Character from WWE by WWE / TKO Group
The American Dream — a common man with an uncommon gift for making every person in the audience believe they were watching one of their own fight for glory.
The American Dream. Dusty Rhodes is the people's champion of the territorial era — a heavyset man from Austin, Texas whose promos about the hardship of the working class connected with audiences more deeply than any championship reign could. His bionic elbow finisher, his polka dot phase in WWF (a Vince McMahon rib that Dusty turned into over through sheer charisma), and his NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns define an era. Father of Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
Heavyset physique, blond hair, polka dot attire during his WWF run that he somehow made work. The bionic elbow — more of a forearm really — was delivered with such conviction the crowd bought every time. He moved at a deliberate pace that made every elbow feel earned.
Also known as: The American Dream, The Common Man