Stardust Says Cody Rhodes Will Be Presenting The Dusty Rhodes Classic Trophy To The Winners

Justin Labar recently interview WWE superstar Stardust for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In the article Justin mentions that he was originally talking to Stardust, but when he asked questions about Dusty Rhodes, Stardust said he wouldn’t be the best person to talk to about that and he would be better off talking to Cody Rhodes. Stardust paused for a moment then transitioned into Cody Rhodes to talk about his father. He mentioned that Cody Rhodes, not Stardust would be presenting the trophy to the winners of the Dusty Rhodes Classic tournament.

You can check out a quote below.

Q: Cody, can you say whatever you would like to say about the passing of your father Dusty Rhodes?

A: What a bad summer for sports entertainment. When you lose The Dream and you lose “Hot Rod” (Roddy Piper). These are not arguably, just genuinely, in anybody’s top five or top ten. The word used now is they are icons, and there’s very few true icons of the industry. I was and I feel like I still am, very close to my dad. I haven’t really let him go. It’s hard when you see a ring, and I think about all the times you saw him in it. It’s great though that you ask, because the Dusty Rhodes tag tournament taking place in NXT is something he would really be proud of because of all the platforms it gives to talent, including independent talent that came in for a shot to win the Dusty Rhodes tag tournament. I will actually be there myself, (as) me — for the first time a while on WWE programming — Cody Rhodes and my brother will be there to present the trophy, which I’m looking forward to seeing. I had some help in preparing it for whomever is victorious in said tag team tournament. It’s a great way to honor him, and I think we continue to honor him. WWE just put it all out there. A lot of families lose a loved one and they don’t get the chance to see video packages and tributes. They have to do all that themselves and put it together. It was done for me, and I’m forever in their debt for that.