Dustin Rhodes & The "SEVEN" Character in WCW

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Dustin Rhodes portrayed the Goldust character in the WWF, a character that became succesful thanks mainly to Dustin himself and how he went all-in with the gimmick. After a good WWF run that would see Goldust become a multi-time Intercontinental Champion, Dustin decided to return to WCW (a place that Dustin considered home). The only issue here is that WCW was not the same place that Dustin had left back in 1995, and because Dustin had so much success with the outlandish Goldust character, the decision was made to have Dustin debut a new "out-there" gimmick named "SEVEN" (sometimes spelt Se7en or 7even).
After some introductory vignettes, Turner Broadcasting decided that the Seven character should get nixed. Vince Russo approached Dustin in regards to removing this gimmick before it truly got started, and Dustin agreed to go in a different direction. Because the vignettes had already aired, Dustin end up coming out on WCW Nitro completely dressed in the Seven attire, and he would cut a worked shoot promo where he trashed the WWF, the Goldust character, and WCW for "making him" become yet another outlandish character. This video looks at the Seven vignettes, the TV debut, and what Dustin did in WCW following the removal of the Seven gimmick.
00:00 - The Success of the Goldust gimmick
07:20 - WCW introduces Seven
11:05 - The Seven Worked Shoot Promo
15:18 - Dustin Rhodes' WCW Career after Seven
- Much More!
#WCW #Wrestling #Documentary

[@knowur10sand18s]

This bio is longer than Dustin's run as Seven.

[@Tweet_Wrestling]

I was thinking that lol.

[@mrc3rtifi3d13]

This comment deserves a few thousand more likes

[@Tweet_Wrestling]

@@mrc3rtifi3d13 And a mini documentary lol

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

I wrote a comment, then scrolled down and found this much better version lol

[@NiGiff]

Ya beat me to it.

[@dahybrid33]

When you speak of Dustin Rhodes, you gotta put some respect on his name as he is one of the most underrated work horses to ever step in the ring.

[@oskorei123]

I agree. Being Dusty's son was never going to be easy but Dustin was able to step out of his father's shadow and forge his own career. A true workhorse who could get a good match out of almost anyone with a sliver of talent. Easy hall of fame pick.

[@harveymcelroy4371]

U damn right

[@jeyDsixx18]

I think u mean RESPEK.....per birdman

[@lutherheggs451]

Yeah he's the same mastermind that came up with Black Reign and Rellik

[@rodinowright6591]

Like Mick Foley

[@bobmonk64]

My favourite part of the Seven promo is when Dustin says "Goldust almost killed my career" a fan in attendance shouts out a perfectly timed "...you never had one" 😂

[@pangoprime8674]

Hahaha

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

he died why disrespectful?

[@BowdyUp]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 he’s not dead 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MrSheckstr]

@@dreadxplayzs7849 someone doesn’t know the difference between DustIN and DustY?

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

Always got time for the Son of a Son of a Plumber

[@cameronjohnson9361]

Well good news there 2 of them

[@1cooper526]

Grandsthon of a plumbah baybeh

[@ericthomas917]

The son of the son of a plumber

[@lewisb85]

My favorite is when he says in the promo "WCW is like home for me" a company that previously fired him for Blading.

[@unj]

I misread that as balding. 🤭

[@SegaDream131]

Anyone caught blading in my house or on the road is kicked out!....

[@oscargoesarround2650]

Wasn‘t That His dad

[@SegaDream131]

Nope it was the infamous tractor trailer match.... Between the Natural and the BLACKTOP BULLY....

[@thegreathadoken6808]

They fire wrestlers for blading? Do they have to only blade up when the company says they can or something? I've often wondered if it wouldn't be better to just have fake blood hidden somewhere for such occasions, rather than having their actual blood flying everywhere. Seems like a recipe for disaster to me, using real blood, and it disfigures guys.

[@DeedeeandtheBeebee]

Chris hansen shouldve came to the ring and told seven to"take a seat"

[@sn1ffy85]

" i just came to get something to eeeeeeeeeat!!!"

