Undisputed WWE Champion thanks the New York City crowd and talks about what Madison Square Garden means to his family
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00:00I mentioned it earlier when we came out here, I had a different plan in mind for my return
00:10to the garden, because it is not just my return to the garden.
00:16For those of you who know the story, this is where it all began.
00:28In the late 70s, my father, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, traveled to New York City to
00:35wrestle superstar Billy Graham.
00:39He's a country boy from Austin, Texas, and for some reason, you guys just loved him.
00:52And anyways, in this fabled match, Dusty Rhodes defeated superstar Billy Graham.
01:15He grabbed what would become this WWE championship.
01:20He climbed that buckle over there, and he held it up, but moments later, they took it
01:28away from him.
01:31It's okay.
01:35This story has a happy ending.
01:39I was eight years old, I saw the picture of him holding this title, I knew nothing about
01:43the ins and outs of pro wrestling and sports entertainment.
01:47All I knew was I wanted to win that title for him.
01:59And I had always planned on saying the silliest thing to him, but I just wanted to tell him
02:06that nobody can take it away from you now.
02:18So like I said, if you'll indulge me, I am going to climb that buckle because I want
02:23to hold up the WWE championship.
02:31But if I could, my cousin Berkley, you got something in your hands over there, I will
02:43trade you.
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03:48Dusty!