Virgil Runnels
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
151
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-10-12
Day of death
2015-06-11 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Virgil Runnels
Biography
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".
Known For
Raw
Raw
WWE NXT
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
ECW Hardcore TV
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Life In The Fast Lane
Burke's Law
NWA Boogie Jam
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
WWE SummerSlam 1989
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
NWA Starrcade 1984
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
HUSTLE-3
WWE Old School
The Wrestler
ECW on TNN
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
Wrestlemania Rewind
PWF Homecoming
WCW Greed
WWE Battleground 2013
Nature Boy
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE Rivals
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
NWA Starrcade 1988
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
NWA Starrcade 1985
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
NWA Clash of the Champions
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
NWA Starrcade 1986
Paradise Park
WWE WrestleMania VI
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Gold Raiders
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
WWF All-Star Wrestling
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE Rivalries
WWE: The Attitude Era
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Battle of the WWE Superstars
NWA Lords of The Ring
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
FIP Return Of The Dream
WCW Thunder
NWA Night of Champions
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
Sting: Into the Light
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
I Like To Hurt People
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
TNA Turning Point 2004
MLW King of Kings
WCW All Nighter 1995
TNA Victory Road 2004
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA World Championship Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TNA Lockdown 2005
TNA Final Resolution 2005
WWE Hottest Matches
TNA Destination X 2005
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
WWE Hall of Fame
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
nWo: The Revolution
ROH: The Epic Encounter
NWA Starrcade 1987
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
3PW Legends Collide
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
WCW Arena Shows
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WCW SuperBrawl 1
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
WCW Souled Out 1998
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WCW Uncensored 1998
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
WWE Survivor Series 1990
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
TNA Against All Odds 2005
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone
Fan Favorites
NEW Renegades Rampage
