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RIP, Dusty Rhodes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d1RL_dgJIs

“I have wined and dined with Kings and Queens, and slept in an alley eatin’ pork and beans!"

 

He actually stuck around and wrestled for quite a while.  He was a great good guy when I was growing up.

 

At least we have Goldust.

One of the Greats. Nothing today compares.

The man made a fake sport immensely entertaining.

 

RIP

TCB DUSTY

Oh man...first Christoper Lee and now The American Dream? Not a good day to be a fan of the classics. Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair was one of the first things I remember when my grandfather indoctrinated me into the world of professional wrestling as a toddler. He was my grandfather's favorite wrestler of all time and it's somewhat ironic that they pass in the same year (although my grandfather was 102 when he passed this past March).


RIP Dream...grandad is waiting on ya...  :thumbsup:

Damn. RIP

I'm always a little sad when most folks die, but I wasn't a fan.

 

I hope Bugsy McGraw's still around.

I'll never forget his lispy pronunciation of the Jackthonville Colitheum.

Quote:The man made a fake sport immensely entertaining.

 

RIP

 

Dusty Rhodes had an impact to such an extent as a wrestler that he became more famous than the Dusty Rhodes,  the Outfielder who helped the New York Giants win the 1954 World Series.   The latter was very famous in his own right,  especially since he played in an era in which baseball was by far the most popular sport in the United States.

 

RIP Dusty.

Such fond memories of "The American Dream".  Truly a great entertainer.  God Speed!

At the risk of pushing this thread over into the political forum, I offer my comments.

 

First of all, I never have been and am not a fan of "professional wrestling".  I never could get a grasp of it and never had the desire to.

 

However, my grandfather who I loved dearly and miss never missed the wrestling that took place every Sunday after church.  I can remember him sitting in "his chair" and watching wrestling.  He did that during my younger years up until the day that he died.

 

What kind of bothers me or "jerks my chain" is that one of them apparently called themselves "The American Dream".  In my mind "The American Dream" has nothing to do with an athlete or an entertainer.  It has more to do with every day people working to achieve something.

 

I'll just leave it at that, and RIP to the guy that passed away and my prayers go out to his family.

Quote:At the risk of pushing this thread over into the political forum, I offer my comments.

 

First of all, I never have been and am not a fan of "professional wrestling".  I never could get a grasp of it and never had the desire to.

 

However, my grandfather who I loved dearly and miss never missed the wrestling that took place every Sunday after church.  I can remember him sitting in "his chair" and watching wrestling.  He did that during my younger years up until the day that he died.

 

What kind of bothers me or "jerks my chain" is that one of them apparently called themselves "The American Dream".  In my mind "The American Dream" has nothing to do with an athlete or an entertainer.  It has more to do with every day people working to achieve something.

 

I'll just leave it at that, and RIP to the guy that passed away and my prayers go out to his family.

That was Dusty Rhodes, and the nicknames are nothing more than part of the act. There are heros and villians, faces and heels and names to match. You have the Iron Shiek from Iran...big heel as you'd imagine, he'd face someone like Dusty Rhodes or Sargeant Slaughter and the crowd would go nuts.

Quote:I'll never forget his lispy pronunciation of the Jackthonville Colitheum.

 

May he follow that Duthy Row on into the next life.