{"id":256382,"date":"2026-08-06T04:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/miss-you-dude-dustin-rhodes-sends-a-message-to-former-champion-following-wwe-departure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T04:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:46:35","slug":"miss-you-dude-dustin-rhodes-sends-a-message-to-former-champion-following-wwe-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/miss-you-dude-dustin-rhodes-sends-a-message-to-former-champion-following-wwe-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Miss You Dude&#8221;- Dustin Rhodes Sends A Message To Former Champion Following WWE Departure\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5200981\" data-slug-id=\"2818409\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AEW star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/goldust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dustin Rhodes<\/a> recently sent out a message to a former WWE star who left the company just a while back.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned star, who is a multi-time WWE World Champion, is Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior had been part of the Stamford-based wrestling promotion since the late 2000s, with a remarkable tenure of more than a decade and a half. After his last appearance on RAW in November 2025, it was revealed that Sheamus was dealing with an injury and remained on the sidelines. Last month, it was reported that Sheamus&#8217; contract was coming up for renewal, and he had refused to sign a restructured deal from TKO.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>On July 11, the former WWE Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-sheamus-finally-addresses-wwe-exit-gives-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">left the global juggernaut<\/a> upon contract expiry and confirmed his departure in a social media post. He recently dropped another post showing him with his dog and two glasses of Guinness. It caught the attention of Dustin Rhodes, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dustinrhodes\/status\/2085088399065583724?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">took to his X<\/a> to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Miss u dude!!!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Dustin Rhodes reveals ambitions once he returns to AEW<\/h2>\n<p>Dustin Rhodes has been out of action since mid 2025. Following his defeat to Kyle Fletcher in a Street Fight on Collision, Rhodes underwent double knee replacement surgery and has been on the road to recovery since.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the Natural stated that he wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-plenty-prove-dustin-rhodes-wants-become-world-champion-aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">become World Champion upon his AEW return<\/a> and believed that it was not too late for him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I promise to continue my in ring work to be as hard as ever. Knowing that my legacy is in tact, I feel I still have plenty to prove. My number 1 goal when, I started this journey, wast be a World Champion. I don\u2019t think its too late for me, because I am damn good at what I do and will continue to strive for that. Do you think its in me to be world champ? I DO!&#8221; he wrote.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dustin Rhodes is at the last leg of his illustrious career. 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