WWE Cyber Sunday 20062006
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Virgil Runnels
Born
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".
Filmography (122)
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon2016
As Dusty Rhodes (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
WWE Survivor Series 19901990
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.7 / 10
You Cannot Kill David Arquette2020
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s2005
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
WWE Royal Rumble 19911991
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time2010
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.3 / 10
WWE: The Attitude Era2012
As Dusty
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal2024
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Sting: Into the Light2015
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1986
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WWE The Great American Bash 20072007
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Rise & Fall of WCW2009
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.2 / 10
TNA Final Resolution 20052005
As Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology2006
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Gold Raiders1982
TMDb 4.4 / 10
American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes2023
As Self (Archival Footage)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
WWE Survivor Series 19891989
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.8 / 10
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash2014
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WWE Survivor Series 20062006
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
WWE Royal Rumble 19901990
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.1 / 10
WCW SuperBrawl 11991
As Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
WWE SummerSlam 19901990
As "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
NWA Starrcade 19861986
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.5 / 10
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event2009
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.5 / 10
A Future WWE: The FCW Story2020
As Himself
TMDb 7.7 / 10
NWA Boogie Jam1984
As Dusty Rhodes
WCW All Nighter 19951995
NWA Starrcade 19871987
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 5.9 / 10
WCW Souled Out 19981998
As Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions2012
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.5 / 10
NWA Clash of the Champions1988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.4 / 10
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte1986
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '881988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1987
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 19881988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Nature Boy2017
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection2009
TMDb 10.0 / 10
NWA Starrcade 19841984
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 5.6 / 10
WCW Fall Brawl 19941994
As Dusty Rhodes
WWE SummerSlam 19891989
As Himself
TMDb 6.7 / 10
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro1986
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
TNA Victory Road 20042004
As Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Wrestler1974
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 5.0 / 10
NWA Starrcade 19851985
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.7 / 10
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede1988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling2013
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 9.3 / 10
WCW Halloween Havoc 19911991
As Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
WWE WrestleMania VI1990
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.4 / 10
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 12014
As Dusty Rhodes
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness2016
As Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)
TMDb 9.2 / 10
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 32015
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 9.2 / 10
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story2006
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.0 / 10
WCW WrestleWar 19911991
As Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain2009
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff2013
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
The Unreal Story Of Pro Wrestling1998
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.3 / 10
NWA Starrcade 19881988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro1988
As Dusty Rhodes
WWE Hottest Matches1990
As Dusty Rhodes
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI1990
As "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes
TNA Lockdown 20052005
As Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
ECW Hardcore Heaven 20002000
As Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story2006
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Mid-South WrestleFest '851985
As Dusty Rhodes
WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence
WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence1995
As Dusty Rhodes
TNA Turning Point 20042004
As Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
WWE Hall of Fame 20072007
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 12007
As Dusty Rhodes
TNA Destination X 20052005
As Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV1993
As Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 22016
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
MLW King of Kings2002
As Dusty Rhodes
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection2008
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII1994
As Dusty Rhodes
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1988
As The Midnight Rider
TMDb 7.0 / 10
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land1986
As Dusty Rhodes
ROH: Ring of Hardcore2012
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WWE Unreleased: 1986-19952017
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection2012
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games1987
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
WCW Greed2001
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Battle of the WWE Superstars1990
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA The Great American Bash 19851985
As Dusty Rhodes
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches2013
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man2018
TMDb 10.0 / 10
WCW Uncensored 19981998
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen2007
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 5.9 / 10
NWA Lords of The Ring1984
As Dusty Rhodes
WCW SuperBrawl VIII1998
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation1986
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.5 / 10
WCW/New Japan Supershow II1992
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem1988
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream2015
TMDb 7.0 / 10
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection2004
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 9.0 / 10
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '891989
As Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa1980
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation1987
As Dusty Rhodes
TMDb 10.0 / 10
nWo: The Revolution2012
TMDb 7.2 / 10
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '901990
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings1988
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Night of Champions1984
As Dusty Rhodes
Life In The Fast Lane2007
I Like To Hurt People1985
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
TNA Against All Odds 20052005
As Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
ECW Living Dangerously 20002000
As Dusty Rhodes
FIP Return Of The Dream
FIP Return Of The Dream2003
As Dusty Rhodes
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 19841985
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show1982
As Dusty Rhodes
ROH: The Epic Encounter2003
As Dusty Rhodes
PWF Homecoming
PWF Homecoming1989
As "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
WWE Battleground 20132013
As Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II1985
As Dusty Rhodes
Fan Favorites1989
TNA Wrestling: Enigma - The Best of Jeff Hardy2005
As Dusty Rhodes
NWA Wrestling The Danger Zone1987
The Super Bowl of Wrestling1978
As Dusty Rhodes
HUSTLE-3
HUSTLE-32004
As Dusty Rhodes
NEW Renegades Rampage
NEW Renegades Rampage2004
As Dusty Rhodes
ECW Wrestlepalooza 20002000
As Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)
3PW Legends Collide
3PW Legends Collide2003
Paradise Park1992
As Deputy Johnny Morton
Filmography and biography: TMDb