Cody Rhodes, who has been playing the Stardust character in WWE in recent years, issued the following tweets confirming that he requested his release from WWE on Saturday. These are the only comments he has issued so far.
(1/2) The past ten years have been quite the trek, but as of earlier today I have asked for my release from @WWE
— Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) May 21, 2016
(2/2) I’ll speak further on the matter shortly. Thank you to all the pro-wrestling/sports entertainment fans worldwide. Thank you
— Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) May 21, 2016
Rhodes also retweeted the mentions over on his official @StardustWWE Twitter account as well. WWE has yet to comment on Rhodes as of Saturday afternoon.