The working man's champion finally tells HIS story — and brother, it's a bumpy ride.
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes will forever be remembered as the working man's champion. A master at the mic and a three-time World Heavyweight Champion, he has had legendary confrontations with sports-entertainments top stars, including Ric Flair, Harley Race, "SuperStar" Billy Graham, Terry Funk and Tully Blanchard. Decades later, his contributions to sports-entertainment are still being felt. This Three-disc release will present his life's story as well as his most memorable matches and interviews from his days in the AWA, NWA, and WWWF, WWE, and WCW.
Production
Three discs of archival gold spanning AWA to WCW.
Writing
Rhodes' promos remain untouchable — pure working-class poetry.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dusty's 'Hard Times' promo (1985) is studied in communications courses for its rhetorical mastery — a blue-collar Shakespeare that made fans feel seen.
The documentary includes John Belushi's infamous SNL wrestling sketch appearance — Belushi patterned his Samurai Futaba character partly after Rhodes' mannerisms.
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