During the February 5, 2025, edition of AEW Dynamite, MJF took a verbal jab at Dustin Rhodes, claiming he had spent his career in the shadow of his “baby brother,” Cody Rhodes. This led to a heated brawl between the two.
The following day, Dustin took to Twitter/X to share a message of resilience and self-worth, seemingly addressing both the in-ring confrontation and broader negativity online. He wrote:
“Not everybody is going to like you in this life! Who cares?!? Start doing for yourself and become a little selfish! You matter! Be a stand alone bright light of taking care of yourself!!!
Here on X, you may have a thousand people that love you and a handful that hate you. You see the hate because they are the loudest in the room, trust me, I know. Focus on the love and block every basement dwelling mf out there and move on. Just focus on today! #KeepSteppin”
Not everybody is going to like you in this life! Who cares?!? Start doing for yourself and become a little selfish! You matter! Be a stand alone bright light of taking care of yourself!!!
Here on X, you may have a thousand people that love you and a handful that hate you. You… pic.twitter.com/u29Cl7HL08
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) February 6, 2025
A fan reacted to Rhodes’ post with the following message:
“I like you Dustin but what I don’t like is that you & Jericho parade ROH titles around & take up time that could be given to talent like enhancing the women’s division. I’d love to see you more on ROH getting that brand over than having a 10-minute promo and a match with MJF it’s a personal choice. Both you and Sammy were great in Japan & was hoping you both now start to bring something to ROH which needs a major shake-up and cosmetic redesign & if you wanted to be AEW then get rid of ROH belts.”
Rhodes replied:
“Nobody gives shit about your opinion. What I said above was specifically directed at your kind. I am one of the best to do it, and I have earned every damn thing I got. Stop shitting on people that may be a little older in the biz, because once we’re gone, you’re gonna want us back. And i could give 2 shit if you like it or not.”
Nobody gives shit about your opinion. What I said above was specifically directed at your kind. I am one of the best to do it, and I have earned every damn thing I got. Stop shitting on people that may be a little older in the biz, because once we're gone, you're gonna want us… https://t.co/xmg29HOJGK
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) February 6, 2025
