Cody Rhodes Recalls How Dusty Rhodes Had Set a Bad Example by Getting Himself Arrested During His Childhood: “That’s a Bit Extreme…I Don’t Do That”

As the WrestleMania 39 event draws near, the fans are getting to know more and more about Cody Rhodes. He has understandably ramped up his public appearance before the main event clash with Roman Reigns. And ‘The American Nightmare’ is not only a good storyteller in the ring but also outside it. And he recently shared a real-life incident about his legendary father Dusty Rhodes.

The second-generation superstar is always prompted to recount interesting moments with his father. And he came up with an anecdote from his younger days when his father did not exactly set a good example for him.

Cody Rhodes shares a Dusty Rhodes incident that he learned nothing from

Rhodes recently interacted on LeBatardShow and discussed a plethora of topics. Among them was one thing that he did not learn to do from The American Dream. The 2023 men’s Royal Rumble match winner replied, “Number one thing I got not to do, he {Dusty} slapped a guy at Waffle House in front of me one time for calling wrestling fake.”

“And I thought that’s a bit extreme yeah that’s a bit extreme. And that hasn’t happened so yeah he’s got a lot of back in the day or when we live you know the house I grew up in.” 

Professional wrestling is largely scripted and it is a well-known fact. But many wrestlers from past and present find it disrespectful to outrightly term it as ‘fake’. Rhodes lived and breathed the wrestling business and was highly likely to lose his cool. And as recalled by his son he did just that and got himself arrested.

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The number of hardships a performer has to go through between the ropes doesn’t get the dues often. And many from the sports entertainment world take offense when someone calls their livelihood fake. 

Many other big names from the business have not taken the disrespect toward wrestling kindly

From all-time greats Brock Lesnar to Randy Orton there have been many who haven’t taken the disrespect toward wrestling kindly. ‘The Man’ Becky Lynch also showed disdain for her WrestleMania 35 opponent Ronda Rousey for calling WWE a ‘fake sport’.

But the most notable of incidents have to be involving former wrestler David Schultz. He slapped a reporter backstage in the famous Madison Square Garden for calling wrestling fake in 1988.

‘Dream’ wasn’t the only one who took offense to the derogatory remarks on sports entertainment as can be seen from the numerous other instances.

However, as times have changed the performers have grown more accustomed to reason rather than using brute force to prove their point. Dusty Rhodes undoubtedly had a profound impact on Cody Rhodes’ career. But the former AEW star stood clear of one of his father’s unusual habits that got him arrested.

What do you think about Cody Rhodes’ sharing a riveting incident about his late great father Dusty Rhodes? Let us know in the comments.

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