Virgil Runnels

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 12, 1945
Day of Death: June 11, 2015 (70 years old)
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
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".
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Actor Self (archive footage)
Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure

Actor Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

Actor Dusty Rhodes (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

Actor Dusty Rhodes
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 2006

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story

Actor Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story

Writer
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2005

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's

Actor Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Lockdown 2005

Actor Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Destination X 2005

Actor Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Against All Odds 2005

Actor Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Final Resolution 2005

Actor Dusty Rhodes
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy

Writer
TNA Destination X 2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998

Actor Dusty Rhodes
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling

Actor Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WCW Souled Out 1998

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WCW SuperBrawl VIII

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WCW Uncensored 1998

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 '98

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
1997

Writer
nWo Souled Out 1997

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl VII

Writer
WCW Uncensored 1997

Writer
WCW Spring Stampede 1997

Writer
WCW Slamboree 1997

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
1996

Actor Deputy Johnny Morton
Paradise Park

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl VI

Writer
WCW Uncensored 1996

Writer
WCW Slamboree 1996

Writer
WCW The Great American Bash 1996

Writer
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

Writer
WCW Hog Wild 1996

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

Writer
WCW Fall Brawl 1996

Writer
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

Writer
WCW World War 3 1996

Writer
WCW Starrcade 1996
1995
Actor
WCW All Nighter 1995

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

Writer
WCW Uncensored 1995

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
WCW World War 3 1995

Writer
WCW Starrcade 1995
1994

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WCW Fall Brawl 1994

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

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 Clash of The Champions XXIX

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl IV

Writer
WCW Spring Stampede 1994

Writer
WCW Slamboree 1994
1993

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl III

Writer
WCW Slamboree 1993

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
1992

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WCW/New Japan Supershow II

Writer
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

Writer
WCW Beach Blast

Writer
WCW Great American Bash '92

Writer
WCW Halloween Havoc '92

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

Writer
WCW Starrcade 1992

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl II
1991

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1991

Actor Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)
WCW Halloween Havoc '91

Actor Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WCW WrestleWar 1991

Actor Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

Writer
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun

Writer
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

Writer
WCW Halloween Havoc '91

Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

Writer
WCW Starrcade 1991
1990

Actor Dusty Rhodes
Battle of the WWE Superstars

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWF Hottest Matches

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1990

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania VI

Actor "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
WWE SummerSlam 1990

Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Actor Dusty Rhodes
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

Actor "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1989
1988

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
Actor The Midnight Rider
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

Writer
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
Writer
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Writer
NWA Clash of the Champions

Writer
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

Writer
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

Writer
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1987

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
Actor "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Writer
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
Writer
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Writer
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
1986

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
Actor Dusty Rhodes
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

Actor "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
Writer
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
Writer
NWA Battle of The Belts II
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 Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

Writer
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

Writer
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
1985

Actor Self
I Like To Hurt People
Actor Dusty Rhodes
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

Actor "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Actor Dusty Rhodes
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Actor Dusty Rhodes
MSW WrestleFest

Writer
NWA The Great American Bash 1985

Writer
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
1984

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Boogie Jam

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Night of Champions

Actor Dusty Rhodes
NWA Lords of The Ring

Writer
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

Director
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

Writer
NWA Night of Champions

Writer
NWA Lords of The Ring

Writer
NWA Boogie Jam