Rhodes came back in 1991 and was the main booker under frye. Richard van slater may 19, 1951 october 18, 2018 better known by his ring name dirty dick slater, was an american professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid1990s for various promotions including midatlantic championship wrestling and world championship wrestling wcw slater began wrestling with mike graham at robinson high school, in tampa, florida. Wcw wrestlewar 1990 wild thing ric flair vs lex luger. He is the son of wwe hall of famer the american dream dusty rhodes, the halfbrother of former wwe superstar and all elite wrestling cofounder cody rhodes and the exhusband of former wwe diva terri marlena runnels. Lex luger says dusty rhodes was a progressive booker. The wcw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in world championship wrestling wcw. He had a bigger, broader vision than the traditional paint by numbers approach.
Kevin francis sullivan born october 26, 1949 is an american professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in world championship wrestling. His first professional match was in montreal, beating fernand frechette. At the end of 1990, ole anderson was fired as head booker of wcw after booking the promotion into losing what was reported to be 6. The ringside incident ended shockingly when the reigning intercontinental champion threw water in the face of the former sixtime wcw and wwe world heavyweight champion. October 11, 1945 june 11, 2015 better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, a american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the national wrestling alliance, jim crockett promotions, and the world wrestling federation, later. The original plan when i brought in shockmaster was just working toward that 8man tag team match and that kind of grouporiented deal. Blanchard came out and sucker punched magnum, which caused dusty rhodes to come out with a baseball bat and beat tully blanchard to near death on live television. In 1985, dusty transitioned into booking what would eventually become world championship wrestling.
Lex luger was a guest on eric bischoffs podcast, bischoff on wrestling, where the two spoke about dusty rhodes as a booker. What happened when w tony schiavone on wcw greed, luger and bagwells backstage problems, dusty rhodes not wearing underwear, was the company salvageable. Billed as the son of a plumber, rhodes character was that of the working man. Booker runs him off and saturn tells the camera that he claims martel is making him look like a stooge. Plug him in for a real quick fix well, not a fix, but a character just to kind of even up the sides. Rhodes is a threetime nwa world heavyweight champion. Dustin patrick runnels april 11, 1969 is an american professional wrestler currently signed to all elite wrestling aew under the ring name dustin rhodes. Originally, wcw was a member of the national wrestling alliance nwa, which had numerous member promotions. Dusty rhodes talks coaching at nxt, being a booker, working with ric flair, chasing nwa title. Championship ric flair vs dusty rhodes pro aug 23rd.
It was dusty that came up with most of wcws ppv names and gimmicks. Dusty pushed his son dustin, obviously showing favoritism. Tully blanchard and the time he was almost murdered by. Fame dusty rhodes net worth and salary income estimation. Sullivan stayed on as the booker or a member of the wcw booking committee and made a brief onscreen appearance with the reformed varsity club of mike rotunda and rick steiner with their cheerleader. Shane douglas reveals why he left wcw for ecw in 1993. Larry zbyszko wdusty rhodes yep, larry zs second is dusty rhodes. Years before they formed a classic partnership, the natural dustin rhodes takes on kole booker t of harlem heat. Inside of the ring, he won the nwa world heavyweight championship on three occasions. What happened when w tony schiavone on wcw greed, luger and bagwells backstage problems, dusty rhodes not. The american dream dusty rhodes, with his rotund shape and willingness to bleed for his fans, will be remembered as a workingclass hero unlike any other pro wrestling superstar. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional onair appearances. Ten things you may not know about dusty rhodes cageside. The son of a plumber, his story was an amazing one as he rose to the wrestling limelight with jiggles and jabs.
Tully blanchard on dusty rhodes becoming booker, telling. Dustin patrick runnels born april 11, 1969 is an american professional wrestler best known by his ring names dustin rhodes and goldust. He appeared on wcw tv as the goodwill ambassador of wcw. One of wrestlings greats passed away in june of 2015. The idea of head booker dusty rhodes was for koloff to reignite his feud with magnum t. Although the former wcw champion proved he can still compete with wwe s finest, the injured booker couldnt best his nefarious enemy. Dusty rhodes officialwwe wiki fandom powered by wikia. Wwe hall of famer dusty rhodes the mind behind the mayhem introduces some of the most famous war games matches featuring ric flair, sting, the nwo, and more and gives viewers a comprehensive look inside nwawcw s most innovative concept that revolutionized sports entertainment. Sting was one, and even the onetime wcw tried to turn him heel, it didnt work. There was a transitional period between watts and bischoff with shaw in charge and ole booking along with rhodes. It is funny to see a passionate booker t rather than the throughthemotions booker t ive been accustom to over the past years. He is currently signed to all elite wrestling aew under the name dustin rhodes, where he is a coach and a wrestler. After openly defying a no bloodshed edict from tbs censors at starrcade 88, rhodes was fired from wcw. Sullivan had been an amateur wrestler in the boston area, and was not trained professionally.
