, he told me that a fan threw a dart at him. Do you have any nicknames, like maybe "C-Dogg" Every now and then my dad calls me "Garrett," which is my middle name. And then there's "Code-man." I get that a lot. A few of the Divas call me "Coddles," which makes me feel like I'm six years old again. I drive a total beater. It's a white rusted '88 Toyota Corolla. I'm so embarrassed. I can't afford a new car. What should I do? Let me answer your question with a question of my own. Does it drive well? Because if it drives well, keep it. In high school, I had a Z71, all blacked-out, and jacked up six-inches, with 35-inch tires. But it was the biggest piece of junk on the inside. When I got it going up to 60 miles an hour, panels would start coming off. Bottom line, if it runs wll, who cares what it looks like? You look very familiar. Ever work at Abercrombie? I have never worked at Abercrombie & Fitch, but I have taken photos for the A&F catalog. Thank God they didn't make it in, 'cause they were bad. That's how I dressed in high school, though - every accessory, every leather band, necklace, plus every pair of cargo shorts. Do you have a passion for any sport other than wrestling? Amatuer wrestling was the only one. I only lost twice in high school. I was 101-2 and won two state championships at 189 pounds. That was my life. Waking up at 6 a.m. in winter, hitting the track and carrying 2-by-4s on my shoulders - it was full blown. Cody, I hear you had your nose pierced. True? Yes, I had it done when I was 17, during a senior trip to the Grand Cayman. All the girls were talking about it, so I tagged along. I was actually the first to go do it and it was the most painful thing I can remember. I had tears coming from my eyes. The worst part was that not a single one of those girls got her nose pierced after seeing how rough it was. Was Randy Orton a big jerk back when he was a kid? He's a few years older than I am and I can't recall him ever being a jerk back then. Now, David Flair , he was the guy I had a problem with. I think it was a "my dad is better than yours" thing. When you were younger did any of the Divas ever make eyes at you backstage? That's a really weird question. As I got older, I would always attempt to flirt with the Nitro Girls. I was in middle school, and I thought they were just the "it." And Missy Hyatt was my babysitter. Does that count? |