“Just Causing Mayhem”: 7-Year-Old Cody Rhodes Broke His Family’s ‘Unspoken Rule’ Because of a WWE Hall of Famer

Cody Rhodes is rightly hogging all the limelight going into WrestleMania 39. He is up for a monumental night in his career. The second-generation superstar is finally getting the opportunity that he deserves. It was definitely a tough ride unlike what many would believe owing to his belonging to a famous wrestling lineage.

Being the son of ‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes already brings an enormous amount of pressure. And being a part of such an elite family brings in a set of rules albeit they never get mentioned. However, the 37-year-old once broke an unspoken rule of his family at the tender age of seven, due to a WWE Hall of Famer.

Cody Rhodes once ignored an unspoken family rule

He discussed it in a video that he posted on his Instagram account back in 2018. Rhodes conversed with his wife Brandi Rhodes in it. He said, “Picture this, 1992 seven-year-old me is running around backstage, just causing mayhem and then I saw him. A comic book character come to life, straight off the page. And I broke my family’s unspoken rule, I asked Jushin Thunder Liger for an autograph.”

It was quite understandable that Rhodes’ family had this unsaid rule. After all, he himself belonged to a famed wrestling family. But it could not stop the fanboy in the young Rhodes to drool over Liger’s charisma. 

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The clip was a prelude to the clash between the two performers at War of Worlds 2018. The American Nightmare was a part of Ring Of Honor back then. He prevailed over his hero in the eventual clash. Beating the same person he once acted like a fanboy for, must have been a surreal moment for Rhodes.

A look at the Japanese wrestling legend’s achievements shows why Rhodes was so enchanted by his presence.

Jushin Thunder Liger has achieved wrestling immortality

There is not a major wrestling promotion on the planet where Liger has not competed in. He has graced NJPW, TNA, ROH, WCW, and also WWE with his presence. In a career that lasted for decades, the iconic performer has won many accolades.

The Stamford-based promotion recognized his contribution to the wrestling industry by inducting him to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. It gives a fair idea as to what Liger has meant to the business.

Cody Rhodes has never been the one to stand on ceremony. A mere glimpse of Jushin Thunder Liger prompted him to forget his family’s unspoken rule in a heartbeat. And like any normal spectator, Rhodes asked for an autograph from the legendary wrestler. He showed he was a wrestling fanatic before anything else. This might be one of the reasons behind his meteoric rise in today’s wrestling landscape.

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