#14. Dusty Rhodes
Achievements/Accolades:
- 3-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 3-time NWA Television Champion
- 4-time NWA Tag Team Champion
- 1-time NWA United States Champion
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
Opinions:
“One of the greatest minds in the history of the business & that doesn’t even include his physical in-ring contributions. War Games, Starrcade, Clash of the Champions…just a few of the creations that have come from the mind of the late, great American Dream. His feud with The Four Horsemen is the embodiment of a true, blue collar babyface with the majority of the fans fully invested in the story. We lost Dusty last year, but the wealth of knowledge that he was able to share in his final years is invaluable to the talent that he worked with.” – Jay Alletto
““I’mma reach out right now, I want you at home to know my hand is touchin’ your hand for the gathering of the biggest body of people in this country, in this universe, all over the world now, reachin’ out because the love that was given me and this time I will repay you now.” And the American Dream did…we are forever living in an industry with contributions to booking, to matches, to characters and to performers that have become synonymous because of Dusty Rhodes. The Rock and DDP may have been considered it by the title but Dusty Rhodes was THE People’s Champion.” — Zak Fellows
