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I admit I don't
look like the athlete
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of the day supposed to look.
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My belly is just a little big,
my heart is just a little big,
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but brother, I am bad and they
know I'm bad.
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He's just a
common man,
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working hard with his hands.
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He is "The American Dream" Dusty
Rhodes.
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The little plumber's son
who come out of the ditch
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and became so sweet.
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But this son of a
plumber was anything but common,
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as he'd go on to inspire
audiences for generations
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with his gold hair, silver
tongue, and polka dot outfits.
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Don't talk about "The
American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.
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I am the best, daddy.
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There is no other.
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Today, we get funky
like a monkey, as we look back
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at the legendary career of WWE
Hall of Famer, Dusty Rhodes.
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There is no greater
star, there is no greater being,
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ever, than Dusty Rhodes
"The American Dream".
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This is WWE's Greatest
Moments.
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If you smell-
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Oh, my God.
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What the hell are you doing?
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Absolutely
unbelievable.
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Hulkamania is
here.
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{\an8}Welcome, everyone, to
WWE's Greatest Moments.
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{\an8}I'm Michael Cole.
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{\an8}And on this edition, we are
taking a look back at the
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illustrious career of "The
American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.
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I don't do hard times.
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I am the good time rock and roll
man.
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The self-described
common man was not only a sight
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to be seen in the ring, but he
was also one of the most
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captivating superstars to ever
hold a microphone.
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I'm gonna put this boot
right up your booty.
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A master wordsmith,
Rhodes could win over any crowd
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with his charm and relatability.
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Who's your
favorite wrestler?
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Dusty Rhodes.
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In 1977, Dusty's star
would truly shine brightly,
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as he implored audiences
to simply dream.
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{\an8}It's a good time of year
'cause it's a new year.
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{\an8}The American Dream is spreading
joy and cheer
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in the new year, 1977.
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{\an8}I figured out right away I could
sell more tickets talking them
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{\an8}in the building than actually
what they were seeing
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in the building.
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It's about winning the Georgia
Heavyweight Wrestling
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Championship for my people, baby.
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{\an8}He's the only one
with real meaning, 100%.
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He was the-the white Muhammad
Ali.
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This is "The American
Dream" Dusty Rhodes,
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the greatest rap master, the
greatest wrestler,
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the greatest super heavyweight.
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{\an8}The job of that
interview, especially during
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{\an8}that day, was to talk people
into the building,
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was to sell tickets.
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One of the greatest
sights in the world
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is the Atlanta arm man.
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When I look at that
interview,
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he could do it better
than anybody.
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The thing is he's gonna
feel The Dream when I'm there.
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Dusty was a master at
hyping up audiences everywhere
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and made them feel any emotion
he wanted to.
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When you come out here
and you mention Dusty Rhodes
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"The American Dream" and you
call him the legend, you say it,
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brother, in reverence.
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And when it came to
getting physical, The Dream
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could also back up those words.
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Dusty Rhodes could fight, fight
he did.
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And one of Dusty's greatest
adversaries was none other than
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the NWA Television Champion,
Tully Blanchard.
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This right
here says it all, doesn't it,
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Dusty?
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I'm the man.
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It was at the Great
American Bash, 1985,
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where these two would lock
horns in perhaps
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their most brutal battle yet,
inside a dreaded steel cage.
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{\an8}This is a Lights Out
match, not sanctioned by the
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{\an8}National Wrestling Alliance.
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Tully Blanchard, Great
American Bash, he was fabulous.
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I drew, actually, the most money
with Tully.
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He was the ultimate heel.
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Blanchard with an
elbow.
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{\an8}Dusty was so fun to beat
up.
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There was just a very good
chemistry there.
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{\an8}When you can take
all that personality that-that
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{\an8}Dusty had, and then when it gets
down to dukes, and you can still
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pay it off, that's when you know
that you are a superstar.
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Oh, Dusty caught
him.