[@DeedeeandtheBeebee]

@@sn1ffy85 tie your shoes!!!!

[@patriceaqa288]

Rocco Viola Hansen should be a furniture salesman He'd be employee of the month every time out. 'I'm here to buy a dinner set for my wife?' 'Who don't youtake a seat?' 'No I just want a dinner set.' 'Just take a seat right over there!' By the end of the year he'd be the best seller of home furniture in the company's history.

[@DeedeeandtheBeebee]

@@patriceaqa288 brillant!!!! Lol

[@bobloblaw7030]

matt gaetz is gonna play 7 at the next wrestlemania and trump as his manager

[@NYKgjl10]

Goldust is the attitude era before the attitude era. He owned that character to the fullest and made it believable.

[@raphaelmorrata8905]

The goldust gimmick is one of the best gimmick in WWF history

[@ronaldshank7589]

I prefer the Stone Cold Steve Austin gimmick, myself!

[@bravotab5480]

I used to play war zone just to fight with Goldust

[@brianchapman8531]

I agree. I hold that gimmick in high regard. It was creepy, the theme and entrance was great and Dustin is a very good worker.

[@gavinandrews843]

backlot brawl, and still popping tagging with booker t in 2003. goldust and brian pillman wud have gone insane if brians unfortunate and untimely death didnt happen.

[@wedenganey8091]

Yeah but would you like to play the character ?

[@nekoking8330]

Let’s not forget the episode on AEW Dynamite last year when The Dark Order tempted Dustin to join them and become Seven again.

[@jamalsg44ja]

!!!!!!!!!!

[@LastTorgoInParis]

yeah i think that fued got cut short because RIP Brodie Lee, but i was very curious to see if Dustin might have entetained the offer. He hasnt a a story in a while

[@lutherheggs451]

But yet they could have tempted him to bring back Black Reign....He could have even found a new Rellik and they could have constantly told us how thats killer spelled backwards.

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

Did they tell him "Dustin sucks"?

[@nichhodge8503]

I had a laugh when the Dark Order tried to recruit Dustin and said you can come in as 7 and telling him he knows that he really wants to join the Dark Order and become 7 🤣🤣🤣 then I thought there must be loads of younger fans who had know idea what Evil Uno meant. It was a nice little Easter egg talking about a character that TNT had complaints and told WCW to drop the gimmick especially now since they’re back on TNT

[@Larry]

If Seven had carried on, his legacy would probably ultimately just been disregarded as an Undertaker knock off, as there's not much else they can go with a character like that.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

I don't think so. Sting is remembered as one of the greatest character. If seven went good he would have been praised

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

@@ShubhamMishrabro Sting wasn't Taker, he was The Crow, a movie character almost no one remembers.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 and seven wasn't undrrtaker too use that logic here too

[@christopherhudson2988]

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 Sting was Sting before he went crow. I'm pretty sure people remember the crow movie. Brandon Lee was the son of Bruce Lee

[@JMAC____]

All depends on the booking

[@azargX]

"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes was genuinely one of my favorite wresters when I was a kid. Something about his wrestling style I just really enjoyed.

[@crimsonmask3819]

Distin as Dustin is the best Dustin.

[@jesterr7133]

I remember when all of this went down, and I remember being really excited about the gimmick. I have always liked the crazy supernatural gimmicks, due to the fact that your options with them are essentially limitless. I liked the vignettes, and I was a huge fan of Rhodes and all of his various gimmicks (I recognized him in the first vignette), and I was really excited to see what Russo would do with it. I was disappointed that they didn't go with it, but as a teenager at the time, I loved all Shitstain's worked shoot stuff. It's a shame that Dustin never really got the chance to be on top. He was as good as his dad, if not better. He just never really got the chance to show it for a variety of different reasons. At least he is being treated with respect and being treated like a legend in AEW. He deserves that.

