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

#6 The NWA

Dusty Rhodes was a 3-time NWA Champion

Perhaps the most discussed fact in our compilation thus far is that Cody Rhodes has seemingly come full circle, with regard to the Rhodes family's legacy, in the NWA. Dusty was a 3-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and beyond the shadow of a doubt, one of the most decorated performed in the company's history.

Similarly, Cody Rhodes who had been announced to face reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis for the latter's title at All In, has continued his father's legacy of according a magnanimous aura to the title.

Anecdotes:

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Cody Rhodes vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA World Heavyweight title has been confirmed for All In...As soon as the aforementioned news broke, the pro-wrestling world has been anticipating a Cody win to close out All In.

Well, as we'd promised earlier, no spoilers here--Nevertheless, win or lose, Cody has etched his name in the history books as yet another member of the Rhodes family to compete in an NWA World Heavyweight Championship match. The Observer noted that several years after Dusty Rhodes captured his first NWA World Heavyweight title at a house show in Tampa, Florida on August 21st, 1979--Cody is on the cusp of greatness, having the opportunity to win the prestigious title his father once held...