Virgil Runnels
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".
Acted in
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
2023
as Self (Archival Footage)
Biography: Dusty Rhodes
2023
as Self
Biography: Rey Mysterio
2022
as Self (archive footage) - Dusty Rhodes
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A Future WWE: The FCW Story
2020
as Himself
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Nature Boy
2017
as Himself (archive footage)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
2016
as Dusty Rhodes (voice)
Eric Bischoff: Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure
2016
as Self (archive footage)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
Sting: Into the Light
2015
as Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
2015
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
2015
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2013
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
2013
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Attitude Era
2012
as Dusty
nWo: The Revolution
2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Dusty Rhodes
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
as Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
as Self (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Dusty Rhodes
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Dusty Rhodes
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
as Dusty Rhodes
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
2007
as Dusty Rhodes
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
2006
as Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
2006
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy
2005
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's
2005
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA Lockdown 2005
2005
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Destination X 2005
2005
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Against All Odds 2005
2005
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004
as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004
as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
NEW Renegades Rampage
2004
as Dusty Rhodes
TNA iMPACT!
2004
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Dusty Rhodes.
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Dusty Rhodes
HUSTLE-3
2004
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
2004
as Dusty Rhodes
FIP Return Of The Dream
2003
as Dusty Rhodes
ROH: The Epic Encounter
2003
as Dusty Rhodes
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
2003
3PW Legends Collide
2003
MLW King of Kings
2002
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Greed
2001
as Dusty Rhodes
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
2000
as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
2000
as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
2000
as Dusty Rhodes
ECW on TNN
1999
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling
1998
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Uncensored 1998
1998
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WCW Thunder
1998
as Dusty Rhodes
Paradise Park
1996
as Deputy Johnny Morton
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
as Dusty Rhodes
Burke's Law
1994
as Archie 'Mad Dog' McCray
ECW Hardcore TV
1993
Raw
1993
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
1992
as Dusty Rhodes
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
1991
as Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
1991
as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWF Hottest Matches
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
as "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Dusty Rhodes
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
1989
as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Himself
Fan Favorites
1989
PWF Homecoming
1989
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
as The Midnight Rider
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
1987
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
as Dusty Rhodes
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
as Dusty Rhodes
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
as Dusty Rhodes
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
1985
as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
MSW WrestleFest
1985
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
1985
as Dusty Rhodes
I Like To Hurt People
1985
as Self
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
1984
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Night of Champions
1984
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
as Dusty Rhodes
Gold Raiders
1982
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
1982
as Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
1980
as Dusty Rhodes
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978
as Dusty Rhodes
The Wrestler
1974
as Dusty Rhodes
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Dusty Rhodes