Following his departure from WWE, Dustin Rhodes has been busy working in AEW. He has been part of some memorable matches and segments for the promotion. He is currently going through a second wind in his career.
Rhodes spoke to Wrestle Zone, where he discussed his passion for professional wrestling. He revealed that he works hard every day to stay in shape and does not compete in the ring without preparation.
He admitted there was a time where he would not have cared as much, but those days are behind him now. He is also not afraid to tell someone to pick up the pace if they are seen not working hard enough.
“I’m gonna make that clear right now, as much as sometimes I can get barely get out of bed or whatever, it’s a lot of ice, a lot of therapy a lot of rehabbing my knees and things to keep me going every week and do it because I love to do it and I love to do it for the fans because the fans deserve our wrestling, the very best that we can give so I will never go out there and do something half-assed and I don’t believe that I have too many times in my career.”
“Maybe in my drug-induced years I might have not given a shit, but it just does not happen. My work ethic is so out there and up there man, it’s strong. If I don’t see somebody working as hard I’m gonna say something, you know? It’s what they need to do.”
Rhodes is also a coach in AEW and continues to share his experience and wisdom with the newer generation of wrestlers in the company.