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And that's what
separates a lot of people,
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and Dusty had that.
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He had that ability to entertain
you, but he also could get down
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and dirty, fight, and do what he
had to do.
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Our new World TV
Title holder, Dusty Rhodes.
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There's only a couple of
belts back then,
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{\an8}and that television title,
it meant everything.
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If one thing is true
about the professional
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wrestling business, it's that
change is inevitable.
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Oh, yeah.
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Well, you know, I'm just-
a common man.
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Amongst these success
stories was Dusty Rhodes.
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In 1989, Rhodes would join WWE
and show off a side of himself
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that truly defined the term
common man.
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{\an8}Welcome to Americana
Butcher Shop.
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{\an8}We don't sell no soda pop,
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{\an8}but if you're looking
for good beef,
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this is the place to stop.
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Men saw him as
the common man.
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{\an8}So, we did vignettes.
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I can do anything,
'cause I'm the ever-loving
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Americana pizza man.
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Make him that everyday
man.
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He was the pizza man.
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He was the plumber man.
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He was the gas man.
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He was the taco man.
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Dusty became every man.
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I'm gonna show you my
patented, trash man,
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Americana hook shot.
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All right, there it is, baby
boy.
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Yeah.
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The scripts were pretty funny, I
enjoyed 'em.
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I really enjoyed 'em, because
they were really off the wall
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and kind of funny.
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I did the first-ever Triple
Potty Bypass.
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With Dusty Rhodes, he
basically spoke
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from a working
man's perspective.
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Right here.
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The baloney.
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This is baloney, and we
are full of it today.
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People could relate
to those vignettes.
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{\an8}Just got Dusty over that much
more.
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We got tacos, we got
enchiladas.
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What can I do for ya?
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Yes, man.
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Dusty was a person
that could literally take
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{\an8}something and go, "All right,
baby let's go."
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Woo.
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{\an8}Dusty Rhodes was
beloved by all,
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{\an8}and for good reason.
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The 1970s were filled with flash
and color.
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This
man, unquestionably,
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a colorful individual.
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And just like what the
great Muhammad Ali
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did for boxing-
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Then this
might shock and amaze you,
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but I will destroy Joe Frazier.
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Dusty Rhodes would
sell out arenas nationwide
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with just the words
coming from his mouth.
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The man of the hour, the
man with the power.
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I am the hitmaker, the record
breaker.
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With a microphone in
his hand,
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The Common Man spoke to
the common man.
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{\an8}Mr. Soul, Mr. Charisma,
Mr. Dusty Rhodes.
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{\an8}287 pounds
of sweet soul.
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I wanna get right down to what's
going on.
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{\an8}Dusty Rhodes
"The American Dream",
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he was absolutely the top
promo of all time.
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The time has changed.
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Now then, it's gonna be
electrified funk and madness.
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Can you dig it?
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{\an8}Electrified funk is
putting a modernized spin
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as times change.
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It's not Muhammad Ali.
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It's not a baseball team.
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It's not a horse.
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It is not anybody but me.
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{\an8}The one thing
our father had was charisma.
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That was unmatched.
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The little plumber's son
who come out of the ditch
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at eight years old and became so
sweet.
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Charisma.
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That's why Dusty resonated.
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Can you dig it?
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{\an8}Incredible
charisma.
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{\an8}That's a gift.
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"I've wined and dined with kings
and queens."
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I've wined and dined
with kings and queens,
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but I slept in alleys and
dined on pork and beans.
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People are sitting at
home going,
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"I gotta go see Dusty Rhodes.
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He's making me feel something."
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You know where you can
kiss if you don't like
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what I'm saying.
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{\an8}I had that one element that you
cannot give anyone.
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Charisma.
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You either have it or you don't.
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And I had it.
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That is Dusty Rhodes, 270 pounds
of sweet, sweet soul, baby.
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{\an8}That is really the secret
to his success-
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is he really was The
American Dream.
