Dusty Rhodes's 10 Greatest Legacies

There are very few people who can claim an everlasting place in wrestling parlance. Gorilla Monsoon has done so with the “Gorilla position” backstage and Dusty Rhodes did with the famous “Dusty finish”. This was something that Dusty used on numerous occasions when he had the book in the NWA in the 1980s. Fans would celebrate and win and sometimes would even leave the building under the impression that the babyface had won the main event (usually a title match) only to discover later on, maybe on the next TV show, that the decision had been reversed on some sort of technicality. 

Other occasions would see the decision reversed within minutes of the babyface being declared champion. Unfortunately, Dusty went to the well once too often, to quote Monsoon, and a number of established cities saw their attendance drop off during Dusty’s run as booker due to the overuse of this booking tactic.

In a huge twist of irony, the WWE used a ‘Dusty finish’ just 11 days before the Dream’s passing, when Dean Ambrose thought that he’d won the World title from Seth Rollins in the main event of the Elimination Chamber. Used in the right place at the right time, it’s a perfect way to spice up or preserve a feud.