WWE news: Road Dogg reveals the moment Dusty Rhodes got angry

Road Dogg detailed how Cody’s father Dusty was very upset with him backstage after his mistake and noted that the WWE Hall of Famer apologized to him down the road.

Cody Rhodes and Road Dogg during a steel cage match. (Image credits: wwe.com)
By Sujay Gaurav | Apr 24, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The New Age Outlaws and The Rhodes Brothers took on each other in a tag team match in a steel cage where Cody Rhodes hit a moonsault off the cage onto Road Dogg that he did not catch Cody on. James detailed how Cody’s father Dusty Rhodes was very upset with him backstage after his mistake and noted that the WWE Hall of Famer apologized to him down the road for freaking out on him at that moment.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Oh.. You Didn’t Know? Podcast with “Road Dogg” Brian James, Road Dogg revealed an interaction he had with The American Nightmare and his father Dusty Rhodes in 2014. He said, “I told him I’m not going to catch you in a 69, I’m not going to catch you perfectly. He said all ‘I need you to do is stick your arm out there,’ and I said I’ll do that. They cut to a different camera, it looked great but Dusty was pissed. When I went to NXT not long after that, he apologized to me.

“That’s the truth, Dusty said ‘hey man, that’s my baby boy,’ I said ‘Dusty, you don’t have to apologize to me, I totally understand.’ That’s what it is, I had no problem with Dusty wanting to protect his child and being interested in his child’s safety.”

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Name changes never bothered Road Dogg

Of late, WWE has been removing the first names of wrestlers. They recently changed Matt Riddle’s name to just Riddle. Austin Theory’s name to just Theory as well as established stars like Gunther and Butch. Road Dogg spoke about one all-time great talent that WWE also had change names and why it was never a big deal to him.

He said, “For me, it was Terry Funk. They could’ve called him anything and I wouldn’t have cared, it’s Terry Funk. It’s the same with today’s deal, ‘they changed his name, they changed so and so’s name,’ it’s the same dude, it’s the same guy. 

If you like Terry Funk, you like Chainsaw Charlie, get over it. I’ve always felt that way and I know I’m alone when a lot of people say it means everything, they changed his name. Well in six months, he’s Chainsaw Charlie, nobody cares.”