The American Dream is known for his flamboyant style inside the ring and for his gift of gab outside of it. The son of plumber from Austin, Texas achieved great success throughout his career, but most of it came during his time in the National Wrestling Alliance. While working for NWAs Jim Crockett Promotions, big Dust captured several mid-card titles, and even became the NWA World Heavyweight Champion on one occasion. However, while Rhodes would acquire even more popularity in the WWF as the polka dot-clad Common Man, he would fail to attain a single championship. During this run, Rhodes most famously feuded with the Macho King Randy Savage. Dusty had his sweet Sapphire by his side, while Savage was accompanied by his Sensational Queen Sherri Martel. Together, these four met at WrestleMania VI in the Federations first ever mixed tag match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3b5t7idbDU Dustys run with the WWF was short-lived, lasting just over two years between 1989 and 1991. However, Rhodes had an even briefer stint with the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1977. During that time, The American Dream challenged WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham for his title. Dusty failed at defeating Graham, however, and would never receive another shot at Federation gold.
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