All Elite Wrestling’s Dustin Rhodes was a guest on this week’s episode of AEW’s official podcast, Unrestricted. During the interview with hosts Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards, Dustin opened up about the origins of his WWE character Goldust and Vince McMahon’s decision to have his father, Dusty Rhodes, dressed in polka dots. 

Dustin Rhodes Becomes Goldust

Dustin recalled Vince McMahon pitching him the Goldust gimmick. He remembered how Vince would refer to Goldust as “androgynous.”

He listened to the idea and agreed to meet up to discuss the gimmick further. After the call ended, Dustin would seek out a dictionary to look up what androgynous meant. He admitted he had no idea what he had just agreed to. 

Understanding the term, Dustin compared the gimmick to an Adrian Street or Adrian Adonis character. He added how he was into the idea of the face paint as he was “a big fan of Sting’s face paint and face paint in general.”

It wasn’t until a matchup with Savio Vega that Dustin would really connect with Goldust. He shared how Vega would work hard to have him experiment with situations that were “way over the line” for him.

He explained how he was a country boy from Texas, and trying these things scared him to death. “But that’s when I realized when I finally did it that to make something successful, you have to step out of yourself, outside of the box, and you got to create some magic of your own. You can’t just be scared all the time. You got to take a chance.”

Dusty’s Polka Dot Gear

After his father, Dusty Rhodes, signed with WWE in 1989, he began wearing polka dot gear. Tony Schiavone asked Dustin if he thinks this decision was made to embarrass the Rhodes family in some way. Schiavone pointed to Goldust and Stardust as potential further examples of his argument. 

Dustin confessed that he believes that could have been the case, and it was something he thought of at first. He then stressed how he wasn’t entirely sure: “At the beginning, I was thinking that, but Vince kept going with me, and I don’t know if he really didn’t give a s—t.”

“[…] I was young, so I didn’t really think about those things or look too much in depth. I mean Vince and I, he would come to me and he would say, ‘Dustin, you’re going to get a lot of flack on this,’ and he would be very personable with me and say, ‘you know, if you have any problems you call me.’ And I did on more than a few occasions not huge problems but just minor things that I was trying to work out because I was unsure at the time because I was so young.”

Looking back on his experiences, Dustin confessed that, at 50, he doesn’t believe it was a rib on him. Although he can’t be sure regarding Dusty’s polka dots, Dustin believes that Vince “meant it and every bit of it” when it came to Goldust and his offer to help. 

Dustin Rhodes lost to Jake Hager last night at AEW Revolution. Following the match, Rhodes spoke to the media backstage at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. During the post-event media scrum, Rhodes announced that he is moving to the tag team division. He also announced QT Marshall as his new partner.

“I’m a little bit upset right now, not going to lie about,” Dustin said backstage.

“I think it may be time for me to reach out and take a partner, for a little while,” Rhodes continued. “QT Marshall has been there with the Nightmare Family for quite some time and I want to give him a chance.”

“You are going to be seeing a lot of us together. It’s going to help my body tremendously.”

Dustin then said they have a secret weapon and that weapon is Brandi Rhodes.

“Brandi will also be there as our manager and help us on our path,” Dustin continued.

“The Natural Nightmares maybe,” Dustin said regarding a possible team name.

Rhodes and Marshall teamed up recently on AEW Dark and defeated the team of Peter Avalon and Shawn Spears.

Dustin’s post-event media scrum can be viewed below:

All Elite Wrestling in-ring talent and promo coach Dustin Rhodes recently discussed the promotion’s approach to their Women’s Division. Speaking with Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Rhodes acknowledged that the company is taking a “slow, steady” approach to building the division. He shared how he has become more involved in helping AEW’s women train following his coaching of Brandi Rhodes.

“Brandi came to me and said ‘Hey, would you like to step in and give me some training sessions?’ And it was meant more for her, and then we just started bringing all the girls, and they were loving it, man, and they have such a good time every single week, and I try to switch it up and teach them new things,” Rhodes explained. “Teach them repetition, because it’s all about repetition. Getting in the habit of doing the right thing instead of the wrong thing.”

Dustin Rhodes’ Training Approach

Dustin explained how some of the repetition he has been drilling with them revolves around making sure cameras see their expressions. He noted how most of the talent haven’t been on television before. He stressed the importance of their emotions being translated on screen as well as in the ring.

