My Take
Dustin Rhodes is one of those wrestlers who could have coasted on his father Dusty Rhodes's legendary name and nobody would have blinked — but instead he went and created Goldust, one of the most bizarre, boundary-pushing characters professional wrestling has ever seen. A six-foot-six guy from Texas painting himself gold and silver and doing this unsettling, cinematic, method-actor-in-tights routine? That takes serious guts and genuine creativity. What really gets me is that he's kept reinventing himself decade after decade — from WWE to AEW, where he won the TNT Championship and proved he still belongs at the top. He's 55 and still going, which tells you everything about his work ethic and passion for the craft.
Overview
Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes and is a former AEW TNT Champion. He also appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a member of the Sons of Texas stable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dustin Rhodes
- Name (Japanese)
- ダスティン・ローデス
- Reading
- だすてぃん・ろーです
- Born
- April 11, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 198 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- East Mecklenburg High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.