Dusty Rhodes

From Pro Wrestling

Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.
Statistics
Ring Names	Dusty Rhodes Midnight Rider
Height	6'1" (186 cm.)
Weight	270 to 302 lbs. (123 to 137 kg.)
Born	October 12, 1945
	Austin, Texas, USA
Died:
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Billy Graham
Debut	1969
Retired

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (born Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. on October 12, 1945) is an American wrestler. Rhodes currently works with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Bionic Elbow

• Nicknames

• "American Dream"
• "White Soul King"
• "Dirty Dusty Rhodes"

• Tag teams and stables

• Texas Outlaws - with Dick Murdoch
• America's Team - with Magnum TA
• nWo Hollywood

• Managers

• Baby Doll (NWA)
• Sapphire (WWF)

• Wrestlers trained

• Cody Rhodes
• Desire
• Diamond Dallas Page
• Dustin Rhodes
• Italian Stallion
• Jason Sugarman
• Jorge Estrada
• KGB
• Sonny Siaki

• Theme music

• "Midnight Rider" by Willie Nelson (ROH)

Championships and accomplishments

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
• NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Dick Murdoch

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• NWA World Heavyweight Champion (3 time)
• NWA World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - Manny Fernandez
• NWA World Television Champion (3 time)
• NWA National Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
• NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

• NWA Tri-State

• NWA Tri-State North American Champion (1 time)

• NWA Florida

• NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion (10 time)

See also

• Dusty Rhodes’ career history
• Dusty Rhodes’ event history
• Dusty Rhodes’ gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• Dusty Rhodes profile at CAGEMATCH.net