Arn Anderson Says WWE HOFer Dusty Rhodes Believed Son Cody Was Meant For Greatness
WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson is a big supporter of the Rhodes family, being involved in some capacity with Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Cody Rhodes. Anderson was Cody’s manager in AEW and had known the now WWE star since he was born, watching him grow and develop professionally and personally.
While joining “Busted Open,” Anderson recalled what Dusty saw in Cody at the start of his WWE career.
“He told me when they first pulled him up and they put him with [Ted DiBiase Jr.] and stuff, Dusty would tell me — when I would see him, I’d look at him and I’d go, ‘He’s had him on a loop drain this week, he’s doing good and everything.’ He would look at me with no fear and go, ‘He’s got it. The kid’s got it,'” Anderson remembers. “It wasn’t to elicit a positive response from me, he was just saying point blank he knew Cody had what it took to work on top in this business.”

Anderson agreed with Dusty as “The Enforcer” worked with WWE as a road agent during Cody’s first run in the company, and saw matches in person regularly to give him feedback. Anderson praised Cody for being a good student when he was a youngster, and that coming from the Rhodes household meant he was destined for greatness. He also felt that the environment he came up in instilled the morals in him to respect his fellow workers and his family.
“In this business, you have to do a lot extra. You gotta be a harder worker, you gotta strive to be a better worker and if you’re a second-generation [wrestler] you’re gonna come in with baggage ’cause most guys will be thinking you got a free ride,” Anderson said.
The first model, shown above, was built by fourth-year students in the auto maintenance and customization department of Nissan’s technical college. The car aims to create a modern version of the Kenmeri Skyline based on the V35 platform (sold as the Infiniti G35 in the United States from 2002 to 2007). Wanting the car to appeal to enthusiasts in their 30s to 50s, the students labeled their project the NEO Skyline—with NEO standing for nostalgia, encouragement, and originality.
The second model combines the modern Nissan Z with the back end of a Nissan Leaf. According to Nissan, the students cut parts of the Z’s rear fender and roof before connecting the rear section of a Nissan Leaf by welding the two together. Along with adding the back half of the Leaf, the students widened the rear fenders to help embody the Fairlady Z’s more muscular stance. The end product is a sort of Frankenstein’s-monster amalgamation of the two cars—but it’s exactly our sort of crazy.
While the first two models take on a more modern look, the third car appeals more to classic-car enthusiasts. Students at the Nissan Aichi Automobile Technical College took a stock PU11 Bluebird Maxima and used panel-beating methods to turn it into the Bluebird Kiwami. According to Nissan, the students landed on the name Kiwami—which means ultimate in Japanese—to show their desire to perfect every part of the car’s exterior, interior, and driving experience.