Dusty Rhodes

Nickname
"The American Dream"

Real Name
Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.

Birthday
October 12, 1945

Hometown
Austin, Texas

Height
6'2"

Weight
302 lbs

Marital Status
Married to Michelle
Sons
Dustin and Cody

Trained by

Debut
1968

Previous Names

Finishing Move(s)
Figure-4 Leglock

Favorite Move(s)
Bionic Elbow

Notable Feuds
 Dick The Bruiser (AWA)
 Pak Song (Florida)
 The Crusher (AWA)
 Billy Graham (WWWF)
 Terry Funk (Florida)
 Gene Anderson
 Ole Anderson
 Ivan Koloff
 Tully Blanchard
 Ric Flair
 Dick Slater
 Bunkhouse Buck
 Arn Anderson
 Honky Tonk Man
 The Big Bossman
 Randy Savage
 Ted DiBiase
 Steve Corino (ECW)
 Jeff Jarrett (WCW)
 Larry Zbyszko (WCW)
 Sonny Siaki (TCW)
 Sports Entertainment Extreme
 Jeff Jarrett (TNA)
 Vince Russo (TNA)
 Randy Orton (WWE)

Title History
NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/Dick Murdoch defeating Terry & Tommy Martin (November 7, 1968);
NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Tommy Martin (December 13, 1968);
NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Baron Von Raschke defeating Thunderbolt Patterson & Wahoo McDanial (????, 1969);
NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Dick Murdoch defeating ??????? (????, 1970);
NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Dick Murdoch defeating The Stomper & Ben Justice
 (March 21, 1970);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Dick Murdoch defeating Argentina Apollo & Jose Lothario
 (September 17, 1970);
NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating Jose Lothario (December 1, 1970);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Dick Murdoch defeating Mario Milano & Mark Lewin
(January 21, 1971);
NWA (Tri State) North American Heavyweight title defeating Bill Watts (May 21, 1971);
NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title defeating Sam Steamboat (November 25, 1972);
NWA Florida Brass Knuckles title defeating ???????? (December ??, 1972);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Dick Slater defeating Kevin Sullivan & Mike Graham (????, 1973);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dromo (September 5, 1973);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jos LeDuc (March ??, 1974);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Bill Watts (November 28, 1974);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Killer Karl Krupp (????, 1975);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating ???????? (????, 1975);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Bob Roop (October 6, 1975);
NWA Georgia Heavyweight title defeating The Spoiler (January 30, 1976);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Bob Orton Jr. (July 27, 1976);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Billy Graham (Febuary 15, 1977);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Wolfe (June ??, 1977);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Ernie Ladd (August ??, 1977);
NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Dick Slater defeating Ole & Gene Anderson
 (September 23, 1977);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Lars Anderson (November 26, 1977);
NWA Florida Television title defeating Bobby Duncum Sr. (????, 1978);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dick Slater (June 18, 1978);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating The Spoiler (June 19, 1978);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Bob Roop [Tournament] (November 25, 1978);
NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Titles w/Andre the Giant defeating Stan Hansen & Ernie Ladd [Tournament] (December 25, 1978);
NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating ????? (January ??, 1979);
NWA Florida Television title defeating Bugsy McGraw (January ??, 1979);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (July 4, 1979);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (August 21, 1979);
NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Mark Lewin (December 21, 1979);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Leroy Brown (Febuary 16, 1980);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Bugsy McGraw defeating Terry & Dory Funk Jr. [Tournament] (July 4, 1980);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Bobo Brazil defeating Nikolai Volkoff & Ivan Koloff (August ??, 1980);
NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Jaggers (October 26, 1980);
NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Dick Slater for vacant title
(November 8, 1980);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Andre the Giant defeating R.T Tyler & Bobby Jaggers (Febuary 15, 1981);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (June 21, 1981);
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Garvin (October 31, 1982);
NWA (Florida) Global Tag Team titles w/Terry Allen defeating Johnny Heffernan & Don Kent
(Febuary 15, 1983);
NWA (Florida) Bahamas Heavyweight title defeating Angelo Mosca (July ??, 1983);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Zambouie Express (November 5, 1983);
NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Manny Fernandez defeating Don Kernodle & Ivan Koloff (October 20, 1984);
NWA World Television title defeating Tully Blanchard (March 16, 1985);
NWA World Television title defeating Tully Blanchard (July 6, 1985);
NWA (Georgia) National Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Landell (December 19, 1985);
NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Six Man Tag Team titles w/Road Warriors defeating Baron Von Raschke & The Koloffs (May 17, 1986);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (July 26, 1986);
NWA World Television title defeating Arn Anderson (September 9, 1986);
NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Lex Luger (November 26, 1987);
NWA World Six Man Tag Team titles w/Road Warriors defeating Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson & Ric Flair (July 9, 1988);
PWF (Florida) Heavyweight title defeating Big Man Steele [Tournament] (March 11, 1989);
NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Buff Bagwell defeating Terry Taylor & Rikki Nelson for vacant titles (January 22, 2005);
OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2006);
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame Inductee (2007)