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Dustin Rhodes
Runnels performing as Goldust.
Runnels performing as Goldust.
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Ring name(s) Dustin Rhodes
Dustin Runnels
Dusty Rhodes, Jr.
Goldust
The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust
Gold Dustin
Seven
Black Reign
Billed height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Billed weight 270 lbs (122 kg)
Born April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11) (age 39)
Austin, Texas
Billed from "The Deepest, Darkest Corner of His Mind" (as Black Reign)
Hollywood, California (as Goldust)[1]
Austin, Texas (As Dustin Rhodes)
Trained by Skandor Akbar
Dusty Rhodes
Debut September 13, 1988

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Career

National Wrestling Alliance (1988)

Rhodes received his first national exposure in the National Wrestling Alliance in December 1988, where he wrestled as Dustin Rhodes and formed a short-lived tag team with Kendall Windham named the Texas Broncos. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Kendall Windham (born December 15 1967) is a former Professional wrestler. Rhodes subsequently formed a tag team with Jaison Royers, with the duo winning the FCW Tag Team Championship. The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida [2]

World Wrestling Federation (1990-1991)

Rhodes debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in late 1990, wrestling as Dustin Rhodes. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, In December 1990, Rhodes defeated Ted DiBiase in a televised ten-minute challenge match. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained On January 19, 1991 at the Royal Rumble, Rhodes and his father Dusty lost to Ted DiBiase and Virgil in a tag team bout. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Royal Rumble (1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as [2]

World Championship Wrestling (1991-1995)

In February 1991, Rhodes joined World Championship Wrestling, wrestling as "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes. He feuded with Larry Zbyszko until April 1991, when he refused to join Alexandra York's York Foundation, thus beginning a feud with Foundation member Terrence Taylor. Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels (born October 5, 1966) is a former WCW and WWE Professional wrestling manager, and The York Foundation was a Professional wrestling heel stable in that worked in World Championship Wrestling between 1990 and 1992 Terry Taylor (born Paul W Taylor III on August 12 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler

In October 1992, Rhodes and Barry Windham won the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling One month later, Windham turned on Rhodes, beginning a feud. In January 1993, Rhodes won the WCW United States Championship. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. In the same month, he began a lengthy feud with Rick Rude that lasted until August. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Rhodes lost the title to "Stunning" Steve Austin in December 1993. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the

In March 1994, Rhodes began feuding with Bunkhouse Buck and Col. Robert Parker. Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. After Parker introduced Arn Anderson and Terry Funk as adversaries for Runnels, Runnels responded by bringing his father, a former enemy of Funk, to WCW. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the In December 1994, Parker introduced another opponent for Rhodes, The Blacktop Bully. Barry Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler perhaps best known as Smash one half of the Road Warriors In March 1995, Rhodes and The Blacktop Bully both bladed during a King of the Road match at the 1995 Uncensored pay-per-view after being instructed to by one person, they were fired as a result by another. In Professional wrestling, blading is the practice of cutting oneself to provoke bleeding Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event [2]

Return to the WWF (1995-1999)

In September 1995, Rhodes returned to the World Wrestling Federation, wrestling under the ring name Goldust. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The Goldust character was portrayed as being obsessed with films and gold. Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element As Goldust, Runnels wrestled first in a gold and white, and later a black and gold colored jumpsuit while wearing black/white and gold face paint and a platinum blonde wig over his short platinum blond hair, with his appearance modeled after an Academy Award. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Goldust utilized psychological warfare tactics such as groping his opponents, expressing affection towards them and delivering sexually suggestive interviews. The US Department of Defense defines psychological warfare ( PSYWAR) as" The planned use of Propaganda and other Psychological actions [1]

Goldust initially feuded with Razor Ramon, whom he stalked and sent lewd messages throughout late 1995. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television The feud culminated at the Royal Rumble on January 21, 1996, where Goldust defeated Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Razor due to outside interference from the 1-2-3 Kid. Royal Rumble (1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. This match also marked the debut of his valet, Marlena, portrayed by his then-wife Terri. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels (born October 5, 1966) is a former WCW and WWE Professional wrestling manager, and Marlena sat at ringside in a director's chair and advised Goldust whilst smoking cigars. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented Tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth A scheduled rematch between Goldust and Ramon at WrestleMania XII was canceled after Ramon was suspended, with Goldust instead wrestling and losing to Roddy Piper in a non-title "Hollywood Backlot Brawl". WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the [1]

