The rivalry with Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes was one of the best rivalries of the 80's. On one side you got Dusty Rhodes, son of a plumber, representing the middle class blue collar workers. On the other side, you have Ric Flair, with the lear jets, limos and the women, etc. Dusty had the shuck and jive soul type promo, Ric Flair always bragged about having the "biggest house on the biggest hill" and "kissed every woman in the world and made em cry" etc. Their world title matches against each other were always great. Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair always brought out the best in each other but in the end, it all came down to who was the better man.
I remember watching him for the first time and I was like, this guy is so awesome and it’s sad that he is gone but still to this day I wish I can meet him and just shake his hand and tell him how influential and inspiring he is because Dusty Rhodes is in my top ten believe it or not
Growing up watching Gordon Solie South Florida. When Dusty came along with a list of other Texas wrestlers. The show was on. Couldn’t wait for wrestling each week. I’m 65 and still stealing his lines. Liked thunderbolt Patterson to sidenote
I first saw Dusty Rhodes on World Wide Wrestling (NWA) over 40 years ago, when I was in my early teens. This guy had a verbal gift, as well as a ton of energy and charisma. Whenever Dusty came onto the screen, I knew that, to paraphrase UWF’s/WWE’s good ol’ JR (Jim Ross), business was about to pick up.
That classic Heel turn when Rhodes put the first Bionic Elbow upside of Pak Song Nam's Noggin and the subsequent selling of the move by Pak Song is some of the best stuff in CWF history.
Always my favorite, and as a kid in the 70s, more than a few real fights were started by us pretending to wrestle, but not knowing the moves were somewhat faked! I dropped some real bionic elbows during that time! LOL!
I really miss that man so proud of his son ring named Cody Rhodes for what he is doing the wrestling investor with aew and WWE for that even his brother is still working with aew
My mom was Dustys mistress for a couple years when he was in town which led to my parents getting divorced and my mom remarried after Dusty eventually ghosted her
Gavin says : my name is Gavin and when I started watching wrestling it was 1992 and I thought it was broke then but people busted up got me to Stone cold Steve Austin who back in '92 was Stunning Steve however I watched Dustin Rhodes Dusty's Son and I was hooked!!!!!
I remember Ernie the cat Ladd calling him dirty Rhodes 😂😂😂. Man i grew up in the golden age of "Rasslin". Gordon Solie. Georgia championship wrestling every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on WTCG Atlanta
I love when you see images of videos of young Dusty, at first your like " Damn Cody looks like Dusty ", then after you look for a bit.. Dustin looks exactly like Dusty.
Dusty was my favorite wrestler back then. So much charisma. Me and my dad would watch on TV in South Florida. Loved listening to him talk with Gordon Solie.
Dusty! Your son Cody finally finished his story!!! The Rhodes family finally has a WWE Championship to their legacy!!! Be very proud of your son!!!! RIP American Dream!!!
One could argue that when Big Dust became the first Black world heavyweight champion, it paved the way for the US to elect her first Black president, Bill Clinton.
He's great, but what I love more is his legacy. There's some huge figures in this business: mountains, continental sized egos, living breathing superheroes. And not one of them has a bad word to say about the Dream. Matter of fact, they all love the guy.
Not a bad word about Dusty? Ask Tommy Rich; The Rock n Roll Express; Baby Doll; The Road Warriors, and everybody else that was Over when he was booker, about how he had to work himself into their angles to take some of their shine. Ronnie Garvin even talked about it in a shoot interview, what an insecure guy Virgil was when it came to the cheering fans...
I remember this guy when I was a kid. I am late 40's now. My dad loved watching wrestling, he died a few years ago. Same year as my wife of 20 years, her favorite aunt, my favorite aunt.
