10 Most Inspiring Wrestling Transformations
2. Dustin Rhodes
It's 2020, and Dustin Runnels is in the best shape since his 20s, working matches as good (if not better) than when he appeared to be at his professional peak, and is training the stars of tomorrow in a company his brother is an Executive Vice President of.
This could well be the end of the entry, considering how few people would have predicted it at one point. Nobody saw this near-utopian wrestler dream as the climax to Runnels' story when he was struggling with wrestler demons in the mid-2000s.
An excellent WWE return in the mid-2010s would have been enough to give his career a fitting send-off, but AEW's arrival in 2019 provided him with a glorious epilogue that remains understated in its excellence. Aside from the rich and layered quality of his contests, Rhodes' backstage role will surely prove even more vital longterm.
The man who always wanted to live up to his Father's legacy has managed it - what 'The Son Of A Plumber' did for NXT's golden era class may well be replicated in AEW.