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December 14, 2010 Goldust's
autobiography Cross Rhodes: Goldust Out of the Darkness comes out today.
Ring name(s)
Black
Reign Dustin Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes, Jr.
Goldust Gold Dustin Seven The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust Billed height
6 ft 6 in Billed weight
260 lb
Born
April 11,
1969 (age 41) Austin,
Texas Billed from
"The Deepest Darkest Corner of his Mind" (as Black Reign)
Hollywood, California (as Goldust) Austin, Texas (as Dustin Rhodes)
Trained by
Dusty Rhodes Skandor Akbar Debut
September 13, 1988
Managers:
Marlena
Luna Vachon
Bluedust
Ryan Shamrock
James Mitchell
Hornswoggle
Entrance themes
"Dustin
Runnels" by Jim Johnston (WWF; as Dustin Runnels) "Goldust" by Jim Johnston (WWF) "Black Reign Theme" by Dale Oliver (TNA) "Gold-Lust" by Jim Johnston
(WWF/E)
Signature moves
Bionic elbow
Bulldog ,sometimes from the second
rope Clothesline Director's Cut /Shock Treatment
(Snap scoop powerslam pin) Good Night Sweet Charlotte [1](sleeper hold )
Hip attack Inverted atomic drop ,often followed by a clothesline Mounted punches with theatrics
The Oscar (Sitout
rear mat slam ) Running
stunner – 2007
Sidewalk slam Spinebuster
Throat thrust ,sometimes as a back body drop counter
Nicknames
"The Natural" (WCW)
"The American
Nightmare" (WCW)
"The Lonestar" (WCW / TCW/ TNA)
"The Prince of Perversion" (WWF/E)
"The
Bizarre One" (WWF/E)
Dustin's father is "The
American Dream" Dusty Rhodes . His real life half-brother is Cody Rhodes , who also wrestles for WWE on its SmackDown
brand. In 1993,
Runnels married Terri Runnels (née Boatright), whom he met while they were both working for WCW. They have a daughter, Dakota, who was born in 1994. Dustin's strained relationship
with his father caused problems in their marriage, and Terri alleges that Dusty spread rumors about her that included infidelity
and "gold-digging." The couple divorced in 1999 after six years of marriage. Years after the divorce, they were able to have a "better
relationship" for the sake of their daughter. Dustin married his second wife, Milena, on December 18, 2002. They had been dating for 18 months
prior to the marriage. Milena and Dustin have since divorced. He is once again engaged but it is unknown yet as to who his fiance is.
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