[@knottheory79220]

Dustin Rhodes, a performer I came to respect more and more as time goes on. This guy took absolute trash and spun it into gold (see what I did there) and never gave up.

[@Marcus-ru1ht]

100% on board with you.

[@0rderSol]

That's pretty much every Rhodes, Vince gives em trash and they still go over.

[@jesterskully563]

The Goldust gimmick was 20 years ahead of it’s time

[@Neo-Midgar]

That is literally the best Goldust theme. Whoever your producer is, they're a boss.

[@Thor-Orion]

He’s his own producer, that’s the thing.

[@brucewhite360]

@@Thor-Orion does he upload anywhere all these soundtracks? i want the undertaker ones

[@lavenderw.2762]

@@brucewhite360 I think he said they’re on his Patreon? I could be wrong though

[@Terrythetroll.]

I honestly think a lot of the success of the goldust character came from his awesome entrance music. The music composers and the effect of entrance music is sometimes so under appreciated

[@madhat2k]

I was there when he made his debut. They had printed cards with the listing of all the matches for the night stuck into copies of WCW magazine there and his name was spelled "Se7en".

[@gts8919]

His character and noir look were inspired by the killer in David Fincher's Se7en, I think.

[@blacknapalm2131]

*That 'floating' entrance was awesome thou*

[@mcj88]

15:19 - Kinda interesting to see that he kept wearing the Seven hat & overcoat - just not the facepaint - after the character was axed.

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

Dustin: "Goldust sucked" Also Dustin: *goes on to be Goldust for numerous years to come*

[@SegaDream131]

He thought, GOLDUST sucked.... He , was wrong....

[@bigballrecall]

It was a work

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

@@bigballrecall I wonder if the writers were trashing Goldust, I find it hard to believe that Dustin hated the Goldust persona yet played him on and off for over 20 years

[@sidneygwaltney9931]

but as time went on he got bored with his role as gold dust them they had cody as star dust the both didnt see no growth in wwe

[@nWo7178]

Right

[@MrMarcodarko]

Goldust would have been a career-ender when it came out but He owned it all these years. I just wish he was pushed more in his WWE returns. That wcw run ill blame bichoff

[@j.p967]

I honestly think this character looked good, His song thème was awesome

[@Bsfnelz20]

Look like Uncle Fester mixed with undertaker lol

[@georgial6398]

@Gaylord Focker No. It was a direct ripoff of the villains of a 90s movie called Dark City, by the same director as did The Crow (which Sting ripped off). The makeup, the hat, the outfit, the floating/levitating. All straight from Dark City.

[@nWo7178]

True him and the brood hands down the best of the best

[@smith9747]

Mid-90s Goldust could have been a Batman villain.

[@codycooper5768]

lol awesome

[@zachhawkins5005]

Maybe a James Bond villian

[@georgial6398]

@Master X Just a regular old traditional Batman villain. The true(st) Batman ever was The Animated Series. Imagine Goldust in that rogues gallery. He works.

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Definitely

[@viccrown8188]

I was a kid when this was going on and I was super disappointed they didn’t go with it. I was very much interested in this character.

[@TLOWNSU]

You put this out JUST as I was about to work out. Perfect!

[@CeeMigoLoCo]

Hey Wrestling Bios, thanks again for another amazing video!!! Have you ever thought about covering Jim Cornette or Dutch Mantell?? I've always been interested in everyone's careers in Pro Wrestling but you don't see many managers covered as apposed to Wrestlers on KZbin or any other platforms in the kind of format you use. Just a hopeful suggestion coming from one of your biggest fans on KZbin!!! Thank you so much for making an incredible and VERY addicting channel on here!!! You've definitely saved this channel from being boring or repetitive in my perspective!!! Keep up the good work my friend 😁🤘🏾🤟🙌😎

[@elberno4243]

I genuinely liked this entire debacle. The vignettes were hilarious and creepy, and the shoot promo was great way to reintroduce Dustin as a no-nonsense fighter.

[@TheMetalAllfather]

I never realized it was a worked shoot. That promo always felt like a legit burial because of how much heat was behind it.

