{"id":28297,"date":"2016-08-05T14:02:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T19:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=28297"},"modified":"2016-08-05T15:42:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T20:42:29","slug":"fox-sports-jim-ross-remembers-dusty-rhodes-pre-hoh-induction-cody-rhodes-talks-epiphany-sitting-dustys-locker-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/05\/fox-sports-jim-ross-remembers-dusty-rhodes-pre-hoh-induction-cody-rhodes-talks-epiphany-sitting-dustys-locker-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Sports &#8211; Jim Ross remembers Dusty Rhodes pre-HOH induction, Cody Rhodes talks epiphany sitting in Dusty&#8217;s locker room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1838127634\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wwe\/story\/dusty-rhodes-to-be-honored-in-beloved-city-of-charlotte-at-nwa-legends-event-080216\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Ross wrote an article for FoxSports.com<\/a> remembering the late Dusty Rhodes ahead of Rhodes&#8217;s induction into the NWA Hall of Heroes this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes is being honored at the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwalegends.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ross also talked to Magnum T.A. about inducting Rhodes into the HOH. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never had a friendship with anyone as intense as my friendship with Dusty. He discovered me, mentored me throughout my career and was there with me through some challenging times,&#8221; Magnum said.<\/p>\n<p>Dusty&#8217;s widow, Michelle, and their youngest daughter Teil are scheduled to attend the event to give their blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Rhodes also talked to\u00a0Jim Ross how his relationship with older brother Goldust was strained through the years, but their father&#8217;s death brought them together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dusty&#8217;s relationship with me caused a divide between Dustin and I, unfortunately, but as fate would have it, dad&#8217;s passing has brought us together. I love my brother. We both were in the hospital room in Orlando during dad&#8217;s last few hours and he was in tremendous pain, true misery, and Dustin and I both helped dad sit up in the bed because he did not have the strength to do it alone. I truly believe that it was at that moment that my brother and I reconnected thanks to dad, who was in both our arms,&#8221; Cody said.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s full circle for the Rhodes Family with Dusty being honored in N.C., as Cody also talked about making the\u00a0career decision to leave WWE while sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was sitting in the original locker room my dad used in Greensboro, the site of the first Starrcade, when I looked down in my bag and saw the Stardust costume and I became completely disconnected from the character,&#8221; Cody said. &#8220;I wanted to be a Rhodes again and I wanted to step away and follow my dreams just like dad and I discussed many times.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4026239535\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[ Weekend Photos &#8211; Follow Jim Ross <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ\" target=\"_blank\">@jrsbbq<\/a> and PWTorch contributor Jim Valley <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JimValley\" target=\"_blank\">@JimValley<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3614857048\"><div id=\"pwtor-1233667403\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jim Ross wrote an article for FoxSports.com remembering the late Dusty Rhodes ahead of Rhodes&#8217;s induction into the NWA Hall of Heroes this weekend. 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