Pro wrestling legend DDP (Diamond Dallas Page) recently spoke with Chris Van Vliet on a number of topics including Dusty and Cody Rhodes.
DDP said, “When he (Cody Rhodes) started talking about, this vindicates a lot of the people who have been Cody Rhodes fans since the beginning, you know, the mustache guy. Nobody was a fan of Stardust. He had a lot of ups and downs in his career just like I did. I knew exactly what I was going to say (at the Royal Rumble press conference). Since he was 12 years old, I was mentoring him. The beginning part was to kind of pay Dusty back because Dusty did so much for me. I always say without Dusty Rhodes, there is no Diamond Dallas Page. When I first got my break in the AWA, it would have been gone. It would have been over. He brought me into Florida Championship Wrestling. He brought me into WCW, so I want to give back to him. By the time he (Cody) was 15 years old, I wasn’t doing it for Dusty at all anymore. I was doing it because I love the kid.”
He also talked about how Cody is a Hall of Famer after winning the Men’s Royal Rumble Match two years in a row.
“The kid became a man. He’s obviously a Hall of Famer now too to be one of that elite group of four guys who won it (Royal Rumble) back to back, Hogan, Michaels, and Stone Cold.”
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