[@charlescumella4813]

Thanks for this bio, I always see videos saying Seven was a child abductor character... But he's clearly taking inspiration from Salem's Lot with the promos... So that's so unfounded.

[@andrelegeant88]

I liked the worked shoot. If you have to cancel the gimmick, and you also had to get away from the Goldust gimmick, it made sense to take that head on.

[@RetroRuss]

I loved how he made Goldust a comedic character when Dustin came back to WWE. He was basically himself in gold paint.

[@bigtime1351]

With his ability to get the Goldust character over, it makes you wonder how far he could taken the Seven character.

[@michaeljackson7732]

I agree

[@Terrythetroll.]

Goldust is 100x better

[@MrGinja123]

@@Terrythetroll. he means as imagine If they went through with this idea is would of been crazy

[@Terrythetroll.]

@@MrGinja123 yeah I don’t think so....

[@GeekExtremist]

Just look at Dustin's Black Reign gimmick in TNA. It most likely would have gone like that. Though since Seven was Dustin's idea, MAYBE it would have been different. Depends on how much control over the Black Reign story Dustin had in TNA.

[@WhiteOutEntertainment781]

"Young, new, upcomer Jeff Jarrett" lmaoo

[@dexenationgracey1979]

Who's older than Dustin.

[@MiamiSunrise]

Standards and Practices impeded a lot of the things creative wanted to do at that time and im not surprised they got in the way of Seven continuing on. That worked shoot promo is a huge reason it is remembered as well as it is and if Russo couldn't write the character into the show he had to change its course. I wonder if the intention was to re-debut Dustin shortly after and things just kept getting in the way of doing that for Dustin. Im guessing that the course of Dustin's debut of that character was well underway so they basically had to pay the intro off at least once. Seven likely didnt have real legs anyway but it is a very interesting story.

[@HyperionKing]

I loved goldust he was funny creepy and unique. Glad he gave it his all. Legendary gimmick

[@Moxleygirl]

I was intrigued as a kid seeing the video packages for Seven, I was disappointed when the character was immediately dropped but being grown up now I can laugh at how much Dustin ran down WCW with no regrets

[@Kas58223]

Let’s not forget Black Reign 🤦‍♂️

[@yurafaget2457]

Let’s yes forget Black Reign!

[@ronaldshank7589]

@@Kas58223 That was horrible, wasn't it? It lasted a little more than a New York Minute...and that was all. By then, Dustin Rhodes was physically out of shape, and struggled in his matches. I was glad to see it come to an end.

[@Kas58223]

@@ronaldshank7589 so was i and then hearing he was suffering mentally and having all sorts of problems I was so delighted he got himself in phenomenal shape no wonder the man himself never wants to mention it if it a dark period in his life

[@Hains22]

The underrated concept of this page is the music production. Straight 🔥🔥🔥

[@fingwang35]

The intro song to this is awesome

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Goldust and Booker T as a dysfunctional tag team was the best storyline angle for me

[@markburch8695]

I LOVE these behind the scenes look at individual wrestlers! Great job and keep it up!!!

[@Gooner1655]

Loved this! I’ve always been curious about the Seven gimmick because such little stuff is out there about it as it was so brief! Dustin’s entire career presents so much content! WB hits it out the park again, keep the videos going man, some of the best wrestling content on KZbin right now 👏🏻

[@sparkywilson4041]

I really appreciate the amount of work and detail you put into these videos. Best wrestling channel on youtube.

[@SRPC21]

I really remember his run in wcw in 2001 fondly; Jonny Ace appeared to finally know how to use him properly and he was wrestling in winning efforts vs Jarrett & Ric Flair. It showed his Texan tough guy character was enough, it’s a shame wcw died so abruptly during this period.

