The American Dream

Dusty Rhodes was one of the most influential wrestlers in history. He not only filled auditoriums and venues in the South for the NWA and WCW with his brawling matches, he also wrote most of the scripts for their shows. As a booker (writer) he was probably best known for the "Dusty Finish."

That's where a wrestler apparently wins the title, and fans start celebrating with the new champion, only to have the "knocked out" ref reverse the decision at the end of a show and give the title back to the original champion.

Oddly enough, that's what happened at the last WWE pay-per-view. Dean Ambrose "won" the title only to have the ref give it back to Seth Rollins when the ref disqualified him.

Dusty died yesterday. He was still responsible for much of the talent direction in WWE's farm system known as NXT. He was 69, and he will be missed by the fans, the wresters, and his sons Goldust and Stardust, who both wrestle for WWE.

Here is my drawing, in tribute to The Dream.