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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".
Movie | ROH: Ring of Hardcore | Dusty Rhodes | 2025 |
Movie | Biography: Dusty Rhodes | Self | 2023-04-09 |
Movie | American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes | Self (Archival Footage) | 2023-07-31 |
Movie | Biography: Rey Mysterio | Self (archive footage) - Dusty Rhodes | 2022-08-28 |
Series | Biography: WWE Legends | Unknown | 2021-04-18 |
Movie | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Self (archive footage) | 2020-08-21 |
Movie | A Future WWE: The FCW Story | Himself | 2020-03-08 |
Movie | Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man | 2018-05-29 | |
Movie | WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 | 2017-09-05 | |
Movie | Nature Boy | Himself (archive footage) | 2017-11-07 |
Movie | WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness | Dusty Rhodes (archive footage) | 2016-04-26 |
Movie | Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure | Self (archive footage) | 2016-06-07 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon | Dusty Rhodes (voice) | 2016-07-23 |
Movie | TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 | Dusty Rhodes | 2016-05-01 |
Movie | ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 | Dusty Rhodes | 2015-04-28 |
Movie | Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream | 2015-06-15 | |
Movie | Sting: Into the Light | Dusty Rhodes | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 | Dusty Rhodes | 2014-03-12 |
Movie | WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash | Dusty Rhodes | 2014-07-15 |
Series | WWE Rivalries | Self | 2014-10-28 |
Movie | WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches | Dusty Rhodes | 2013-06-25 |
Movie | WWE Battleground 2013 | Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) | 2013-10-06 |
Movie | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Dusty Rhodes | 2013-09-10 |
Movie | WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection | Dusty Rhodes | 2012-01-03 |
Movie | The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions | Dusty Rhodes | 2012-05-22 |
Movie | WWE: The Attitude Era | Dusty | 2012-11-20 |
Series | The JBL and Cole Show | Dusty Rhodes | 2012-12-07 |
Movie | nWo: The Revolution | 2012-11-06 | |
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | Self (archive footage) | 2011-03-13 |
Movie | Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time | Dusty Rhodes (archive footage) | 2011-11-29 |
Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain | Dusty Rhodes | 2009-04-14 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event | Dusty Rhodes | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | The Rise & Fall of WCW | Dusty Rhodes | 2009-12-17 |
Movie | Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection | 2009-06-09 | |
Movie | Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection | Dusty Rhodes | 2008-07-08 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Dusty | 2007-04-01 |
Movie | Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen | Dusty Rhodes | 2007-04-10 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 | Dusty Rhodes | 2007-03-31 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2007 | Dusty Rhodes | 2007-07-22 |
Movie | Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 | Dusty Rhodes | 2007-07-31 |
Movie | Life In The Fast Lane | 2007-11-20 | |
Movie | The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story | Dusty Rhodes | 2006-06-06 |
Movie | WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story | Dusty Rhodes | 2006-06-20 |
Movie | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Dusty Rhodes | 2006-10-17 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 | Dusty Rhodes | 2006-11-05 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Dusty Rhodes | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | TNA Destination X 2005 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | 2005-03-13 |
Movie | TNA Final Resolution 2005 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | 2005-01-16 |
Movie | TNA Against All Odds 2005 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | 2005-02-13 |
Movie | TNA Lockdown 2005 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | 2005-04-24 |
Movie | TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy | Dusty Rhodes | 2005-10-04 |
Movie | WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's | Dusty Rhodes | 2005-06-14 |
Movie | WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection | Dusty Rhodes | 2004-03-09 |
Movie | HUSTLE-3 | Dusty Rhodes | 2004-05-08 |
Movie | NEW Renegades Rampage | Dusty Rhodes | 2004-10-02 |
Movie | TNA Victory Road 2004 | Dusty Rhodes (Appearance) | 2004-11-07 |
Series | TNA iMPACT! | Dusty Rhodes | 2004-06-04 |
Movie | TNA Turning Point 2004 | Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) | 2004-12-05 |
Movie | 3PW Legends Collide | 2003-03-29 | |
Movie | FIP Return Of The Dream | Dusty Rhodes | 2003-11-29 |
Series | Major League Wrestling: Underground TV | 2003-04-07 | |
Movie | ROH: The Epic Encounter | Dusty Rhodes | 2003-04-12 |
Movie | MLW King of Kings | Dusty Rhodes | 2002-12-20 |
Movie | WCW Greed | Dusty Rhodes | 2001-03-18 |
Movie | ECW Living Dangerously 2000 | Dusty Rhodes | 2000-03-12 |
Movie | ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 | Dusty Rhodes (Appearance) | 2000-05-14 |