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Dusty Rhodes had done
it all in his Hall of Fame
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career, but the one
accomplishment that eluded
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The American Dream was that of
winning the WWE Championship.
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The current champion,
"Superstar" Billy Graham,
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was a performer like no other.
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Superstar and Dusty had
explosive charisma.
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When it came time to talk the
talk, mouths shut,
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and ears opened.
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I am the
greatest.
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I am the strongest.
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This is my belt.
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I got the proof, baby.
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1977, Rhodes looked to
finish his own story
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as he took on the Superstar
for the greatest prize
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in professional wrestling.
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{\an8}Here comes the biggie,
the Worldwide Wrestling
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{\an8}Heavyweight Championship
match.
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The two hottest items in
the country at the time was, uh,
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"Superstar" Billy Graham and
myself.
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Wow.
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He has had enough.
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And the roar of the crowd now is
for The Dream.
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Here's Dusty Rhodes,
"Superstar" Graham,
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packing that place,
standing room only.
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Rhodes whipped to the
corner, and the elbow of Graham.
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Oh, but into the bear hug.
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The deafening roar and
the sound was amazing.
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Rhodes catching him.
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Graham now off the rope again.
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Up.
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Over.
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{\an8}Billy Graham has
been counted out.
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{\an8}And they're all losing
their minds,
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{\an8}and he's got the world title
belt, and then no.
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{\an8}You don't get to keep that belt,
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'cause you can't
win by a countout.
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The only time that the
championship can change hands
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is either by a pin
or a submission.
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The crowd was happy that
Dusty won, but they were not
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happy because the title didn't
change hands.
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The winner but
not the new world champion,
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Dusty Rhodes.
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The match was over, and
I would stand there and
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didn't want to leave
the ring.
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Superstar, I've come a long way
to whip your ass.
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Now get out here, baby.
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{\an8}It's no secret that
Dusty Rhodes is one of the
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{\an8}greatest superstars of all time
and deserving of all the praise
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he has gotten over the years,
but his mark on this industry is
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more than just his work on the
microphone and in the ring.
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It's his work behind the scenes
as well.
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Dusty Rhodes was a creative
force like no other.
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It was his brain that came up
with the innovation known as
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{\an8}WarGames and The Great American
Bash.
249
00:10:42,550 --> 00:10:45,687
{\an8}And even the cornerstone of WCW
Starrcade.
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{\an8}A tremendous crowd is on
hand for tonight's Starrcade.
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It was at the 1987
edition of Starrcade where Dusty
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would face a tough opponent in
Lex Luger.
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This, baby, is for
real.
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00:10:58,266 --> 00:11:00,335
Dusty Rhodes would
step onto the stage he created
255
00:11:00,335 --> 00:11:03,671
as he took on Lex Luger for the
United States title
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inside of an unforgiving
steel cage.
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00:11:08,109 --> 00:11:11,579
Lex Luger, it will be
the total end
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00:11:11,579 --> 00:11:12,881
to The Total Package.
259
00:11:17,185 --> 00:11:20,622
{\an8}Lex Luger poses
for everybody.
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And take a look at The Dream.
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You wonder why my ego is
so big?
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Yeah.
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00:11:26,861 --> 00:11:29,497
{\an8}Because I'm Dusty Rhodes
"The American Dream".
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The name of the
game for Dusty Rhodes
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00:11:31,566 --> 00:11:33,635
has always been resiliency.
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He has always been able to
bounce back, and even though
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Luger's a great athlete, I think
it favors Dusty Rhodes.
268
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{\an8}Dusty was a good guy, a
babyface.
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{\an8}That really established me as a
heel by cheating.
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JJ, I need you to send the chair
in.
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Chair over the
top.
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The referee was there by Luger.
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Got me a lot of heat.
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Luger getting the
chair.
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Dream's got him.
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Dream's got him.
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Yes.
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What an
electrifying moment.