Goldust defended his WWF Intercontinental Championship in bouts with Savio Vega and The Ultimate Warrior before losing to Ahmed Johnson on June 23, 1996. Juan Rivera (born August 10 1966 is a professional wrestler best known under the name Savio Vega. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. In August 1996, Goldust briefly gained control over Mankind and feuded with The Undertaker. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. His attention soon turned to Marc Mero and his wife Sable. Marc Mero (born July 9, 1960) is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler. Rena Mero Lesnar (born Rena Greek August 8 1967 is an American model actress, and former professional wrestler. Goldust and Marlena attempted to get Sable to join their team but Mero won the feud and kept her by his side.

In May 1997, Goldust revealed his identity as Dustin Runnels, the son of Dusty Rhodes. In summer and fall of that year, he joined other U. S. wrestlers in their conflict with the Hart Foundation, feuding in particular with Brian Pillman, to whom he lost the services of Marlena for thirty days. This article is about the Hart Foundation in professional wrestling "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. In November 1997, Goldust split with Marlena and refused to cooperate with his Survivor Series teammates. Survivor Series (1997 was the eleventh annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation This led to a feud with Vader and the appearance of The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust (a reference to Prince), managed by Luna Vachon. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Gertrude Vachon (born January 12 1962) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler better known by the Ring name Luna Vachon He began mimicking various celebrities and fellow wrestlers with parody characters such as "Chynadust", "Dust Lovedust", "Dustydust", "Hunterdust", "Flashdust", "Marilyn Mansondust", "Sabledust" and "Vaderdust". Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer on December 27 1972 is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Rena Mero Lesnar (born Rena Greek August 8 1967 is an American model actress, and former professional wrestler. [2]

In May 1998, Rhodes burned his Goldust jumpsuit on television, thereby splitting with Luna Vachon, and preached the good life, eventually getting involved with Marlena (now known as Terri Runnels) once again. He feuded with Val Venis, who claimed to have impregnated Terri. Sean Allen Morley (born March 6 1971) European Championship once and World Tag Team Championship once with Lance After spending several months alluding to "His return", Goldust reprized his original gimmick in October 1998 and began feuding with Jeff Jarrett over the attentions of his manager, Debra. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Debra Gale Marshall (born March 2 1960 After the match Chris Benoit came out and the reformed Four Horsemen continued to attack Greene In early 1999, Goldust feuded with Al Snow upon stealing Head, Al Snow's "mascot", and with The Blue Meanie, who had recently renamed himself "Bluedust" and adopted many of Goldust's mannerisms. Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18 1963) is a professional wrestler and Actor better known by his Ring name of Al Snow Brian Heffron (born May 18 1973 is a professional wrestler better known as The Blue Meanie. After Goldust defeated Bluedust at the St. Valentines Day Massacre, Bluedust became Goldust's apprentice. In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF After Ryan Shamrock became Goldust's valet, Bluedust and Shamrock began vying for Goldust's attention. Alicia Nicole Webb (born May 4 1979) is an American Professional wrestling valet. In the same time period, Goldust won the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Road Dogg, losing to The Godfather two weeks later. Brian Gerard (BG James Voodoo Kin Mafia (2006-2008 On the November 16 airing of Impact!, The James Gang announced that they would now be known as Voodoo Charles Wright (born May 16 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) Career Beginnings Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed

Throughout 1999, vignettes featuring hidden camera footage of wrestlers began airing on WWF television. The vignettes were originally referred to as GDTV (Goldust Television), with the intention of eventually revealing Goldust as the person behind them, but were renamed GTV after Rhodes requested and was granted a release from his WWF contract. [3]

Return to WCW (1999-2001)

Rhodes returned to World Championship Wrestling in 1999, filming several vignettes for a fantastical, face-painted character named Seven. The character was dropped after Turner Standards and Practices expressed concern that it could be misinterpreted as a child abductor. Child abduction is the abduction or kidnapping of a Child (or Baby) by an older person Upon returning to WCW television, Rhodes removed his costume and delivered an interview in which he mocked unrealistic gimmicks. Rhodes began wrestling as "The American Nightmare" Dustin Rhodes, with his nickname a reference to his father's nickname, "The American Dream".