[@noelramirez9532]

Goldust commitment to the role was what made his matches fun and entertaining to watch what a legend🤙💪

[@MrBeardsley]

As I recall, part of Turner Broadcasting’s concern stemmed from the growing public hysteria around child abduction in the US. Following a handful of high-profile abduction cases in the mid to late ‘90s, US news media had started whipping people into a frenzy over the idea that every child was in constant danger of being kidnapped whenever their parents so much as blinked. South Park would famously parody the situation a couple years later with the episode “Child Abduction is Not Funny” when the hysteria hit its peak following the abduction of Elizabeth Smart.

[@attiepollard7847]

Someone in WCW should have told Turner broadcast to run with this no matter how controversial it is it puts more eyes on TV

[@SegaDream131]

It was that older tbs audiance that bought the bread and butter for years before, they were the ones they (turner)worried about...

[@user-tl4fi6oy8d]

Forget his in-ring work: Dustin Rhodes was the greatest actor and promo to ever grace the world of professional wrestling. No other great promo-giver ever had to work against his sexual orientation or challenge the cultural attitudes of the time. Goldust was probably the most psychological gimmick in the history of wrestling. Dustin sells himself short. He wasn't just a great wrestler; he was an artist.

[@nWo7178]

Well said I agree nobody could pull off this character like him

[@princeekeson12]

He was good getting into the minds of his opponents and the fans. Props to Dustin for using this gimmick pretty well.

[@Roflcrabs]

What's sad is Dustin Rhodes never made it to any of the AKI wrestling games. He was in WWF during Would Tour and Revenge and in WCW for Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Surprised his theme wasnt done by Neneh Cherry considering how long the gimmick lasted

[@onewaytriggames8832]

No one in the world who wasn't NWO or Goldberg was getting over in WCW in '99

[@stevenramirezmistersmokes6379]

If u think about it. 🤔 THIS WAS PURE GOLD! IT WOULD OF BEEN WCW version & answer to a UNDERTAKER like character they should of made Seven a lil more Poltergeist like but it was all there!

[@ryankeefe6222]

I think it’s a testament to how great Dustin is that this good ol Texas boy was able to play the goldust gimmick so perfectly

[@actuallynotsteve]

His promo on live TV about this, even if it was a worked shoot, is one of the funniest things ever in wrestling. "They've got me out here looking like Uncle Fester"

[@richfan10]

One of wcw finest moment 😂

[@leogonzalez6751]

The kid diddler seven 😂😂😂😂

[@ronaldshank7589]

Yeah... right!😁😁😁 It was seemingly ridiculous. Oh, well... we've seen worse. Have you watched any WWE storylines lately? Some of them are so lame, that it makes the whole "Seven" storyline look somewhat good, in comparison. Oh well...it is what it is!

[@ericgreen4390]

FINALLY a bio on my favorite wcw wrestler Seven

[@SGTSAM101ST]

Having a performer fueding with their former persona would be intersting

[@louisvelez40]

That Goldust remix to the intro was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jasonvoorheesthethird]

Thanks for this video, the character 7 is one I’ve always been curious about!

[@billj.8690]

Love these Videos and how well researched you always are. Would love to see you do one of these videos about Sean O'haire.

[@shale7470]

all your remixes are great mate love it

[@bryanmcneil9872]

I haven’t been a regular fan of wrestling since like 1999 and this is my favorite KZbin channel. I especially love the “Reliving the War” series. You make excellent content man keep it up.

[@barnabylowe1239]

If you ever want to see an under utilised wrestler here he his. Everything wrong with WCW at that time.

[@gamergonegaming6811]

right, bc WWE was pushing him with multiple titles so much they accidentally pushed him to WCW 😂

[@honestreviewer7788]

Dustin va bunkhouse buck from 93-94 was an AMAZING bloody feud

[@gezeo750]

Good lord! I lost it at “Guitar on a Pole” match!

[@gfpbaneable]

Sounds like an epic match. Can't believe we don't see this more. 😂😂😂

[@seanallen3446]

@@gfpbaneable thank god we dont see this more. By not seeing it, it means nobody has given Russo a job again.

[@PSBore]

Been watching tons of your videos. Great work man, brings me the feels!

