In 1989, at the age of 44, having achieved all levels of success imaginable, Dusty Rhodes took his talents to WWE for one last run. And my wife and Michelle became very, very tight friends, almost as tight as Jack and theyre still friends to this day. [83] Rhodes also appeared at Battleground in the corner of Cody and Goldust as they took on The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns with Dean Ambrose at ringside) in a tag team match. He was born on July 20, 1981, in Centralia, IL, a son of Michael and Sheila (Reynolds) Rhodes. Born Virgil Runnels, the son of a plumber, he was billed as a common man and a working-class hero who fought many in-ring battles with Ric. That month he began his house show series against Big Bossman and was dominant, defeating the rulebreaker in every encounter. Last year, Cody Rhodes shocked the entire wrestling world when he left All Elite Wrestling, where he co-founded and served as Executive Vice President. So you dont think about the downside., Dustys influence on his son Wes Brisco: Him and my son, Wes, they bonded when Wes was very first born. Dusty Rhodes - ECW Wrestling. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as the WWE. . 99. A week later United States Champion Dustin Rhodes announced that his father would be in his corner in his upcoming defense against the Assassin's charge Paul Orndorff. [1] Rhodes made his final major appearances on the independent circuit before returning full-time to WWE in mid-2006, defeating Jerry Lawler by disqualification at a Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW) show and also earning a victory over Steve Corino in a Texas Bullrope match for Big Time Wrestling. But Flair and Dusty were not just rivals inside the squared circle, they had a little game of one-upmanship going on outside the ring too. In May 2005, TNA President Dixie Carter asked Rhodes to move onto a creative team, which included Jeremy Borash, Bill Banks, and Scott D'Amore. Rhodes was the head writer and creative director for the weekly NXT Wrestling television broadcast. I think this particular picture that I had was one where we did the grand opening with Dusty Rhodes, Jack (Brisco), myself, Mike (Graham) and Eddie (Graham), all the babyfaces there at the body shop, signing autographs. WWE: Dusty Rhodes. He was pinned however on June 6 in a dark match against Dibiase at a WWF Superstars taping in Madison, WI. Virgil Runnels, better known as WWE legend Dusty Rhodes, died on Thursday at . Professional Wrestler. [52][53] He began making house show appearances early in the year, usually in tag-team matches involving Dustin that saw Paul E. Dangerously tied to Dusty as part of the stipulation. Dusty Rhodes ( Democratic Party) is the Hamilton County Auditor in Ohio. He married Ginny Dark on January 3,. A few weeks before Survivor Series, Rhodes returned to WWE to be a part of Team WWE Legends, led by Flair. Rhodes had feuds with Abdullah the Butcher, Pak Song, Terry Funk, Kevin Sullivan, Blackjack Mulligan, Nikita Koloff, Harley Race, Superstar Billy Graham, "Crippler" Ray Stevens and, most notably, The Four Horsemen (especially Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard). Dusty Rhodes and the River Band. Menu. National Wrestling Alliance territories (19741984), Professional Wrestling Federation (1989), Return to WCW and Extreme Championship Wrestling (19912001), Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling and other promotions (20002003), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (20032005). When we first opened up, he was there for promotion. [73] During his acceptance speech, Rhodes asked Ric Flair and Arn Anderson to hold up the "sign" and induct him and Harley Race into the Four Horsemen. James was born in Jackson, Tennessee on November 24, 1926 to the late Virgil Dallas Rhodes and Bertha Lucille Warren. 12/05/1965 - 08/04/2021. He then played for the Hartford Charter Oaks in the Continental Football League until the team folded. Rhodes' figure was a huge key to his success at the box office as the ultimate sympathetic babyface. [33] Promotional vignettes began airing, the first coming on the June 3rd edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling with Rhodes appearing as the yellow polka-dotted "Common Man" Dusty Rhodes, a gimmick some felt was intended to humiliate him due to his synonymy with the rival JCP/WCW. In the end, sources including The Guardian reported that Rhodes passed due to kidney failure at the age of 69. Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 09:40, that man upstairs that died 1012 years ago, NWA North American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions, NWA United States Heayvweight Championship, Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, Scooby-Doo! After a confrontation between the two couples, Savage's ex-manager Miss Elizabeth allied herself with Rhodes and Sapphire and was instrumental in helping them win the WWF's first mixed tag-team match during WrestleMania VI. Jim Ross. Styles and Russo. [44], Around this time in the fall Dusty Rhodes received an offer to return to World Championship Wrestling as its head booker. [30], Before departing, Rhodes was defeated by The Big Steel Man on May 13, 1989 for the PWF title at an event in Sarasota, FL. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. was born on October 11, 1945, in Austin, Texas. On the September 8 NWA-TNA PPV, Rhodes defeated Scott D'Amore with Russo as the special guest referee. Rhodes resigned as booker, waiting out the rest of his contract with TNA, which expired soon after. [80], On August 31, 2009, during the time Cody was part of The Legacy with Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase, Rhodes was the special guest host of Raw and booked a match between Cody and Orton for Orton's WWE Championship with John Cena as the special guest referee. [64][65] On December 12, Rhodes defeated Jerry Lawler at an International Wrestling Cartel show that also featured Mick Foley as the special guest referee. Secondly, I want to thank Jim Crockett Promotions for waitin' and takin' the time 'cause I know how important it was, Starrcade '85 it is to the wrestling fans, it is to Jim Crockett promotions, and Dusty Rhodes The American Dream. Photo: Pro Wrestling Illustrated By Josh Nason, Wrestling Observer I asked for your favorite Dusty Rhodes matches and you delivered. Later that night Dusty was scheduled to face Randy Savage in a one-on-one encounter; prior to the match Ted Dibiase announced that Sapphire had left Rhodes for The Million Dollar Man's money. List Price: $12.99. [26] Rhodes was then fired from WCW.[26]. [9][10] The team traveled both nationally and internationally, appearing in Big Time Wrestling (Texas), NWA Western States Sports (Texas), NWA Detroit, National Wrestling Federation (NWF), Championship Wrestling from Florida, World Championship Wrestling (Australia), Tri-State Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan).[3][9][11]. Interview available at Tmptow.podomatic.com, On his friendship with Dusty Rhodes: When we finally hooked up and finally became really, really tight and all that stuff was in 73 or 74 down here in Florida and continued to have a friendship. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) Article. James was raised on a small farm, the middle of three brothers and a sister. The prices shown are the lowest prices available for Dusty Rhodes, 'Macho King' Randy Savage the last time we updated. [92][93] His "Hard Times" promo has been labeled as one of the best interviews in pro wrestling. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Baby Doll had some serious issues with the kiss angle because she . He was 69. Hard times are when the auto workers are out of work and they tell 'em to go home. At the 2015 Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, a ten-bell salute was given in honor of Rhodes, with the entire WWE roster and the McMahon family on the entrance ramp. Accurate description. We got pictures of Wes crawling all over Dustys saddles. On the December 28, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro, Ric Flair faced Eric Bischoff for control of the company for 30 days. January 21, 1986 - Portland Wrestling: Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title. This time his dominance was more profound as he started to defeat The Macho Man by pinfall around the country. Max #1. During the match, Dusty got into an altercation with Ambrose and performed the Bionic Elbow on him.[84]. On the June 12th, 1993 edition of WCW Saturday Night the Assassin vowed to track down Dusty's mother if that is what it took to gain a response. He lost numerous house show matches after Virgil interfered on the behalf of Dibiase. Dustin "Dusty" Rhodes. During the spring Rhodes also returned to the AWA for a few appearances. This led to Rhodes challenging Funk to a Falls-Count-Anywhere Bunkhouse match, which Rhodes won. [31] His final match with the company was on May 20, where he wrestled Steel Man at an event in Fort Lauderdale.