Here's where the list turns from merely intriguing to completely salacious. Drugs, check. Sex, check. Money, check. Family intrigue, double check. Married from 1993-1999, Dustin Rhodes and Terri Runnels' relationship and deterioration has been a source of incredible intrigue and drama for the wrestling industry itself and fans alike. Dustin's father Dusty alleges that Runnels was a cheater and golddigger, ensnaring his son in a doomed marriage. Both Dustin and Terri have a history of substance abuse issues, issues that were certainly prevalent during the time they spent together and had a daughter, Dakota. Now 21, Dakota's been raised between two parents who have, since their divorce had periods in which they've been more (and less) than civil with each other, involving addiction relapses by both Dustin and Terri, plus Dustin's very public recovery and tag team title run. On sheer weight of scandal alone, the Runnels' split is the stuff of legend.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
