Wrestler Profile

Dustin Rhodes

Dustin Rhodes has wrestled across five decades and reinvented himself in every one of them. The son of Dusty Rhodes debuted in 1988, found fame in WCW, then changed wrestling forever in 1995 as Goldust — the androgynous, mind-game-playing Bizarre One whose character work was decades ahead of its time.

His 2019 AEW match against his brother Cody — pitched as a generational passing of the torch and drenched in real family history — is considered one of the most emotional matches ever, and it relaunched him as the Natural: an ageless worker mentoring AEW and ROH's young roster while still delivering in the ring.

Well past 50, he captured ROH gold and kept taking bumps that men half his age avoid. WrestleRanks voters rank Dustin with earned reverence: the longest-tenured great in the game, still nowhere near done.

Promotions

Dustin Rhodes is associated with ROH (2025–2026).

PWI rankings history

Dustin Rhodes has been ranked in the PWI 500 20 times, first at No. 131 in 1991 and most recently at No. 393 in 2024. The highest placement is No. 11, reached in 1996.

Placements by year: 1991 (No. 131), 1992 (No. 36), 1993 (No. 12), 1994 (No. 19), 1995 (No. 62), 1996 (No. 11), 1997 (No. 41), 1998 (No. 72), 1999 (No. 70), 2001 (No. 360), 2002 (No. 64), 2003 (No. 35), 2005 (No. 148), 2009 (No. 180), 2010 (No. 113), 2014 (No. 84), 2018 (No. 215), 2020 (No. 137), 2021 (No. 240), 2024 (No. 393).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2024 edition.

Dustin Rhodes in the WrestleRanks rankings

Dustin Rhodes is tracked as a respected veteran on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Dustin Rhodes ranking page.

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