“The women’s division is developing,” he said. “It is slow, but it is developing, and we will get there over time. You know, this isn’t a race, it’s not a sprint, it’s a slow, steady build, like simmer on the stove, man.”

Regarding the future of the division and how it will grow and evolve, Dustin stated that he wants the women to feel comfortable in themselves, allowing their characters to flourish—a mentality they bring to their training session every week.

Dustin Rhodes is set to face Inner Circle member Jake Hager at AEW Revolution. The show takes place on February 29th from Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

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All Elite Wrestling’s Dustin Rhodes has reflected on the recent AEW segment featuring his younger brother. Cody recently featured in a whipping segment, where he received ten lashes from Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF). Speaking with the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast, Dustin recalled how emotional the process was.

In the build-up to the lashings, AEW ran a few promos featuring people speaking about what Cody was heading towards. One of the people interviewed was Dustin. He stressed how they were intended to help to get “people invested” in the feud and lashings—something he believes they achieved.

Dustin Rhodes’ Reaction

“Cody sold it so well and his acting was so good and the way he was taking them and Arn comes out, his big brother comes out and we are all rallying behind him and I wanted to take the lashes for him,” Dustin said. “I think the only thing that might have been a little bit better is if MJF told me to give him the last five lashes, but this was after I was thinking of all these different scenarios.”

“[…] They were invested and they were standing, and you get some audience shots of them saying “Oh my God” and people are just really upset about it. It is uncomfortable. Whippings are always uncomfortable.”

Dustin admitted that it was “really cool” being out there for that moment. He praised Cody for doing a tremendous job. As far as he is concerned, Cody has really come into his own and is taking the world by storm.

Dustin Rhodes challenged Jake Hager to a matchup on this week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite. The two will face off at AEW’s next pay-per-view, Revolution, on February 29th.

All Elite Wrestling’s Dustin Rhodes isn’t only an in-ring talent. He also uses his vast experience in the industry to help coach AEW talents with their promo skills. Speaking with the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast, Rhodes opened up about his coaching experience to date and how the talent has been growing under his tutelage. 

A lot of AEW’s roster weren’t initially familiar with adapting their style for a television production. Rhodes acknowledged this fact but noted how “they are handling it pretty good. There are still some things every single week that I see that I go up to them and I tell them.”

Dustin Rhodes’ Feedback

Rhodes shared how there are still occasions where talent will turn around and face the audience rather than the hard cam. Valuing feedback, Rhodes will approach them to let them know how to improve these subtle things that have a massive impact for the “million people at home” rather than the “4,5 or 6,000 in the arena.” 

He continued, “That’s a transition for them to learn because they are coming from the indies and they never had that. Guys like Chris Jericho, myself, Moxley, Cody are teaching that, and it is very important for them to learn. We’ve got three months in now and they are doing good and they are starting to be cognisant of where those cameras are and lifting their heads up because they know the camera is right there to make them look good and the people at home get to see them. If you are looking the other way, they just see your ass and they want to see you.”

Dustin Rhodes recently challenged Inner Circle member Jake Hager. The two will clash at AEW’s next pay-per-view, Revolution, on February 29th. 

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Dustin Rhodes has wrestled in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and now the 2020s. His loss to Sammy Guevara on Dynamite means the 50-year-old has now wrestled in 5 different decades.

Dustin Rhodes Debuts In 1988

Wrestling as Dustin Rhodes, he made his pro-wrestling debut in 1988 for the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion. He briefly held the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship after defeating Al Perez for the belt. He’d drop the title the following month, however.

Rhodes would debut in WCW around the same time, wrestling as one-half of the Texas Broncos along with Kendall Windham.

Dustin Rhodes Arrives In WWF in 1990

Rhodes would kick off the 1990s by taking part in an angle with his father in WWF. Dusty Rhodes had been in a rivalry with Ted Dibiase for some time when Rhodes arrived on the scene. Both Dustin and Dusty would leave the promotion in early 1991, however, and return to WCW.

Dustin Rhodes in WCW 1991-1995

In the early 90s, Dustin Rhodes would wrestle as “the Natural” in WCW. He’d even win the promotion’s United States Championship at one point. He would return to WWE in 1995, however, and then began to portray one of the most controversial characters in wrestling history.

