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Dusty Rhodes

ダスティ・ローデス　/　だすてぃ・ろーです

American professional wrestler

October 11, 1945 – June 11, 2015　・　Austin, Texas, United States

Texas
professional wrestler
catch trainer

My Take

Dusty Rhodes is, for my money, the greatest argument that charisma beats physique in professional wrestling. He did not look like a Greek statue; he looked like the guy next to you at the diner, and that was precisely the genius. When he spoke about hard times, arenas believed him, because the son of a plumber was not acting. As a booker and trainer he then spent decades handing the craft to younger wrestlers, and you can still hear his cadence echoing through his sons' careers. The American Dream gimmick worked because, for once, the gimmick was simply the truth.

Overview

Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE. Rhodes was considered a star wrestler and presented the persona of an American everyman, the American Dream personified.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dusty Rhodes
Name (Japanese): ダスティ・ローデス
Reading: だすてぃ・ろーです
Born: October 11, 1945 – June 11, 2015
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Austin, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: professional wrestler / catch trainer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Arlington Heights High School
University: West Texas A&M University

Awards & achievements

WWE Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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