Tim Storm On Dusty Rhodes Comparisons: ‘There Is Literally No Greater Compliment’

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Tim Storm On Dusty Rhodes Comparisons: ‘There Is Literally No Greater Compliment’

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Tim Storm loves talking about Dusty Rhodes and says there’s no greater compliment than being compared to the professional wrestling legend.

Storm recently spoke with Pollo Del Mar on the Arm Drag Takedown Podcast about how Rhodes not only influenced him as a fan but also pushed him to reach the pinnacle of his career by winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

“Dusty Rhodes was the first character I really connected with in professional wrestling,” Storm explained. “That night that I won it, I didn’t know how long I was going to keep it. It turned out to be over 400 days, but if it was three days, or a week, my name was on the list with those guys, and nobody could take it off.”

Storm is the oldest man to ever win the NWA’s top prize and often looked like an underdog, a role Rhodes often played himself. Storm went on to say that being compared to his idol is a fantastic feeling.

“It’s funny, because looking back now, I never realized — it never occurred to me — that he didn’t have a great body,” Storm said. “Regardless of his physique…the guy could go out there and do 60 minutes with anybody,” Storm continued, “What he did behind the scenes is unbelievable, as a booker and promoter and all of those things.”

“Any time somebody compares me to Dusty Rhodes, it rings a bell in my heart. Ding! It doesn’t get any better than that,” Storm said. “Some of the promos I cut on NWA Powerrr, when I had people comparing me to Dusty Rhodes on promos,” Storm continued, “There literally is no greater compliment to me than to compare me to what I consider the greatest promo man in the history of wrestling.”

Storm noted Mick Foley said it best in his biography about how looking for a character is all about throwing as many things at the wall as you can, and what usually sticks is what’s closest to your real personality. Storm said almost everything he says on camera is really him and it’s genuine, something Rhodes was also great at.

Listen to Arm Drag Takedown with Pollo Del Mar’s Exclusive Interview with NWA Superstar Tim Storm at this link.