The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. All Rights Reserved, Dusty Rhodes is a Libra and his 76th birthday is in, The 75-year-old American was born in the Baby Boomers Generation and the Year of the Rooster. [49] He would again retire shortly after. Dusty Rhodes’s age is 75. It was in Texas where Rhodes first adopted the ring name "Dusty Rhodes". Slaughter, Ron Simmons, and Arn Anderson (acting as manager) competed against The Spirit Squad at Survivor Series.[39]. WWE is deeply saddened that Virgil Runnels, aka “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes — WWE Hall of Famer, three-time NWA Champion and one of the most captivating and charismatic figures in sports entertainment history — passed away yesterday at the age of 69. Father of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performer, Has performed onstage with such singers as. NWA World Champion; NWA World Tag Team Champion; United States Champion; NWA Television Champion; 2007 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. This led to Rhodes challenging Funk to a Falls-Count-Anywhere Bunkhouse match, which Rhodes won. Dusty Rhodes was born in 1940s. On the October 1 NWA-TNA PPV, Rhodes and Jarrett defeated A.J. Having little money, Rhodes slept in his car and spent Thanksgiving with Rufus R. Jones in a Boston soup kitchen.[8]. [August 2005], Makes occasional appearances on "Total Nonstop Action" pay-per-view broadcasts (under the sanction of the National Wrestling Alliance). On the March 19 NWA-TNA PPV, Rhodes, Jeff Jarrett and D-Lo Brown defeated Erik Watts, Brian Lawler and David Flair in a six-man tag team match a week later Rhodes defeated David Flair in a Bunkhouse match. 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. [26] Booking disagreements between Rhodes and Ric Flair led to the latter's return to the WWF and the Big Gold Belt controversy. Rhodes faced Tully Blanchard at a Starrcade Tribute Show on November 19, where he was managed by Magnum T.A. He also became a creative force behind the scenes, conjuring up inventive bouts like WCW’s oft-imitated War Games: The Match Beyond. [47], 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. His son, Dustin Rhodes, appears as "Golddust" on Spike TV's WWE Raw (1993) series. He betrayed his partner and manager to become a breakout solo star. Former profession wrestler who later went on to work for WWE NXT as a General Manager. Rhodes went to elbow Hall, but seemingly inadvertently hit Zbyszko instead turning heel in the process. Although Rhodes began his career as a heel (bad guy) in a tag team with Dic… trends.embed.renderExploreWidget("TIMESERIES", {"comparisonItem":[{"keyword":" Dusty Rhodes ","geo":"","time":"today 12-m"}],"category":0,"property":""}, {"exploreQuery":"q=dusty%20rhodes&date=today 12-m","guestPath":"https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/"}); Who’s the richest Wrestler in the world? People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. [1], On July 15, 2005, Rhodes participated in Ballpark Brawl IV in a victory over Kid Kash. Official Sites, Competed in the first mixed tag team match (teaming with. He teamed early in his career with fellow Texan, the late Dick Murdoch, and, for more than 20 years, they wreaked havoc in on- and off-again tag team appearances. When he returned to WWE in 1990, Rhodes introduced WWE fans to his son, Dustin — a 6-foot-6 stallion who later redefined sports-entertainment under the outlandish guise of Goldust. Has signed a 'legends contract' with WWE. Runnels became a hero to fans around the world thanks to his work ethic, his impassioned …

Dusty Rhodes’s birth sign is Libra and he has a ruling planet of Venus. After both WCW and ECW were bought by WWE (WWF), Rhodes went to compete in his own promotion, Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling with ex-WCW and ECW superstars in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. "One stipulation: I'm in my boys' corner and I'll be your huckleberry all night long". This lasted until the November 30, 1998 episode of Monday Nitro, when Rhodes, who was guest refereeing a match between Barry Windham and Dean Malenko after being appointed by Eric Bischoff, defected back to WCW by disqualifying Windham and awarding the match to Malenko. Opened Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, which primarily promotes matches in the Southeast. After graduating from Johnston High School in Austin, Rhodes played baseball and football for West Texas State (now known as West Texas A&M University). Bischoff then fired Rhodes. He then played for the Hartford Charter Oaks in the Continental Football League until the team folded. He is known for being a Wrestler. [14], In 1977, Rhodes wrestled for Vince McMahon, Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on and off for lengthy periods of time until 1983. He died on the morning of June 11, 2015 at the age of 69. 88 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Magnum T.A. [11][13] In 1974, Rhodes's character became a hero after tag team partner Pak Song and manager Gary Hart turned on him during a match in Florida against Eddie and Mike Graham. |  View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. The 75-year-old American wrestler has done well thus far. 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. At the NXT tapings following his death, he was honored with another ten-bell salute. Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. is part of the Baby boomers generation.