Dusty Rhodes

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(From Wikipedia) Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. (born on October 12, 1945), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He makes occasional on-air appearances on the Raw brand and works as a backstage booker and producer on the ECW brand.

Rhodes is a 3-time NWA World Champion and has also won the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship. He has also won many other championships during his wrestling career. He is a member of the WCW, WWE, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame.

Statistics:
Ring name(s): Dusty Rhodes
The Midnight Rider

Billed height: 6'2

Billed weight: 302 lbs.

Born:  October 12, 1945 (age 63)
Austin, Texas

Resides: Austin, Texas

Trained by: Joe Blanchard

Debut: October 16, 1968

Championship and Accomplishments:
Central States Wrestling
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) - with Dick Murdoch

Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 time)
NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times)
NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Magnum T.A.
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (10 times) (Most Reigns)
NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Dick Murdoch (1), Dick Slater (1), Bobo Brazil (1), and André the Giant (1)
NWA Florida Television Championship (2 times)
NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bugsy McGraw (1) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

International Wrestling Alliance (Australia)
IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dick Murdoch

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling |Jim Crockett Promotions | World Championship Wrestling
NWA Television Championship (1 time) (Last)
NWA United States Heayvweight Championship (1 time)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Road Warriors
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Dick Slater (1) and Manny Fernandez (1)
NWA World Television Championship (2 times) (First)
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup (1987) with Nikita Koloff
Bunkhouse Stampede (1985)
Bunkhouse Stampede (1986)
Bunkhouse Stampede (1987)
Bunkhouse Stampede {1988)
WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)

NWA Big Time Wrestling
NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Baron Von Raschke (1) and Dick Murdoch (1)
NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times)

NWA Detroit
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit Version) (1 time) – with Dick Murdoch

NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (This Mid-Atlantic promotion operates out of the same region as the original and has revived some of the championships that it once used. However, it is not to be confused with the promotion that was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and sold to Ted Turner in 1988. That promotion went on to be renamed World Championship Wrestling.)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Buff Bagwell

NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time)

NWA San Francisco
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) (Last)

NWA Tri-State
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with André the Giant

National Wrestling Federation
NWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dick Murdoch (First)

World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Match of the Year (1979) vs. Harley Race on August 21
PWI Match of the Year (1986) vs. Ric Flair in a cage match at The Great American Bash
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1977, 1978)
PWI Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers and the Road Warriors
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1979, 1987)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Most Charismatic (1982) tied with Ric Flair
Most Overrated (1987, 1988)
Worst Television Announcer (1997)
Best Booker (1986)
Best Babyface (1980)
Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1987, 1988)
Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1990)
Worst Feud of the Year (1988) (as The Midnight Rider) vs. Tully Blanchard
Worst Gimmick (1988)