– Bret Hart spoke on WZ Radio about Cody Rhodes’ WWE departure and more. Some highlights are below:

On Cody Rhodes decision to ask for his release from WWE: “I think it clearly was a case of being frustrated with the writers. The people that call the shots clearly seemed inclined not to do too much with him. I feel bad, I don’t know all of the circumstances of why he left, I shouldn’t pretend to.”

On WWE’s loss of Rhodes: “As far as I go as a fan of the business I think they lost a monumental Superstar. I talk to a lot of young guys in wrestling. I ask them who they watch and who they study to become better wrestlers. Cody Rhodes, he was a great worker. He threw great punches. He threw great kicks. His stuff looked tight. His moves looked tight. He didn’t look choreographed. He was a good wrestler’s wrestler. He was a guy who came from a family of wrestling. He really understood being a wrestler. His wor showed so much promise and so much talent. Even maybe more so than Wade Barrett. I think they lost a really great wrestler that they never did anything with. When they did they gave him mostly cartoon storylines. They never utilized him as an actual wrestler.”

On Rhodes’ talent: “He’s a guy that had so much potential. When I say, “You want to know how to throw a punch and execute a punch?” You look at Cody Rhodes. You look at so many guys in the business today that can’t throw punches very good. There’s just so much work that so many guys need that are being pushed all the time. Then you look at someone like Cody Rhodes. How they use him. How they used him at WrestleMania this year. You wonder why he’s discouraged and throws in the towel? It’s not hard. If I was him… you can only fight city hall for so long. I think they broke his spirit. It’s a shame they didn’t throw him a few more crumbs and give him a bit more of a chance. You look at what they did with Zack Ryder. I don’t have any problem with Zack Ryder but they put Zack Ryder over at WrestleMania in that Ladder Match and it didn’t even mean anything. It might have been this thing that maybe if they had done a little more with Cody Rhodes. Just give him a little bit of hope that something is coming down the road. Maybe if he had won that match instead of doing the job or being nothing in the match. I don’t blame him for being frustrated. As a fan of his I’m frustrated that they didn’t do more with him. I hope a little break from the business and a little time off and he’ll get the respect he deserves. Maybe someplace like Japan or somewhere else. Some time away from the business might be good for him. He’s got a lot of smarts and a lot of potential and I know he can go a lot of places without wrestling.”