Goldust In the Mid to Late 90s

When Dustin Rhodes returned to WWE in the mid-90s, it would not be as the cowboy-boot wearing “the Natural” character he had been portraying. Instead, he became Goldust, the Hollywood-obsessed, androgynous, and eccentric character that many have said was WWF’s first foray into what would become “the Attitude Era.”

By 1999, Dustin would return to WCW, this time when the promotion was being run by Vince Russo, a writer who worked with him on the Goldust character. He was originally supposed to portray a similar albeit darker character named “Seven.” He would quickly drop the gimmick, however.

Return To WWE, Various Exits and More Subsequent Returns

Dustin would sign with WWF and then leave the company 3 different times between 2001 and 2013. After his first run as Goldust with WWE, however, all subsequent runs saw the character treated as more comedic than it had been previously.

In 2019, Goldust left to sign with All Elite Wrestling. On New Year’s day 2020, Dustin lost to Sammy Guevara, marking his first match in his 5th decade in wrestling.

Dustin Rhodes recently took to Twitter to express his desire for a Rhodes brothers vs Von Erich brothers match to take place. The Von Erichs are the current MLW Tag Team Championships and Dustin and his brother Cody are scheduled to team up next on the January 8th edition of Dynamite against the Lucha Bros.

Dustin posted the following to Twitter in regard to a possible match between the two famed families.

MLW’s Court Bauer responded to Rhodes’ comments noting that the Von Erichs and MLW will be in Texas on January 11th, 2020 for Zero Hour. AEW recently ran events in Garland and Corpus Christie, Texas as well.

This is the first time Bauer has publicly acknowledged anything regarding an MLW and AEW relationship. Dustin liked the Tweet posted by Bauer as well.

Several wrestlers work for both AEW and MLW such as Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Jimmy Havoc. This is the first time either side has acknowledged doing business on this level, however.

Dusty Rhodes actually wrestled on the 3rd ever MLW event in 2002. Steve Corino defeated both Rhodes and Terry Funk in a triple threat match that night.

MLW Zero Hour

The following matches are booked for MLW’s return to Dallas, Texas on January 11th, 2020.

• Barbed Wire Match
  Mance Warner vs Jimmy Havoc
• Ross Von Erich vs Tom Lawlor
• Marshall Von Erich vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman
• National Openweight Championship
  Alex Hammerstone vs Aerostar
• Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs Simon Gotch

Dustin Rhodes was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda. The 50-year-old veteran spoke about a wide range of topics, including his decision to leave WWE earlier this year.

“It had been such a long, storied career with the Goldust character and, you know, I really thought that I was going to retire,” Rhodes admitted. “And then I got pulled in and my passion got reignited when I wrestled my brother, and we had the match of the last decade, probably, if not the last two decades.”

Rhodes talked about how it was such a story and a great match. He brought up how AEW’s travel schedule is different and takes some getting used to.

Dustin Rhodes On Why He Left WWE

Rhodes noted that with WWE, talent is on the road constantly with no time at home with family. On the flip side, AEW allows for a much more forgiving schedule. He leaves on Tuesday for a production meeting, does TV Wednesday nights and is back home on Thursday. 

As a result, Rhodes has the freedom to do whatever he wants outside of wrestling. He added, “They made it very, very difficult and that’s one of the reasons why I left.”

Rhodes decided to depart from WWE in April in order to join AEW. He made his in-ring debut against brother Cody at Double or Nothing in May.

Head over to Sportskeeda to read their full interview with Dustin Rhodes.

• Dustin Rhodes Names MJF As Wrestling’s Next Top Star

In an interview with Sportskeeda, All Elite Wrestling’s Dustin Rhodes named who he believes will be the next major star in pro wrestling. For him, it’s somebody on the AEW roster. He confessed that, as a coach, he likes everybody in the AEW locker room, however one name stood out to him: Maxwell Jacob Friedman.

“Oh, man, a new up-and-comer, who not a lot of people know and they are starting to get to know now is MJF. He is really something special on the mic, and we haven’t seen too much of his ring ability yet but he’s good. He’s really good. I like his style.”

He continued, “Unfortunately he stabbed my brother in the back so I take that kind of personal when you’re messing with family – but as far as him being something special and big in this business, I think he’s going to be.”

Rhodes isn’t the only veteran to name MJF as a future star. Diamond Dallas Page recently answered that question with the same answer, noting how talented MJF is. Like Rhodes, DDP highlighted MJF’s ability to connect with the audience comparing his charisma and mic ability to talents like Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Steve Austin and even Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. His ability to make fans react is what has helped him stand out.

