Paul Heyman Posts Lengthy Tribute to Dusty Rhodes on Twitter

As has been noted by Wrestling Rumors, WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes touched many during his decades-long wrestling career. “The American Dream” died Thursday, leaving the sports-entertainment world in shock. While no cause of death has been revealed at this point, it is said he took a fall Wednesday morning, ultimately leading to complications.

People all across the industry have taken to social media to pay tribute to their fallen friend, with people like Jim Ross penning heartfelt words for Rhodes. Ric Flair dedicated multiple pieces of social media to “Dream,” while his son Dustin, also known as Goldust, commented on his father’s passing.

But one of the names most recognizable for his association with Rhodes is the advocate for Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman. Heyman’s relationship with Rhodes stretches back across multiple decades, through WCW, ECW and subsequently, WWE. And it appears Heyman has taken the news of Rhodes’ passing hard.

He took to Twitter Thursday night to post a lengthy eulogy for his friend.

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As noted above, Heyman linked to the classic clip from his DVD, where he and Rhodes talked at a creative meeting. Rhodes gave Heyman his first shot in creative at a production meeting. Heyman said he was there to “learn” from him, and Rhodes let him stay for the meeting.

The clip can be seen in its entirety below.

Editor’s Note

If after reading all of these touching tributes to Dusty, you’re still unsure of his impact on people in the industry, do yourself a favor and see yourself out. This guys redefined professional wrestling not just in the ring, but even more so, outside of it. See the clip with Heyman as proof. The man was, as he called himself, a creative genius, and helped mold all these different superstars. Happy trails, Dusty.

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