Dusty Rhodes RIP

shinzon

http://www.wwe.com/inside/dusty-rhodes-passes-away

Always remember this promo

Legend

Shin

Ruu

Great entertainer. Rest in peace.

Pentecost

Legend plain and simple. RIP.

sky88

Rip dream

Always loved listening to him on a promo or just telling stories

briany

Ah, no.

Very sad. Very sudden, too. The bells will be tolled on RAW tonight, I expect.

brassringclub

Jesus. RIP. Proper, proper legend.

Angron

Terrible news

Lord TSC

Oh no

Devestated.

ricero

Jasus first christopher Lee and now dusty. Very sudden was he suffering from amything ?

RIP dusty.

dirkmeister

The last time he was on TV he looked fair shook.


RIP Dusty.

rovert

I am so sad.

Diabhal Beag

One of the handful of wrestling personalities that seemed really nice with no ulterior motives behind his niceness.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Was a Ledgend in every sence of the word. Face push for his two sons now I imagine!

rovert

https://twitter.com/wwebalor/status/522106461745582080

https://twitter.com/WWEDustyRhodes/status/607535912222916608

Jon Stark

Jesus that's shocking, out of the blue. Was he still helping out with NXT?

rovert

The only details we've heard is that he had a fall at his house earlier today and his kidneys were shutting down and he started to get dehydrated.

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/42979-dusty-rhodes-passes-away

Jon Stark wrote: »

Jesus that's shocking, out of the blue. Was he still helping out with NXT?

Very much so yes. He helped with interviews and character development. NXTers aren't saying nice things because he passed away. He was very well liked and a mentor to all:

https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/609067544197083136
https://twitter.com/SashaBanksWWE/status/609065422080585728
https://twitter.com/LutherWard_NXT/status/609069945243209728
https://twitter.com/SylvesterWWE/status/609059951667888128

Super-Rush

RIP Dusty.

thebostoncrab

...not afraid to admit it, I'm actually tearing up. Dusty was, and always will be, a massive example of why you shouldn't let the status quo dictate what path you should follow in life. Dusty wasn't the most athletic looking man. In a time when wrestlers all had to be more muscle than man, with the looks of a Greek God, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes entered the arena. Dusty was clearly not going to win Mr Universe, and wasn't blessed with supermodel good looks. But Dusty has heart, Dusty had drive, and Dusty knew how to make people believe in him.

He became a legend in the business, respected by anyone who called themselves a fan, and was a huge influence on the industry as a whole. The common man reached the top of the mountain, and he etched out a legacy in it's face that will never be taken away.

RIP Dusty.

diusmr8a504cvk

“I have wined and dined with Kings and Queens, and slept in an alley eatin’ pork and beans!” - Dusty Rhodes

Rest in Peace Dusty, you will be missed.

Griever931

Awful sad news.

rovert

Kevin Owens's tribute:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smkk8r

chopperbyrne

Huge loss.

Hopefully gets a good send off on RAW and Cody at least can drop the 'dust gimmick, if only for one night.

Itssoeasy

RIP dusty Rhodes.

What's getting to me and leaving a lump in my throat is reading all the tweets from all the nxt superstars and women. It's not just a simple "RIP dusty" but theyve all added "a mentor and friend" and he seems to have left a huge mark on nxt. Which is nice to see. I've decided to search the WWE network and selected the starcade 85 match between dusty and Ric.

MitchKoobski

Last match IIRC
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x185wxi_cody-rhodes-goldust-and-dusty-rhodes-vs-the-shield-battleground-2013-full-match-hd_sport

gerrybbadd

Such a legend. That word gets thrown around a lot in the wrestling world, but it's true of Dusty.

So highly thought of, immensely talented, and a try giant in the business. One of the very best to promos of all time, without doubt

Sirsok

I'm sure him and macho will be dropping all sorts of elbows in real granddaddy of them all. R.I.P Dusty .... Thanks for the memories .

He got a bicycle !

RobbingBandit

Jesus poor Cody and Goldust. RIP Dusty.

savemejebus

RIP Dusty

JP Liz V1

RIP

RobbingBandit

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Huge loss.

Hopefully gets a good send off on RAW and Cody at least can drop the 'dust gimmick, if only for one night.

First thing that came to mind for me is Chavo dropping Kerwin White after Eddie. Goldust won't as that is his character Cody should be Cody though. Damn this is fcuking terrible I still remember watching Dusty in the polka dots, he was awesome.

Ageyev

Really sad and a great loss to the younger workers he had been helping.

Earliest memory is the mixed tag from Wrestlemania 6 which I used to rent on VHS from the video shop. All participants in that match are gone now

Gonna give the American Dream The Dusty Rhodes Story DVD a spin tonight. Glad I didn't get rid of my DVDs since there's so much stuff not on the Network.

RobbingBandit

Remember that match too vs Macho King and Sherri. Dusty had Sapphire. I'm tearing up here on the luas.

