WWE legend and Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes died today at the age of 69, the company said in a statement.
Rhodes, whose real name was Virgil Runnels, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and was considered “one of the most captivating and charismatic figures in sports entertainment,” the WWE said.
Rhodes is the father to current WWE stars Goldust (Dustin Runnels) and Stardust (Cody Runnels).
Rhodes debuted in 1968 and won the NWA title three times during his illustrious career. Rhodes’ wrestling persona was that of an American working man and was often billed as "the son of a plumber.”
His bleach-blond hair, colorful ring attire and over the top microphone work made him a fan favorite.
Rhodes ended his career working backstage for the WWE in various roles and occasionally appearing on TV.
Triple H, former WWE champion and an executive vice president with the company, was one of the many wrestlers paying tribute to Rhodes on Twitter.
Still so alive as well. He popped up a few times on Raw in the last few years, as recently as like 4 months ago I think. Wasn't the best commentator in FCW but a harsh loss. Hopefully WWE does him a debt and finally takes that facepaint off of Cody and gives him a MITB win and title reign or something. Guy deserves it after years of giving his big brother the worst gimmick of all time and watching him get it over.
When I first got into wrestling in the mid 80s, mainly because of WWF he was part of the reason I started watching WCW as well, he could talk shit and land mean elbows. WWE should definitely honor him.
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