he helped several wrestlers with their careers. Diamond Dallas Page, who has in turn helped Rhodes' son Cody with his career, and Missy Hyatt in particular have praised Rhodes' influence on their respective careers. During his late years, Rhodes became a trainer in WWE's development territory NXT, where several wrestlers like Kevin Owens, Becky Lynch, and the tag team FTR, praised his lessons. In August 2015, WWE's NXT introduced the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, a tag team tournament in honor of Rhodes. The tournament has been held annually since, with a women's version added in 2021. All Elite Wrestling named their "Go Position" (best known as the Gorilla Position), "The Dusty Position" after him on October 16, 2019. In the promo room of the WWE Performance Center, where Rhodes would teach promo classes, there is a puppet of Rhodes hanging on the equipment, symbolizing that he is still there, watching the students. New Jack, the controversial ECW wrestler, cited Dusty as his favorite wrestler growing up. Championships and accomplishments 50th State Big Time Wrestling NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time) Big Time Wrestling NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit Version) (1 time) – with Dick Murdoch Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) – with Dick Murdoch Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (2 times) NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 time) NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Magnum T. A. NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (12 times) NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Dick Murdoch (1), Dick Slater (1), Bobo Brazil (1), and André the Giant (1) NWA Florida Television Championship (2 times) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (10 times) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Bugsy McGraw (1) and Blackjack Mulligan (1) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1978) NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament (1980) – with Bugsy McGraw George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Cadillac Cup (1984) International Wrestling Alliance (Australia) IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dick Murdoch Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling NWA