1. The WWE is reporting some very sad news: One of the most celebrated professional wrestling legends, Dusty Rhodes, has passed away at the age of 69: 2.

June 11 is a sad anniversary for wrestling fans, as it’s now been three years since the passing of the legendary ‘American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes. Dream passed away back in 2015 at age 69 after ...

Rhodes began his wrestling career in 1968 after starring in football at West Texas State (now known as West Texas A&M) and spending a year on the taxi squad with the AFL’s the Boston Patriots.

Dusty was one of those guys you just knew who had a magnetic personality. He was a great guy and he was Dusty Rhodes all the time. Sometimes the volume was turned up, sometimes it was turned down.

Sad to hear about Dusty Rhodes, there's only one American Dream. Love you Dusty, thanks for all the laughs and stories. #lifewellLived #RIP — John Layfield (@JCLayfield) June 11, 2015 ...

On Thursday, it was reported that legendary professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes — born Virgil Runnels in 1945 — passed away at the age of 69. WWE.com posted the following to its web site: ...

“It was Dusty Rhodes who was the one who got me hooked on wrestling,” said Hogan. “If Dusty Rhodes was not on TV on Saturday or Sunday morning here in Tampa, we were pissed off.

Legendary professional wrestler Virgil Runnels Jr., better known by his ring name "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, died on Thursday at the age of 69, the WWE confirmed.

Here are five other facts about “The American Dream”, Dusty Rhodes: 1. During the 1980s Rhodes was a booker, or screenwriter, for NWA, which would later become WCW.

The Dusty Rhodes Biography episode has a premiere date and time of Sunday, April 9th 2023 at 8/7c on the A&E cable TV channel. It will be immediately followed by a new episode of WWE Rivals.

5. 'The Dream' has a wrestling term named after him Like many pro wrestlers before and after him, Rhodes had a minor brush with Hollywood, landing mostly forgettable roles in 1974's "The Wrestler ...

Here are five other facts about “The American Dream”, Dusty Rhodes: 1. During the 1980s Rhodes was a booker, or screenwriter, for NWA, which would later become WCW.