“It was Dusty Rhodes who was the one who got me hooked on wrestling,” said Hogan. “If Dusty Rhodes was not on TV on Saturday or Sunday morning here in Tampa, we were pissed off.

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Christopher Lee, Ornette Coleman, and Dusty Rhodes passed away on the same day last week, June 11, 2015. Christopher Lee is one of film’s greatest actors.

Rhodes often says his first memory of any kind was sitting in the ring at WrestleMania VI before the show, as his father let him see a ring up close. Cody thought Dusty was a rock star.