Jim Cornette's Favorite Memories Of Dusty Rhodes 

It's funny, I was just commenting above that when I hear Cornys great Dusty impression I also hear the late Mitch Hedberg, the same rhythm and cadence, the use of pausing. It takes great comedic skill to do it so well like Corny, I wouldn't be surprised that Hedberg was a fan in his youth.

I was kinda thinking that too. But Mitch grew up in Minnesota. But in the mid 80s he coulda been watching Crockett on TBS. "We need you to rewrite this script. Fuck that....Ill make....a copy.. lol. Love Mitch so much. The fact his jokes take 15 seconds at the most and he does 30 to 60 minutes. Others jokes take minutes or so.

Been around him so much lol

It's a function of hanging around Dusty's crazy ass also

I clicked on the link just to hear Corny’s impression of Duthsty.

U COULDN'T be more rt, if u tried! "Epic" is the perfect word to describe it too!!

EEEEEEEPIC

I think I like Prichard’s version better.

Here here...I agree 100%

"Kid, don't menthion the Challenger... go do it ageen!"

@@gtpliquid1290 that's my favourite story

Yeah He''s good at the impressions.

Dusty was over huge in damn near 90% of the country. Over huge as a heel in the AWA which was like 70-80% of the mid-west. And over huge as a face in the NWA which was about the rest of the country except the north east.

He had the best gimmick in the world. Himself. It wasn't a gimmick. It was him. The genuine loving human being. And the most charismatic man in wrestling.

Okay but let's not overlook the fact that he can wrestle haha

What about da times when he donned a mask, a cover all wrestling attire, a hat and casper himself Da Midnight Riiider?! Lol

Dusty proves that in the end it’s not about making people believe wrestling or believe your moves are real it’s about making people BELIEVE IN YOU

I often wondered if Dusty was accepted by most of the black wrestling fans back then, or if they thought his preacher-like manner of speaking might have been interpreted as a mocking, borderline racist imitation. (And it was not, btw. At least history is right on that point.) My black friends in school didn’t follow wrestling at all or know Dusty.

@@DeeEllEff We accepted him. He definitely had an invite to the cookout.

Facts. He's my pops favorite wrestler.

@@Mind-Over-Body Lol We accepted him too. Both my mom and dad loved him. When he starts doing that dance in the ring throwing punches back at his opponents when it looked like he was losing, my parents cheers so wild. It was so funny watching wrestling as a lil kid with my parents and brothers. They get so involved. Like they are part of the match. Don't let my mom see Dusty fighting Rick Flair. She talked more trash to Flair than Dusty ever did. She was his number 1 fan. I miss watching wrestling with her and my dad. Back when wrestling was great. The 80s and the 90s.

I loved Dusty Rhodes as a child

His Ernie Ladd impression is spot on.

Go hear Bruce do dusty it’s tremendous

So True!!!

I am the tower of power...the man of the hour...too sweet to be sour. Maybe.

@keller blair Well, Duthtay may have copied Brother Billy and Reverend Thunderbolt.

Yes, daddeh!

He gwat a bythsickle

Gene I don't know I wish I knew where she was! Ten minutes after we got to the building, she disappeared! I looked high and low! Searched every nook and cranny! Asked every security guard! I said, "Hey! Have you seen Sweet Saphire?"

Yeah, I've seen it too, lol

Know what is funny about that? All Wee Willie had to do was his job and be good at it. He’d had a different name and different respect. Dusty treated job guys well and appreciated them. Some even got longer matches later on.

Here it is: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8BL9Dyq3hPQ.html

I’d kill for that footage

@@durden2480 dude look up ^

The best ever!

sorta (the plane was named Stardust though) 'gold dust' is slang for cocaine, & Goldust is from Hollywood,etc etc)

Earlier in his career, Dusty went by both nicknames. He had his wrestling trunks embroidered with either.

@@Gravydog316 named for goldust trio

I Think It Was a Non Televised Live Event/House Show

I only saw Dusty towards what must have been the tail end of his in ring career in mid 90s WCW and didnt understand the appeal, same goes for Bob Backlund who was WWF champ around the same time... Of course I was an ignorant little kid but just thought id share my memories of my opinion of the American Dream as a 6 year old kid. I liked Hogan, Sting, HBK, Undertaker and the Macho Man. I wasnt a Bret Hart fan either but I now realize hes probably top 5 all time.

@@jrodagormykid9063 understandable. The Legacy that is Dusty Rhodes is behind the scenes. You have to remember had been in the business since the late '60's. He was a student of the game LONG before HHH. Hell, he wrote the Book that many follow.

Nick Tucker, that elbow was so calloused it was like getting hit with a hammer. Big Dust was one of the most respected on the Circuit. The only reason he went to WWF/E was for a break. He didn't have to worry about running the show the way he did in The NWA and Crockett Promotions.

@@johnderekmitchell1510 he was older, it was big money; not only could he still make bank for doing less overall, he could do less in the ring for more in WWF as opposed to NWA matches. Probably gave him a few more years of his in ring career.

In America, you have the perfect right to be perfectly wrong! 😁 I’m sorta the reverse, in that I absolutely loathed Tully back then, but listening to occasional shoot interviews with him today, he seems like a pretty good guy who was just a really good heel!

What's the question

@@chrischar9428 Was it used to confuse his opponents?

My exact feelings for Roddy Piper

I personally prefer wrestlers who are amazing at promos than the current product of male wrestlers that are simps bar orton and bray wyatt