[32]. CINCINNATI Longtime Hamilton Auditor Dusty Rhodes announced Friday that he will not run for re-election in 2022. They got so damn big, the cops came and had to close down the street there because the traffic was so heavy and everything., On the last picture they took together: Well, it was over at NXT. Rhodes began wrestling in the 1960s and gained . Photo: Pro Wrestling Illustrated By Josh Nason, Wrestling Observer I asked for your favorite Dusty Rhodes matches and you delivered. In fact, Dusty's was quite the opposite, with his rotund belly and conspicuous red blotch on his right side. For the last several weeks, . Gangrel: JCW Gathering of the Juggalos 2004 - Day 3 Jul 18th 2004: Rude Boy: def. Aside from this defeat, "The American Dream" remained undefeated against the upper-level heel. On the WCW Greed PPV on March 18, 2001 he entered a WCW ring for the final time, teaming with Dustin Rhodes to defeat Ric Flair & Jeff Jarrett. There is no honor amongst thieves in the first place. to Dusty Rhodes being reluctantly knocked out by the Big Show, viewers have been finding themselves in a position to relate to Dustin and especially Cody . Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Eddie Kingston vs. AR Fox vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Komander vs. Ortiz in a Face of the Revolution ladder match, Tag Team Casino Battle Royale, Orange Cassidy vs. Big Bill for the AEW All-Atlantic Title, Hook vs. Matt Hardy for the FTW Title, MLW Undergrounds run on Reelz reportedly ending after ten weeks, WWE wrestler Sonya Deville was arrested on a gun possession charge in New Jersey, NXT TV rating for the show featuring Wes Lees latest open challenge for the North American Championship. According to Larry Z, Jim Crockett Jr and Dusty Rhodes wanted Baby Doll to give Rhodes a big passionate kiss after he saw the contents of the envelope. I'm gon' take it, I been there twice. 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. And Im thinking in my mind, I know the health stories and everything, man, this is really kind of strange. He gets up there and he takes that selfie. [84] The stipulation of the match would be that if the Rhodes Family won, Cody and Goldust got their jobs with the company back, but if they lose Dusty would be fired as an NXT trainer and none of them could appear on WWE programming ever again. In 1978 he married Michelle Rubio; the couple were married for 37 years until his death in 2015. Imma reach out right now, I want you at home to know my hand is touchin' your hand for the gathering of the biggest body of people in this country, in this universe, all over the world now, reachin out because the love that was given me and this time I will repay you now. After dispatching the Bossman, he next became embroiled in a heated storyline with "Macho King" Randy Savage and his manager/partner Sensational Queen Sherri, who in turn found a rival in Sapphire. on the January 15 NWA-TNA PPV, Rhodes, Road Warriors and Jeff Jarrett lost to Vince Russo and Triple X. on the January 22 NWA-TNA PPV, Rhodes called out Nikita Koloff to reform the Superpowers, but Nikita turned on him. Later in the month, he appeared for IWA Mid-South in a tag team match with Ian Rotten in a victory over Chris Candido and Steve Stone. Williamson County Sheriff Dusty Rhodes and Chief Mark Elrod presented 29 awards and commendations at Thursday's ceremony, held at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center in Franklin. Dusty Rhodes In May he decided to part ways with the PWF and join the World Wrestling Federation as a wrestler. Rude Boy: NWA TNA Weekly PPV #102 Jul 14th 2004: B. G. James & Dusty Rhodes & Konnan & Larry Zbyszko & Ron Killings: def. Rhodes appeared on the February 16, 2015 episode of Raw, in an effort to reunite Goldust and Stardust, who were engaged in a conflict. Rhodes ( Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Hamilton County Auditor in Ohio. [77] This would be Runnels' final WWE match, officially retiring for the first time soon after at age 61. Hard times are when the textile workers around this country are out of work, they got four or five kids and can't pay their wages, cant buy their