Dusty Rhodes Discusses the Goldust Character - Legends of Wrestling - 2008

[AlvinValkenheiser]

I think Goldust was what Vince McMahon's thoughts of Hollywood.

[butterslacks109]

then he went to tna and got the black reign gimmic

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@butterslacks109

He didn't 'get' the Black Reign gimmick. He collaborated with Vince Russo to create the Black Reign character. I liked it, personally. He just wasn't booked very well. Wound up losing far too much, which devalued the character after awhile. A bit like how Goldust is handled today, actually.

[domineus]

It's official. Goldust was the Joker. PERIOD. He had you freaked from his rationale, in the ring he was a vicious demon in the ring and he had a hottie (Marlena) as manager. He was the Joker...period

[MrAwake2me]

Dusty Rhodes is such a liar.

[ThatBo03]

I still remember watching the Goldust vs. Razor Ramon matches as a kid. Ramon's uneasiness with Goldust definitely showed itself in the ring. I had no idea he actually had an issue with him at the time.

[joeleffler]

idk why but he used to scare me Goldust did

[ochoastl19]

I think other than Undertaker and Mankind, Goldust is probably the most unique character in wrestling history.

[DoggyHateFire]

I feel bad that when I was a little kid I was dumb and didn't know better but let queer heat get the best of me (the south lol) . At least now I know better and realize the company was just selling to its audience.

[varsityvixen]

he committed completely to this character and that is why goldust will always be a legend.

[mog50150]

whats the full video of this called please?????

[Keepitgreasy11]

"Let's ooze it together chico" -Mr Perfect's commentary @Royal Rumble 96 LOL

[RatedRMatt]

Dustin should take all the credit in the world for hte Golddust character. It took alot of guts to do this angle when it was alot more accepted to me homophobic than it is today and even though he was never a great champion hes a guy you would never forget. I remember Goldust when i was a kid and hes just an unforgetable character

[fpshooterful]

PAT PATTERSON sure luved the Goldust character, he might even came up with the idea.

[THENEWJM0NEY507]

@fpshooterful vince russo come up with the idea

[85bearboy]

Dustin was very underated.This character was on the edge.When they watered him down he became a joke.

[TherealRNO]

@JeffGodking: Try Elton John (1970s version, since both Elton & Goldie have both been watered down since Elton came out as legit gay & the man under the gold-black facepaint came out as your average family man, much like his common-man-living-the-American­-Dream father).

[dj1ofakind2k10]

Goldust was easily one of the best heels, especially late 95 into 96. His character was very bizarre but intriguing and the man knew how to wrestle. His feuds with Razor, Ahmed Johnson, Piper, and even Undertaker are very memorable. Very underrated but I think he did a great job. I hope he comes back and at WM28 has a match with Cody - that will definitely be an awesome match!

[Cregchancla]

lol 5:59 fake move

[goukimess]

Goldust for HOF

[KittyRuthie22]

I think goldust was gay at this time

[bigmike7379]

I always found it funny that Goldust and razor had a feud considering that they were both trained by the Dream DUsty Rhodes

[NavyCorpsman34]

Golddust and Jake The Snake Roberts were two of the best at the psychological aspect of wrestling. They could get into your head quicker than Freud. They both also had superb wrestling skills.

[KippaXicity]

Dustin was also brilliant in the brief but often forgotten period where he changed his name to The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust and dressed up in crazy outfits like a baby's diaper.

[xSecondCitySavior]

@edgaramaury08 stfu punk 12 year old

[ethan20096]

guys hes not actiully gay he has a wife you know and it was only a bit of fun so all of you taking the mick stfu :)

[TheLeroyMoon]

Goldust?!!? Never been done before?!!? What about Exotic Adrian Street, Dusty? There's more precedents in wrestling, but Street is the closest in form.

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@TheLeroyMoon

None of them were the same combination of elements. Goldust started out as movie-obsessed, but as the character turned more androgynous, he began turning his trademark movie quote promos into veiled innuendo. Every time the audience would start to peg him as 'that gay guy', he'd add a new element to the mix and throw them off-guard, again. None of the previous 'gay' wrestlers had anything going on beyond the mere fact that they were gay.

[DavidFullam]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 Adrian Street and Gorgeous George were consummate showmen and performers. They were also legit bad asses who could slaughter anyone who got fresh. They were pioneers in the USA and Great Britain and certainly had much more than simple gay characters.

[81pdmatt]

@TheLeroyMoon Gorgeous George is another.

[SimplyXxXWild]

This is why I never really respected Dusty Rhodes. Because he's lieing out his ass here. Everyone knows he was ashamed of Dustin when he brought out Goldust and didn't talk to him legit for almost 3 years. His opinion may have changed over the years but everyone knows he disowned his own son and to hear him talking it up now kinda makes me sick.

