Dustin Rhodes has thought about going after the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
The Rhodes family have one of the most storied histories of any dynasty in the wrestling business and a big part of that is their past in the NWA. With Dusty Rhodes first winning the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship in 1979 and Cody following in his father’s footsteps in 2018, their history with the gold is second to none. Now, Dustin Rhodes has discussed whether winning the historic title is something that he’s got his eye on before he retires.
Speaking on the Battleground podcast, Dustin Rhodes indicated that going for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title is something that he has previously thought about doing, but he also recognised that the company isn’t what it used to be and the gold may have lost some prestige.
“Well, that’s something that I’ve thought about also (going after NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title). At the same time, the NWA of today is not the same as it used to be and I think it’s lost a lot of its prestige. Nothing wrong with NWA, what they’re doing and everything. They’re trying to get their platform going and it’s just changed a lot and it’s different and I think the spark has gone from the, you know, 10 Pounds of Gold. But that is also something that my brother’s had and my dad and it would be a cool, little trios. All three of us to have that, it would be historic and no other family has done that, which would be really cool. So yeah, you never say never, man.”
-Dustin Rhodes
Dustin made his wrestling debut in 1988, and his career shows no signs of slowing down just yet, but whether he decides to pursue the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship remains to be seen.
The 55-year-old penned a new multi-year deal with AEW in 2024 and currently holds both tag team and six-man gold in Ring of Honor.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Dustin Rhodes’ future plans as soon as we hear more.
H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcription.