food. On September 12, 2013, he was removed as NXT Commissioner. Dusty Rhodes may have never truly gotten the better of Vince McMahon but it would be difficult to find anyone that thinks the WWE Hall of Famer didn't have the same kind of impact in the world of professional wrestling, the same kind of impact his youngest son, Cody, is having on the business today with All Elite Wrestling.. As an in-ring performer, Dusty Rhodes certainly didn't look the . He put hard times on Dusty Rhodes and his family. Vince McMahon Ridiculed Dusty Rhodes' Working Man Gimmick . Rhodes ended up losing the match. Branch Davidians. Sandra Runnels, the ex-wife of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and mother to pro wrestling legend Dustin Rhodes, has died. Dusty Rhodes: Hamilton County Auditor won't seek re-election. As such, Dusty made himself scarce as a presence in WWE in his final years. ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the 2011 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Philips Arena on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. [24][25], Rhodes was fired after Starrcade '88, because of a taboo on-screen bloodletting (laid down by the Turner Broadcasting System following their purchase of the company) during a November 26 altercation with The Road Warriors. This time when I take it daddy, I'm gon' take it for you. FREE Returns. [45] He now began to lose regularly, falling again in defeat to Ted Dibiase in house shows during December 1990 but also losing to Rick Martel, Virgil, and new top-heel Sgt. [17] Graham won after a mid-ring collision, falling on Rhodes for the three count.[18]. He was in a positive state of mind with himself too. ), FREE PODCAST 3/1 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago w/Keller & Radican: (2-22-2018) ROH Roster Analysis, Seths stellar gauntlet match, Jeff Jarrett back with WWE, comparing Ziggler and Cody, plus bonus NXT show (147 min. Larry Zbyszko on the other hand, has another theory. As Dusty represented "The Common Man", she was intended to represent the "common woman". Cody's words today tell the story of how important the Dusty run in ECW for all involved. That thing got so damn big. [28] A week later at the PWF Homecoming event in Tampa, FL he pinned Big Steel Man to become the first PWF Heavyweight Champion. On the August 13 NWATNA PPV, Rhodes and America's Most Wanted defeated Glenn Gilbertti and Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger the following week Rhodes lost a bullrope to Glen Gilbertti after Christopher Daniels interfered. At the same time, however, he and JCP had an "old school" philosophy that did not bode well with the changes that were brought with fast moving media such as cable TV, etc. [26] Furious with the interference, Rhodes booked a storyline in which Road Warrior Animal pulled a spike out of his shoulder pad and jammed it in Rhodes' eye, causing a severe laceration. The late Dusty Rhodes was married to his beloved wife, Sandra from 1965 - to 1975. A FORMER wrestling champ who notoriously quit the WWE has revealed the heartbreaking details of his last hours with his Hall of Fame star Dad. The match took place in FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) and was the developmental promotion for WWE at the time the match took place in 2010. She would become his manager and was named "Sapphire". Dusty Rhodes and Tully Blanchard Attempted Murder on Live TV. 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And I got to tell you, Dusty looked fantastic. After learning that McMahon would only rehire one son of his choosing, Rhodes turned down the offer and was subsequently knocked out by Big Show on the orders of McMahon. Substituting for Jake Roberts, he defeated Ted Dibiase. Dusty Rhodes. It features a sizable dog park, playground for the kids and lots of open space. And I was happy cause he looked good and he sounded good. Dusty Rhodes made his debut for the company on March 4, 1989 at an event in Titusville, FL when he teamed with Steve Keirn to defeat the duo of The Big Steel Man and Dick Slater. Reasonable shipping cost. [47] The conclusion to the feud with Dibiase came at 1991 Royal Rumble, where Dusty teamed with his son Dustin against Virgil and Dibiase. 1,788 likes. [58] The three began to drop repeated elbows on Zbyszko before Rhodes announced "That's tradition, WCW! 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