Brian Elliott

I uploaded Jim Cornette's Fighting Spirit Magazine column on Dusty from June 2013:
http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/art/columns/489/rip-dusty-rhodes-19452015

Ageyev

Ageyev wrote: »

Really sad and a great loss to the younger workers he had been helping.

Earliest memory is the mixed tag from Wrestlemania 6 which I used to rent on VHS from the video shop. All participants in that match are gone now

Gonna give the American Dream The Dusty Rhodes Story DVD a spin tonight. Glad I didn't get rid of my DVDs since there's so much stuff not on the Network.

The doc part of the dvd is on the network for anyone looking to watch it.

RIP

Itssoeasy

Just watching the starcade 85 main event and the story and the Psychology is Just unreal. The match isn't going at a 100mph but if you tell a story right the match doesn't need to be on x30.

the groutch

Great story about the guy here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlwn_75NW_k

Mr.Nice Guy

Very saddened to hear this. I remember commenting a few months back, as many did, about how thin he looked, and wondering if he was okay.

His song said he was a common man but he was anything but. He had charisma that most guys would give their right arm for, and possessed one of the greatest minds in the business. A bona fide legend. A sad loss as he had plenty left to contribute.

RIP big man, and best wishes to Cody and Dustin and his other family members and friends.

Chip Whitley

RIP Dusty. One of those people in Wresting that I loved hearing other people talk about. Every story was either nice or funny.

Omackeral

Chip Whitley wrote: »

RIP Dusty. One of those people in Wresting that I loved hearing other people talk about. Every story was either nice or funny.

Indeed. Let's smile and remember him. Here's Deano doing him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvKl1vQn2M0

irish_stevo815

Just finished work and heard the sad news. A true legend has left the squared circle ..... RIP American Dream

Zemuppet

Ahh no...:(, first Christopher Lee now Dusty? I never saw any of his matches but any mention of him in DVDs, interviews that I've seen, everyone has one word for him; Genius. One of the greatest if not THE greatest wrestling mind of all time.

I wonder how this will affect NXT in the long run especially with the amount of talent he worked with.

Itssoeasy

Jesus summer Rae gave a lovely tribute on Twitter. As I've said it's not just a simple but no doubt a respectable "RIP dusty" it's all so personal for the nxt roster. I mean he was a legend well before nxt started but yet he seems to have wanted to share his knowledge and it shows.

rovert

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Jesus summer Rae gave a lovely tribute on Twitter. As I've said it's not just a simple but no doubt a respectable "RIP dusty" it's all so personal for the nxt roster. I mean he was a legend well before nxt started but yet he seems to have wanted to share his knowledge and it shows.

That's:
https://twitter.com/RealSummerWWE/status/609194590357204992

I was concerned for Summer and her reaction to the news. I asked two Florida based Wrestling fans who went to FCW shows and were her first two fans essentially if she heard the news/was going to be ok. Summer was Dusty's favourite if watched FCW's TV show you'd know this to be true. Tweeted Rob Naylor this segment when I heard the news last night:

Bray Wyatt was one of Dusty's absolute favourites of that time period too. Bray was shipped back to FCW and his disastrous stint as Husky Harris and Dusty dusted him off and helped craft the Wyatt Family.

rovert

Sami Zayn:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smklsp

Daith

What a loss. Only really knew him from his WWF work with Macho Man and Dibiase. From what I saw he was still able to cut a better promo than most guys on the current roster.

jmolloy

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0612/707561-wrestling-great-dusty-rhodes-dies-69/

Top entertainment story on RTE.IE today

Moneymaker

Im stunned at this

One of the true greats.

The hard times promos is legendary but his View never changes promo is every bit as good imo.

RIP.

Itssoeasy

I've no doubt that he will get a superb and rightly deserved tribute on raw on Monday.

DM_7

Dusty as a wrestler is something I never got to see. I used to wonder why Goldust turning out to be the son of the American Dream was a big deal.

As the years have gone buy I grew to respect the man as I learned more about him and loved reading stories about him, especially appreciated hearing him tell a story.

It really is amazing to read so many tributes since the sad news broke.

A genuinely inspirational character. I hope those closest to him can get through the hard days ahead.

Bounty Hunter

It is rare that in an Industry like the wrestling one there is a person where you get only nice things said about them (and not just after a pasing either) but Dusty was one of those. A guy who broke boundaries, defied the thinking of his time and inspired so many and continued to do so until his last days.

due to my age I never really saw him at the time but looking back I really did love his promos he was a true storyteller who could suck you into any and every feud he was selling.

Only recently watched the new WWE Rivalries ep of him and Flair and would def reccomend it to anyone especially if they havent seen much of Dusties career pre working with developmental

beakerjoe

http://beakerjoesblog.wordpress.com

I wrote my 2nd blog piece on him.

RIP Dusty Rhodes