Rhodes feuded with Jeff Jarrett and Terry Funk before being suspended in 2000 due to an appearance on the WCW Live! Internet radio program in which he criticized WCW head writer Vince Russo, calling him a "sawed-off midget" and an "asshole". Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Internet radio (also known as web radio, net radio, streaming radio and e-radio) is an audio Broadcasting service transmitted via Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling He returned to WCW television in February 2001, assisting his father in his feud with Jarrett and Ric Flair. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion

In March 2001, WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation, with the WWF neglecting to acquire Runnels' contract. In July 2001, Runnels began wrestling for his father's newly created Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion, winning the TCW Heavyweight Championship.

Return to WWE (2002-2003)

Rhodes returned to the World Wrestling Federation in January 2002, taking part in the Royal Rumble and reprising his Goldust character. Royal Rumble (2002 was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation He feuded with Rob Van Dam before entering the hardcore division, winning the WWF Hardcore Championship on nine occasions. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World

In March 2002, the World Wrestling Federation was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment and the roster was divided into two brands, Raw and SmackDown!. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Goldust was assigned to the RAW brand, where he formed a tag team with Booker T. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. The duo engaged in numerous comedic vignettes, on one occasion hosting a segment entitled Booker T and Goldust at the Movies and delivering negative reviews of The Scorpion King, a film starring The Rock. The Scorpion King is a 2002 film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand In May 2002, Booker T joined the New World Order, with Goldust's requests to join the faction rejected. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled In June 2002, Booker T was ejected from the New World Order by Shawn Michaels, sparking a feud between the New World Order and Booker T and Goldust. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Booker T and Goldust went on to compete in the tag team division, winning the World Tag Team Championship at Armageddon 2002 before splitting amicably in January 2003. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Armageddon (2002 was the third Armageddon Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment

Following the dissolution of the tag team, Rhodes developed a new gimmick whereupon he contracted a stutter and Tourette syndrome upon receiving an electric shock from a junction box during an attack at the hands of Batista and Randy Orton. Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or more commonly simply Tourette's David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Rhodes appeared sporadically thereafter, forming a short-lived tag team with Lance Storm in August 2003. Lance Timothy Evers (born April 3 1969 known professionally by his Ring name Lance Storm, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He was released in December 2003 following a period of inactivity.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-2005)

On February 4, 2004, he debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Dustin Rhodes, unsuccessfully challenging Jeff Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance On February 18, Runnels and El Leon defeated Kevin Northcutt and Legend in a tag team bout. Germán Figueroa (born May 6 1975 is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known as Nuevo Gran Apolo, or simply Apolo. Kevin Northcutt Joseph Edward (Joe Hitchen (born September 2 1969 is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Joe E

On March 7, in the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, he, wrestling as Dusty Rhodes, Jr. is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama Japan. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR / is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. , teamed up with his father and lost to Satoshi Kojima and Shinjiro Otani during a Hustle event. is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Shinjiro Otani (大谷晋二郎 born July 21 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler. HUSTLE is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada.

In December 2004, he returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, once again wrestling as Dustin Rhodes. He feuded with Raven, Kid Kash, and Bobby Roode during his time there. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional David Cash (born July 31 1969) better known by his Ring name Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler known for his Robert "Bobby" Roode (January 1 1977 is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling His TNA contract expired in April 2005 and chose not to renew it therfore he left TNA.

Return to WWE (2005-2006)

Rhodes returned to World Wrestling Entertainment on October 31, 2005 as Goldust, attacking Batista along with Vader. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional At Taboo Tuesday, Goldust and Vader unsuccessfully interfered in a bout between Batista and Jonathan Coachman on behalf of Coachman. Taboo Tuesday (2005 was the second annual Taboo Tuesday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff.