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@SimplyXxXWild

I suggest you read Dustin's book.

The rift between Dusty and Dustin happened before Goldust was ever created. It was over personal issues. Particularly the simple fact that Dusty just plain didn't like Terri/Marlena. And that was his wife. So naturally that caused a fair bit of tension.

[peterp21]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 Funny part is, Big Dust was dead-on when it came to Terri Runnels.

[bigmike7379]

@SimplyXxXWild I think it was shock at first but over the years he rewatched the promos and saw the genius behind it.

[nextmovebestmove]

@SimplyXxXWild Why would Dusty not talk to his son? As a legend of the business himself, wouldn't he realize the fact that Dustin took a shot with this outrageous gimmick, got it over with some of the biggest heel heat in the business and made it last so long was a testament to true talent?

[ryanakahuss]

@SimplyXxXWild dont respect dusty? this man has done more for the wrestling business than most anyone, behind the scenes he helped run wcw for a lot of years, its sad that when it came down to it, Turner didnt trust the business anymore in the hands of wrestlers, so he was kind of disrespectfully kicked to the curb, felt bad for the guy.

[DEATHBYCHOKESLAM]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH GOLDUST!!!!SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!!

[TheTamtam76]

@DEATHBYCHOKESLAM YOUR ANSWER VINCE McMAHON

[ColdMan173]

goldust is here he may be quire haha

[broadcastingstorms]

The original Goldust character was awesome; Then they had him '"come out" as just a regular family man, which pretty much killed the gimmick.

[buttercremehonda]

Fag Faggerson

[NotGangster100]

oh my god saying homophobic on tv somebody call glaad. this was when wwe was good u cud say stuff and not have ppl get all mad

[NotGangster100]

question is their last name rhodes or runnels

[gtasafan2010]

is goldust actualy gay, or is it a gimmick? coz hes not like that now. i miss this gimmick anyway.

[danno700]

@gtasafan2010 No, Dustin Rhodes isn't gay.

[gtasafan2010]

@danno700 yeh i watched a vid wer he sed he wasnt a min ago i no now :P

[BlackSabbathory]

@gtasafan2010 The character was never gay. He just played mind games with opponents. It was brilliant, really.

[gtasafan2010]

@BlackSabbathory yeah i guesssssss

[WarbladeX1]

@BlackSabbathory what about him being in bed with booker t and charmel. look that one up, best tag team partner he had. lol

[AubinSoul]

"Mr. Television announcer..."

Anyone remember Cody on Smackdown talking to Booker?

"Mr... Announcer..."

Inspired, maybe?

[BreakingGlass77]

Watered down? To say the least. He's become a parody of his former self.

[stubby42642]

they said this had never been done but they're wrong. adrien street had this gimmick in the 70's 80's. dustin just took it to another level

[AdamCopeland2]

The Rhodes family members are blessed with outlandish gimmicks!!!

[FalloutMusic]

GoldDust is here, he might be queer, Get used to it!

[ECWNET]

2:34

"1958 Society Leader 1958"

...what the hell is that?

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@ECWNET

1958 is when WWWF was founded. It's the pre-roll that runs at the beginning of the Legends of Wrestling program. Some kind of hiccup with the digital broadcast.

[MrLambo420]

Goldust was cool!

[ChristianCageCarisma]

"Hey McMahon he thinks you're cute!!!!!!!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA KING

[burnzy116]

The King's laugh is great the promo!

[30SECSTV]

Gold dust was great!!!

[blackstruggle77]

He would be a 7 time ROH World champion by now

[ThisDesperation22]

I HATEEEEEE GOLDUST!!!!!!!!!!!

[stufaman]

Ironic talking about Gay icons in wrestling. Pat Patterson buggered as many wrestlers as he could. I got nowt against gay people. But Patterson should be melted down and fed to depraved pigs.

[bonnyathome]

Titles didnot matter then. Guys like Jake Roberts and Golddust possessed the intangible IT that made them draw reaction and money.

[DoubleTalkingJive]

Dustin played the character well but it's almost impossible to push gay buttons so blatantly in a sport that's already (subliminally) gay enough.

Lanny Poffo did it the best, and worked the best as a manager. And he certainly wasn't as out-front gay as Dustin is here. He just did ballet and gymnastics in the ring and ACTED gay. Big difference from TALKING gay.

[iheartnonamejane]

Goldust is AWSOME!!!!!

