Dusty Rhodes
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color commentator
human
professional wrestler
professional wrestling booker
professional wrestling trainer
Dusty Rhodes was a hugely popular American professional wrestler and charismatic everyman figure, known as "The American Dream" and celebrated for his influential promos and legendary feuds in the NWA and WWE.
Statements (109)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
color commentator
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human ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ professional wrestling booker ⓘ professional wrestling trainer ⓘ |
| billedFrom |
Austin, Texas, United States
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The Great State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| billedHeight | 6 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| billedWeight | 275 lb ⓘ |
| birthName | Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tampa, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from kidney failure ⓘ |
| championshipHeld |
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
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NWA Florida Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA Florida Television Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA National Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA United States Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Jim Crockett Promotions) NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NWA World Television Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Cody Rhodes
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Dustin Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristin Runnels NERFINISHED ⓘ Teil Runnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-10-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-06-11 ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Florida Championship Wrestling
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Jim Crockett Promotions NERFINISHED ⓘ NXT NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entranceTheme | American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Runnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| givenName | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
NWA Hall of Fame
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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ WWE Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| hasFanBase |
American South
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national U.S. television audience in the 1980s ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American of Irish descent ⓘ |
| influenced | promo style of later generations of wrestlers ⓘ |
| inspired | working-class everyman characters in professional wrestling ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
All Japan Pro Wrestling
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Championship Wrestling from Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crockett Promotions NERFINISHED ⓘ NXT NERFINISHED ⓘ National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dusty Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
The American Dream
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The Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
central figure in Jim Crockett Promotions during the 1980s
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key creative force behind WCW’s early 1990s storylines ⓘ major influence on WWE’s NXT developmental system ⓘ one of the most popular babyfaces in NWA history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hard Times promo
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The American Dream promo NERFINISHED ⓘ feud with Harley Race ⓘ feud with Ric Flair ⓘ feud with Superstar Billy Graham ⓘ feud with Terry Funk ⓘ feud with The Four Horsemen ⓘ legendary promos in the National Wrestling Alliance ⓘ |
| occupation |
color commentator
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professional wrestler ⓘ wrestling booker ⓘ wrestling trainer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Orlando, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Cody Rhodes
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Goldust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirement | 2010 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signatureMove |
Bionic Elbow
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Figure-Four Leglock NERFINISHED ⓘ Flip, Flop and Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Michelle Rubio
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Sandra McHargue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
WWE Network specials
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biographical documentaries ⓘ |
| trained |
Bayley
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Big E NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlotte Flair NERFINISHED ⓘ Cody Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Reigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Sami Zayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasha Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Seth Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
booker for Jim Crockett Promotions
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head of creative for WCW ⓘ producer for WWE developmental ⓘ |
| wrestlingDebut | 1967 ⓘ |
| wrestlingStyle | brawler ⓘ |
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