As you may or may not know, earlier this year the extremely talented and underappreciated Cody Rhodes was robbed of his heritage and his ability to carry his family's legacy into the future was hamstrung by the greedy executives at WWE (Titan Sports). As any wrestling fan knows by now Cody's father, the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, built an amazing and storied career as one of the top 5 wrestling figures of the Golden Age. He raised not one, but two extremely talented and successful sons who went on to maintain the family tradition of entertaining millions of lucky fans. This is a family that drew a lot of money and put a lot of time and work into helping to build not only Titan Sports, but professional wrestling as a whole. And the sport is made less because of this horrendous mistreatment of such a classy and respectable member of such a prestigious family.

When Cody made a decision to part ways with the WWE, he was told he was not allowed to us the Rhodes name on television or when appearing for competing companies. WWE claims that they own the "Rhodes" name due to a trademark they hold on the Rhodes name. I love capitalism and I am all for making a buck, but this is nothing but unchecked greed and a prime example of how not to treat people. Especially people who come from a family that build the foundation upon which your lavish lifestyle rests atop. This intent behind this petition is not to dispute said trademark, however the onus is on Vince McMahon and his Titan Sports to do right by the people who have sacrificed years of their life and miles on their body to entertain the company's fans.

Hey Vince, stop being a greedy worm. You owe this to Cody, you owe this to Dustin and you owe it to the late Dusty Rhodes, a man who spent the latter years of his life molding the talent that you exploit to this day. As much as it might hurt sometimes...do the right thing and let the man keep his family's legacy alive. And give Cody Rhodes his name back. It's a legendary family name...not just a trademark you can license to Jaxx. Nobody is asking you to give up your trademark. But perhaps you could allow Mr. RHODES to use the name so he can earn a living for his wife and child.