Sorry y'all but I'm from Tampa Florida and this is where the soul started no where else and I will take these good times to my death bed ...r.i.p. Big Dust✊️👊🏽
At first, I didn't get why Dusty is so beloved, cuz I was born in the ruthless aggression era, after watching some of his match, some of his promos, I realized that Dusty is way ahead of his time, A people's man, a very charismatic wrestler that hooks you in in his matches whether he lose or win. He really was the embodiment of American Dream, and to see his sons, to be successful in their own way, makes me root for the Rhodes even more.
My dad turned me onto him when I was younger, and he immediately became a favorite of mine. He was the embodiment of a working class guy. I cannot recommend his "Hard Times" speech enough because it's beyond wrestling. Rest easy big fella.
Dusty is a legend! Watching him give that power elbow to Ric Flair back in the day, EPIC & I loved every minute of it! Thank you for the memories American dream! I too am a son of a plumber!
This Dusty Rhodes montage came across my timeline. But more importantly I saw your Old Ironside patch...Where were you stationed Mike? I was in Germany at the time...
@@lilbuck70 Hey, brother! First, thanks for your service and sacrifice. Your family's too. People don't understand they serve too. From '88 to we left for Desert Shield/Storm, I was in 4th Battalion 70th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Erlangen West Germany. Man, I miss Germany. That place was awesome back then. What about you, brother? Take care of yourself! Cheers! ✌
@@TheMichaelBeck Definitely Mike, my sentiments as well. I was stationed in Nurenberg actually Furth from 89' to 92'. I was in F. Co 123rd support battalion and I did the whole Desert Storm thing. But, again, I want to echo your sentiments Germany was and still is the greatest duty station I ever had. So many days I reminisce about the camaraderie I had with my brothers and the Love German women had for us, let me rephrase that because Germany was like NY just a big melting pot of different nationalities that loved us (lol). Also, I loved it so much I thought about finishing my last yr and staying there. But, unfortunately when I reenlisted my post closed and I ended up going to the worst duty station there is..imo and that's Ft.Drum..Actually, I try to go back once a yr but you wouldn't recognize it now; it's changed so much and because American presence isn't as prevalent as it once was our culture and influence there has changed. Also, I used to party every wk'n in Munich and you have to realize at least for me that would've been my college yrs and partying in Munich and Nurnberg was ''UNBELIEVABLE''..Well, take care of yourself and it's always cool talking to one of my Army Brothers!!!!!
@@lilbuck70 My favorite club was in Nuremberg. If you know of or say that you were there when I was, I'll shite and fall back in it. "The Green Goose". It was a block away from the McDonald's in the city center and near the train station, next to "The Wall", a short walk from the red light district. You remember the "Goose", I'll be blown away. I went to Furth a few times. Never made it Munich but went to Heidelberg 3 times. I'm really disappointed that I never went to Normady and paid my respect to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. Yes, the people loved us. I loved throwing MREs and candy to the kids as we drove through Erlangen with our tanks. Kids loved it, adults, not so much. Especially when some idiot tears up the curb or road with the tank. They learned quickly not to get behind us like they did the M60A3. Our M1A1 jet turbine would melt the paint and plastic on their cars in less than a minute. All great memories. The beautiful, amazing, and affectionate 😉 ladies. They LOVED us American soldiers. Best beer in the world, best job I ever had, best time of my life. Take care of yourself, brother! 🇺🇸🤜☠🇷🇺☠🤛🇺🇦
@@TheMichaelBeck Aah Man small world. If you were stationed in Nurnberg/Furth everyone knows the ''Green Goose''..that's one of the most iconic spots in that area along with Club ''Maryland'' & Club Hollywood in downtown Nurnberg..I partied there quite often, but just to break the monotony me & my friends would travel to Munich to get away from the same faces we saw all week lol..And I feel the same way I didn't get a chance to visit Normandy to pay my respects but at that time life was coming at us so fast and so much to do and not enough time to do it. As I said before I miss it more than anything in this world I relive something everyday about my time in Germany and I try to tell my friends they have to go just to experience the culture...America will always be home but Germany isn't that far behind because I consider that my home away from home..Just typing this feels me up with so many emotions & memories and I'm sure you know what I'm talking about my Brother...So, take care and never forget those Good Times in Deutschland because it'll never forget us.......
