WWE: Cody Rhodes reincarnates himself as Stardust, gets reaction from father Dusty Rhodes and Jim Ross

Cody Rhodes in his new gimmick as Stardust

WWE superstar Cody Rhodes, set the Twitter world abuzz after he appeared on Monday Night Raw under his new gimmick ‘Stardust’.

WWE repackaged Cody Rhodes in a new avatar, following the storyline where Cody Rhodes had lost a string of matches and asked his brother, Goldust to find a new partner.

On this week’s episode of Raw, Goldust came to the ring with a supposed new partner, waiting at the top of the ramp to introduce this new star. The new star, who looked like the younger version of Goldust, emerged onto the ramp with a black star painted on to his gold face paint.

Soon after the show Cody followed it up by tweeting the following

It was always written in the stars...

— Stardust (@CodyRhodesWWE)June 17, 2014

The name Stardust, is reportedly inspired by an old nickname that Cody’s father Dusty Rhodes had used.

Appreciating his son’s in ring abilities. Dusty Rhodes tweeted

Cody jumps into STARDUST role@WWE! It's magic to watch him work , I don't say much about my boys , but , I did ok :)

— Dusty Rhodes (@WWEDustyRhodes)June 17, 2014

WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross was not far behind in tweeting about Cody’s transformation

See how easy it is to get folks talking about tag team wrestling? #stardust #rawcleveland

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) June 17, 2014