alexxx
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Post by alexxx on Jun 21, 2020 19:15:07 GMT -5
Does anyone know why Dustin Rhodes left after Royal Rumble 91?
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Post by LA Times on Jun 21, 2020 19:58:18 GMT -5
Probably because dusty Rhodes was on his way out of the company too.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jun 21, 2020 23:30:24 GMT -5
Dustin only wrestled for like a month anyhow, didn't he??
I remember him being on Superstars of Wrestling at least one time wrestling, and then I remember he was at the Royal Rumble PPV tagging with Dusty against Ted and Virgil. Then it was off to WCW!
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Post by Grenouille on Jun 22, 2020 1:12:15 GMT -5
Basically he wanted to follow Dusty. I found this from an article in a South Carolina paper from last year.
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Post by LA Times on Jun 22, 2020 7:32:48 GMT -5
Dustin Rhodes longevity in the business is often overlooked. He has been a part of so many different eras
NWA golden era
WWF Hulkamania era
Early 90s WCW
WWF new generation era
WWF attitude era
Vince Russo WCW
WWE ruthless aggression era
Mid 2000s TNA
WWE PG era
The Roman empire
AEW
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jason1980s
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Post by jason1980s on Jun 22, 2020 8:56:07 GMT -5
I wonder how long Dusty had been in talks with WCW. It seems like things were going downhill for him by Survivor Series time. I can't imagine him going anywhere else with WWF unless it was a backstage role or commentator as he had been in WCW. But since he was technically an outsider I can't imagine getting a good position backstage. It seems strange to bring Dustin in if Dusty was going to leave so I wonder what the timeline might have been. I do think Dustin was a star by 1993 or 1994 at the latest but his Goldust role really did change a lot about wrestling. He was pre Brian Pillman Loose Cannon by maybe just a few weeks but Dustin was Attitude Era long before it was a thought in Vince McMahon or Russo's mind.
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Post by The Brain on Jun 22, 2020 15:05:34 GMT -5
Looking back it was abrupt as hell the way they left so quick after Rumble 91 like that.It was for the best though as Dustin had one hell of a run in WCW from 91-95.No way he would've got that in WWF during that time period.
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Post by warriorlynx on Jun 22, 2020 15:06:31 GMT -5
Wasn't his dad on his way out so it only made sense for Dustin to leave. Plus Hulk didn't want to work with Dustin when he was asked cause he was "beneath him". I wonder where they were going to go with that, maybe the plan was for Dustin to go heel and fight his dad?
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Post by LA Times on Jun 22, 2020 18:04:39 GMT -5
Looking back it was abrupt as hell the way they left so quick after Rumble 91 like that.It was for the best though as Dustin had one hell of a run in WCW from 91-95.No way he would've got that in WWF during that time period. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes was perfect for the southern style wrestling in early 90s WCW, but would be out of place in the New Generation Era under that gimmick. |
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Post by Mongo Bears on Jun 22, 2020 21:24:16 GMT -5
I honestly don’t remember Dustin in wwf before goldust.
I never liked “The Natural” in wcw.
I liked original goldust
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Post by rateddal on Jun 23, 2020 9:32:09 GMT -5
I always thought it was strange that Dusty had his son come in for his last program with Dibiase. Just seems odd for the WWF to want to utilize him on his Father's way out the door. It also got completely overshadowed by the Dibiase-Virgil angle that had started prior to the Rhodes finish.
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Post by JokerFC on Jun 24, 2020 6:02:18 GMT -5
It was the right move for Dustin 100%. He gained great match experience against some great opponents in WCW during that time period. By the time he returned as Goldust he was a fairly polished performer. He's proven his versatility over & over again.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jun 26, 2020 17:56:44 GMT -5
Dustin was working for the Texas version of the USWA in 1989 and 1990. My guess is that Dustin was set to go into the WWF and Dusty probably figured he was going to stay long than what he did. I believe an opening came up for some position in WCW and Dusty took it and retired from the sport. The Royal Rumble match was his last big match for years on American soil I believe.
Dustin was much more suited for WCW in 1991 than the WWF. Dustin would probably have the Sam Houston treatment, which now that I think of it, Sam Houston was finished with the WWF in early 1991. Maybe Vince's plan was to have Dustin be the new country boy that gets beat weekly on TV and feuds with the under card guys?? I just can't picture Dustin being a top draw in that era of the WWF.
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Post by rateddal on Jun 27, 2020 8:16:38 GMT -5
Sam Houston was still there in 91? I thought he had to be gone sometime in 89.
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Post by LA Times on Jun 27, 2020 8:21:03 GMT -5
Sam Houston was still there in 91? I thought he had to be gone sometime in 89. He wrestled nasty boy sags in a dark match at the 1991 royal rumble |
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Post by The Brain on Jun 27, 2020 8:29:46 GMT -5
Yeah I don't recall seeing Sam Houston on WWF TV after 89.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Jun 30, 2020 15:55:06 GMT -5
Hogan VS Dustin and his "buggy whip arms" was suppose to main event WrestleMania 9. LOL, now that would have been interesting.
Just listen to Bruce's podcast on Goldust. He tells the story there.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jul 3, 2020 22:55:33 GMT -5
Hogan VS Dustin and his "buggy whip arms" was suppose to main event WrestleMania 9. LOL, now that would have been interesting. Just listen to Bruce's podcast on Goldust. He tells the story there.
What?!?!
I can't imagine that at all!!
Honestly, Dustin didn't fit that era of WWF at all. He would have been just a mid card jobber at best. His WCW run is what made him become a star for the WWF in 1995 when he came in as Goldust.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Jul 6, 2020 8:01:01 GMT -5
Hogan VS Dustin and his "buggy whip arms" was suppose to main event WrestleMania 9. LOL, now that would have been interesting. Just listen to Bruce's podcast on Goldust. He tells the story there.
What?!?!
I can't imagine that at all!!
Honestly, Dustin didn't fit that era of WWF at all. He would have been just a mid card jobber at best. His WCW run is what made him become a star for the WWF in 1995 when he came in as Goldust.
Yeah, when I heard that it, I couldn't imagine it either. Especially back then. Let's face it, Dustin never had the charisma that his father had and I can't think what they would have done to draw people in. |
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Post by The Brain on Jul 6, 2020 21:49:59 GMT -5
If he stayed in the WWF during the early 90s, we would've never got his classic WCW theme ''He's a son of son and a son of a gun''!
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