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Why Dustin Rhodes Still Bleeds for Professional Wrestling

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DATE POSTED:October 4, 2024
Dustin Rhodes profileProfessional wrestling has often been a family business. In Texas, the sport’s history is synonymous with clans like the Funks, the Von Erichs, and the Guerreros. But few surnames in wrestling history come with a legacy as Texas-sized as Rhodes. To fans across the globe, Austin native Dusty Rhodes was the American Dream, the blue-collar son of a plumber with the slickest tongue in the state, if not the entire wrestling world. Behind the scenes, he wielded tremendous influence as a booker and promoter, responsible for planning the narrative and competitive arcs other wrestlers would perform throughout their careers. In that role, Rhodes was regarded for his creativity, constantly scheming up new stipulations to spice up matches and new ways to tell stories in the…

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