MJF is currently feuding with his former best friend, Cody Rhodes. He recently took credit for the assault Rhodes suffered at the hands of the Butcher, the Blade and the Bunny during a previous episode of AEW: Dynamite.

All Elite Wrestling’s Dustin Rhodes has talked about finding the balance between his AEW duties and his interest in acting. Rhodes is not only an in-ring competitor for AEW, he also assists the company in a backstage role, helping talent with their promo work.

Speaking with Sportskeeda, Rhodes spoke about his long love of performing, whether it’s for a TV show, movie or in the ring.

“[…] it’s juggling the two but it’s a lot of fun and I love it, man, I’ve got to stay busy, I can’t just sit down, I’ve got to keep moving,” Rhodes admitted. “In the acting area, I want to be considered a good actor. It’s great to be an action star and things like that, but I want to be known for acting because I really, really have a deep passion for it so I am giving it a shot. I’ve got a few under my belt.”

Rhodes credits his time and experience in the pro wrestling industry in helping him adjust to his passion for acting. He explained “[…] the biggest advantage I think is time, and I’ve had a lot of time to craft the acting backstage in WWE or AEW with vignettes and promos I have a big leap and an advantage in that area because I know how stuff is shot, I know how production goes and what goes into it.”

He reflected on his time performing as Goldust, and the adaptability he had to develop as the character continued to evolve. Rhodes credited his time improvising in wrestling in helping him to develop skills that have successfully translated to his acting pursuits.

Last night’s episode of All Elite Wrestling’s YouTube show, Dark, saw Dustin Rhodes team with Sonny Kiss. The duo took on the team of Peter Avalon and Q.T. Marshall, who was making his in-ring AEW debut. Rhodes and Kiss ended up walking away the winners of this tag team encounter.

Following their victory, the two were interviewed backstage, where Rhodes shared some high praise for his partner.

“The world out there listening right now, this right here is Sonny Kiss. He did awesome, incredible partner tonight to have in the ring for AEW Dark,” Rhodes said. “We killed it out there as always, what do you think, man?”

“I’m just overwhelmed. I’m excited, I am so happy to the AEW fans—they’ve so receptive. And thank you for being my inspiration. I mean, I did this for him, I did this in homage, obviously,” Kiss replied, indicating to his red-and-black attire. Rhodes admitted he had no idea that Kiss was going to do that and was pleasantly surprised when he first saw it. Kiss then promised AEW fans that they wouldn’t be seeing the last of them as a team.

Rhodes added, “Tonight I was up close and personal, and I got to see you actually perform, and you did an exquisite job. A great job, and I was very happy that I got to tag team with you.”

When asked what their tag team name would be, Kiss suggested they leave it in the hands of the AEW fans. Rhodes stated that he liked that idea before the pair walked away.

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Former WWE and current AEW Star Dustin Rhodes recently had an interview with Bleacher Report where he spoke openly about his role in the newly established wrestling company.

Dusty Rhodes, the father of Dustin Rhodes is credited by a lot of current and former NXT Stars as the one who helped them develop their character and improve their mic skills to a great extent.

Now Dustin will be following the footsteps of his dad as the AEW promo coach and according to him, the wrestlers will not have to memorize anything word for word:

“I’ve been hired as a promo coach, and I want to help teach them how to talk, you don’t have to take this gigantic paragraph of text and memorize that s–t word for word, because it’s going to come off bland and not true to your character.”

Rhodes went on to say that they will work out who the character of the person is and try to find a happy medium between where the company wants the stars to go and where the stars want to go themselves.

According to Dustin, the ones he is going to push the most are the ones who have never done promo and who are nervous about being on TV.

Apart from this, Dustin Rhodes also discussed how they will have time to tell stories on their TV show and they won’t be stuck doing 4 minutes television matches. You can read his full interview at this link.

Both Dustin Rhodes and Cody Rhodes have honored the legacy of their father Dusty Rhodes in their own way and they both have worked hard to become successful wrestlers in their own right.

However, during a recent interview with Bleacher Report, Dustin talked about his start in wrestling and revealed that their dad actually didn’t want him to become a wrestler.

Rhodes was talking about his childhood. He said that he loved everything about the business since he was little and revealed that Dusty didn’t want him to get into the wrestling industry:

“For the first time I was let in on all the secret stuff, the kayfabe stuff, I’d been longing for so, so long. He gave me a crash course; he didn’t want me to get into the wrestling industry. But that’s all I wanted. I grew up desiring nothing but the wrestling business.”

