Virgil Runnels

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-10-12 (70 years old)

Deathday

2015-06-11

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

Virgil Runnels

Biography

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 N...

Acting

1990

1990

WWF Hottest Matches

as Dusty Rhodes

2004

NEW Renegades Rampage

as Dusty Rhodes

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

as Dusty Rhodes

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

as Dusty Rhodes

2023

2005

TNA Lockdown 2005

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

2005

TNA Destination X 2005

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

2005

TNA Against All Odds 2005

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

2004

TNA Victory Road 2004

as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

as Dusty Rhodes

2006

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

as "The Common Man" Dusty Rhodes

1985

NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

2004

TNA Turning Point 2004

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

2005

TNA Final Resolution 2005

as Dusty Rhodes (TNA D.O.A.)

1988

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

as Dusty Rhodes

1991

WCW Halloween Havoc '91

as Dusty Rhodes (Cornerman)

1992

2006

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

as Dusty Rhodes

1994

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

as Dusty Rhodes

2013

WWE Battleground 2013

as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

2001

WCW Greed

as Dusty Rhodes

1990

1998

WCW Souled Out 1998

as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

1998

WCW SuperBrawl VIII

as Dusty Rhodes

1998

WCW Uncensored 1998

as Dusty Rhodes

2000

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)

2000

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

as Dusty Rhodes (Appearance)

2003

2022

Biography: Rey Mysterio

as Self (archive footage) - Dusty Rhodes

2010

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

1991

WCW WrestleWar 1991

as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)

1991

WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun

as Dusty Rhodes (Commentator)

2017

Nature Boy

as Self (archive footage)

2016

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

as Dusty Rhodes (archive footage)

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ROH: Ring of Hardcore

as Dusty Rhodes

2015

2009

The Rise & Fall of WCW

as Dusty Rhodes

2015

Sting: Into the Light

as Dusty Rhodes

2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

as Dusty Rhodes

2000

1974

The Wrestler

as Dusty Rhodes

2004

HUSTLE-3

as Dusty Rhodes

2011

The True Story of WrestleMania

as Self (archive footage)

2002

MLW King of Kings

as Dusty Rhodes

2020

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

as Self (archive footage)

1978

1988

1989

PWF Homecoming

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

1989

1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

1989

1984

NWA Boogie Jam

as Dusty Rhodes

1985

MSW WrestleFest

as Dusty Rhodes

1984

NWA Night of Champions

as Dusty Rhodes

1980

1984

NWA Lords of The Ring

as Dusty Rhodes

1986

NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

2003

1996

Paradise Park

as Deputy Johnny Morton

2013

WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff

as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

as Dusty Rhodes (Ringside)

Production

2014

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

as Executive Producer

1983

1989

PWF Homecoming

as Director

1989

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