Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (Austin (Texas) ,12 oktober 1945 –Orlando (Florida) ,11 juni 2015 ), beter bekend onder zijn worstelnaamDusty Rhodes , was eenAmerikaans professioneel worstelaar .
Rhodes was gescheiden van zijn eerste vrouw Sandra en hertrouwd met Michelle. Hij heeft twee zonen, Dustin Patrick Runnels (Dustin Rhodes ) en Cody Garrett Runnels (Cody Rhodes ), die allebei professionele worstelaars zijn.
Kenmerkende bewegingenPiledriver Running elbow drop pin Bulldog Diving crossbody Figure four leg lock Sleeper hold Bijnamen"The American Dream" "Dirty" Dusty Rhodes "The Bull of the Woods" Central States WrestlingNWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 keer metDick Murdoch ) Championship Wrestling from FloridaNWA Brass Knuckles Championship (2 keer) NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 keer) NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 keer metMagnum T.A. ) NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 keer) NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 keer; 1x metDick Murdoch , 1x metDick Slater , 1x metBobo Brazil en 1x metAndré the Giant ) NWA Florida Television Championship (2 keer) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (7 keer) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 keer; 1x metBugsy McGraw en 1x metBlackjack Mulligan ) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) Georgia Championship WrestlingNWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling - Jim Crockett Promotions -World Championship Wrestling NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 keer) NWA United States Heayvweight Championship (1 keer) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 keer metThe Road Warriors ) NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 keer; 1x metDick Slater en 1x metManny Fernandez ) NWA World Television Championship (2 keer) Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup (1987; metNikita Koloff ) Bunkhouse Stampede (1985–1988) WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) NWA Big Time WrestlingNWA American Tag Team Championship (2 keer; 1x metBaron Von Raschke en 1x metDick Murdoch ) NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (2 keer) NWA DetroitNWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit Version) (1 keer metDick Murdoch ) NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 keer metBuff Bagwell ) NWA Mid-Pacific PromotionsNWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA San FranciscoNWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA Tri-StateNWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 keer) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 keer metAndré the Giant ) National Wrestling Federation World Championship Wrestling (Australië) DVDsThe American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story , 2006 (World Wrestling Entertainment) 1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
Austin (Texas)
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