However, the current AEW Star stayed loyal to his dream. This forced his dad to allow him to work in the business, though he still made Dustin work his way up through the industry.

According to the star formerly known as Goldust, he had to learn everything about the business by working hard and spending countless hours in the gym as well as with the veterans on the road.

His first break in the industry came when Dusty told him to referee a couple of matches. He instructed Dustin to drive the car to reach the arena, while the Hall Of Famer flew in for the show in his private jet.

Apart from this, Dustin also talked about AEW’s upcoming TV show, helping young talents and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

Dustin Rhodes recently signed a new multi-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This new contract will see him assume more responsibilities with the promotion. Alongside being an in-ring competitor, he will now act as match producer and promo coach for AEW talent. 

In a recent interview with Sports Guys Talking Wrestling of The Horn in Austin, Texas, Rhodes made a favorable comparison between AEW wrestler Darby Allin and WWE’s Jeff Hardy. Reflecting on Allin’s recent matchup at All Out, Dustin highlighted one particular moment in the match that saw Darby leap off the top rope with only a barrel to cushion his fall into steel steps:

“He [Darby Allin] reminds me a lot of Jeff Hardy. If I could compare him to anybody, he’s not scared.” Dustin said. “He’s fearless, and I know adrenaline plays a big part into all this, but he didn’t even look back. It’s like he put the barrel there and he’s ready and he goes when he wants to go, and it’s like ‘I gotta look back.’”

Darby Allin competed in the Cracker Barrel Clash at All Out against Jimmy Havoc and ‘The Bad Boy’ Joey Janela. Jimmy Havoc would walk away the winner of their hardcore matchup.

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) recently announced they had signed Dustin Rhodes to a new multi-year contract. This new contract sees Dustin assume new roles within the promotion. Not only will be an in-ring talent and match producer, he will also be assisting as a promo coach.

Speaking with Sports Guys Talking Wrestling on The Horn in Austin, Texas, Dustin discussed his new role. He also mentioned which AEW wrestlers he is looking forward to working with.

“There was talks [in WWE] on this last run that I had with the Goldust character that I would transition after my father’s passing to take over where he left off, and they seemed to be on board with that. I was looking forward to it, and then they chose somebody else and so it didn’t happen,” he said. 

Rhodes continued, “I’m excited about the talent aspect of it—me performing—but I am really excited about teaching these young kids how to handle a camera in their face and to bring out some of their character and really express it in ways that they can, they just have to step out of that comfort zone a little bit and experiment with things and we see what works and what doesn’t. I need to see what they do before I even put my hands on them. I need to see their characters I have to learn their characters and what they bring to the table.”

AEW Talent

When it comes to who he’s looking forward to working with, Dustin admitted he sees a lot of potential in Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy. He also mentioned Leva Bates before adding:

“Until I get behind the scenes and kind of know how they’re running the ship, basically, then I’ll know a little better, but I can’t wait. I’m really excited that they named me their promo coach and that’s very cool.”

H/T to WrestleZone’s Dominic DeAngelo for the transcription. 

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced that they have signed Dustin Rhodes to a multi-year contract extension. This new arrangement will see the former Goldust perform multiple roles for the promotion. Alongside competing in-ring, he will now also be a promo coach and match producer.

AEW President and CEO Tony Khan commented on the extension, highlighting how Rhodes has “rejuvenated” his career whilst with AEW. He also stressed the talent and knowledge that Rhodes will be able to provide them.

“Dustin Rhodes has had an incredible wrestling career that has spanned decades. His amazing journey brought him to AEW, and he’s rejuvenated his career here,” Khan stated.

“In addition to all of the wisdom he’s shared with us as we’ve launched All Elite Wrestling, he’s come here and worked so hard for us. His comeback match against his brother Cody at Double or Nothing was one of the most acclaimed bouts in recent years, and it marked a new chapter for all of us.”

He explained, “Dustin and I had agreed weeks ago after Fight For The Fallen that we both wanted him to stay with All Elite Wrestling. He’s already done so much for us, and I’m thrilled that it’s official now that Dustin will be on our team going forward, both backstage and in the ring!”

Rhodes recently wrestled on AEW’s Fight For The Fallen event. He and his brother, Cody, lost a tag team match against The Young Bucks.

