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Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE.
- Cody Rhodes
The son of wrestler Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of...
- Dustin
Dustin Patrick Runnels [2] (born April 11, 1969) is an...
- Sapphire
Juanita Wright (October 24, 1934 – September 11, 1996) was...
- Harley Race
Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an...
- Pak Song
Pak Song Nam (April 11, 1943 or 1945 – October 24, 1982) was...
- Dusty Rhodes (Disambiguation)
Dusty Rhodes, radio presenter/DJ on various Irish radio...
- Kidney Disease
Kidney disease, or renal disease, technically referred to as...
- Nikita Koloff
Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959)...
- Kid Kash
David Tyler Cash (born July 31, 1969), better known by his...
- Cody and Dustin Rhodes
Cody and Dustin Rhodes (also known as Cody Rhodes and...
- Cody Rhodes
Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as " The American Dream " Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE.
- 10 Was Tag Team Champion with Andre The Giant
- 9 Made His WWE Debut
- 8 Became NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 7 He Established "The American Dream" Nickname
- 6 Feuded with Ric Flair
- 5 Voted "Wrestler of The Year" in Back to Back Years
- 4 Wrestled as "Uvalde Slim"
- 3 Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes Were A Successful Tag Team
- 2 Once Wrestled Randy Orton's Father and Grandfather in A Match
- 1 Feuded with Antonio Inoki in Japan
Dusty Rhodes and Andre the Giant first crossed paths in the early 70s. The two first started to team up as a unit in the AWA. By the late 70s, the two were an official tag team unit competing against opponents like The Andersons (Ole and Gene Anderson) and The Funks (Terry and Dory Funk). The two even won the NWA United States Tag Team titles in 19...
Many fans associate Dusty Rhodes's time in the WWE with the late 1980s. This was the decade that featured Dusty with polka dots and Sapphire. This era was not the official WWE debut of Dusty Rhodes, however. In 1977, Rhodes arrived to the company when it was called the "World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)." Vince McMahon Sr. was still the owner ...
Dusty Rhodes not only rose to fame in the 1970s but even became a world champion. He had NWA World Heavyweight Championship matches that date back to 1970. He competed against stars like Terry Funkand Don Muraco but was never able to earn the title. Finally, in 1979 Rhodes defeated Harley Race and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. His fir...
There are many aspects of Dusty Rhodes that were established in the 1970s and followed him his entire career. Because he didn't look like the typical "buff" wrestler, he presented himself as a regular working-class man. While wrestling in Florida, he would call himself "The American Dream." The working-class hero story along with the nickname would...
Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes had many classic battles in the 1980s. Their pursuit of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship led to great matches and huge moments. Their rivalry actually dates back to the 70s. RELATED: 10 Times WWE Broke Our Hearts The two battled for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television title in the mid-70s before either star was even con...
Pro Wrestling Illustrated first introduced its "Wrestler of the Year" award in 1972. Dusty Rhodes ended up winning the accolade in consecutive years, 1977 and 1978. He was chosen over big names from this era like Bob Backlund, Ricky Steamboat, and Harley Race. The 70s was also the only decade that Rhodes won "Wrestler of the Year."
Although Dusty Rhodesfamously used his alter ego, "Uvalde Slim," against Terry Funk in the 1980s, the gimmick was first established in the 1970s. He exclusively used the gimmick during his time in Florida. The masked gimmick was supposed to hide his identity, but anyone with eyes could tell it was Dusty under the Lucha mask.
Although they are a, sometimes, forgotten tag team, Dusty Rhodes owes a big part of his rise in wrestling to his time as a member of the Texas Outlaws with Dick Murdoch. They competed all over the world as a unit. They won many different tag team titles including the NWF World Tag Team Championships, NWA Florida Tag Team Championships, and the NWA ...
The long history between the Ortons and the Rhodes dates back to the 1970s. Long before Orton was the Legend Killer destroying "The American Dream," Dusty was competing against Orton's Father and Grandfather. RELATED: 5 WWE Wrestlers Who Lived In Their Parents' Shadow (& 5 Who Successfully Stepped Out) "Cowboy" Bob Orton and Dusty competed for the ...
"The American Dream" did not exclusively wrestle in America. By 1973, Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes) were already competing in Japan. Rhodes crossed paths with one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time, Antonio Inoki, multiple times in Japan. The pair even competed in one of Dusty's first televised NJPW matches where Inoki def...
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Mini Bio. "The American Dream" has been one of the most popular and colorful professional wrestlers in history. Rhodes began wrestling in the 1960s and gained a reputation as a fast-talking, hard-rocking wrestler.
Jun 12, 2015 · The pro wrestling legend died Thursday at age 69, reportedly of kidney failure. Tuesday nights at Tampa's Fort Homer Hesterly Armory had a revival vibe in the late '60s and early '70s when Mr....
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