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".

Raw

6.8

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

7.6

TNA iMPACT!

7.2

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

6.8

WCW Monday Nitro

8.4

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes

7.8

WWE WrestleMania VI

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Nature Boy

7.2

The True Story of WrestleMania

8.3

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

8.4

The Rise & Fall of WCW

7.1

WWE Battleground 2013

7.2

ECW Hardcore TV

7.1

Biography: WWE Legends

7.2

WWE Survivor Series 1990

8.2

WCW Thunder

7.9

WWE Survivor Series 2006

7.1

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

9.2

WWE Survivor Series 1989

7.9

ECW on TNN

8.9

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

7.8

WWE SummerSlam 1990

6.3

NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

7.2

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

8.3

WWE SummerSlam 1989

6.6

WWE: The Attitude Era

8.5

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

6.6

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

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

9.2

The Wrestler

4.2

nWo: The Revolution

7.2

WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches

10.0

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

6.5

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

7.4

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

5.9

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

9.2

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

5.9

WWF Wrestling Challenge

6.8

I Like To Hurt People

5.3

WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's

8.0

Gold Raiders

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NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers

7.7

NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!

5.2

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

9.3

A Future WWE: The FCW Story

7.7

Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

10.0

Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

6.3

Sting: Into the Light

7.3

Burke's Law

6.7

NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

7.0

The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling

7.8

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

7.0

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

6.5

NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom

6.5

WCW Uncensored 1998

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Biography: Rey Mysterio

8.0

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

7.5

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

8.5

NWA Clash of the Champions

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Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream

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TNA Against All Odds 2005

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TNA Victory Road 2004

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TNA Turning Point 2004

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NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt

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WCW Halloween Havoc '91

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WCW Souled Out 1998

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WCW SuperBrawl VIII

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

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WCW WrestleWar 1991

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

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Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure

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Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

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WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

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Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

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The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

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ROH: Ring of Hardcore

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TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

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NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

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NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

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NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

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NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

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

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WWE Rivalries

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3PW Legends Collide

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AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

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Battle of the WWE Superstars

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WWF Hottest Matches

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NEW Renegades Rampage

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Biography: Dusty Rhodes

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TNA Lockdown 2005

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TNA Destination X 2005

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NWA The Great American Bash 1985

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

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TNA Final Resolution 2005

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WCW/New Japan Supershow II

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WCW Fall Brawl 1994

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WCW Greed

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ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

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ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

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FIP Return Of The Dream

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Fan Favorites

0.0

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

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WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun

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

0.0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

0.0

Life In The Fast Lane

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TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy

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WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

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WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection

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ECW Living Dangerously 2000

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HUSTLE-3

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MLW King of Kings

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The Super Bowl of Wrestling

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

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NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

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PWF Homecoming

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NWA Boogie Jam

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MSW WrestleFest

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WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

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NWA Night of Champions

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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

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NWA Lords of The Ring

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NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

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NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

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ROH: The Epic Encounter

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

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Paradise Park

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WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

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WCW All Nighter 1995

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WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff

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Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

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The JBL and Cole Show

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