Dustin Rhodes has shared his issues with how social media has integrated into and changed pro wrestling.

Speaking with Inside The Ropes, Rhodes spoke on how social media has taken away not only from kayfabe but has also negatively impacted long-term storytelling in modern pro wrestling. He also stated how the use of social media guarantees WWE will never enter another Attitude Era.

• AEW All Out Predictions

“This business has changed so much. The Attitude Era of yesterday is never gonna come back because there’s too many kids involved. There’s too many parents. This world we live in now is so worried about everything, so if we do something wrong on TV, they’re gonna call us out on it, and they’re going to make a big public thing about it,” he said.

“Social media has done that too, also. I think if you take social media out of the equation—and I know sometimes change is bad, but sometimes change is good—and if you could just take social media away from the wrestling, to where they cannot comment about wrestling, I think wrestling would be a lot farther along than where it is right now,” Dustin argued. “Social media has kind of destroyed what we do, what we try to do out there. They’ve killed the storylines. They’ve killed the kayfabe.”

“If The Undertaker’s on Twitter, it feels weird to me,” he added. “It takes away the mystique of The Undertaker, the Deadman, right? If Goldust is on Twitter he needs to be talking like Goldust does in his promos. I don’t do that on Twitter.”

Rhodes then spoke highly of NXT Superstar The Velveteen Dream, pinpointing how Dream stays in character for his social media accounts and is a better storyteller because of it. 

Many believed that his Double Or Nothing match against Cody would be the last match of Dustin Rhodes but then he went on to team up with Cody against the Young Bucks at Fight For The Fallen, and now people are wondering if we are gonna see more of him in AEW.

We don’t know if Dustin is done wrestling for AEW or not. Though during the post-show interview for Fight For The Fallen, the former WWE Star talked about a number of things and he also revealed if he will be at the upcoming All Out event.

Dustin first talked about Sonny Kiss’ victory in the opening match of the show and recalled how Kiss was nervous when he came into the locker room before his bout.

So he consoled the young star and told him that you only get nervous when you care and you stop getting nervous when you don’t care so he is going to do fine.

During the interview, Rhodes was also asked about a possible appearance at AEW’s upcoming All Out event and the former Champion replied with a no.

He revealed that he has DragonCon convention appearance scheduled for the same day as All Out so he will not be in Chicago for the upcoming event.

While this might be a disappointing news for the fans who were hoping to see Dustin Rhodes wrestle at All Out, his AEW journey doesn’t seem to be over yet and with Dustin calling AEW his ‘new passion’, we can expect him to stick around the company for a while.

Dustin Rhodes teamed with his brother Cody last night at AEW Fight for the Fallen. The Brotherhood lost to Matt & Nick Jackson in the main event. After the match, the Bucks said Cody & Dustin were one of the best teams they’d ever faced.

At 50 years of age, Dustin talked about retirement, wanting to get into acting, and more during the post-event media scrum.

“I want to get into acting a little bit but I found a new passion. I found a new passion and that’s AEW,” Rhodes said. “It’s a lot of fun because you walk around here and you see all these guys in the back who are different than the ones I’m used to. And everybody is happy, hungry, passionate about AEW succeeding.”

Dustin would continue to talk about how passionate the roster in AEW is.

“We are actually changing the business. It’s a revolution and it’s exciting to be a part of this. It shows on all their faces and they are excited and when you get excited you go out and perform the best you can.”

Dustin’s full media scrum can be viewed in its entirety below:

Dustin Rhodes In AEW

This was Dustin Rhodes’ second match thus far in AEW. He dropped a single’s match to his brother at Double or Nothing and now has dropped a tag match to the Bucks as well. He was asked during the interview if he plans to stay in the tag division or go back to single’s and he said they would be discussing things over the next couple of weeks.

• 8 Takeaways From AEW Fight For The Fallen

Last night at AEW Fight for the Fallen, Cody and his older brother Dustin fell to the team of Matt & Nick Jackson, the Young Bucks. The win was the 3rd straight for the Young Bucks but the Rhodes brothers have not been as successful in the new promotion. Cody’s record is now 1-1-1 after having defeated his brother, went to a time-limit draw with Darby Allin, and now lost to the Young Bucks. Dustin has lost to his brother and now lost to the Young Bucks, dropping to an 0-2 record.

