Cody Rhodes wishes Dusty had been alive to see MSG tribute after WWE SmackDown

Cody Rhodes wishes Dusty Rhodes had been alive to see what happened in Madison Square Garden after WWE SmackDown on Friday. Rhodes paid tribute to his father after the show by holding up a replica of the title belt Dusty Rhodes wrestled Billy Graham for at MSG in 1977. WWE posted the segment to YouTube as a digital exclusive. Thinking he had won the title that night after beating Graham via count-out, Dusty climbed the turnbuckle and held the belt up over his head, only for officials to take it away moments later. Cody says that since he was 8 years old, he always wanted to win that belt for his dad. “I had always planned on saying the silliest little thing to him, but I just wanted to tell him, ‘Nobody can take it away from you now,'” Rhodes said on Friday. He then climbed the same turnbuckle his father did and held up the title as the crowd chanted for Dusty. During a recent appearance on The Pivot Podcast, Rhodes was asked about the tribute. “At 8 years old, that was my goal. My goal was to do what I did