Former WCW wrestler Glacier spoke with AL.com about the original idea for his character in WCW and what he thinks about Cody Rhodes. Here are the highlights.
On the original idea for his character in WCW:
The nWo was the biggest thing to hit wrestling at the time, and nothing could compete with that. Everything in WCW took a back seat to that including me, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio Jr. Eric Bischoff (then, the WCW president) told us he wanted a video game (character) come to life and to have it played very straight. He said, ‘I don’t want people to laugh at it.’ Yes, its costumes and laser lights, but he said that ‘I want you to be the first heavyweight to move like cruiserweights.’ Now if you watch wrestling, all the heavyweights move like cruiserweights. I take pride in that. For the most part, the fans gravitated toward it well. I don’t blame mismanagement on the whole thing. It could’ve maybe been managed a little better but, overall, I have very few regrets. Almost 20 years later, we are still talking about it. I must’ve done something right.
On Cody Rhodes and his Stardust gimmick:
A lot of people don’t like it for some reason. I like it because I know Cody and he’s an extremely creative person. I think he’ll have a great career as a motivational speaker once his wrestling days are over. He’s a talented individual and has the charisma of his (father) Dusty, but he channels it differently. He’s having fun and finding a way to stay employed.
You can read the interview here.