Following the event, Cody spoke to the media about

“Heavy, it’s a heavy feeling,” Cody responded when asked how he’s feeling after his match with the Bucks. “There’s no words.”

Cody would continue to talk about what it means to have his brother with him in AEW.

“These moments that are in this entertainment world that we live in, they are real to us,” Cody said. “I know that sounds crazy, it’s all real, but those moments are even more particularly just potent. To be able to share the ring with him, I mean he’s just so good, so good. I want to keep doing these reunions because they never get old to me.”

Cody’s full post-match media scrum can be viewed in the player below:

Cody vs Shawn Spears

Earlier in the show, Shawn Spears did what Cody was not able to do at Fyter Fest: pin Darby Allin. Spears pinned Allin in a 6-man tag match after delivering a Death Valley Driver. At Fyter Fest, Spears’ chairshot to Cody required 10 staples too close. The Bucks would show no mercy to Cody during the main event, however, super-kicking their Elite teammate in the back of the head at one point.

Spears has offered up the following reasons as to why he targeting Cody at the last show:

WWE’s creative process is often described as a nightmare by the former WWE Stars. The latest example of it was Jon Moxley saying that he felt like Mr McMahon was in the ring with him while performing matches.

During a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Dustin Rhodes, fka Goldust discussed a number of things and he also weighed in on the difference between working a match in WWE and AEW.

He discussed his Double Or Nothing match with Cody and comparing the creative process of it to WWE; he claimed that there weren’t 30 writers who were scared to death to a man:

“There weren’t 30 writers for this match, people who are just a bunch of ‘yes men’ scared to death of a man. There was a small group, and that’s all you need to create a magical environment. That environment was such a difference from where I came from, and it was a pleasure to be around them.”

Continuing on the topic, Rhodes also discussed how working on TV is different than Live Events and hoped that the new talents on AEW roster will learn this quickly.

Apart from this, Dustin Rhodes also described his Double Or Nothing match with Cody Rhodes as the greatest of his career. You can check out his comments about the bout here.

Cody vs Dustin Rhodes stole the show at AEW’s inaugural PPV event Double or Nothing in Las Vegas. The match has been praised by critics and wrestlers alike. Tonight, the two brothers will team together to face Matt & Nick Jackson the Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen.

Dustin sat down with SI.com to speak about his match against Cody and his upcoming match against the Young Bucks.

“That match with Cody at Double or Nothing was the greatest thing I’ve ever done in 31 years,” Dustin said. “The crowd started the ‘Dusty’ chant right at the beginning of the match, and I thought, ‘Holy s—, this is f—ing incredible.’ From that moment on, everyone in the arena disappeared. They were there, so I could see them, but I couldn’t see them. I could hear them, but I couldn’t hear them.”

Dustin would continue to speak about the crowd’s impact on his match with Cody at Double or Nothing.

“Cody and I were so focused in the moment, and it was one of those nights where the stars aligned. We told a story with two interviews before the match, and we continued that story throughout the match. We built it up to where everybody was standing on their feet, wondering what was going to happen next.”

Dustin Rhodes Comments On Match Against Cody

The match was given a 5-star rating by Dave Meltzer. The recognition was not lost on Rhodes.

“To get a five-star rating from [The Wrestling Observer’s] Dave Meltzer, at my age, I was very proud of it. It’s one of the best storytelling matches in the past five years, and it did wonders for me at 50. I was honored to do it and honored to be in there.”

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Dustin Rhodes’ Favorite Matches

Rhodes was asked to compare his Double or Nothing bout against his brother with his WrestleMania “Hollywood Backlot Brawl” with Roddy Piper.

“Here’s the deal, by the end of 2015, there were three matches that were my tops. As soon as we did The Shield vs. The Brotherhood in 2013, that took the first spot,” Dustin said.

“But before that, there was the War Games with Sting’s Squadron vs. the Dangerous Alliance in 1992 and the WrestleMania XII match against Roddy Piper. That match was number one with me for a long time because it put me on the map as Goldust. It was before its time and it was legendary, the Hollywood Backlot Brawl, and it did a lot for me. It was one of the key moments that skyrocketed my career, but personally, this match with Cody has topped them all. I could quit happy now if I wanted to. There is nothing I could do to top what I did with Cody at Double or Nothing.”

Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs the Young Bucks is expected to headline tonight’s show from Jacksonville.

The full interview can be read here.