Dusty was a great wrestler and a champion! Thank you Dusty Rodes for the years with me and my dad watching you wrestling years ago! You and my Dad are in god's hands up above! 🙏🏼✝️
Legend til the end and beyond, and his wrestling legacy is still alive and kicking through the incredible achievements of his son, who he raised right, what a life and what a man.
I'm guessing this is from WWE as they had to edit out "WCE Champion". Pretty sad, just play the clip as it was. At the end when he says he wants to be remembered as a good father and husband and smiles at the camera, I feel like that was what he wanted everyone to see after he passed. Thanks for all the memories, Dusty.
VERY entertaining. Never a bad match. WWF put him in polka dots, that was low blow BUT Dusty delivered. I think his last statement here, being a good father... Watch the in ring Promo of Dusty & Dustin in WCW and Dusty asking Dustin to let him tag with him... Very heart warming.
Dusty Rhodes wasn’t really a cowboy wow! In the beginning he was simply (for lack of a better term) a white boy from the hood. That’s kind of who he is at his essence. I always thought he reminded me more of a black man when I was a kid 😂
If you really need to see why Dusty Rhodes is deserving of being called things like "legend" and "genius", all you need to do is look at the legacy that now WWE has adopted: the WarGames match. Survivors Series was a pale imitation of it, but now that WarGames is happening there, the new Creative can afford to do much longer term stories were multiple feuds can come together. Also, Dusty's entire "existence" as "a living American Dream" was the sole purpose for the formation of the group that *_every single faction has to measure up to: The Four Horsemen!_* Their entire reason for coming together was to end Dusty's career.. and one of the reasons why it fizzled out every other time was because Dusty "retired on his own terms".. and WarGame debuting at the 1987 Bash (with multiple rematches over the course of that summer) escalated the feud to the point it elevated no only Dusty and all of the Horsemen, but also Nikita Koloff and the Road Warriors as well. Those two legacies alone show why he deserves those accolades. As for "promos" Look to the "Hard Times" bit and the "I've reserved the stratosphere" promo for his final match with the late Ole Anderson.
I miss Dusty. I met him at an FCW show. He took one look at my girlfriend, a brazilian chick with a huge perfect rump, and he said "Got dam" when she walked by. I took that as a very high compliment. Other wrestlers tried to approach her and give her their number and I just laughed at them. But the fact dusty thought my side chick was a smoke show after all he's seen was a very high compliment. Dude was the MAN
Dusty was my greatest hero in the wrestling world. I loved him like I knew him personally. There will NEVER be another one like The American Dream Dusty Rhodes!!! Continue to Rest In Peace my friend.
Seeing Gordon Solie young is a trip. I caught him in the 80s with GCW but especially when he was in Southeastern and Continental because I'm from Birmingham and was 6 to 12 years old when he was here. Too young to realize the legend I was looking at every Saturday morning and in person at the Boutwell.
I look back on it now, When I was a kid, I actually thought Ric Flair was Jesus Christ. And, I thought if You loved Ric Flair, You had to hate Big Dust. And, If you Loved Big Dust, You had to hate Ric Flair...... I didn't know until Dusty died that the two were actually tight. I was a STUPID kid. Rip Dusty Rhodes! WOOOOO!
Thumbs up if you too, went around pretending to elbow people in the head🦾 and screaming, 'Dusty Rhoades'.. I feel sorry for my younger brother in the early 70's. Sorry Bro...(50 yrs later)!!
