A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream
The American Dream 'Dusty Rhodes'
The Midnight Rider
Virgil Runnels
Birthplace:
Austin, Texas, USA
Born:
October 12, 1945
Died:
June 11, 2015
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".
Director:
1984 NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
1989 PWF Homecoming
Executive Consultant:
1984 NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
1989 PWF Homecoming
2013 WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
Executive Producer:
1984 NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
1989 PWF Homecoming
2013 WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2014 WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Writer:
1980 NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1983 NWA Starrcade 1983
1984 NWA Boogie Jam
1984 NWA Lords of The Ring
1984 NWA Night of Champions
1984 NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
1985 NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
1986 NWA Battle of The Belts II
1986 NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986 NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986 NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
1986 NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986 NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986 The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987 NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
1987 NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987 The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988 NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988 NWA Clash of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
1988 The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988 WCW Clash of The Champions
1988 WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1989 PWF Homecoming
1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
1991 WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
1991 WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
1991 WCW Halloween Havoc '91
1991 WCW Starrcade 1991
1991 WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
1992 WCW Beach Blast
1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992 WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
1992 WCW Halloween Havoc
1992 WCW Starrcade
1992 WCW SuperBrawl II
1992 WCW The Great American Bash
1992 WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
1993 WCW Battle Bowl
1993 WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIV
1993 WCW Clash of The Champions XXV
1993 WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993 WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993 WCW Slamboree 1993
1993 WCW Starrcade 1993
1993 WCW SuperBrawl III
1994 WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994 WCW Clash of The Champions XXVIII
1994 WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994 WCW Slamboree 1994
1994 WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994 WCW Starrcade 1994
1994 WCW SuperBrawl IV
1995 WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995 WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995 WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995 WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995 WCW Slamboree 1995
1995 WCW Starrcade 1995
1995 WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995 WCW Uncensored 1995
1995 WCW World War 3 1995
1996 WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
1996 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996 WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996 WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996 WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996 WCW Slamboree 1996
1996 WCW Starrcade 1996
1996 WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996 WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996 WCW Uncensored 1996
1996 WCW World War 3 1996
1997 WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
1997 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
1997 WCW Fall Brawl 1997
1997 WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
1997 WCW Road Wild 1997
1997 WCW Slamboree 1997
1997 WCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997 WCW Starrcade 1997
1997 WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997 WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997 WCW Uncensored 1997
1997 WCW World War 3 1997
1997 nWo Souled Out 1997
1998 WCW Bash at The Beach 1998
1998 WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998 WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
1998 WCW Road Wild 1998
1998 WCW Slamboree 1998
1998 WCW Souled Out 1998
1998 WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998 WCW Starrcade 1998
1998 WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998 WCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998 WCW Uncensored 1998
1998 WCW World War 3 1998
1999 WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999 WCW Road Wild 1999
1999 WCW Slamboree 1999
1999 WCW Souled Out 1999
1999 WCW Spring Stampede 1999
1999 WCW SuperBrawl IX
1999 WCW The Great American Bash 1999
1999 WCW Uncensored 1999
2005 TNA Destination X 2005
2006 WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2007 WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2013 WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2014 WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Producer:
2004 TNA iMPACT!
Writer:
1993 WWE Raw
2004 TNA iMPACT!
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