Movie | ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000 | Dusty Rhodes (Appearance) | 2000-04-16 |
Series | ECW on TNN | 1999-08-27 | |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1998 | Dusty Rhodes | 1998-03-15 |
Series | WCW Thunder | Dusty Rhodes | 1998-01-08 |
Movie | WCW Souled Out 1998 | Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) | 1998-01-24 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl VIII | Dusty Rhodes | 1998-02-22 |
Movie | The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling | Dusty Rhodes | 1998-04-26 |
Movie | Paradise Park | Deputy Johnny Morton | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | WCW All Nighter 1995 | 1995-01-21 | |
Series | WCW Monday Nitro | Unknown | 1995-09-04 |
Series | Burke's Law | Archie 'Mad Dog' McCray | 1994-01-07 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1994 | Dusty Rhodes | 1994-09-18 |
Movie | WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII | Dusty Rhodes | 1994-08-24 |
Series | ECW Hardcore TV | 1993-04-06 | |
Series | WWE Raw | Dusty Rhodes | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | WCW/New Japan Supershow II | Dusty Rhodes | 1992-01-04 |
Movie | WCW WrestleWar 1991 | Dusty Rhodes (Commentator) | 1991-02-24 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | Dusty Rhodes | 1991-01-19 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc '91 | Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman) | 1991-10-27 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun | Dusty Rhodes (Commentator) | 1991-05-19 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VI | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-04-01 |
Movie | WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI | "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes | 1990-03-25 |
Movie | WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-06-17 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | Battle of the WWE Superstars | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-08-23 |
Movie | WWF Hottest Matches | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-10-25 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1990 | Dusty Rhodes | 1990-11-22 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1990 | "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | PWF Homecoming | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | 1989-03-11 |
Movie | Fan Favorites | 1989-08-09 | |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Himself | 1989-08-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 | Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) | 1989-11-12 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1989 | Dusty Rhodes | 1989-11-23 |
Movie | NWA Clash of the Champions | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-03-27 |
Movie | NWA Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-01-24 |
Movie | The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | The Midnight Rider | 1988-04-23 |
Movie | NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-09-07 |
Movie | NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-06-08 |
Movie | NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-12-26 |
Movie | NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-12-07 |
Movie | NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom | Dusty Rhodes | 1988-07-10 |
Movie | NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation | Dusty Rhodes | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | 1987-04-11 |
Movie | NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games | Dusty Rhodes | 1987-07-31 |
Movie | NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! | Dusty Rhodes | 1987-11-26 |
Movie | The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-04-19 |
Movie | NWA Superstars on The SuperStation | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-02-07 |
Movie | NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-07-05 |
Series | WWF Wrestling Challenge | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-09-07 |
Movie | NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-11-27 |
Movie | NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | 1986-07-26 |
Movie | NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land | Dusty Rhodes | 1986-07-26 |
Movie | I Like To Hurt People | Self | 1985-06-01 |
Movie | NWA The Great American Bash 1985 | Dusty Rhodes | 1985-07-16 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 | |
Movie | Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 | Dusty Rhodes | 1985-12-25 |
Movie | MSW WrestleFest | Dusty Rhodes | 1985-07-28 |
Movie | AWA/NWA Night of Champions II | Dusty Rhodes | 1985-12-29 |
Movie | NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering | "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes | 1985-11-28 |
Movie | NWA Night of Champions | Dusty Rhodes | 1984-05-30 |
Movie | NWA Boogie Jam | Dusty Rhodes | 1984-03-17 |
Movie | NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge | Dusty Rhodes | 1984-11-22 |
Movie | NWA Lords of The Ring | Dusty Rhodes | 1984-06-30 |
Movie | Gold Raiders | 1982-01-01 | |
Movie | NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show | Dusty Rhodes | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa | Dusty Rhodes | 1980-08-03 |
Movie | The Super Bowl of Wrestling | Dusty Rhodes | 1978-01-25 |
Movie | The Wrestler | Dusty Rhodes | 1974-04-28 |