Dustin Rhodes Reveals How He Stays Drug And Alcohol Free

Dustin Rhodes has a well-documented history of problems with drugs and alcohol. At one point, it looked like his career might’ve been ruined. Since his arrival in AEW, though, the former Goldust has been performing at a high level for a wrestler of his age.

The 52-year-old AEW star recently appeared on Way of the Blade. On the show, he discussed a saying he uses to help keep him on track. He took the motto from his late, great father, Dusty Rhodes.

“Let’s face it; my knees are hurting. My shoulders are hurting. I need replacements, and I’ve put on little band aids from time to time to get through. And I do a good job of it and I take care of my body, and I try to stay and shape. I’m always on the go because I truly believe that if you sit down and just relax, it’s going to catch up to you real quick and you’re going to die, that’s it. If you sit, you die. I believe in that, truly. So I’ve got to keep stepping, and that’s one of my sayings, keep stepping. If you stop, it’s going to catch up to you and hit you in the face. And I learned that from dad.

Dad told me that a lot, and this stuck with me because he started saying ‘keep stepping’ to me when I got out of drug and alcohol rehab. From that day, he just said that every day to me. So that’s my saying, and not a lot of people know that but that’s where I learned that saying keep stepping. I take it to heart. And thirteen years of no alcohol, no drugs, no foreign drug or anything in my system, that’s saying something, and I do owe that to my grit, my hard work and my family being beside me, and a good support system.

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And the only way I see is one way, and that’s to keep going forward and get my body in the best shape as possible or stay as the best shape as possible so I can perform at such a high level with these youngsters. Because let’s face it; they’re getting faster and faster, and they need direction. And I’m there to slow them down. I’m their coach, too. They listen.”

As he prepares for the final years of his in-ring career, Dustin Rhodes plans to keep stepping. If there’s anyone a wrestler could take some advice from, it’s Dusty Rhodes. Dustin understands his father’s experience and wisdom and has been doing great to apply it to his life every single day.

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Thanks to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription!