16 Purest Babyfaces In Wrestling History
11. Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes started out his career as one half of the Texas Outlaws alongside Dick Murdoch, a charismatic but dastardly heel. In 1974, he turned face against Pak Song and Gary Hart in Florida and never looked back. The American Dream was born, a blue collar hero whose every move was a blow struck in defense of the little guy.
Dream would eventually become a kind of tinpot pope to working class Americans, a pro graps Robin Hood with a televangelist's knack for impassioned oratory. Even his quests for the NWA Championship were always framed as attempts to reclaim what belonged to the fans from Reaganite oligarchs like Ric Flair. His character was brave, selfless, and charming, which is less common in wrestling heroes than his theme song might suggest.