Pro Wrestling Real Life Stories: Episode 1 - All In, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and the butterfly effect

#7 Dusty Rhodes and The Rhodes family legacy

The Rhodes family have carved a unique niche for themselves in professional wrestling

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes was hailed by many as one of the greatest minds in the professional wrestling business. During his lifetime, Rhodes worked tirelessly as a wrestler, booker, producer, as well as a creative consultant for preeminent companies such as the WWE.

Despite boasting several laurels to his credit as an in-ring competitor, Dusty made a name for himself by helping craft professional wrestling masterpieces courtesy his brilliantly creative mind behind-the-scenes.

Anecdotes:

The vast majority of Dusty's co-workers--be it his peers or the younger lot--have had nothing but largely positive things to say about him. In fact, WWE head honcho Vince McMahon has often credited Dusty for being one of the most charismatic performers of all time.

Meanwhile, Triple H has time and again explained how instrumental Dusty was in helping develop the NXT brand while also hailing Dusty as a master at the art of running a pro-wrestling promotion, as well as several current main roster Superstars such as Bray Wyatt. Moreover, speaking to UFC commentator Jon Anik a few years ago, CM Punk recalled his fond memories of Dusty--

"I loved Dusty, and Dusty loved me...The best kind of lessons was him teaching and passing on his knowledge to the kids that they got down there in the developmental system now. He will be missed for sure."