Did you know these five AEW stars work alongside their fathers?

5 children who work with their fathers in AEW

Modified Sep 30, 2021 04:21 GMT

Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson with their children

#1. AEW Star Dustin Rhodes – Dakota Runnels

Expand Tweet

Dustin Rhodes had a long and successful career before joining AEW. He kicked off his wrestling career in 1988. In the following years, he wrestled in different promotions, including WCW, TNA, and WWE.

In 2019, the 52-year-old joined AEW as a coach and in-ring competitor. He made his AEW debut competing against his half-brother Cody Rhodes at the 2019 Double Or Nothing pay-per-view. After an epic match, Cody defeated Dustin.

John Cena's last PPV's name revealed by Kurt Angle? More details HERE

Dustin and Cody aren't the only members of the Rhodes family in AEW. Cody's wife, Brandi, also works for Tony Khan's company. In addition to being an in-ring competitor, Brandi Rhodes is the company's Chief Brand Officer (CBO).

Expand Tweet

Dustin's daughter, Dakota, also works with him in AEW. Dakota is Dustin's only child from his first marriage with former WWE Superstar Terri Runnels. She joined her father and uncle in Tony Khan's company to work as a photographer. The 27-year-old is usually present at AEW events to capture the best moments through her lens. Dakota also does photoshoots for AEW Stars.

About the author

Ahmed Hamdy is an Egyptian journalist with a decade of experience in sports journalism, specializing in pro wrestling and football.

Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).

In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.

Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

The experienced journalist joined Sportskeeda's pro wrestling feature writers team in early 2021. Since then, his work has managed to get millions of reads.

Know More

Edited by Abhinav Singh