Virgil Runnels
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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".
Known for
Credits
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 (2015)
as Dusty Rhodes
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
as Dusty Rhodes (voice)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence (1995)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW SuperBrawl 1 (1991)
as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WCW All Nighter 1995 (1995)
Actor
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005)
as Self
WWE Hottest Matches (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA Final Resolution 2005 (2005)
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
NWA Starrcade 1987 (1987)
as Dusty Rhodes
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
ROH: Ring of Hardcore (2012)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 2006 (2006)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990)
as "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes (2023)
as Self (Archival Footage)
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream (2015)
Actor
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain (2009)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade 1984 (1984)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone (1987)
Actor
WWE The Great American Bash 2007 (2007)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Rise & Fall of WCW (2009)
as Dusty Rhodes
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 (2000)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Attitude Era (2012)
as Dusty
WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
Sting: Into the Light (2015)
as Dusty Rhodes
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection (2009)
Actor
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 (2017)
Actor
WCW Fall Brawl 1994 (1994)
as Dusty Rhodes
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal (2024)
as Self
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte (1986)
as Dusty Rhodes
MLW King of Kings (2002)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Wrestler (1974)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Souled Out 1998 (1998)
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WCW Uncensored 1998 (1998)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Night of Champions (1984)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness (2016)
as Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
NWA The Great American Bash 1985 (1985)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land (1986)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff (2013)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story (2006)
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA Against All Odds 2005 (2005)
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Victory Road 2004 (2004)
as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection (2012)
as Dusty Rhodes
I Like To Hurt People (1985)
as Self
Gold Raiders (1982)
Actor
WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989)
as Himself
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 (2006)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
as Dusty Rhodes
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA Lockdown 2005 (2005)
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 (2014)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash (2014)
as Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story (2006)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 (1991)
as Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 (2016)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro (1986)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story (2017)
as Self
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions (2012)
as Dusty Rhodes
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection (2008)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade 1985 (1985)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
WWE Battleground 2013 (2013)
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
ROH: The Epic Encounter (2003)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991)
as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling (1998)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games (1987)
as Dusty Rhodes
ECW Living Dangerously 2000 (2000)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Greed (2001)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 1988 (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches (2013)
as Dusty Rhodes
A Future WWE: The FCW Story (2020)
as Himself
Mid-South WrestleFest '85 (1985)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2007)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW/New Japan Supershow II (1992)
as Dusty Rhodes
Life In The Fast Lane (2007)
Actor
TNA Turning Point 2004 (2004)
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
3PW Legends Collide (2003)
Actor
WCW SuperBrawl VIII (1998)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa (1980)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade 1988 (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Lords of The Ring (1984)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation (1986)
as Dusty Rhodes
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007)
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 (1988)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1978)
as Dusty Rhodes
Nature Boy (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation (1987)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 (1989)
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV (1993)
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man (2018)
Actor
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection (2004)
as Dusty Rhodes
Paradise Park (1992)
as Deputy Johnny Morton
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II (1985)
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI (1990)
as "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
TNA Destination X 2005 (2005)
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
NWA Starrcade 1986 (1986)
as Dusty Rhodes
FIP Return Of The Dream (2003)
as Dusty Rhodes
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988)
as The Midnight Rider
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
nWo: The Revolution (2012)
Actor
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show (1982)
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII (1994)
as Dusty Rhodes
NEW Renegades Rampage (2004)
as Dusty Rhodes
Battle of the WWE Superstars (1990)
as Dusty Rhodes
Fan Favorites (1989)
Actor
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000 (2000)
as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
NWA Boogie Jam (1984)
as Dusty Rhodes
HUSTLE-3 (2004)
as Dusty Rhodes
PWF Homecoming (1989)
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes