Virgil Runnels
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".
Born: 12 October 1945 • Died: 11 June 2015
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Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Self
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
Self (Archival Footage)
WWE Rivals
Dusty Rhodes
Biography: WWE Legends
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage)
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
Himself
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Nature Boy
Self (archive footage)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Dusty Rhodes (voice)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
Sting: Into the Light
Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Rivalries
Self
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Dusty Rhodes
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
Dusty Rhodes
Wrestlemania Rewind
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Battleground 2013
Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Dusty Rhodes
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The JBL and Cole Show
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Attitude Era
Dusty
nWo: The Revolution
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Dusty Rhodes
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
WWE NXT
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Dusty Rhodes
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Dusty Rhodes
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Dusty Rhodes
Life In The Fast Lane
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Dusty Rhodes
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
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WWE Hall of Fame 2007
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WWE Survivor Series 2006
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Dusty Rhodes
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Dusty Rhodes
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
Dusty Rhodes
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Self
TNA Lockdown 2005
Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
TNA Destination X 2005
Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Against All Odds 2005
Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Final Resolution 2005
Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Turning Point 2004
Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Victory Road 2004
Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
NEW Renegades Rampage
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TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
Dusty Rhodes.
TNA iMPACT!
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HUSTLE-3
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WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
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FIP Return Of The Dream
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ROH: The Epic Encounter
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Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
3PW Legends Collide
MLW King of Kings
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WCW Greed
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ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
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ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
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ECW on TNN
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The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
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WCW Uncensored 1998
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WCW SuperBrawl VIII
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WCW Souled Out 1998
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WCW Thunder
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WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence
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WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
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WCW All Nighter 1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
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WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
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Burke's Law
Archie 'Mad Dog' McCray
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
ECW Hardcore TV
Raw
Dusty Rhodes
Raw
Paradise Park
Deputy Johnny Morton
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
Dusty Rhodes
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)
WCW SuperBrawl 1
Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
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WWE Survivor Series 1990
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WWE Hottest Matches
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WWE SummerSlam 1990
"The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania VI
Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
"The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Himself
Fan Favorites
PWF Homecoming
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade 1988
Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
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NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
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NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
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NWA The Great American Bash 1988
Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
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The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
The Midnight Rider
NWA Clash of the Champions
Dusty Rhodes
Clash of the Champions
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Clash of the Champions
Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
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NWA Starrcade 1987
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NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
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The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
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NWA Starrcade 1986
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WWF Wrestling Challenge
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NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
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NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
Dusty Rhodes
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Dusty Rhodes
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
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AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
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NWA Starrcade 1985
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Championship Wrestling
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Midnight Rider
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Dusty Rhodes
I Like To Hurt People
Self
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Dusty Rhodes
WWE Pay Per View
NWA Starrcade 1984
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NWA Lords of The Ring
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NWA Night of Champions
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NWA Boogie Jam
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WCW Arena Shows
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Gold Raiders
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
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Mid-South Wrestling
Dusty Rhodes
Mid-South Wrestling
'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
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The Super Bowl of Wrestling
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WWF All-Star Wrestling
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The Wrestler
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WWE Old School
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