The REAL Reason WWE Released Goldust
A wrestling world with a deep affection for the late Dusty Rhodes gushed with pride over his youngest son's transcendent display in, around and on the night of ALL IN. 'Three-Star Cody' had knocked out a six-star experience for fans and wrestlers alike with the historic show, not least in his own encounter. The success of that total stormer was perhaps the biggest shock of the night.
You could almost hear the sound of 10,000 passive sighs around the world when he announced his own match as an otherwise sh*thot card came together. With no disrespect intended to then- and now-NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis, the former Magnus was to casual observers the...well, former Magnus. An Impact Wrestling regular that - unlike numerous colleagues - didn't make the leap across to WWE or NXT, the muscular Brit instead became the trusted custodian of a title Billy Corgan swore was worth paying for.
The Smashing Pumpkins star dropped a small fortune on the '10 Pounds Of Gold', but it wasn't until Cody began making noises about restoring a legacy his Father helped build that the singer began to see his financial and emotional investment reap returns. Through yet another YouTube vehicle - the NWA's own Ten Pounds Of Gold series - the pair drew on the past to make the present feel relevant and the future a possibility. This wasn't a story of two charlatans selling bullsh*t to the last marks willing to spend money - this was a case workers working. Wonderfully, it worked.
But what's all this got to do with a man who has, for decades, told us not to forget his name? And why now, at such a crucial time for pro wrestling, has a bonafide legend behind a 'Bizarre' aesthetic been allowed to remind us.
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