12 WWE Superstars You Forgot Debuted Under Different Names

5. Goldust

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Another superstar that epitomized late 90s pop culture, the bizarre Goldust has been a WWE mainstay now for over 20 years.

Debuting in the Fall of 1995, Goldust was an immediate lightning rod of controversy, portraying an androgynous wrestler utilizing questionable tactics that preyed on the supposed homophobia of many fellow wrestlers. The Goldust gimmick was a roller coaster of success through 1999, but this was not the first go-round for the man behind the golden body suit.

Five years prior to Goldust's debut, the American Dream Dusty Rhodes was in the middle of a program with the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase when an identical-yet-thinner version of the American Dream showed up on WWF television. It was Dusty's legit son, Dustin, and he competed in several WWF bouts during '90 and '91 including a feature match at the 1991 Royal Rumble.

Dusty finished up with the WWF at the '91 Royal Rumble, opting to return to WCW as the head booker, and Dustin Rhodes went with him.

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