CWF - A Night Off For Dusty 

This is 40-some years ago already and fans still kayfabe in the comments section. lol love it

I remember this when I was a kid,Classic stuff! It was so good then when a good guy turns bad and visa-versa. But NOW it means NOTHING when that happens! ...TONY

This was in Tallahassee Fla. I remember going with my cousins.

Classic heel move from Big Cat! He was the best at betraying a partner, and voice and speaking style was smooth as butter. RIP, Ernie.

ever notice koloff is always around when someone is turning on rhodes?

It is a well known fact that Gordon Solie doctored films to tell a story. This is just another example.

At 2:38 you can clearly Rhodes signing autographs for the fans while Ernie Ladd is in the ring wrestling.

John Wayne Rhodes trimmed down? How did Gordon Soile allow those words out of his mouth?

He was cool when him and ol' Dickie Murdoch were a villainous team. Once he turned on Gary Hart, he lost it all.

Virgil beggging for mercy! He’s a face! Ernie was right, he was “Dirty” Rhodes! Shame on him for signing autographs while he should be focused on wrestling!

As if Dirty Rhodes was not fat enough.. he was outside the ring signing autographs, eating hot dogs, and guzzling coca-cola while Ernie Ladd was inside the ring battling both Ivan Koloff and Buddy Wolfe.

If you look at about the 4:26 mark you'll see Ernie Ladd in his corner waiting for Dusty Rhodes to tag him in so that he can win the match when "fans" in the first row demand he get off the ring apron and on the floor and sign autographs for them much like Dusty Rhodes had done previously during the match. Ladd patiently explains to these "fans" that he has a match ongoing and cannot sign autographs at that time. While this is going on Dusty decides he doesn't want Ladd to tag in and win the match, so he refuses to tag Ladd in.

The Lex Luger turn on Barry Windham a decade later is a direct ripoff of this great match. Here Dusty turns on Ernie Ladd for no good reason. Don't you believe that claptrap that Solie is peddling that Ernie Ladd refused to tag in during the match. The footage refutes that assertion. Rhodes wanted to win the match, but when Ladd gives him the opportunity to gain the victory, Rhodes pouts and takes a clean-no-controversy-middle-of-the-ring pin fall and deliberately loses the title.