{"id":276821,"date":"2025-05-20T02:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/aew-legend-dustin-rhodes-makes-an-emotional-announcement\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:23","slug":"aew-legend-dustin-rhodes-makes-an-emotional-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/aew-legend-dustin-rhodes-makes-an-emotional-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW legend Dustin Rhodes makes an emotional announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4923673\" data-slug-id=\"2524947\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AEW legend Dustin Rhodes has made an emotional announcement that will bring tears to the eyes of fans who read it. He has come a long way to reach this point.<\/p>\n<p>The eldest son of Dusty Rhodes is a star in his own right. After being in the wrestling industry for four decades, he is now a respected AEW star and someone younger stars look up to. However, Dustin Rhodes has had to deal with some issues in the past, and they both had to deal with addictions.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for him, he successfully overcame those struggles and recently posted an update on social media celebrating being clean for 17 years. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHuge day for me! Thank you God for saving me from drugs and alcohol. Happy 17th birthday to me! #CleanIsCool #17yrs #KeepSteppin,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is great to see him be very open about it and to hear that he has now been clean for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<h2>Dustin Rhodes reveals fond memories of his childhood<\/h2>\n<p>Dustin Rhodes is from one of the most well-known families in wrestling. His father, Dusty Rhodes, was a Hall of Famer, and his brother, Cody Rhodes, is a top WWE star.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Bill Apter, Dustin opened up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-dustin-rhodes-sends-heartfelt-message-fans-cody-rhodes-family-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">how he <\/a><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">has wanted to be a wrestler<\/a> since he was born.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWell, for the longest time, right? I&#8217;ve wanted to be a wrestler, since I came out of my mother&#8217;s womb, basically, and over the years you guys have been&#8230; incredible&#8230; continuing your love for the Rhodes family, for me in particular. It&#8217;s amazing because I&#8217;m on 37 years right now, and still the love that I get is incredible. Cody, dad, just our family&#8230; it&#8217;s great. Thank you guys, very much,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rhodes will hope to keep this going for as long as he can do it and hope to inspire younger stars in the process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/959898-1726195071-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Sujay&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nSujay is a pro wrestling writer at Sportskeeda. Among all the wrestling legends in the industry, his favorite wrestler is WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker. However, if he gets an opportunity to go back in time and be a manager to someone during the Attitude era, it would be The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"author-know-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/author\/sujay-gaurav-c9af2\" aria-label=\"Author know more\">Know More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Angana Roy<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-aew-legend-dustin-rhodes-makes-emotional-announcement\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] AEW legend Dustin Rhodes has made an emotional announcement that will bring tears to the eyes of fans who read it. 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