 Reflecting on Rhodes' WWE career, Dave Meltzer of the "Wrestling Observer" wrote that following his run with Legacy, Rhodes was "used as more of a lower and mid-card wrestler in a number of changing roles", adding that "his career had gone nowhere and he hadn't been used well".James Caldwell of "Pro Wrestling Torch" wrote that Rhodes "had been floundering as the Stardust character over the past year or so, mostly landing on "Superstars" or "Main Event"".Jason Powell of "Pro Wrestling Dot Net" commented that Rhodes choosing to leave was "surprising in the sense that Cody and his family have worked for WWE for so long".