10 Things You Didn't Know About Dusty Rhodes

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4. Jimmy Hart Wrote His Theme Song "Common Man"

Dusty had one of the most iconic songs in WWE history because anybody that heard it will remember it. "Aaaaaaaammmerrrriiicannnnn Dreaaaamm! He's just a common working hard with his hands. He's just a common man working hard for the man." There's a lot more to it, but that's the beginning of it that people remember the most. What's so cool about the song is that it was actually written by famous WWE Hall of Fame manager Jimmy Hart (along with JJ Maguire), who is also a gifted musician that helped so many wrestlers with theme songs. https://twitter.com/RealJimmyHart/status/609087257765658624 The song represented what made Rhodes special because his "common man" speeches weren't just some gimmick for a wrestler to use to get over. It's who he was as a man and wrestler. If you saw him you know he looked like a regular guy that happened to be really good at wrestling too.