Virgil Runnels

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Oct 12, 1945 (79 years old)
Death date
Jun 11, 2015

Virgil Runnels

Known For

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes
1h 59m
Movie 2023

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes

This intimate and revealing documentary follows professional wrestler, Cody Rhodes, from leaving the WWE to his eventual return to WrestleMania and his journey chasing the WWE championship一a feat his father, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, never accomplished.

Biography: Dusty Rhodes
1h 25m
Movie 2023

Biography: Dusty Rhodes

Growing-up in East Austin, Texaa, Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. always had an outsized vision of the possibilities for himself; his iconic rivalry and promos with Ric Flair set the path for an entire industry.

Biography: Rey Mysterio
1h 25m
Movie 2022

Biography: Rey Mysterio

Growing up, Rey Mysterio Jr. was immersed in the Mexican tradition of "Lucha Libre" and studied under his uncle, the masked luchador, Rey Mysterio Sr.

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
1h 30m
Movie 2020

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, David Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring...for real this time.

A Future WWE: The FCW Story
1h 19m
Movie 2020

A Future WWE: The FCW Story

Florida Championship Wrestling readied WWE for its future, then faded away. For the first time ever, discover FCW's story and how the Tampa-based developmental territory was the training ground for many of today's top WWE Superstars, including Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Big E and more. LESS

Nature Boy
1h 17m
Movie 2017

Nature Boy

A film covering the life and career of pro wrestler Ric Flair.

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
1h 20m
Movie 2016

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

When Scooby and Mystery Inc. visit an off-road racing competition, it's not long before strange events start to occur. A mysterious phantom racer, known only as Inferno, is causing chaos and is determined to sabotage the race. It's up to Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and their new driving partner, The Undertaker, to save the race and solve the mystery.

Sting: Into the Light
1h 16m
Movie 2015

Sting: Into the Light

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the black and white face paint with Sting: Into the Light. Go into the mind of "The Vigilante" himself as he reflects on his historic career in sports entertainment and prepares to compete in a WWE ring for the first time ever on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania. Hear from his greatest allies and rivals, relive his greatest matches as "The Franchise of WCW" and see "The Man Called Sting" finally emerge from the shadows and into the light.

Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream
0h 52m
Movie 2015

Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream

A celebration of the life and career of the late, great WWE Hall of Famer, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes.

Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
1h 0m
TV Show 2003

Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

Biography

Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker/writer, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and WWE. Rhodes is considered one of the greatest wrestlers and talkers in the history of professional wrestling. Rhodes was a three-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, and during his time in Jim Crockett Promotions' Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later known as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was a NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA World Television, NWA Tag Team and NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He also won many regional championships, and is one of seven men inducted into each of the WWE, WCW, Professional Wrestling, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Halls of Fame. His sons, Dustin and Cody, both pursued careers in professional wrestling, performing for WWE and AEW. Following his retirement from wrestling, he made occasional on-air appearances on WWE television and pay-per-views and worked as a backstage booker/writer and producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was that of the "common man", known for the personality exhibited in his interviews. WWE chairman Vince McMahon remarked that no wrestler "personified the essence of charisma quite like Dusty Rhodes".

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