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Dusty Rhodes

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Wrestler

The Resume

    (October 12, 1945-June 11, 2015)
    Birth name is Virgil Runnels
    Wrestled in WWF/WCW/NWA/ECW
    Three-time NWA/WCW Heavyweight Champion
    Three-time NWA Television Champion
    Nicknamed 'The American Dream'
    Father of Dustin Rhodes (Gold Dust) and Cody Rhodes (Star Dust)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was overweight, and usually wrestled with no shirt.
    He was not a very talented wrestler, in terms of complex moves.
    He wore a cowboy hat everywhere he went.
    He had a strange voice that often made it difficult to understand him.
    He had catch phrases while announcing, like, 'Guess he's going to the pay window tonight!' and 'Here we are on the mothership, if you will.'
    He announced monster truck shows on TNN in the late 1990s.
    He switched from wrestling to announcing.
    He and his son, Dustin Rhodes, were not always been on speaking terms.
    While in the WWF in the late 80s, he wore a hideous yellow polka-dot singlet while wrestling.
    When he worked behind the scenes, he ended matches in the same fashion, like having the referee become distracted, then having the bad guy cheat, win the match, then another referee would run in and tell what really happened.
    He was sometimes confused with a baseball player of the same name.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His WWF theme song was a favorite among fans.
    He often had larger crowd reactions than Hulk Hogan in his heyday.
    His unique style of announcing gave fans a reason to watch the off-quality shows he was part of.
    He fought osteomyelitis as a child.
    He had a down-to-earth image that suited him well with the fans.
    He was full of energy and usually in a good mood.
    He had a glossary of some of his hard to understand sayings on his website.
    He won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's 'Most Popular Wrestler' title 3 times and 'Best Wrestler' twice.
    His name was the inspiration for the neighbors on 'Married With Children' (The Bundy's were named for King Kong Bundy).

Credit: McFly


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 54 Votes: 25.93% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 28.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 111 Votes: 60.36% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 77.55% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 72.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 63.77% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 52.69% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 168 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 380 Votes: 65.53% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 373 Votes: 67.83% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 492 Votes: 61.38% Annoying