Cody Rhodes Talks About His Appearance On SyFy's Warehouse 13

On Oct. 1, "Friday Night Smackdown" sets up its pro-wrestling ring on Syfy, but before that, one of the WWE Superstar wrestlers takes an acting turn on Syfy's Tuesday hit "Warehouse 13."

In an episode airing Aug. 24, Cody Rhodes guest stars as Kurt Smoller, the former captain of the football team at Secret Service agent Myka Bering's (Joanne Kelly) high school. Little does he know that Myka has grown up to be half of a team -- with fellow Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) -- that chases down mysterious artifacts that have a strange and often dramatic effect on those around them.

"Kurt is the quintessential cool guy from high school, the jock," Rhodes says. "He is the quarterback of the high-school football team. He was in the eye of every girl. "But it's cool, because it's not black and white. With Kurt Smoller, it's really more of an area of gray. It wasn't just, 'I'm the cool kid. I can't talk to the Myka Berings of the world,' because Myka Bering was his tutor in algebra.

"So he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like that." Myka runs into Kurt at her high-school reunion, and although she winds up under the influence of an artifact, sparks fly.

Kurt's a little surprised to see his old tutor, now all grown up.

"All grown up," Rhodes says, "meaning a complete bombshell in an unbelievable blue dress? Kurt Smoller's high-school experience isn't all that different from Cody Rhodes', even in the experience of seeing someone you thought was cool and a great conversationalist turn into such a total lovely package -- I know the feeling. "It came as a complete shock for him."

As for his own experience, Rhodes reveals that he used to enjoy talking to the girl who sat next to him in creative writing.

Then, says Rhodes, about six months ago he was at a gas station in his hometown of Marietta, Ga., and there she was, on her way to see a theatrical performance.

"She was all done up in her absolute best attire," Rhodes says, "in a very beautiful black dress. Honestly, I was taken aback and a little bit speechless. It was quite impressive."

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