Nickname(s): Dirty; The American Dream
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 302 lbs
From: Austin, TX
Birthday: Oct 12
Pro Debut: 1968
Aliases: Dusty Runnels
Feds worked for: TSW,
UWF,
NWA-OK,
IZW,
NWA, WWWF,
WWF,
WWE,
ECW,
WCW, NWA-TNA,
SCW, Florida, Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (FL), Hawaii
Finisher: The Bionic Elbow
Signature Moves: Figure-Four Leglock, Elbow Drop, Sleeper Hold
Career Highlights: -FCW Champion
-NWA Bahamas Champion
-NWA Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/
Dick Murdoch)
-NWA Florida Brass Knucks Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Champion (10x)
-NWA Florida TV Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Dick Murdoch,
Dick Slater, Blackjack Mulligan, Bobo Brazil &
Andre the Giant)
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA (Hawaii) North American Champion
-NWA Heart of America Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Buff Bagwell)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Slater)
-NWA National Champion
-NWA North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Murdoch)
-NWA (San Francisco) United States Champion
-NWA Southern Champion (7x)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (2x)
-NWA United States Champion
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/
Bugsy McGraw & Blackjack Mulligan)
-NWA World Champion (3x)
-NWA World 6
Man Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ The Road
Warriors)
-NWA World Television Champion (3x)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Manny Fernandez)
-PWF Champion
-TSW North American Champion
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Andre The Giant &
Spoiler # 1)
Affiliates: Dick Murdoch, Andre the Giant, Spoiler # 1, Magnum TA,
Nikita Koloff,
Baby Doll, Dustin Rhodes, Sapphire, nWo, Traci Brooks, Trinity,
Buck Robley
Notable Feuds: The Andersons, Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Tully Blanchard,
Ric Flair, Dick Slater,
Bunkhouse Buck, Arn Anderson, Terry Funk.,
Ted DiBiase, Vince Russo
Official Website: www.dustyrhodeswrestling.com
Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestlers Goldust (AKA Dustin Rhodes) and Cody Rhodes
-Former father-in-law of wrestling valet Terri Runnels
-Brother-in-law of pro wrestlers Jerry Sags and Fred Ottman
-Began his career in Boston using the name Dusty Runnels after giving up on semi-pro baseball
-Appeared in the movie "The Wrestler" in 1974, playing himself
-Wrestled on NWA's 1st pay-per-view event "Starrcade '87" on November 26, 1987 and WCW's last pay-per-view event "Greed" on March 18, 2001
-Former member of the nWo
-Voted Wrestler of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1977 and 1978
-Voted Most Popular Wrestler by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1978, 1979, and 1987
-Won the Match of Year Award as voted by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1979 (vs. Harley Race) and 1986 (vs. Ric Flair)
-Won the Feud of the Year Award as voted by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1987 (w/ Nikita Koloff & The Road Warriors vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Lex Luger)
-Ranked # 210 in the 2000 PWI 500
-Ranked # 193 in the 2001 PWI 500
-Inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007
-Has worked as booker, producer, or creative team member of wrestling shows for WCW, WWF,
TNA, and WWE
-Was owner and operator of Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling based in Florida
-Was featured in the WWE DVD "The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80's"
-Released his autobiography "Dusty: Reflections of an American Dream" in 2005
-In 2006, WWE released a 3 disc DVD set entitled "The American Dream: The
Dusty Rhodes Story"