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If your nickname
is The American Dream,
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{\an8}winning the United States title,
pretty important,
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{\an8}I would assume, to your legacy
as the American Dream,
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you know.
283
00:12:19,781 --> 00:12:21,849
The American Dream
is the new United States
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Heavyweight Champion.
285
00:12:25,887 --> 00:12:27,989
{\an8}In the late 1970s,
professional wrestling was
286
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{\an8}firmly in the grasp of one
Harley Race.
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The self-proclaimed greatest
wrestler on God's green earth
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had the credentials to back it
up with an incredible 926-day
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world heavyweight title reign.
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You know damn well
you can't beat me.
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But all roads would
lead to, well, Rhodes, as the
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champ would defend his title
against The American Dream.
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Harley Race, I've just
been to a lot of hell, jack.
294
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And I'm not going to lose that
world title.
295
00:12:55,683 --> 00:12:57,352
You can bet all your world
heavyweight championship
296
00:12:57,352 --> 00:12:58,486
money on that, jack.
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{\an8}The largest crowd
ever jammed,
298
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{\an8}Fort Homer Hesterly Armory,
in Tampa, as Dusty Rhodes,
299
00:13:04,592 --> 00:13:06,194
{\an8}the challenger, is getting set
to take on
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the World Heavyweight Wrestling
Champion, Harley Race.
301
00:13:09,797 --> 00:13:12,433
{\an8}NWA World Heavyweight
Champions held the championship
302
00:13:12,433 --> 00:13:17,071
{\an8}for several years, and to defeat
the champion and actually lay
303
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claim to being a World
Heavyweight Champion
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was a huge deal.
305
00:13:24,312 --> 00:13:26,547
{\an8}Dusty could sell out
the building with almost
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00:13:26,547 --> 00:13:30,551
{\an8}anybody, and he'll have
as good a match
307
00:13:30,551 --> 00:13:31,920
{\an8}as anyone on the card.
308
00:13:32,887 --> 00:13:34,455
Dusty Rhodes, uh,
continues to dominate
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the situation.
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Ladies and gentlemen, a new
world heavyweight
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wrestling champion.
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He considered the world
championship
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to be the highest honor.
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00:13:43,698 --> 00:13:46,167
{\an8}You can't get him to say that
wrestling was fake,
315
00:13:46,167 --> 00:13:47,435
and it's because it's not.
316
00:13:48,436 --> 00:13:49,871
That moment wasn't.
317
00:13:49,871 --> 00:13:52,674
When you take it that seriously,
the fans take you seriously,
318
00:13:52,674 --> 00:13:54,108
and they support you.
319
00:13:54,108 --> 00:13:55,910
They're crying with you, they're
cheering with you.
320
00:13:56,744 --> 00:13:58,913
That moment, I was the
champion of the world.
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00:13:58,913 --> 00:14:01,316
And I think that's what made
that so great,
322
00:14:01,316 --> 00:14:02,817
so great a moment for me.
323
00:14:02,817 --> 00:14:05,720
This is an example for every
man, woman, and child.
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00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,791
Get a dream, hold on to it, and
shoot for the sky.
325
00:14:09,791 --> 00:14:12,627
I have been to the mountaintop,
and it will take a hell of a man
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to knock me off.
327
00:14:18,299 --> 00:14:20,235
Over the years, Dusty
Rhodes proved
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00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:21,903
that he was more than just a
common man.
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He was also a trailblazer.
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In the early 2010s, WWE
introduced its brand-new
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developmental system, NXT.
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This would become the
launchpad
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for young up-and-coming talent
to skyrocket to super stardom.
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00:14:35,116 --> 00:14:38,086
Behind the production training,
booking, and mentorship of this
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00:14:38,086 --> 00:14:42,023
young roster was none other than
WWE Hall of Famer, Dusty Rhodes.
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00:14:44,559 --> 00:14:47,195
Dusty's passion for
the future of this industry
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was palpable.
