Dustin Rhodes
Titles Won:
- WWE World Tag Team Championship – with Booker T
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Cody Rhodes
- WWF Hardcore Championship (9 times)
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 times)
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – with Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich
Dustin Runnels’ enigmatic, sexually ambiguous gimmick of “Goldust” has frequently been praised as one of the central figures of the Attitude Era—which was a period of very adult content in the WWF/WWE.
He is also known for performing in various promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the name Dustin Rhodes. Among the other names, Runnels has performed under are Black Reign and Seven. Runnels is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. In 2019, he signed with All Elite Wrestling and changed his name back to Dustin Rhodes.
Between WWF/E and WCW, Runnels has officially won 19 total championships. In WCW, he was a two-time United States Champion, a one-time Six-Man Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (which the NWA doesn’t recognize). In World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE, he is a three-time Intercontinental Champion, a nine-time Hardcore Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion, and a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
Notable Matches
vs. Razor Ramon at Royal Rumble 1996
vs. Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania XII
vs. Rick Rude at WCW Beach Blast 1993
w/ Barry Windham vs. Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at WCW Great American Bash 1992
vs. Steve Austin at WCW Starrcade 1993
w/ Booker T vs. Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Lance Storm & William Regal vs. The Dudley Boyz at WWE Armageddon 2002
w/ Sting’s Squadron vs. The Dangerous Alliance at WCW Wrestlewar 1992
vs. The Undertaker at WWF In Your House 8: Beware of Dog 2
vs. Cody Rhodes at AEW Double Or Nothing 2019
Notable Feuds
vs. Rick Rude
vs. Razor Ramon
vs. The Undertaker
vs. Brian Pillman
vs. Vader
vs. Val Venis
vs. Jeff Jarrett
vs. Cody Rhodes
Other Notable Accomplishments
NWA World Tag Team Championship – with Barry Windham
WCW United States Championship (2 times)
WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – with Big Josh and Tom Zenk
WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricky Steamboat (1) and Barry Windham (1)
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship – with Mike Graham
CCW Heavyweight Championship
TCW Heavyweight Championship
