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Dustin Rhodes | |
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Birth name | Dustin Patrick Runnels |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | April 11, 1969
Spouse(s) | Milena Martelloni
(m. 2002; div. 2003)Ta-rel Roche
(m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Dusty Rhodes (father), Sandra Runnels (mother) |
Relatives | Cody Rhodes (half-brother), Brandi Rhodes (half-sister-in-law) |
Website | rhodesdream |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Artist formerly known as Goldust Black Reign Dustin Dustin Rhodes Dustin Runnels Dusty Rhodes Jr. Goldust Gold Dustin The Natural |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Austin, Texas, U.S. Hollywood, California, U.S. (as Goldust) |
Trained by | Dusty Rhodes Steve Keirn Harley Race |
Debut | September 13, 1988 |
Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler and author. He currently works for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Dustin Rhodes. Runnels is best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation/WWE under the ring name Goldust. Rhodes is the son of former professional wrestler "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and half-brother of Cody Rhodes.[2] During his time with WWE he won the World Tag Team Championship with Booker T, the WWE Tag Team Championship twice with his half-brother, the WWE Hardcore Championship seven times and the WWE Intercontinental Championship three times.
Rhodes has also wrestled for World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]