[Spulpacz]

Goldust was the best and most believable character ever

[J5MARLON]

I remember back in 1997 some kid told me that's Dustin Rhodes. I was like no way. He was like oh yeah ask my big brother. Big Brother comes in and says yeah that's Dustin Rhodes from WCW look at the hair and body. They were right.

[TheShootTruth10]

he had the IC belt here a few times. the gimmick takes away from his accomplishments.

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@TheShootTruth10

Three times, actually. If he wins the belt one more time, he'll tie the record set - ironically - by Razor Ramon.

[psychosissafari]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 hasnt jericho won it like 9 times or somethin

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@psychosissafari

I'm sure he has. But the present era of wrestling has devalued the championships so much, his 9 reigns barely equal 1, in my book. It's like championship inflation.

[orochikid]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 I couldn't agree more. For example, booker's 5 time was a serious trophy. To be the champ you had to fight against 10 guys back than. Now it's just 2-3 people headlining every ppv. Not surprising each dude has had the belt 9+ times.

[MrWWETNAROHUFCEWF]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 what ?

[sayanroy36]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1

right you are, but qhen its guys like jericho or edge ..they deserve the ic reigns

[JonasDygd]

@TheShootTruth10 This gimmick is his greatest accomplishment. At the end of the day, it means way more than any IC title reign. He was always over. He always got a reaction. He was simply awesome. It broke him away from his dad and made him his own man. Dustin Runnels is a future Hall of Famer on his own legs.

[Antrizzle2009]

@JonasDygd Not only did he get over, but then he came back years later and got over AGAIN. Who can forget those segments with Booker T? Great stuff. And he worked great as a heel and a face.

[youngtheliton2]

Lmao King sounded like cole at 3:52

[lawrence4566]

Goldust is badass! I remember he was one tough ass opponent again ramone, piper, and johnson. I can understand why some thought the character was gay. But to clarify his character, he was know as "The Bizarre One". Why? because he played unusual mind games with his opponents, he was obsessed with the theatrical world and motion pictures. He was also obsessed with perfection. His gold appearance is actually a mock up of the academy award golden man. They character is not gay, he's just damn weird

[2ndVizion]

goldust was freggin awesome...it was like adrian adonis but times 1000

[jerzeefranky3475]

He's tried 2 get back 2 being Dustin Rhodes/Runnels on several occasions (WWF/WWE,TNA,Elsewhere)...Even wrestled in Japan as "Dusty Rhodes,Jr"...Dusty was/is right...Is just didn't doesn't work w/o the Goldust stuff...

[ARBELL1982]

Somehow I think the GOLDUST character was PAT PATTERSON'S idea!

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@ARBELL1982

He was actually a Vince McMahon / Vince Russo co-creation.

[DemonSuplexMachine]

@ARBELL1982 Bad joke.

[landrykkb]

@ARBELL1982 Or even a dig at Pat Patterson.

[ARBELL1982]

@landrykkb Hmm could be LoL!

[landrykkb]

@ARBELL1982 Of course,only insiders had known about his sexual orientation for the longest time.

[ARBELL1982]

@landrykkb Yeah you're right

[coburnjs]

The "Natural" Dustin Rhodes or Goldust the guy is just a phenomenal talent. He made it in NY where his legendary father didn't, at least in the VKM era. He deserved a world title reign. Better than Jericho and up there with Orton. Better than Cena & Batista. Better than Kane and better than swagger.

[ElTopoHeras]

that's just disturbing...

[SovereignStatesman]

Gold-dust reminds me of a Golden Retriever.. same color, same black lipstick and black eyeliner etc.

[kylethehannah]

Goldust was amazing...pre jobber Goldust that is

[jarmst6669]

Why wasnt Goldust in WWE All Stars?

[ShatteredDreamsProd1]

@jarmst6669

Because THQ is run by a slobbering pack of inbred buffoons.

[SovereignStatesman]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1

More like they're money-grubbers pandering to the audience, and Golddust wasn't high in market-research demographics or something.

It couldn't be the complaints, Golddust was never more smutty or homoerotic than any of the other shit they did.

[Bobcheese400]

@ShatteredDreamsProd1 Well, to be fair on THQ, they're still including him in WWE 12, despite him being out since LAST year, so I think they do like Goldust.

[nWoArmenian4Life]

King's laugh is hilarious after Goldust asked McMahon if he had the extra mic lol

[zMooneyHD]

ha u got 2 love golddust :)

[erikpinedo562]

this was good acting not like these days with fags like the mizz

[SovereignStatesman]

@erikpinedo562

That's the MS.

I can't BELIEVE that asshole-priss is a real wrestler.. but after seeing HBK, nothing surprises me.

[Nightmareonhelmst]

Thanks for posting!