Virgil Runnels
Acting
Born October 12, 1945 ยท Austin, Texas, USA
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".
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American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
2023
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
2020
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Nature Boy
2017
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
2016
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
Sting: Into the Light
2015
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
2015
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
2015
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2013
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
2013
WWE: The Attitude Era
2012
nWo: The Revolution
2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
2007
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
2006
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
2005
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
2005
TNA Lockdown 2005
2005
TNA Destination X 2005
2005
TNA Against All Odds 2005
2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004
NEW Renegades Rampage
2004
HUSTLE-3
2004
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2004
FIP Return Of The Dream
2003
ROH: The Epic Encounter
2003
3PW Legends Collide
2003
MLW King of Kings
2002
WCW Greed
2001
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
2000
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
2000
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
2000
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
1998
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998
Paradise Park
1996
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
1995
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991
WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
Fan Favorites
1989
PWF Homecoming
1989
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
1988
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone
1987
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
NWA Starrcade 1985
1985
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
1985
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
1985
I Like To Hurt People
1985
NWA Starrcade 1984
1984
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
NWA Night of Champions
1984
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
Gold Raiders
1982
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
1982
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978
The Wrestler
1974