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".
3PW Legends Collide
I Like To Hurt People
(Self)
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
(Self)
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
Battle of the WWE Superstars
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Hottest Matches
(Dusty Rhodes)
Gold Raiders
NEW Renegades Rampage
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
(Dusty Rhodes)
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
(Self (Archival Footage))
NWA Starrcade 1984
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
TNA Lockdown 2005
(Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.))
TNA Destination X 2005
(Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.))
TNA Against All Odds 2005
(Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.))
TNA Victory Road 2004
(Dusty Rhodes (Appearance))
WWE WrestleMania VI
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Survivor Series 2006
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE SummerSlam 1990
("The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes)
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Starrcade 1985
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Starrcade 1986
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
(Dusty Rhodes)
TNA Turning Point 2004
(Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.))
TNA Final Resolution 2005
(Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.))
NWA Starrcade 1987
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Starrcade 1988
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
(Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman))
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Battleground 2013
(Dusty Rhodes (Ringside))
WCW Greed
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Survivor Series 1990
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Souled Out 1998
(Dusty Rhodes (Ringside))
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Uncensored 1998
(Dusty Rhodes)
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
(Dusty Rhodes)
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
(Dusty Rhodes)
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
(Dusty Rhodes (Appearance))
FIP Return Of The Dream
(Dusty Rhodes)
Fan Favorites
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
(Himself)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
(Dusty Rhodes (Commentator))
WCW SuperBrawl 1
(Dusty Rhodes (Commentator))
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
(Dusty Rhodes)
Nature Boy
(Self (archive footage))
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
(Dusty Rhodes (archive footage))
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
(Dusty Rhodes)
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
(Dusty Rhodes (voice))
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Life In The Fast Lane
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
(Dusty Rhodes)
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
(Dusty Rhodes)
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
(Dusty Rhodes)
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
(Dusty Rhodes)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
(Dusty Rhodes)
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
(Dusty Rhodes)
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
(Dusty Rhodes)
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
(Dusty Rhodes)
Sting: Into the Light
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
(Dusty Rhodes)
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Wrestler
(Dusty Rhodes)
HUSTLE-3
(Dusty Rhodes)
MLW King of Kings
(Dusty Rhodes)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
(Self (archive footage))
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(The Midnight Rider)
NWA Clash of the Champions
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
(Dusty Rhodes)
PWF Homecoming
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
(Himself)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
(Dusty Rhodes (Ringside))
WWE Survivor Series 1989
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Boogie Jam
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
("The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Night of Champions
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
(Dusty Rhodes)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Lords of The Ring
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
ROH: The Epic Encounter
(Dusty Rhodes)
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
Paradise Park
(Deputy Johnny Morton)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
(Dusty Rhodes)
nWo: The Revolution
WCW All Nighter 1995
WWE: The Attitude Era
(Dusty)
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
(Dusty Rhodes (Ringside))
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
(Dusty Rhodes)
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone
ECW on TNN
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Monday Nitro
TNA iMPACT!
Raw
(Dusty Rhodes)
ECW Hardcore TV
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
The JBL and Cole Show
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
(Dusty Rhodes)
WCW Thunder
(Dusty Rhodes)
Burke's Law
(Archie 'Mad Dog' McCray)
WWE Rivalries
(Self)
TNA iMPACT!
(Dusty Rhodes.)
Biography: WWE Legends
TNA iMPACT!
(Dusty Rhodes)
Saturday Night's Main Event
Wrestlemania Rewind
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWF All-Star Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Old School
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE NXT
Mid-South Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
Mid-South Wrestling
('The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes)
Saturday Night's Main Event
(Dusty Rhodes)
Raw
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA World Championship Wrestling
("The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes)
NWA World Championship Wrestling
(Midnight Rider)
WCW Monday Nitro
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Rivals
(Dusty Rhodes)
WWE Hall of Fame
(Self)
WCW Arena Shows
(Dusty Rhodes)
NWA Starrcade 1984
(Writer)
NWA Starrcade 1984
(Director)
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
(Writer)
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
(Writer)
TNA Destination X 2005
(Writer)
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
(Executive Consultant)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
(Executive Producer)
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
(Writer)
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
(Writer)
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
(Writer)
NWA Starrcade 1983
(Writer)
NWA Night of Champions
(Writer)
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
(Writer)
NWA Lords of The Ring
(Writer)
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
(Writer)
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(Writer)
PWF Homecoming
(Director)
PWF Homecoming
(Writer)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
(Writer)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1994
(Writer)
WCW WrestleWar 1992
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
(Writer)
NWA Starrcade 1985
(Writer)
WCW Uncensored 1995
(Writer)
WCW Beach Blast
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1995
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
(Writer)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
(Writer)
NWA Clash of the Champions
(Writer)
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
(Writer)
WCW World War 3 1995
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1995
(Writer)
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
(Writer)
NWA Boogie Jam
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl VI
(Writer)
WCW Uncensored 1996
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1992
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl 1
(Writer)
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1996
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
(Writer)
NWA Battle of The Belts II
(Writer)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
(Writer)
WCW Hog Wild 1996
(Writer)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(Writer)
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
(Writer)
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
(Writer)
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
(Writer)
NWA Starrcade 1986
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl III
(Writer)
WCW World War 3 1996
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1993
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1996
(Writer)
nWo Souled Out 1997
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
(Writer)
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(Writer)
NWA Starrcade 1987
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl VII
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
(Writer)
WCW Uncensored 1997
(Writer)
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1991
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1997
(Writer)
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl II
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
(Writer)
WCW Beach Blast 1993
(Writer)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
(Writer)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
(Writer)
WCW Battle Bowl
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1993
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl IV
(Writer)
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1994
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
(Writer)
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
(Writer)
WCW Road Wild 1997
(Writer)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
(Writer)
WCW World War 3 1997
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1997
(Writer)
WCW Souled Out 1998
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
(Writer)
WCW Uncensored 1998
(Writer)
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1998
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
(Writer)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
(Writer)
WCW Road Wild 1998
(Writer)
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
(Writer)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
(Writer)
WCW World War 3 1998
(Writer)
WCW Starrcade 1998
(Writer)
WCW Souled Out 1999
(Writer)
WCW SuperBrawl IX
(Writer)
WCW Uncensored 1999
(Writer)
WCW Spring Stampede 1999
(Writer)
WCW Slamboree 1999
(Writer)
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
(Writer)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
(Writer)
WCW Road Wild 1999
(Writer)
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
(Writer)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
(Producer's Assistant)
Raw
(Writer)
TNA iMPACT!
(Producer)
Saturday Night's Main Event
(Writer)
NWA World Championship Wrestling
(Producer)