As a kid I saw him wrestle in 1978 in the WWWF days. Man, the excitement and chaos was insane. I remember he grabbed the mic and said they didn't need the ref so the ref got flung out of the ring LOLOLLL pretty sure he wore his star boots too. RIP Dusty
I was first introduced to Dusty Rhodes when he wore the polka dot outfit, and, although I thought he looked ridiculous, you couldn't deny the passion he had for the business.
I didn't get why Dusty was popular, based on his actual style of wrestling, and looks, but he was a charismatic funny actor, and super beloved by kids all over the Carolinas
Dusty was a Brotha to Us All!!!!!
1:55 he was not African
a white man who was a brother to white men
@@omalone1169 You don't have to be Black to be a Brotha. You just have to be Down. ✊
"I HAVE WINED AND DINED WITH KINGS AND QUEENS, AND I'VE SLEPT IN ALLEYS EATING PORK-N-BEANS!" CLASSIC!!!!
When I'm going through hahd times, it's lines like that which put some funky on my monkey that Ajax won't take off, daddeh, if you wheel.
The first pro wrestler to earn $1million annually in 1974
I make the quote interesting in tavern for suchlike super bowl 🏈 and Nascar in my head with Howard Finkel in my head 🎉😢😅
OL DREAM PREACHING IT LIKE IT IS IF YA WIEEEEL
classic hill billy - dusty roads
The rivalry with Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes was one of the best rivalries of the 80's. On one side you got Dusty Rhodes, son of a plumber, representing the middle class blue collar workers. On the other side, you have Ric Flair, with the lear jets, limos and the women, etc. Dusty had the shuck and jive soul type promo, Ric Flair always bragged about having the "biggest house on the biggest hill" and "kissed every woman in the world and made em cry" etc. Their world title matches against each other were always great. Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair always brought out the best in each other but in the end, it all came down to who was the better man.
I remember watching him for the first time and I was like, this guy is so awesome and it’s sad that he is gone but still to this day I wish I can meet him and just shake his hand and tell him how influential and inspiring he is because Dusty Rhodes is in my top ten believe it or not
“It’s about winnin’ fo my people babay” - Good ole Dusty 👑
1:49
That's actually huge. Dusty got over with a whole community with charisma alone.
Might be the best to ever do it on the Mic -Hard Times 1985
Growing up watching Gordon Solie South Florida. When Dusty came along with a list of other Texas wrestlers. The show was on. Couldn’t wait for wrestling each week. I’m 65 and still stealing his lines.
Liked thunderbolt Patterson to sidenote
2:02 gets me 😂
Rick n Dust made my childhood so much better…. Lots of love guys….
I first saw Dusty Rhodes on World Wide Wrestling (NWA) over 40 years ago, when I was in my early teens. This guy had a verbal gift, as well as a ton of energy and charisma. Whenever Dusty came onto the screen, I knew that, to paraphrase UWF’s/WWE’s good ol’ JR (Jim Ross), business was about to pick up.
I was born in 68 and grew up with Dusty 😢😢😢 r.i.p American dream the son of a plumber
The greatest, if you will!!
That classic Heel turn when Rhodes put the first Bionic Elbow upside of Pak Song Nam's Noggin and the subsequent selling of the move by Pak Song is some of the best stuff in CWF history.
Always my favorite, and as a kid in the 70s, more than a few real fights were started by us pretending to wrestle, but not knowing the moves were somewhat faked! I dropped some real bionic elbows during that time! LOL!
My Absolute favorite wrestler of all time.
The first professional wrestler to earn a million dollars annually. Read his personal and in depth interview in Hustler magazine 1974.
Ever heard of Andre The Giant.
Legend - amazing believable and genuine entertainer
Dusty Rhodes-True legend
Dusty got me hooked on wrestling when he was in the NWA/ WCW
He was for sure one of my favorites.
Those forehead scars are wicked.
Dusty didn’t go only half way when it was time to get color!
Disgusting really
my dad still talks about dusty one of his favorite wrestlers of all time
Legend.
