Virgil Runnels
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
144
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
WWF Wrestling Challenge
ECW Hardcore TV
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
TNA iMPACT!
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
Burke's Law
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
FIP Return Of The Dream
I Like To Hurt People
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
Biography: WWE Legends
The Rise & Fall of WCW
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
ECW on TNN
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
TNA Victory Road 2004
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
WWE Old School
TNA Lockdown 2005
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
NWA Night of Champions
WCW Greed
NWA Lords of The Ring
WWE SummerSlam 1989
NWA Clash of the Champions
WCW Monday Nitro
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Life In The Fast Lane
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Sting: Into the Light
WCW WrestleWar 1991
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
WWF All-Star Wrestling
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
TNA Turning Point 2004
MLW King of Kings
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE Wrestlemania Rewind
HUSTLE-3
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
WWE Battleground 2013
WWE: The Attitude Era
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
TNA Destination X 2005
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
The Wrestler
PWF Homecoming
3PW Legends Collide
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Paradise Park
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
WWE Rivalries
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
NWA Boogie Jam
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Fan Favorites
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
TNA Final Resolution 2005
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Gold Raiders
WCW Thunder
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
Battle of the WWE Superstars
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
Nature Boy
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
WCW All Nighter 1995
nWo: The Revolution
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
ROH: The Epic Encounter
NWA The Great American Bash '88 Tour: Greensboro 1988
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
WCW: Ric Flar - 2 Decades of Excellence
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
WWF Hottest Matches
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
WWE SummerSlam 1990
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WCW Uncensored 1998
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
TNA Against All Odds 2005
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
WCW Souled Out 1998
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
NEW Renegades Rampage
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