338
00:14:48,229 --> 00:14:49,898
And when it came to NXT,
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he always wore his heart
on his sleeve.
340
00:14:56,404 --> 00:14:59,040
{\an8}All right, welcome to
NXT right here
341
00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,843
{\an8}in Full Sail
University.
342
00:15:02,744 --> 00:15:04,245
I was with NXT at
the time,
343
00:15:04,245 --> 00:15:06,481
{\an8}and I was there the night Dusty
came out and spoke to the fans,
344
00:15:06,481 --> 00:15:07,682
and he still had that charisma.
345
00:15:08,249 --> 00:15:09,817
This is your house.
346
00:15:09,817 --> 00:15:11,319
This is our house.
347
00:15:11,319 --> 00:15:13,888
This is NXT.
348
00:15:13,888 --> 00:15:15,023
Yeah, baby.
349
00:15:16,357 --> 00:15:18,193
It was so powerful for
all of us to have Dusty as our
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00:15:18,193 --> 00:15:20,828
commissioner, but what Dusty did
behind the camera
351
00:15:20,828 --> 00:15:21,629
was immeasurable.
352
00:15:21,629 --> 00:15:22,630
Can you take it down-
353
00:15:22,630 --> 00:15:23,798
Dusty was the heart
and soul of NXT.
354
00:15:23,798 --> 00:15:25,767
The way he spoke to you, the way
he spoke about you,
355
00:15:25,767 --> 00:15:26,968
the way he spoke about
wrestling,
356
00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:28,670
it just stayed
with you.
357
00:15:28,670 --> 00:15:29,837
{\an8}And the success
of NXT,
358
00:15:29,837 --> 00:15:31,306
{\an8}you talk a lot about
it being done.
359
00:15:31,306 --> 00:15:32,807
{\an8}None of it could have taken
place without Dusty.
360
00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:34,042
Thank you, sir.
361
00:15:34,042 --> 00:15:34,709
You're welcome, kid.
362
00:15:34,709 --> 00:15:35,310
You won't regret it.
363
00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:36,177
All right.
364
00:15:36,177 --> 00:15:37,478
{\an8}He definitely taught me a
lot.
365
00:15:37,478 --> 00:15:39,714
{\an8}He was like a father figure to
me when I was down in Florida.
366
00:15:40,081 --> 00:15:42,951
He was the first person to just
tell me to be myself,
367
00:15:42,951 --> 00:15:44,986
and that that was gonna
be good enough.
368
00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:47,121
{\an8}Dusty Rhodes was just
somebody to push you and push
369
00:15:47,121 --> 00:15:49,424
you and push you as a person and
370
00:15:49,524 --> 00:15:50,959
just be the best performer
that you can.
371
00:15:51,593 --> 00:15:52,961
Let's get this party
started.
372
00:15:57,498 --> 00:15:58,967
{\an8}If there's one quality
Dusty Rhodes had,
373
00:15:58,967 --> 00:16:01,069
{\an8}it was how to reach audiences
on an emotional level.
374
00:16:01,970 --> 00:16:04,839
Dusty was a master at reaching
into your soul
375
00:16:04,839 --> 00:16:05,940
and getting you fired up.
376
00:16:06,641 --> 00:16:08,743
He spoke to every race, color,
and creed.
377
00:16:08,743 --> 00:16:09,944
I'm the son of a
plumber.
378
00:16:09,944 --> 00:16:13,715
I was raised in Austin, Texas,
and I never had anything
379
00:16:13,715 --> 00:16:17,285
unless I fought for it, unless I
scratched for it,
380
00:16:17,285 --> 00:16:20,588
unless I got down on my knees
and went for it.
381
00:16:21,623 --> 00:16:23,658
He wanted to let you
know that we were all in this
382
00:16:23,658 --> 00:16:27,428
together through the easy times
and the hard times.
383
00:16:31,666 --> 00:16:34,903
{\an8}I don't have to say a
lot more about the way
384
00:16:34,903 --> 00:16:36,204
I feel about Ric Flair.