A rare sober clip of Natch
Rip dusty rhodes superstar legend
the forehead scars respect
Hogan wearing a Macho Man shirt. Damn I love Hogan lol!
I really miss that man so proud of his son ring named Cody Rhodes for what he is doing the wrestling investor with aew and WWE for that even his brother is still working with aew
My mom was Dustys mistress for a couple years when he was in town which led to my parents getting divorced and my mom remarried after Dusty eventually ghosted her
He spoke of yo momma.
Lmao Yo momma was definetly feelin “hard times” back then 😂😭
Gavin says : my name is Gavin and when I started watching wrestling it was 1992 and I thought it was broke then but people busted up got me to Stone cold Steve Austin who back in '92 was Stunning Steve however I watched Dustin Rhodes Dusty's Son and I was hooked!!!!!
This man must be revered for his craft and building bridges!!!
Now that's what I'm talking about real Wrestling on a Saturday afternoon coming from Florida with Gordon Solie
Hope I spelled his last name correctly.
I remember Ernie the cat Ladd calling him dirty Rhodes 😂😂😂. Man i grew up in the golden age of "Rasslin". Gordon Solie. Georgia championship wrestling every Saturday and Sunday afternoon on WTCG Atlanta
This man was great 💪
The Real American Dream ❤
As good as these clips and memories of The Dream are, the highlight of the whole video is Gordon Solie saying, "I dig." Lol.
Brother and I went to the Theater to see the “Wrestler” when it came out…
THE AMERICAN DREAM BABY 👶 LOVE HIM❤
The best ever !!!!
Boy WWE really dropped the ball with him.
Movie, please!!
Respect
What a rock star
U finished your story. With roman reigns. And now another story begins, congratulations Cody.
🐐
The thumbclip photo makes him look so much like a fat Jonah Hill. Maybe there is a movie role in that?
The AMERICAN DREAM!
Cody better come out at WM40 to his Daddy’s American Dream song
He looks and acts exactly like John Belushi
No...Don't ever compare the American Dream to that clown.
Does anyone know about the promo at 1:30? Can’t find it for the life of me
I discover u 1972 I remember meeting u in perry ga
"You can see a black man and a white man sharing a box of popcorn. Whooo! That's funky." Young people, learn from this wise man.
Too bad they cut it one sentence early.
Next line is, "THAT is The American Dream".
I love when you see images of videos of young Dusty, at first your like " Damn Cody looks like Dusty ", then after you look for a bit.. Dustin looks exactly like Dusty.
Yup. Dustin and Dusty are mirror images
Dusty was my favorite wrestler back then. So much charisma. Me and my dad would watch on TV in South Florida. Loved listening to him talk with Gordon Solie.
I watched from Ohio and still got your vibe.
Man it gives me goosebumps this legendary man was a role model for so many folks rip to the best..
Goosebumps that folks are ridiculous?
@@Certaintystillexiststhunderbolt patterson
Dusty! Your son Cody finally finished his story!!!
The Rhodes family finally has a WWE Championship to their legacy!!!
Be very proud of your son!!!!
RIP American Dream!!!
Greatest Wrestlemania match ever! I've never cried this hard over a match in my whole life, The Story gets its happy ending
THE DREAM LIVES
Yes you can rest assured you finally got the World belt through Cody and we are all SO GLAD FOR YOU AMERICAN DREAM
🦾🦾💛💛
Quite inspirational... if you have parents that rich or "in". Nepotism always wins.
There'll never be another like Dusty...and that's the way it should be.
Rest in power, sir.
TIL I learned Dusty Rhodes was a black wrestler.
Sapphire was his mama
One could argue that when Big Dust became the first Black world heavyweight champion, it paved the way for the US to elect her first Black president, Bill Clinton.
