{"id":25184,"date":"2018-09-02T02:10:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T06:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=25184"},"modified":"2020-09-04T13:02:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:02:35","slug":"like-father-like-son-the-nwa-championship-now-runs-in-the-rhodes-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/02\/like-father-like-son-the-nwa-championship-now-runs-in-the-rhodes-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Father, Like Son: The NWA Championship Now Runs in the Rhodes Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 1, 2018, at All In<\/strong><\/em>, Cody Rhodes<\/strong> saw a lifelong dream come true when he fell to his knees, the National Wrestling Alliance<\/strong> Championship clutched close to his chest. A few moments earlier an emotional Cody, who had given everything he had in a match that meant everything to him, heard the words he had been waiting his entire career for, “And new, NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Cody Rhodes!”<\/p>\n

As anyone who has followed Cody knows, be it for his entire career or more so recently through both his appearances on 10 Pounds of Gold<\/strong><\/em> and All Incoming<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0this was more than just a title win. It was more than just a wrestling match. It was about a legacy, one that Cody has been journeying toward since his career began in 2006.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/totaldivaseps\/status\/1036050153046724608<\/p>\n

The NWA Championship has been held by some of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots, but to Cody Rhodes, only one name on the championship ledger mattered.<\/p>\n

He was a three-time champion. A true legend, inspiration, and mentor to so many. An icon in the business. But to a boy who dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps, he held the most important title of all: dad.<\/p>\n

Like Father…<\/h2>\n