I really don’t care for her either, but she hit me square in almost my temple — it felt like my temple. His tenure in UWF also saw him compete in the often-considered "cross-promotional" War Games match against Team JBL (managed by John Bradshaw Layfield, who was signed to WWE as a commentator at the time) consisting of Steve Corino, C.W. [citation needed], "Goldust" redirects here. ~~~This match took place in the back of flatbed truck that was caged in while speeding down the highway. The promotion was renamed the Professional Wrestling Federation in February 1989 after Runnels' father, Dusty Rhodes, began wrestling there. On February 15, Rhodes, identified as Gold Dustin, appeared at ringside during a match involving The Great Muta, resulting in a brawl between Rhodes and The Great Muta. This was the man that stepped into the ring against Dustin Rhodes and the booking could not have been better. At Money in the Bank, Goldust and Stardust defeated RybAxel (Curtis Axel and Ryback). On Impact!, he helped Rellik beat up Kaz. Runnels returned to World Championship Wrestling on the November 8, 1999 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, filming several vignettes for a fantastical, face-painted character named Seven. "[15] Runnels himself admitted that the first few months of the gimmick were uncomfortable for him as it didn't match his personality at all, but decided to work with what was given to him and "run with it". [60][61], On December 7, 2010, it was reported that Runnels had suffered a shoulder injury. At WrestleMania 31, Goldust participated in the 2nd annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where he was eliminated by Ryback. He was (kayfabe) fired by Vince Russo at Spring Stampede in April 2000 for failing to prevent Terry Funk from winning the vacant Hardcore Championship, against Norman Smiley. Their first defeat came against The Original Midnight Express at a house show on December 10, 1988 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Runnels debuted as a fan favorite in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late 1990, wrestling as Dustin Rhodes. [62] He underwent surgery to repair the injury on December 10 and, as a result, was expected to be out of action for five to six months. He appeared in a dark 26-man battle royal match at WrestleMania XXVI, but failed to win, although his past ally Yoshi Tatsu won. [113] During the May 20 broadcast of Dynamite, Shawn Spears insulted Dustin and the Rhodes family during a segment, setting up a match between the two at the Double or Nothing on May 23, 2020. Dustin Rhodes has a match against Kip Sabian next week on Dynamite. Later that night, while speaking to their father, Dusty Rhodes, Goldust would be attacked by Stardust again. At Survivor Series they lost the title to The Miz and Damien Mizdow. [Photo: WWE.com] Cody and Dustin Rhodes have talked publicly for years about wanting to have that brother versus brother match on the big stage at WrestleMania. Provided Kip Sabian doesn’t get the upset win and end the career of Dustin Rhodes, he will then be faced with Lance Archer in the semi-finals. Her gimmick consisted of sitting at ringside in a director's chair during Goldust's matches, advising him while smoking large brown cigars. He feuded with Larry Zbyszko until April 1991, when he refused to join Alexandra York's York Foundation, thus beginning a feud with Foundation member Terrence Taylor. at Against All Odds, Rhodes lost to Raven but got payback at Destination X when he defeated Raven in a bullrope match. [121], The original Goldust character was also brilliant with his love of old Hollywood and classic the movie quotes. Competing as Dustin Rhodes, he captured the TCW Heavyweight Championship from Scotty Riggs on January 26, but vacated the title immediately afterwards after it was confirmed that he would be returning to WWE. At Night of Champions they won the WWE Tag Team Championships once again by beating The Usos. Rhodes teamed with Kendall Windham in an undercard tag team called The Texas Broncos that saw success against The Cruel Connection and The Commandos. [125] Runnels also has a step son. [2] In an interview on TNA Impact! While competing for AJPW in 2007, Runnels returned to CCW to feud with Phi Delta Slam, mainly in tag team matches with a variety of partners, including Kip James. Runnels' feud with The Inner Circle concluded when he lost to Jake Hager in Hager's AEW debut match at Revolution. It is not to be confused with, Championship Wrestling from Florida (1988–1989), United States Heavyweight Champion (1993–1995), Seven and "The American Nightmare" (1999–2001), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2005), Backstage producer and departure (2011–2012), Return to the independent circuit (2012–2013), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling or Impact Wrestling, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match, WCW United States Championship Tournament (1993), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE, "Goldust | The Time Dustin Rhodes Almost Got Breast Implants", "Breaking News: WWE releases Dustin 'Goldust' Runnels; full statement", "Hard Justice Results: Kurt Angle Beats Joe! Goldust made an appearance at NXT TakeOver: Respect without any facepaint to congratulate Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe after they won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[77]. Comparing other character gimmicks that Dustin has portrayed with Seven in WCW and Black Reign in TNA, one thing he lost sight of over the years was how being himself, the character-wrestling son of Dusty Rhodes, could also be an attraction. [29], On the May 25 episode of Raw, Goldust teamed up with Hornswoggle in a tag team match, where they defeated Festus and The Brian Kendrick. (Pin) It started shooting out I was like, oh god, oh god that’s a deep one.”, “[The blood] was blinding at times in the match it was like, ‘oh man it won’t stop.’ It just kept coming. He utilized such tactics as groping and excessive affection towards his opponent in the midst of delivering his onslaught. Dustin left a phone message for Cody Rhodes stating that he will retire if he can not get past Sabian. These vignettes contained ominous footage of Rhodes in full makeup standing outside a child's bedroom window. A stunning shot of Dustin and Cody Rhodes after their match. At the Uncensored pay-per-view on March 19, 1995, Rhodes lost to The Blacktop Bully in the only King of the Road match in the company's history. Shortly after returning, promos began airing for a few weeks of Goldust saying that there was a certain wrestler whose "star was shining brighter" than he would like. [100] At Starrcade, he competed as "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, defeating Dash Wilder with the bulldog. 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[31], The team of Goldust and Hornswoggle came to an end on June 29, 2009, when Goldust was traded to the ECW brand via a 15-man trade,. [10] Runnels has also appeared in the second most Royal Rumble matches, at 13. [2] At Turning Point, Abyss and Raven defeated Black Reign and Rellik in a Match of 10,000 Tacks. ~~~Dustin and Barry Darsow (Blacktop Bully) disobeyed WCW policy and bled during the match … TNA presented the interview as being an emotional breakdown on the part of Rhodes. [73] The Rhodes brothers heaped more misery on the Shield by winning a no disqualification match on the October 14 Raw (with the help of Big Show) to capture the tag titles, marking Goldust's first title in WWE in nearly 11 years. Brother match that kicked off AEW’s birth with a bang as Cody battled Dustin Rhodes. If you use our quotes credit Ringside News. “Cody’s cane has a wolf head on it so Brandi — I know she doesn’t like me, at all — right? In late 1991, Rhodes formed a tag-team with Barry Windham and began pursuing WCW Tag Team champions The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Zbyszko). [45] However, Goldust and Tatsu failed in capturing the titles on the final episode of ECW on Syfy. [2] Later the same night, he appeared for an interview, as Dustin Rhodes, without his Black Reign make-up and stated that his "alter ego" has been scaring him since when he was a little kid. [24] The following night on Raw, Goldust appeared again with Piper and the Honky Tonk Man as guest commentators for Marella's match with Charlie Haas. Sami Zayn would then run into the ring and help in attacking Strowman. Goldust defended his Intercontinental Championship in bouts against Savio Vega and The Ultimate Warrior before losing to Ahmed Johnson at King of the Ring on June 23, 1996. He returned to AJPW for a ten and a twenty-day tour in the spring and summer of 1990. [90], In the 2016 WWE Draft, Goldust, along with R-Truth, was drafted to Raw. 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