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Dusty Rhodes


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Real Name Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.
Weight and Height 289 lbs. (131 kg) at 6'1'' (1.85 m)
Birthplace Austin, Texas (United States of America)
Date of Birth 12th October 1945
Debut 1968
Date of Death 11th June 2015
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Alias Dusty Rhodes, Dusty Runnels, Frank James, Masked Bounty Hunter, Midnight Rider, Sandy Reynolds, Texas Bounty Hunter, Uvalde Slim
Nicknames The American Dream, Bull of the Woods, Common Man, Stardust
Familiy Ties Dusty Rhodes was the uncle of Austin Rhodes, the father of Cody Rhodes, the father of Dustin Rhodes, the brother-in-law of Fred Ottman, the brother-in-law of Jerry Sags, the former father-in-law of Terri and the uncle of Tracy Austin.
Trainer Was trained by Joe Blanchard.
Students Trained Action Jackson, Angelo Dawkins, Baron Corbin, Buddy Matthews, Chad Gable, Cody Rhodes, Daffney, Dan Spivey, Desire, Diamond Dallas Page, Dustin Rhodes, Jason Jordan, Jorge Estrada, Matthew Rehwoldt, Mercedes Moné, real1, Riddick Moss, Scott Hall, Sonny Siaki, Taryn Terrell, Titus O'Neil and Todd Champion.
Finisher Bionic Elbow and Figure-Four Leglock
Trademark Moves Diving Crossbody, Elbow Drop (American Elbow), Piledriver and Sleeper Hold (Bulldog Weaver Lock)
Tag Teams America's Team with Magnum TA (as Dusty Rhodes)
The Dream Team [2] with Bret Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Jim Neidhart, Koko B. Ware, The Red Rooster and Tito Santana (as Dusty Rhodes)
James Boys [2] with Jesse James (as Frank James)
Super Powers with Nikita Koloff (as Dusty Rhodes)
Texas Outlaws with Dick Murdoch (as Dusty Rhodes)
Stables nWo with Brian Adams, Buff Bagwell, Curt Hennig, Dennis Rodman, The Disciple, Eric Bischoff, Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Konnan, Louie Spicolli, Miss Elizabeth, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Scott Hall, Scott Norton, Scott Steiner and Vincent (as Dusty Rhodes)
Management Managed Dustin Rhodes.
Managed by Managed by Baby Doll, Gary Hart and Sapphire.
Tournament Wins
JCP Crockett Cup 1987 (11th April 1987)
Mask Wins as Masked Bounty Hunter against Korean Assassin (1974/07/23)
as Midnight Rider against Lucifer (1983/09/20)
as Midnight Rider against Midnight Rider (1984/04/04)
Matches Fought
Statistics and information about the 5356 matches fought by Dusty Rhodes in our events database
Managed Promotion Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
Booked Promotions Florida Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling und World Wrestling Entertainment
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Obituary at Slam Wrestling
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140 shows commentated by Dusty Rhodes in our database
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