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Virgil Runnels

Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE as the Commissioner of NXT. He makes occasional on-air appearances on other WWE television and pay-per-views and works as a backstage booker and producer in the NXT Wrestling developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes' character was that of the working man. Rhodes is a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and has also won the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship once, the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship ten times, the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) seven times and the NWA National Heavyweight Championship one time. He has also won many other championships during his wrestling career. He is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. He is the father of professional wrestlers Dustin Rhodes and Cody Rhodes, both currently working for WWE.


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Born:
Oct 12, 1945 In Austin, Texas
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the movie The Wrestler 1974-04-28
Latest Project:
Movie Biography: Dusty Rhodes 2023-04-09
Known For
Poster of Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Poster of WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Poster of WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Poster of WWE Survivor Series 2006
Filmography
Movie Biography: Dusty Rhodes Self 2023-04-09
Movie A Future WWE: The FCW Story Himself 2020-03-08
Movie You Cannot Kill David Arquette Self (archive footage) 2020-08-21
Movie Nature Boy Himself (archive footage) 2017-11-07
Movie Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Dusty Rhodes (voice) 2016-07-23
Movie WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness Dusty Rhodes (archive footage) 2016-04-26
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Dusty Rhodes 2013-09-10
Movie WWE Battleground 2013 Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) 2013-10-06
Movie nWo: The Revolution 2012-11-06
Movie WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection Dusty Rhodes 2012-01-03
Movie The True Story of WrestleMania Self (archive footage) 2011-03-13
Movie Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time Dusty Rhodes (archive footage) 2011-11-29
Movie WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes 2010-12-07
Movie Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection 2009-06-09
Movie The Rise & Fall of WCW Dusty Rhodes 2009-12-17
Movie WWE WrestleMania 23 Dusty 2007-04-01
Movie Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen Dusty Rhodes 2007-04-10
Movie WWE The Great American Bash 2007 Dusty Rhodes 2007-07-22
Movie WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story Dusty Rhodes 2006-06-20
Movie The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story Dusty Rhodes 2006-06-06
Movie WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 Dusty Rhodes 2006-11-05
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2006 Dusty Rhodes 2006-11-26
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2005 Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) 2005-02-13
Movie TNA Final Resolution 2005 Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) 2005-01-16
Movie TNA Destination X 2005 Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) 2005-03-13
Movie TNA Victory Road 2004 Dusty Rhodes (Appearance) 2004-11-07
Movie TNA Turning Point 2004 Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.) 2004-12-05
Movie WCW Greed Dusty Rhodes 2001-03-18
Series ECW on TNN Unknown 1999-08-27
Movie WCW Souled Out 1998 Dusty Rhodes (Ringside) 1998-01-24
Movie WCW SuperBrawl VIII Dusty Rhodes 1998-02-22
Movie WCW Uncensored 1998 Dusty Rhodes 1998-03-15
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1994 Dusty Rhodes 1994-09-18
Series WWE Raw Unknown 1993-01-11
Series ECW Hardcore TV Unknown 1993-04-06
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1991 Dusty Rhodes 1991-01-19
Movie WCW WrestleWar 1991 Dusty Rhodes (Commentator) 1991-02-24
Movie WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun Dusty Rhodes (Commentator) 1991-05-19
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc '91 Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman) 1991-10-27
Movie WWE WrestleMania VI Dusty Rhodes 1990-04-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1990 Dusty Rhodes 1990-01-21
Movie WWF Hottest Matches Dusty Rhodes 1990-10-25
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1990 Dusty Rhodes 1990-11-22
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1990 "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes 1990-08-27
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1989 Himself 1989-08-28
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1989 Dusty Rhodes 1989-11-23
Movie WCW Clash of the Champions Dusty Rhodes 1988-03-27
Movie NWA Bunkhouse Stampede Dusty Rhodes 1988-01-24
Movie The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament The Midnight Rider 1988-04-23
Movie NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Dusty Rhodes 1988-06-08
Movie NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt Dusty Rhodes 1988-12-26
Movie NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom Dusty Rhodes 1988-07-10
Movie NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games Dusty Rhodes 1987-07-31
Movie NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! Dusty Rhodes 1987-11-26
Movie NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers Dusty Rhodes 1986-11-27
Movie I Like To Hurt People Self 1985-06-01
Series Saturday Night's Main Event Unknown 1985-05-11
Movie NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes 1985-11-28
Movie NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge Dusty Rhodes 1984-11-22
Movie Gold Raiders 1982-01-01
Movie The Wrestler Dusty Rhodes 1974-04-28
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