No he was not
He was the first black babyface
He wasn't no bigot he loved everyone black white Latino and Asian
He was a master entertainer. Definite fan favorite. When he won the belt, we all won the belt. The American Dream daddy🫡🇺🇸
Amer-Icaaan Dreammmmm🎶🎶
He's great, but what I love more is his legacy. There's some huge figures in this business: mountains, continental sized egos, living breathing superheroes. And not one of them has a bad word to say about the Dream. Matter of fact, they all love the guy.
Not a bad word about Dusty? Ask Tommy Rich; The Rock n Roll Express; Baby Doll; The Road Warriors, and everybody else that was Over when he was booker, about how he had to work himself into their angles to take some of their shine. Ronnie Garvin even talked about it in a shoot interview, what an insecure guy Virgil was when it came to the cheering fans...
I remember this guy when I was a kid. I am late 40's now. My dad loved watching wrestling, he died a few years ago. Same year as my wife of 20 years, her favorite aunt, my favorite aunt.
Cheers 🍻 to your dad,your wife, and 2 favorite aunties and of course cheers 🍻 for dusty 🙏
Good father..peace out, this made me tear😢
2:02 And it’s Błack history month where his youngest son and a beautiful Błack lady lived out this prophesy.
As a lil black boy? I loved how he preached in pro wresling. He was a black man in a white mans body.
His lisp?! Was epic
Dusty rhodes was black! Perriod point mf blank! Ef you!
I hated wwf dusty rhodes vince made him look like a clown.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HARD TIMES ARE DADDY!!! My absolute favorite promo of his
legendary promo
@@tormmacthey was the best ah times …they was the worst ah times - Dickens if he was a Texan Wrestler WEIGHING IN AT TWO HUNNRA AN EIGHTY POUNS
Sorry y'all but I'm from Tampa Florida and this is where the soul started no where else and I will take these good times to my death bed ...r.i.p. Big Dust✊️👊🏽
At first, I didn't get why Dusty is so beloved, cuz I was born in the ruthless aggression era, after watching some of his match, some of his promos, I realized that Dusty is way ahead of his time, A people's man, a very charismatic wrestler that hooks you in in his matches whether he lose or win. He really was the embodiment of American Dream, and to see his sons, to be successful in their own way, makes me root for the Rhodes even more.
When the Dream would hit the ring in Philadelphia at the old Civic Center the place would explode
My dad turned me onto him when I was younger, and he immediately became a favorite of mine. He was the embodiment of a working class guy. I cannot recommend his "Hard Times" speech enough because it's beyond wrestling. Rest easy big fella.
Dusty is a legend! Watching him give that power elbow to Ric Flair back in the day, EPIC & I loved every minute of it! Thank you for the memories American dream! I too am a son of a plumber!
He was Genius.
The American Dream, Dusty Rhodesss !!!!
Hadd Thimesss Daddddeyy !!! ❤
My all-time favorite wrestler. I saw him wrestle at the Tampa armory with Gordon Sollie doing the TV back in '74. Great memories.
This Dusty Rhodes montage came across my timeline. But more importantly I saw your Old Ironside patch...Where were you stationed Mike? I was in Germany at the time...
@@lilbuck70 Hey, brother! First, thanks for your service and sacrifice. Your family's too. People don't understand they serve too.
From '88 to we left for Desert Shield/Storm, I was in 4th Battalion 70th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Erlangen West Germany. Man, I miss Germany. That place was awesome back then. What about you, brother?
Take care of yourself! Cheers! ✌
@@TheMichaelBeck Definitely Mike, my sentiments as well. I was stationed in Nurenberg actually Furth from 89' to 92'. I was in F. Co 123rd support battalion and I did the whole Desert Storm thing. But, again, I want to echo your sentiments Germany was and still is the greatest duty station I ever had. So many days I reminisce about the camaraderie I had with my brothers and the Love German women had for us, let me rephrase that because Germany was like NY just a big melting pot of different nationalities that loved us (lol). Also, I loved it so much I thought about finishing my last yr and staying there. But, unfortunately when I reenlisted my post closed and I ended up going to the worst duty station there is..imo and that's Ft.Drum..Actually, I try to go back once a yr but you wouldn't recognize it now; it's changed so much and because American presence isn't as prevalent as it once was our culture and influence there has changed. Also, I used to party every wk'n in Munich and you have to realize at least for me that would've been my college yrs and partying in Munich and Nurnberg was ''UNBELIEVABLE''..Well, take care of yourself and it's always cool talking to one of my Army Brothers!!!!!