In January 2006, Rhodes took part in the Royal Rumble. Royal Rumble (2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment He was subsequently assigned once more to the RAW brand, where he formed a tag team with Snitsky. Eugene Alan (Gene Snisky At Survivor Series 2004, Snitsky had an encounter with another psychotic individual from SmackDown!, Heidenreich The team feuded with Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch until Goldust was released from his WWE contract on June 14, 2006 for no-showing a scheduled appearance. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch were a Professional wrestling Tag team that performed for World Wrestling Entertainment on its

On March 31, 2007, Dustin and his brother Cody inducted their father into the WWE Hall of Fame. Cody Garrett Runnels (born June 30 1985 Early life Cody had a successful high school wrestling career attending Lassiter High School. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling

Recently, his superstar profile was updated onto the WWE Alumni section of WWE. com.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2007)

On January 28, 2007, it was announced that Rhodes would appear at the February 17, 2007 All Japan Pro Wrestling show in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. On February 15, Rhodes, identified as Gold Dustin, appeared at ringside during a match involving The Great Muta, resulting in a brawl between Rhodes and The Great Muta. is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. On February 17, Rhodes and Jinsei Shinzaki were defeated by The Great Muta and Yoshihiro Tajiri in a tag team bout. Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎 健介 Shinzaki Kensuke, born December 2, 1966 in Tokushima Tokushima) is a Japanese Professional is a Japanese Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the United States with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling

Return to TNA (2007-present)

On July 15, 2007, Dustin Rhodes returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at Victory Road and aligned himself with Christian Cage by helping him defeat "Wildcat" Chris Harris. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Chris Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American Professional wrestler. In an interview on TNA Impact! conducted by Mike Tenay, Rhodes discussed accusations of having a split personality and stated that he was going to embrace it and let it out. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles California) is a Professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. TNA presented the interview as being an emotional breakdown on the part of Rhodes. On August 12 at Hard Justice, Rhodes debuted his new ring name, Black Reign, and a "new, darker and bizarre look". At Hard Justice, Chris Harris defeated Black Reign via DQ. The next week, the gimmick was explored even further, saying that Rhodes constantly switches between face "Dustin Rhodes" and heel "Black Reign". [4] He was featured at the Bound for Glory PPV in a "Monsters Ball" match against Rhino, Abyss, and Raven. Bound for Glory is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event, produced every October by the American Professional wrestling Reign challenged Abyss to a "Shop of Horrors" match at Genesis and lost. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. At Genesis, Reign's new partner, Rellik made his debut, attacking Abyss. John Hugger (born April 20, 1977) was a American professional wrestler. At Turning Point Black Reign and Rellik lost to Abyss and Raven in a Match of 10,000 Tacks. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Originally this match was signed to be Abyss and Rhino vs. Rellik and Black Reign but, due to an injury, Rhino was replaced by Raven for this match.

On Impact!, he helped Rellik beat up Kaz. Frank B Gerdelman (born August 4 1977) better known as Kaz and Frankie Kazarian, is an American professional wrestler Later the same night, he appeared for an interview, as Dustin Rhodes, without his Black Reign make-up and stated that his "alter ego" has been scaring him since when he was a little kid. His interview was interrupted by the furious Kaz. Recently, he and his partner Rellik have begun feuding with Eric Young and his new superhero gimmick Super Eric.

In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Dustin was married to Terri Runnels in 1992 and together they have a daughter named Dakota, who was born on February 14, 1994. Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida Michael Gossett The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a short-lived championship contested in World Championship Wrestling throughout 1991 The WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a short-lived championship contested in World Championship Wrestling throughout 1991 Matthew "Matt" Wade Osborne (born July 27, 1957 in Ellwood City Pennsylvania) is a Professional wrestler. Tom Zenk (born Thomas Erwin Zenk on November 30, 1958 in Robbinsdale Minnesota) is a former American Professional wrestler The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion by Ring name. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels (born October 5, 1966) is a former WCW and WWE Professional wrestling manager, and Dustin and Terri divorced after a 7 year marriage in 1999. Dustin and his girlfriend, Milena were married on December 20, 2002. At the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 31, 2007 he stated "All my life I've wanted to be just like my dad. "[13]

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  10. ^ WWF/WWE Hardcore Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  11. ^ WWF/WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  12. ^ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  13. ^ OWOW Internet News 12/19/02

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