Virgil Runnels

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".

Cast

3PW Legends Collide

I Like To Hurt People

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

The Greatest Stars of the 80's

Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream

Battle of the WWE Superstars

WWE Hottest Matches

NEW Renegades Rampage

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes

Self (Archival Footage)

NWA Starrcade 1984

The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling

TNA Lockdown 2005

Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

TNA Destination X 2005

Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

TNA Against All Odds 2005

Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

TNA Victory Road 2004

Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)

WWE WrestleMania VI

WWE Survivor Series 2006

WWE SummerSlam 1990

"The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

NWA Starrcade 1985

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

NWA Starrcade 1986

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

TNA Turning Point 2004

Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

TNA Final Resolution 2005

Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

NWA Starrcade 1987

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

NWA Starrcade 1988

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

WWE Battleground 2013

Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

WWE Survivor Series 1990

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WCW Souled Out 1998

Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

WCW Uncensored 1998

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)

FIP Return Of The Dream

WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

A Future WWE: The FCW Story

WCW WrestleWar 1991

Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)

WCW SuperBrawl 1

Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

Self (archive footage)

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

Dusty Rhodes (voice)

WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

Life In The Fast Lane

The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

The Rise & Fall of WCW

Sting: Into the Light

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

MLW King of Kings

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Self (archive footage)

The Super Bowl of Wrestling

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

The Midnight Rider

NWA Clash of the Champions

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

WWE SummerSlam 1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

WWE Survivor Series 1989

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

"The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes

NWA Night of Champions

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA Lords of The Ring

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

ROH: The Epic Encounter

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

Deputy Johnny Morton

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

nWo: The Revolution

WCW All Nighter 1995

WWE: The Attitude Era

WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro

WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence

Mid-South WrestleFest '85

NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone

Crew

NWA Starrcade 1984

Writer, Director

WWE Royal Rumble 2006

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

TNA Destination X 2005

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

Executive Consultant

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

Executive Producer

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

NWA Starrcade 1983

NWA Night of Champions

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

NWA Lords of The Ring

NWA The Great American Bash 1988

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Director, Writer

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

WCW Starrcade 1994

WCW WrestleWar 1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

NWA Starrcade 1985

WCW Uncensored 1995

WCW Beach Blast

WCW Slamboree 1995

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

NWA Clash of the Champions

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

WCW World War 3 1995

WCW Starrcade 1995

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

WCW The Great American Bash 1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

WCW SuperBrawl VI

WCW Uncensored 1996

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

WCW Starrcade 1992

WCW SuperBrawl 1

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

WCW Slamboree 1996

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

NWA Battle of The Belts II

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

WCW Hog Wild 1996

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

NWA Starrcade 1986

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

WCW SuperBrawl III

WCW World War 3 1996

WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Starrcade 1996

nWo Souled Out 1997

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA Starrcade 1987

WCW SuperBrawl VII

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

WCW Uncensored 1997

WCW Spring Stampede 1997

WCW Starrcade 1991

WCW Slamboree 1997

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

WCW SuperBrawl II

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

WCW Beach Blast 1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

WCW Starrcade 1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

WCW SuperBrawl IV

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

WCW Slamboree 1994

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

WCW Road Wild 1997

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

WCW World War 3 1997

WCW Starrcade 1997

WCW Souled Out 1998

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

WCW Uncensored 1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

WCW Slamboree 1998

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

WCW Road Wild 1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

WCW World War 3 1998

WCW Starrcade 1998

WCW Souled Out 1999

WCW SuperBrawl IX

WCW Uncensored 1999

WCW Spring Stampede 1999

WCW Slamboree 1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Road Wild 1999

NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro

WCW WrestleWar 1991

Producer's Assistant