Virgil Runnels
Austin, Texas, USA
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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 Credits
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