@@lilbuck70 My favorite club was in Nuremberg. If you know of or say that you were there when I was, I'll shite and fall back in it. "The Green Goose". It was a block away from the McDonald's in the city center and near the train station, next to "The Wall", a short walk from the red light district. You remember the "Goose", I'll be blown away. I went to Furth a few times. Never made it Munich but went to Heidelberg 3 times. I'm really disappointed that I never went to Normady and paid my respect to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. Yes, the people loved us. I loved throwing MREs and candy to the kids as we drove through Erlangen with our tanks. Kids loved it, adults, not so much. Especially when some idiot tears up the curb or road with the tank. They learned quickly not to get behind us like they did the M60A3. Our M1A1 jet turbine would melt the paint and plastic on their cars in less than a minute. All great memories. The beautiful, amazing, and affectionate 😉 ladies. They LOVED us American soldiers. Best beer in the world, best job I ever had, best time of my life. Take care of yourself, brother! 🇺🇸🤜☠🇷🇺☠🤛🇺🇦
@@TheMichaelBeck Aah Man small world. If you were stationed in Nurnberg/Furth everyone knows the ''Green Goose''..that's one of the most iconic spots in that area along with Club ''Maryland'' & Club Hollywood in downtown Nurnberg..I partied there quite often, but just to break the monotony me & my friends would travel to Munich to get away from the same faces we saw all week lol..And I feel the same way I didn't get a chance to visit Normandy to pay my respects but at that time life was coming at us so fast and so much to do and not enough time to do it. As I said before I miss it more than anything in this world I relive something everyday about my time in Germany and I try to tell my friends they have to go just to experience the culture...America will always be home but Germany isn't that far behind because I consider that my home away from home..Just typing this feels me up with so many emotions & memories and I'm sure you know what I'm talking about my Brother...So, take care and never forget those Good Times in Deutschland because it'll never forget us.......
All I can say is Dusty made wrestling in the 70s damn good rasslin'.....
he was always invited to the cookout. He was the white uncle i never had
Dusty was a great wrestler and a champion! Thank you Dusty Rodes for the years with me and my dad watching you wrestling years ago! You and my Dad are in god's hands up above! 🙏🏼✝️
Sadly he was never a champion, but he was the best.
@@solodolo4098 What are those different champion belts that he had around his waste? And hanging over his shoulder?
Look up his past years winning belts
Legend til the end and beyond, and his wrestling legacy is still alive and kicking through the incredible achievements of his son, who he raised right, what a life and what a man.
Dusty has 2 sons
@@kellymcquay2626 True, can't forget the Former Artist known as Goldust!
@@hankthetank8039The ORIGINAL American Nightmare.
Jebus. His forehead is more scarred up than Bruiser Brody’s
I'm guessing this is from WWE as they had to edit out "WCE Champion". Pretty sad, just play the clip as it was. At the end when he says he wants to be remembered as a good father and husband and smiles at the camera, I feel like that was what he wanted everyone to see after he passed. Thanks for all the memories, Dusty.
*Hard Times!*
He was & still is one of the true ❤ best movers,shakers, even in heaven😢
VERY entertaining. Never a bad match. WWF put him in polka dots, that was low blow BUT Dusty delivered. I think his last statement here, being a good father... Watch the in ring Promo of Dusty & Dustin in WCW and Dusty asking Dustin to let him tag with him... Very heart warming.