385
00:16:36,571 --> 00:16:37,872
No respect, no honor.
386
00:16:38,940 --> 00:16:41,743
He put hard times on Dusty
Rhodes and his family.
387
00:16:42,644 --> 00:16:44,412
{\an8}The hard times promo,
I lived it.
388
00:16:44,412 --> 00:16:45,980
{\an8}That's what made
it so great.
389
00:16:45,980 --> 00:16:47,982
Everyone's been through it.
390
00:16:47,982 --> 00:16:50,618
You don't know what hard times
are, daddy.
391
00:16:50,618 --> 00:16:53,688
Hard times are when the textile
workers around this country
392
00:16:53,688 --> 00:16:55,290
are out of work.
393
00:16:55,290 --> 00:16:58,192
They got four or five kids and
can't pay their wages,
394
00:16:58,192 --> 00:17:00,094
can't buy their food.
395
00:17:00,094 --> 00:17:01,729
And one word led to another, to
another, to another,
396
00:17:01,729 --> 00:17:04,465
and it built, and it built,
and it built, and it built.
397
00:17:04,465 --> 00:17:09,571
And hard times are when a man
has worked at a job 30 years,
398
00:17:09,571 --> 00:17:10,738
30 years.
399
00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:13,374
They give him a watch, kick him
in the butt, and say,
400
00:17:13,374 --> 00:17:16,678
"Hey, a computer took
your place, daddy."
401
00:17:16,678 --> 00:17:17,579
That's hard times.
402
00:17:18,613 --> 00:17:21,015
Art becoming life, life
becoming art.
403
00:17:21,849 --> 00:17:25,053
{\an8}His delivery of it is what makes
it a masterpiece,
404
00:17:25,053 --> 00:17:27,355
{\an8}and it's because he
believes in it.
405
00:17:27,355 --> 00:17:31,492
And Ric Flair, you put
hard times on this country
406
00:17:31,492 --> 00:17:32,927
by taking Dusty Rhodes out.
407
00:17:33,661 --> 00:17:37,398
{\an8}And Dusty was able to
bring it home in that one promo
408
00:17:37,398 --> 00:17:39,901
to let you know that he felt
what you felt.
409
00:17:40,969 --> 00:17:42,370
And you wanted him to win for
that.
410
00:17:42,570 --> 00:17:44,239
Let me leave you with
this.
411
00:17:44,239 --> 00:17:48,743
I will be the next world's
heavyweight champion
412
00:17:48,743 --> 00:17:50,511
on this hard time blues.
413
00:17:52,146 --> 00:17:53,915
It is now time for our
number one moment,
414
00:17:53,915 --> 00:17:56,084
and it's one that remains in
the minds of long-time
415
00:17:56,084 --> 00:17:58,386
professional wrestling fans
for the last four decades.
416
00:17:59,387 --> 00:18:02,156
There were no more polar
opposites in literally every
417
00:18:02,156 --> 00:18:05,927
category than "The American
Dream" Dusty Rhodes and longtime
418
00:18:05,927 --> 00:18:08,897
NWA World's Heavyweight
Champion, Ric Flair.
419
00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:12,066
Flair was pompous, boisterous,
and arrogant.
420
00:18:12,066 --> 00:18:16,104
It's a fact that I
live a lifestyle never,
421
00:18:16,104 --> 00:18:18,172
ever equalled by any other man.
422
00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,442
Rhodes was humble,
kind, and a man of the people.
423
00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:25,313
I don't put values in
the same thing Ric Flair does.
424
00:18:26,381 --> 00:18:28,082
It didn't take long
for these two to find each other
425
00:18:28,082 --> 00:18:31,085
on opposite sides of the squared
circle and have one of the most
426
00:18:31,085 --> 00:18:33,621
riveting rivalries of all time.