At 50 years of age, Dustin Rhodes had arguably the greatest night of his professional career at AEW Double or Nothing. He wrestled his brother Cody in a bloody and emotional war that ended with the two embracing in the ring. Cody and Dustin will now team up to take on the Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen on July 13th.

Dustin was Chris Jericho’s guest on the most recent edition of Talk is Jericho. The former Goldust spoke about being told a match between him and Cody was not good enough for the big show in WWE.

“The stars aligned that night and they aligned for Cody and myself,” Dustin said.

“We really fought hard to get this thing finally done and we were just always told ‘it’s not good enough to be on the big show’ and to me that was bulls**t, they were wrong,” he continued. “I focussed so hard on this that I probably over-focussed because I was so nervous. I’d been out of the ring for 8 months but as soon as the chants started, we could do no wrong.”

Dustin Rhodes vs Cody

“It was perfect in every way for me,” Dustin continued. “Probably, the greatest moment I’ve ever had in my 31 years in the business.”

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Dustin also talked about how much blood he lost during the match.

“You do it and you see it start streaming out and it’s like ‘oh no, I went a little too deep,'” he said. “Then 10 minutes go by and now I’m starting to worry a little bit. The whole ring is just red, I can’t see, it’s all in my eyes, I’m trying to wipe it out but it’s just shooting out to my heartbeat. It get scary but then after 15 minutes, I’m like ‘I’m going to be ok.'”

Earl Hebner had the honor of refereeing during All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) latest event, Double Or Nothing. He would officiate the personal clash between Dustin Rhodes and his brother, Cody.

Hebner recently caught up with Bill Apter for The Apter Chat during a convention in New Jersey, and was asked about being involved in the matchup and his thoughts on AEW.

He replied that it was a great experience, although there was a lot of pressure on him because of his history with both Dustin and Cody.

“I knew those two boys when they were kids. Matter of fact, their dad’s [Dusty Rhodes] the one that gave me this job. Dusty is the one that gave me a job at the NWA in Charlotte for Jim Crockett Promotions,” Hebner recalled. “Seeing those kids grow up and being with them in Double Or Nothing, it was…it was a great match. I was in there with two great kids, two great friends, and honestly, it was like family. We got it, it was done, and it was good.”

“I was more nervous about those two guys hurting each other than I was in the ring,” he said. “The ring doesn’t bother me. When I got two great kids—well, men now—in the ring, that I’ve loved all my life, and see them grow up from babies, it was a lot of stress on me. It’s like I was the dad there, separating the boys. I’m glad that I got to raise Cody’s hand and leave ’cause I probably would’ve been in tears at ringside.”

Earl called AEW a “great company” and confessed he feels privileged to be working with them before adding that he believes AEW will “wake up a lot of people around the world, in the wrestling business—especially the WWE. It’s gonna be great now they have some competition.”

Dustin Rhodes will wrestle his brother Cody tomorrow night at Double or Nothing. The 50-year-old spoke to the Sporting News ahead of Saturday’s big PPV. During the interview, Rhodes spoke about Goldust never winning a world title, what AEW needs to be successful and more.

“(Winning a world title) is a hard thing to accomplish in the business,” Dustin said. “Yes, it’s still a dream of mine. The dream has taken a back seat for now because what I’ve realized about the last 24 years of the Goldust character is that Goldust didn’t need a world title. Goldust went out and entertained, had a good time with the fans and left a lasting impression.”

He continued to say the Goldust character never needed to win a world title.

“Every once in a while, a character comes along like Goldust and you don’t need to put a world title around him. I’m OK with me not winning a world title. I get why people would say I’m underrated, but I disagree. Of course, I want to win a world title and put it on my top shelf. Anybody who wants to get into the business wants to do it. If you don’t want to be in the industry to become a world champion, then you shouldn’t be in the business. I’m a good worker. I’m a good storyteller. I’m a good salesman. And I love to entertain and perform for the fans.”

Dustin Rhodes On What AEW Needs To Be

Dustin also spoke about what he feels AEW needs to be.

“If I’m running a company, I want to see more wrestling, fewer commercials and less talking. The group of kids right now in AEW that have been out there working the independent scene and kicking some ass and taking some names are very creative. It’s not all about the older generation anymore. It is about the young kids, and we have to pass on our knowledge to them and let them rise and shine to the occasion.”

The full interview can be read here.

“This is going to be something special. You have Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. You have top dogs,” Dustin continued.

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