Dustin Rhodes

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Dustin Rhodes
Rhodes in 2019
Birth nameDustin Patrick Runnels
Born (1969-04-11) April 11, 1969 (age 55)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1993; div. 1999)​
Milena Martelloni
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(m. 2002; div. 2003)​
Ta-rel Roche
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(m. 2012)​
Children1
Parent(s)Dusty Rhodes (father)
Sandra Runnels (mother)
RelativesCody Rhodes (half-brother), Brandi Rhodes (half-sister-in-law)
Websiterhodesdream.com
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
Se7en
Billed height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
Billed weight232 lb (105 kg)[1]
Billed fromAustin, Texas
Hollywood, California (as Goldust)[1]
Trained byDusty Rhodes
Steve Keirn
Harley Race
DebutSeptember 13, 1988

Dustin Patrick Runnels[2] (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes, with a nickname of "The Natural" and is a member of The Sons of Texas. He also appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a double champion: he is currently one-half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions alongside Sammy Guevara, and one-third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions alongside Marshall and Ross Von Erich in their first reign both as a team and individually.

He is previously known for wrestling in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE from 1995 to 2018 (on and off), under the ring name Goldust. A second generation wrestler, he is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of Cody Rhodes. He is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Between WWE, WCW, and ROH, Runnels has won 25 total championships. In WCW, he was a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion,[3] a one-time WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champion,[4] and a two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion.[5][6] In the WWF/WWE, he is a three-time WWF Intercontinental Champion,[7] nine-time WWE Hardcore Champion,[8] one-time World Tag Team Champion, and two-time WWE Tag Team Champion.[9] Runnels has also appeared in the fourth most Royal Rumble matches, at 13. Runnels headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE (then WWF) and WCW during the 1990s.

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  2. ^ "Texas Births, 1926–1995". Family Tree Legends. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "United States Championship". WWE.
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  6. ^ "NWA World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com. March 29, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Intercontinental Championship". WWE.
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  9. ^ "World Tag Team Championship". WWE.