427
00:18:33,621 --> 00:18:37,492
But it was at the Great American
Bash, 1986, where the only way
428
00:18:37,492 --> 00:18:41,863
to settle the score was inside
the confines of a steel cage.
429
00:18:45,266 --> 00:18:47,101
{\an8}When Ric Flair
and Dusty Rhodes wrestle,
430
00:18:47,101 --> 00:18:50,538
{\an8}the two greatest wrestlers
in the world are colliding.
431
00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:52,707
With me and Flair, you
never knew
432
00:18:52,707 --> 00:18:53,575
what you were gonna get.
433
00:18:53,575 --> 00:18:54,842
You kept watching it.
434
00:18:54,976 --> 00:18:56,578
They've wrestled so many
times against each other before,
435
00:18:56,578 --> 00:18:58,713
but it's always a new ballgame.
436
00:18:59,781 --> 00:19:00,882
What a grueling match.
437
00:19:01,883 --> 00:19:04,252
Both men have to be at the brink
of exhaustion right now.
438
00:19:04,252 --> 00:19:05,119
Oh, you know it.
439
00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,088
{\an8}We were the ultimate bad
guy
440
00:19:07,088 --> 00:19:08,489
{\an8}and the ultimate
blue-collar guy.
441
00:19:09,290 --> 00:19:11,693
Dusty was the son of a plumber,
I was the guy born
442
00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:13,061
with a golden spoon, right?
443
00:19:15,530 --> 00:19:16,097
Oh, he says he's
got him.
444
00:19:16,097 --> 00:19:17,932
Nope, count of two.
445
00:19:18,299 --> 00:19:19,534
Dusty got right out of
it.
446
00:19:19,934 --> 00:19:21,970
Dusty
and Flair had been going around
447
00:19:21,970 --> 00:19:26,274
{\an8}for several years, and the fans
were really anxious to see Dusty
448
00:19:26,274 --> 00:19:28,776
finally claim that big prize.
449
00:19:30,245 --> 00:19:31,646
The fans are
behind Dusty.
450
00:19:33,481 --> 00:19:35,650
A small package has Ric.
451
00:19:39,287 --> 00:19:40,722
Dusty Rhodes has just won
the match.
452
00:19:42,490 --> 00:19:43,758
Talk about the chase.
453
00:19:43,758 --> 00:19:45,560
If you look in the furthest
sections of that building
454
00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,729
and people are losing
their mind,
455
00:19:47,729 --> 00:19:49,831
it's because they were in on the
chase with him.
456
00:19:50,698 --> 00:19:55,336
And new World's
Heavyweight Champion,
457
00:19:55,336 --> 00:19:58,273
"The American Dream"
Dusty Rhodes.
458
00:19:59,173 --> 00:20:00,675
Let's breathe now as an
audience
459
00:20:00,675 --> 00:20:02,377
and a fan of Dusty Rhodes.
460
00:20:02,377 --> 00:20:04,012
He became World's Champion again
for the second time to give them
461
00:20:04,012 --> 00:20:08,016
hope it can happen.
462
00:20:10,018 --> 00:20:11,653
Dusty Rhodes has left
an indelible mark
463
00:20:11,653 --> 00:20:14,689
in professional wrestling
as well as fans worldwide.
464
00:20:15,256 --> 00:20:16,925
Who would have thought that a
common man,
465
00:20:16,925 --> 00:20:18,893
the son of a plumber, could have
made such
466
00:20:18,893 --> 00:20:20,728
{\an8}an incredible impact and plant
the seeds
467
00:20:20,728 --> 00:20:22,664
{\an8}for this industry for
generations to come?
468
00:20:23,498 --> 00:20:25,099
{\an8}Well, that'll do it for this
edition
469
00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:27,235
{\an8}of WWE's Greatest Moments.
470
00:20:27,235 --> 00:20:29,003
{\an8}I hope you've enjoyed this look
back at
471
00:20:29,003 --> 00:20:31,739
{\an8}"The American Dream"
Dusty Rhodes.
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