Dusty Rhodes wasn’t really a cowboy wow! In the beginning he was simply (for lack of a better term) a white boy from the hood. That’s kind of who he is at his essence. I always thought he reminded me more of a black man when I was a kid 😂
If you really need to see why Dusty Rhodes is deserving of being called things like "legend" and "genius", all you need to do is look at the legacy that now WWE has adopted: the WarGames match. Survivors Series was a pale imitation of it, but now that WarGames is happening there, the new Creative can afford to do much longer term stories were multiple feuds can come together. Also, Dusty's entire "existence" as "a living American Dream" was the sole purpose for the formation of the group that *_every single faction has to measure up to: The Four Horsemen!_* Their entire reason for coming together was to end Dusty's career.. and one of the reasons why it fizzled out every other time was because Dusty "retired on his own terms".. and WarGame debuting at the 1987 Bash (with multiple rematches over the course of that summer) escalated the feud to the point it elevated no only Dusty and all of the Horsemen, but also Nikita Koloff and the Road Warriors as well. Those two legacies alone show why he deserves those accolades. As for "promos" Look to the "Hard Times" bit and the "I've reserved the stratosphere" promo for his final match with the late Ole Anderson.
Dusty rhodes had a great sense of humor! And charisma!
1:30 BRENDAN FRASIER??? now knowing Brendan could pull off dusty makes me really want him to do it in a movie.
I miss Dusty. I met him at an FCW show. He took one look at my girlfriend, a brazilian chick with a huge perfect rump, and he said "Got dam" when she walked by. I took that as a very high compliment. Other wrestlers tried to approach her and give her their number and I just laughed at them. But the fact dusty thought my side chick was a smoke show after all he's seen was a very high compliment. Dude was the MAN
Big Dust .. what a legend
Dusty was my greatest hero in the wrestling world. I loved him like I knew him personally. There will NEVER be another one like The American Dream Dusty Rhodes!!! Continue to Rest In Peace my friend.
Seeing Gordon Solie young is a trip. I caught him in the 80s with GCW but especially when he was in Southeastern and Continental because I'm from Birmingham and was 6 to 12 years old when he was here. Too young to realize the legend I was looking at every Saturday morning and in person at the Boutwell.
I look back on it now, When I was a kid, I actually thought Ric Flair was Jesus Christ. And, I thought if You loved Ric Flair, You had to hate Big Dust. And, If you Loved Big Dust, You had to hate Ric Flair...... I didn't know until Dusty died that the two were actually tight. I was a STUPID kid. Rip Dusty Rhodes! WOOOOO!
You weren't a stupid kid! That experience is just a testament to how good these two legends were at their job 🗣️
Not stupid thats how it was meant to be! They were supposed to be enemies on the stage
Thumbs up if you too, went around pretending to elbow people in the head🦾 and screaming, 'Dusty Rhoades'.. I feel sorry for my younger brother in the early 70's. Sorry Bro...(50 yrs later)!!
As a kid I saw him wrestle in 1978 in the WWWF days. Man, the excitement and chaos was insane. I remember he grabbed the mic and said they didn't need the ref so the ref got flung out of the ring LOLOLLL pretty sure he wore his star boots too. RIP Dusty
Lmao that’s classic glad u have that memory cheers 🍻
Dusty, Kerry Von Eric , and Junk Yard Dog was my three favorite wrestlers...
WWE tried tio humilate this man..wwe dont get any credit for this. dont hashtag this with wwe
I was first introduced to Dusty Rhodes when he wore the polka dot outfit, and, although I thought he looked ridiculous, you couldn't deny the passion he had for the business.
I didn't get why Dusty was popular, based on his actual style of wrestling, and looks, but he was a charismatic funny actor, and super beloved by kids all over the Carolinas
That last comment ✌️
TEDDY LONG!?!?! He's been in the business longer than I thought.
Those Dusty/Flair feuds were awesome. Some of the best promos and matches. Great times.