When discussing the single greatest feud in the history of wrestling, there are a handful of rivalries that can make a worthy claim for that title. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, The nWo vs. Sting, and The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs are all very strong contenders. Dusty Rhodes even has several himself - against men like Terry Funk, Kevin Sullivan and Abdullah The Butcher - that an argument could also be made for. But it's hard to deny just how amazing the battles between Rhodes and his arch-rival Ric Flair were. Would one man have been as successful without the other? It's astonishing to think that when he started in the business, Flair asked for permission to call himself "Ramblin'" Ricky Rhodes and be billed as Dusty's cousin due to how his career progressed, but that's exactly what he did. Fortunately for The Nature Boy, Dusty gave him some of the best advice he'd ever receive and told him "instead of trying to be the next Dusty Rhodes, focus on being the first Ric Flair." And we all know how that turned out. Flair and Rhodes main evented in practically every wrestling arena in America at one time or another and always managed to add something different to keep their battles fresh, which is pretty remarkable considering WWE currently burns through feuds in a couple of months before the fans grow tired of them. They played off each other so well and were the perfect antithesis for each other: The styling, profiling, limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheeling and' dealing Nature Boy vs. the blue collar, son of a plumber, common man's embodiment of The American Dream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcpFkdIu37A There are so many awesome Dusty Rhodes matches, promos and moments that it's nearly impossible to narrow them down to a list this size, so let us know of any that we missed in the comments below. RIP, Dream.
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