Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona

Cody Rhodes is always nattily dressed on WWE TV, and he explained recently why he chose to wear suits. Rhodes is rarely seen out of a suit if he’s not working a match, and he spoke about the reason for his attire in an interview with Jazzys World TV. You can see excerpts from the discussion below, courtesy of Wrestling Inc:

On why he wears suits: “I wish it was something that was a thing that my family did, but my dad didn’t even know how to tie a tie… For me, and specifically where it started was when I was doing the independent scene, I wanted to be basically the man I always thought I could be.”

On getting criticism for it: “A lot of people looked at it and thought like, ‘Oh, it was overcompensation, oh it was pretentious, oh it was insecurity’.’ Really, it was just a matter of I felt like, ‘Hey, I wanna be the most professional in the room’… It became all I wear to the point where it’s funny if you ever catch me in — I guess vacation clothes I call them… They’re really bad.”

Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona

Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona

Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona

Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona

Cody Rhodes On Why He Wears Suits As Part Of Wrestling Persona