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Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 11, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE.
American Wrestling Federation, Mid-South Wrestling, American Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation: Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa, Jerry Blackwell, Ken Patera The Rat Pack Al Costello (Giacomo Costa) 1919-2000 1993-1994 independent circuit, Border City Wrestling, Windy City Pro Wrestling Al Snow, Denny Kass, Mickey Doyle Angelo Mosca
Once Dusty departed from WCW they reached out to him, and ultimately partnered to launch the new Professional Wrestling Federation in February 1989. [8] Rhodes had larger visions for the fledgling regional territory, which included a name change from FCW to the non-regional PWF.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual tag team tournament featured on the NXT brand and is named after WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who died in 2015. Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.
His half-brother Cody Rhodes is also fathered by Dusty Rhodes. [20] Cody began wrestling in WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in June 2006. [20] On 2 July 2007, Cody made his television debut in a backstage segment with his father Dusty and Randy Orton, where Orton introduced himself to Cody and disrespectfully slapped ...
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual professional wrestling tag team tournament held by the American promotion WWE, and is featured on its NXT brand, having first been established in 2015. In subsequent years, wrestlers from the NXT UK and 205 Live brands—both of which were subsidiary/sister brands under the NXT banner—have also ...
On November 23, 1989, Wright made her Pay-Per View debut at Survivor Series as a fan cheering on Dusty Rhodes who was a part of the Dream Team against The Enforcers. Her WWF television debut occurred one week prior, however, during an episode of Prime Time wrestling, where she was also seen as a fan cheering on Dusty Rhodes during his match against Akeem.
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling was a Southeastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Marietta, Georgia.It was founded by retired wrestler and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes [1] [2] in 2000 and, during its three years in operation, held events throughout the Southern United States in Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Alabama; [3] it was ...