As a secondgeneration superstar and son of wwe hall of famer, dusty rhodes, one would think cody would be a better student of ring history. When he returned to wwe in 1990, rhodes introduced wwe fans to his son, dustin a 6foot6 stallion who later redefined sportsentertainment under the outlandish guise of goldust. Cody rhodes picked the wrong man to anger in booker t wwe. Leading into wcws final ppv greed, it was determined that dusty would. Tully blanchard on dusty rhodes becoming booker, telling him they needed to feud. However, wcw tried the same thing with rhodes that they attempted with sting. Dusty rhodes talks coaching at nxt, being a booker. Then, a week later, wwe again dipped into the wcw playbook, running a house show in north carolina that was titled wwe starrcade 2017, which. Outside of it, he was the booker for jim crockett promotions when they went headtohead against the wwe. Herd did not want rhodes to be a wrestler, but strictly a booker. Runnels known for performing as goldust in world wrestling entertainment wwe and is also known for performing in various companies such as world championship wrestling wcw and total nonstop action wrestling tna as dustin rhodes. October 11, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked. Two attacks and an injury at the hands of intercontinental champion cody rhodes were not enough to keep booker t from stepping into the squared circle at wwe tlc. The american dream dusty rhodes was one of the most popular and influential wrestlers of the 70s and 80s.
Dustin patrick runnels born april 11, 1969 is an american professional wrestler better known by the ring name dustin rhodes and goldust. Virgil runnels or dusty rhodes, as he was better known, was born in austin, tx. He is perhaps best known for his multiple tenures with wwe from 1995 to 2019 as the enigmatic, flamboyant, sexually ambiguous character goldust. As booker, rhodes would develop a number of creative feuds and gimmick matches, including the wcw standard wargames match. The dudley boyz were the final wcw world tag team champions. Five terrible wcw match concepts that wwe probably shouldn. Dusty rhodes left the wwf to return to wcw with a prominent role as a booker. Dusty rhodes was unlike any other pro wrestling superstar. October 12, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american.
Cover story on flairs lawsuit against wcw, newswire features on new booker dusty rhodes plans to counter flair lawsuit and shawn michaelss return to wwf event for first time in months, coverage of wcw great american bash, more. While dustin was hesitant at first, dusty as the new wcw booker could push him to the moon and back. Dusty rhodes deceased also known as dusty runnels, midnight rider, uvalde slim. Remembering dustin runnels first wwf run in 1990 ring. Dusty brought his son dustin rhodes into wcw after dustin had a really short stint in the wwf with his father. As far as the character goes, i thought the character sucked from the beginning. Dusty, then in turn asked his son to leave with him and return to wcw. June 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the national wrestling alliance, jim crockett promotions, and the world wrestling federation, later known as the wwe. October 12, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the national wrestling alliance, jim crockett promotions, and the world wrestling federation, later known as the wwe. The match is harlem heat vs the public enemy tornado match. A threetime nwa champion best known for his feuds with ric flair in the 1980s, rhodes went on to just as much success behind the scenes with. The american dream dusty rhodes 19452015 was an american professional wrestler, booker, trainer and commentator best known for his work in the national wrestling alliance and wcw.
In 1998, rhodes turned heel and joined scott hall and the. More than a decade later, dusty did the same thing when he brought the preternaturally talented cody rhodes into the ring. Magnum ta had just come back from a nearfatal car accident when he made some comments about tully blanchard. During the 1980s rhodes was a booker, or screenwriter, for nwa, which would later become wcw. October 11, 1945 june 11, 2015, better known as the american dream dusty rhodes, was an american professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the national wrestling alliance, jim crockett promotions, and the world wrestling federation, later known as the wwe. After 3 years of wrestling harley race all across the country and losing each time do to count outs, dqs, or races cheating, on august 21, 1979 dusty rhodes finally defeated race and became world champion.