10 Wrestler Names That Ribbed Other Wrestlers

1. More Cheapshots At Dusty Rhodes

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Of course, Virgil was just one of Vince McMahon's little inside digs at The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes. We all know about the polka dots and giving him Sapphire as a manager, only for her to betray him later on.

But Vince had plenty of other thinly-veiled character assassinations in his back pocket intended to lampoon and deflate The American Dream.

Perhaps you remember another large man in garish clothes who spoke with a similar swagger? Yes, Akeem the African Dream bore more than a passing resemblance to Dusty Rhodes, and that wasn't a coincidence.

Factor in Bruce Prichard's brief time on the mic as the transplarent Dusty clone Reo Rogers, and that's three different characters designed to undercut the son of a plumber. That seems excessive, even for WWE.

What the hell did Vince McMahon have against Dusty Rhodes, anyway?

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