8 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Were Related

7. Typhoon & Dusty Rhodes

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As far as wrestling heritage goes, having Dusty Rhodes for a father is not bad. Though in Cody Rhodes' case, the benefits of this may have been offset by having Typhoon for an uncle.

Not that Uncle Fred isn't a lovely guy - by all accounts his avuncular nature extends beyond his actual nephews. It's just that he and Dusty didn't exactly share much in common in the ring. Both were over six foot tall. Both were 300 pound plus. That was about that.

By the end, WWE weren't keen on capitalising on Cody's paternal legacy; his Stardust gimmick took more inspiration from the Shockmaster than the American Dream. It's hardly surprising he hightailed it outta Dodge. He never fell through a wall though - which would have been considerably more entertaining than anything else the dead gimmick managed.

Just think of the results if he'd taken cue from his other uncle, Jerry Sags.

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