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Goldust is an American skilled wrestler who has a net worth of $3 million.

Also often known as Dustin Rhodes, he’s the son of wrestler Dusty Rhodes and the brother of wrestler Cody Rhodes.

Goldust is finest recognized for his a number of WWF/WWE tenures from 1995 to 2019. He has additionally appeared with the promotions WCW, TNA, and AEW, amongst others. The winner of over 20 championships, Rhodes was a two-time WCW US Heavyweight Champion and a nine-time WWE Hardcore Champion.

Early Life

Dustin Rhodes was born as Dustin Runnels on April 11, 1969 in Dallas, Texas to Sandra and Virgil Runnels. His father is healthier often known as WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. He has two sisters named Kristin and Teil, in addition to a half-brother named Cody, who additionally grew to become an expert wrestler.

Career Beginnings

Rhodes kicked off his skilled wrestling profession with the Tampa-based Championship Wrestling from Florida in 1988. In his debut, he beat Bob Cook. Rhodes gained the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship in 1989, holding it for a month.

World Champions Wrestling, 1988-1989

Rhodes made his WCW debut in late 1988. His first stint with the promotion lasted just a few months into 1989, ending along with his win over Trent Knight in Walterboro, South Carolina in late February.

World Wrestling Federation, 1990-1991

After combating with All Japan Pro Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association, Rhodes made his debut within the World Wrestling Federation in late 1990. His first match was in opposition to Paul Diamond. Following his tag-team loss to Ted DiBiase and Virgil in early 1991, Rhodes left WWF.

WCW, 1991-1995

In February of 1991, Rhodes returned to WCW. He went on to have feuds with Larry Zbyszko and Terrence Taylor. Later within the 12 months, Rhodes shaped a tag staff with Barry Windham. When Windham was injured previous to their title shot, Rhodes teamed up with Ricky Steamboat and gained the WCW World Tag Team Championship. The pair misplaced the title in early 1992. Rhodes regained the title, this time with Windham, in September, earlier than dropping it once more in November. In early 1993, he beat his former accomplice Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. Rhodes efficiently defended the title in opposition to Maxx Payne. He went on to say his second US Heavyweight Championship by beating Rick Rude. In 1994, Rhodes started feuds with Bunkhouse Buck and Col. Robert Parker.

WWF, 1995-1999

Rhodes returned to WWF in the summertime of 1995 beneath the ring title Goldust, on the time a villainous character. Goldust regularly carried out salacious and seductive thoughts video games to upset and confound his opponents. His ways included groping, intense bodily affection, and self-caressing. Overall, Goldust was depicted as a drag queen obsessive about cinema and gold gadgets, particularly the Oscar statuette. After defeating Marty Jannetty and Bam Bam Bigelow, Goldust started feuding with Razor Ramon, whom he stalked in late 1995. The rivalry culminated with Goldust defeating Ramon for the Intercontinental Championship in early 1996. In the match, he was joined by his valet Marlena, making her debut. Goldust efficiently defended his Intercontinental Championship in opposition to Savio Vega and the Ultimate Warrior earlier than dropping it to Ahmed Johnson in the summertime of 1996. He subsequently had feuds with Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Brian Pillman, Vader, and Val Venis, amongst others. In 1999, Rhodes gained the Intercontinental Championship once more, this time by beating Road Dogg. He misplaced it two weeks later to the Godfather.

WCW, 1999-2001 

In late 1999, Rhodes returned to WCW for the second time. He started wrestling as “The American Nightmare” Dustin Rhodes, a reference to his father’s ring title “The American Dream.” As the character, he had feuds with Jeff Jarrett, Terry Funk, and Ric Flair. In March of 2001, Rhodes wrestled within the ultimate WCW pay-per-view; the promotion was subsequently acquired by WWF.

Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling

After leaving WCW, Rhodes started wrestling for his father’s newly created Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. He gained the promotion’s Heavyweight Championship, however vacated the title instantly after it was confirmed he was returning to WWF.

WWF/WWE, 2001-2003

Rhodes re-signed with WWF in late 2001 and went on to convey again his Goldust character. Following a loss to Rob Van Dam, he moved to the hardcore division and proceeded to win 9 Hardcore Championships. After WWF was renamed WWE and its roster was divided into the Raw and SmackDown manufacturers, Goldust was assigned to Raw. There, he shaped a tag staff with Booker T., profitable the World Tag Team Championship earlier than being compelled to half methods in early 2003. Subsequently, Goldust contracted a stutter and signs paying homage to Tourette’s.

WWE, 2005-2006 and 2008-2012

After spending a while on the unbiased circuit and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Rhodes made his third return to WWE in 2005. He was launched from his contract in mid-2006 for no-showing an look. Rhodes subsequently went again to the unbiased circuit, after which returned to Japan. In 2007, he returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and in 2008 briefly returned to the unbiased circuit once more. Rhodes then made his fourth return to WWE beneath his Goldust persona, and teamed up with Hornswoggle. The staff was break up up in 2009 when Goldust was traded to the ECW model, the place he teamed up with Yoshi Tatsu. In 2010, Goldust joined the SmackDown model, however was shortly after drafted again to Raw. After present process surgical procedure for a shoulder damage late within the 12 months, Rhodes started working backstage for WWE as a producer. He made some appearances on “Raw” after that, after which left WWE in May of 2012.

WWE, 2013-2019

Following one other stint again on the unbiased circuit, Rhodes made his fifth return to WWE in early 2013 as Goldust. With his half-brother Cody, he gained the Tag Team Championship, his first WWE title in near 11 years. The brothers efficiently defended the title in opposition to the Usos, Rollins and Reigns, Curtis Axel and Ryback, the Real Americans, and Big Show and Rey Mysterio earlier than dropping it to New Age Outlaws. Goldust break up from Cody in June because of mounting losses. However, Cody quickly returned because the persona Stardust. With Stardust, Goldust gained the WWE Tag Team Championship by as soon as once more defeating the Usos. They ultimately misplaced the title to the Miz and Damien Mizdow. In early 2015, Stardust turned on Goldust. The subsequent 12 months, Goldust shaped a staff with R-Truth referred to as the Golden Truth. The staff competed till May of 2017, when it was damaged up because of Goldust’s heel flip. In July, Goldust defeated R-Truth to finish their feud. He continued wrestling till his WWE contract expired within the spring of 2019.

All Elite Wrestling

Rhodes joined All Elite Wrestling after leaving WWE, and confronted his half-brother Cody at Double or Nothing. In August of 2019, he signed a multi-year cope with AEW as each a wrestler and coach.

Personal Life

In 1993, Rhodes married Terri Boatright, a fellow skilled wrestler. The couple had a daughter named Dakota earlier than divorcing in 1999. Rhodes went on to marry Milena Martelloni in late 2002; they divorced the following 12 months. He wed his third spouse, Ta-rel Marie Roche, in the summertime of 2012. Rhodes discusses a few of his relationships in his 2010 autobiography “Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness.”