Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. (Austin, 12 de outubro de 1945 – Orlando, 11 de junho de 2015), mais conhecido pelo seu nome de ringue de "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes foi um ex-lutador de wrestling profissional, trabalhou na WWE em seu território de desenvolvimento a Florida Championship Wrestling.
Rhodes foi introduzido no WWE Hall of Fame em 2007. Cody e Dustin Runnels seus filhos também são lutadores de wrestling profissional.
Carreira[]
- Início de carreira e várias promoções da National Wrestling Alliance.
- Jim Crockett Promotions (1985–1989)
- World Wrestling Federation (1989–1991)
- Retorno a WCW e ECW (anos 1990)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2005)
- Circuito independente (2003–2006)
- Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
- Retorno para a World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Legends e Hall of Fame (2005–2007)
- Aparições esporádicas, Florida Championship Wrestling e WWE NXT (2006–2015)
No wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Bionic elbow – Inovação
- Figure four leglock
- Polka Dot Drop (Running elbow drop) – WWF
- Apelido
- "The American Dream"
- Música de entrada
- "Common Man Boogie" por Jimmy Hart e J.J. Maguire (WWF/E; 1989–1991, 2006–2015)
- "Old Time Rock and Roll" por Bob Seger (WCW)
- "Rockhouse" por Jimmy Hart w H. Helm (WCW; utilizado quandoo era parte da New World Order)
- "This Is Why (I Sing The Blues)" por Reckless Fortune (ECW)
- "Midnight Rider" por Willie Nelson (ROH)
- "Kakutougi Theme" por Ryuichi Sakamoto (NJPW / Hustle)
- "American Dream" por Freedom (NJPW)
- "You Can't Judge a book by the Cover" por Hank Williams, Jr. (NWA)
Campeonatos e prêmios[]
- Heart of America Sports Attractions/Central States Wrestling
- NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 vez)[4]
- NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship (2 vezes)[5]
- NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - com Magnum T.A.[6]
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (12 vezes)[7](Maior vencedor)
- NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida) (7 vezes)[8]
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 vezes) – com Dick Murdoch (1), Dick Slater (1), Bobo Brazil (1) e André the Giant (1)[9]
- NWA Florida Television Championship (2 vezes)[10]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida) (2 vezes) – com Bugsy McGraw (1) e Blackjack Mulligan (1)[11]
- NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)[12]
- NWA World Television Championship (1 vez)[15]
- NWA United States Heayvweight Championship (1 vez)[16]
- NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)[12]
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 vezes) – com The Road Warriors[17]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 vezes) –; com Dick Slater (1) e Manny Fernandez (1)[18]
- NWA World Television Championship (2 vezes)[19] (Primeiro)
- Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup (1987) com Nikita Koloff
- NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (1985 a 1987)
- WCW Hall of Fame (Classe de 1995)[20]
- NWA Hall of Fame (Classe de 2011)
- World Class Championship Wrestling/NWA Big Time Wrestling
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship/NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 vezes) – com Baron von Raschke (1) e Dick Murdoch (1)[21]
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (2 vezes)[22]
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com Buff Bagwell[24]
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version)(1 vez)[25]
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco) (1 vez)[26] (Último)
- NWA Tri-State
- National Wrestling Federation
- NWF World Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com Dick Murdoch[29] (Primeiro)
- PWI Match of the Year (1979) vs. Harley Race
- PWI Match of the Year (1986) vs. Ric Flair em uma luta na jaula no The Great American Bash em 26 julho.
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1978)
- PWI Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers e The Road Warriors
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1979, 1987)
- PWI o classificou na posição 11 do PWI Years em 2003.
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Class of 2010
- World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – com Dick Murdoch[30]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)[31]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Charismatic (1982) dividido com Ric Flair
- Most Overrated (1987, 1988)
- Worst Television Announcer (1997)
- Best Booker (1986)
- Best Babyface (1980)
- Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1987, 1988)
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1990)
- Worst Feud of the Year (1988) (The Midnight Rider) vs. Tully Blanchard
- Worst Gimmick (1988)
Referências
- ↑ Dusty Rhodes' biography.
- ↑ N.W.A. Central States Heavyweight Title. Wrestling Titles. Página visitada em 2008-01-06.
- ↑ NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title. Wrestling Titles. Página visitada em 2008-01-06.
- ↑ NWA Global Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ Florida Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ Florida Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Florida Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 NWA World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA National Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW) At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA/WCW World Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WCW Hall of Fame history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA American Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ N.W.A. Texas Brass Knuckles Title. Wrestling Titles. Página visitada em 2008-01-06.
- ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA North American Heavyweight Title (Hawaii version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA United States Heavyweight Title (San Fancisco) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ North American Hevayweight Title (Mid-South) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA United States Tag Team Title (Tri-State version) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWF World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ IWA World Tag Team Title (Australia) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WWF/WWE Hall of Fame history At wrestling-titles.com
Ligações externas[]
| NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | ||
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Orville Brown • Lou Thesz • Whipper Billy Watson • Dick Hutton • Pat O'Connor • Buddy Rogers • Gene Kiniski • Dory Funk Jr. • Harley Race • Jack Brisco • Giant Baba • Terry Funk • Dusty Rhodes • Tommy Rich • Ric Flair • Kerry Von Erich • Ron Garvin • Ricky Steamboat • Sting • Tatsumi Fujinami • Masahiro Chono • The Great Muta • Barry Windham • Shane Douglas • Chris Candido • Dan Severn • Naoya Ogawa • Gary Steele • Mike Rapada • Sabu • Steve Corino • Shinya Hashimoto • Ken Shamrock • Ron Killings • Jeff Jarrett • AJ Styles • Raven • Rhino • Christian Cage • Abyss • Adam Pearce • Brent Albright • Blue Demon, Jr. • Colt Cabana • The Sheik • Kahagas • Rob Conway • Satoshi Kojima • Hiroyoshi Tenzan • Jax Dane • Tim Storm • Nick Aldis • Cody • Trevor Murdoch • Matt Cardona • Tyrus • EC3 • Thom Latimer | ||