[@CornBreadtm1]

Dustin's 1999 WCW run was an exploding barbed wire deathmatch.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

I wished they still went ahead with it.

[@solascripturaPR1517]

"The Natural" seems like a cross between SCSA and "Mean Mark" Calloway. Buddy asked: "Can you guess what was wrong with this gimmick?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@miaouew]

I love how in the promo he finishes it off with "You will never forget the name of..." and then he pauses and before he can say "Dustin Rhodes", a fan shouts "GOLDUST!"

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Vince Russo loved worked shoots. But he also loved legit shoots. He did create the brawl for all.

[@RatedNforNick]

Always remember his catch phrase. “Prepare your diddle hole!”

[@ronaldshank7589]

Now THAT'S just... for lack of a better word...sick!😁😁😁

[@mclovinu69]

MY HOLEEE!!!

[@SGTSAM101ST]

U don't piss on hospitality

[@jasonbouracee8687]

how bout a video on barry windham as the widow maker. it be a short one lol

[@ronaldshank7589]

That "Widowmaker" gimmick...yeesh! I'm glad that it up and vanished like a cracky in the wind!

[@PJErvin]

As a youngster I loved that entrance. Due to my family moving around, I actually never saw Dustin wear the gimmick without the white paint until this video, but I think there could have been something there.

[@serialmiller1987]

Dustin Rhodes was doing his best Peter Pan interpretation? Gotta give it to Dustin though as just like his dad and his brother, he threw himself into whatever gimmick he was given.

[@dante666jt]

And was able to nail it all the same. The midas touch!

[@mattsands161]

I would’ve liked to have seen where this gimmick would have went. The vignettes were well produced and effectively creepy. I don’t know how it would’ve translated in the arena though.

[@Ashley28822]

Ahhhh another brilliant upload...can't wait!

[@TomXCV]

These videos are getting me through almost everything right now, unbelievable stuff

[@hrbie84]

Oh boy, this is gonna be great!

[@knottheory79220]

I always thought that even with that stupid burial promo, if they'd actually pushed Rhodes and allowed him to tear through some of the gimmicks on the roster that fans weren't liking so much in 1999/2000 (And there were a lot of those) and his gimmick could have been an audience avatar rebelling against everything wrong with WCW at the time, it could have worked. But they weren't going to do that. Ever.

[@crimsonmask3819]

Absolutely this. Dustin could have been a major force in WCW after that promo, but then.... what happened? Nada.

[@elc1960]

You do a hell of a nice job on your video packages. The right amount of wrestling history and irreverent humor, sprinkled with just enough opinion and conjecture make your videos very entertaining. Plus you don't mind using a little bit of stronger language because you're dealing with adults here. And, oh yeah, no robotic delivery from a computerized voiceover. Keep it up man!

[@varsityjacketsuk7948]

Great video. Had no idea it was a work! Always thought it was a great shoot!

[@tonystyles21]

I wish the Seven character was allowed, it looked like a winner

[@smackyourlocalfrauditor9767]

I actually thought goldust was really interesting. Hes one of the first wrestlers i think of when i think of the attitude era

[@ventorro8055]

Dustin Rhodes own interview said Seven was his own creation, and he liked and wanted this gimmick to work so well. So, this wasn't Vince Russo creation

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

This channel is better than any wrestling out there today...but he gets better and better as he gets older..

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

In the hands of a good writer, a character based on Dark City could have been interesting... But Vince Russo isn't that writer.

[@VindictiveRaider]

With the right writers I truly believe that Seven character could of went over real well.

[@alleahsasseville]

Got to give Dustin credit.... he really gave everything for all the characters he was asked to do.

[@jamminmusicman]

Fun video buddy ... I remember watching the whole Seven debut on Nitro back in ' 99 Dustin Rhodes is one of my all time favorite wrestlers he's definitely hof worthy 💯

[@taylormademyself89]

I knew this vid was coming sooner or later lol

[@rayvenkman2087]

A shame he had to ditch this persona over those vignettes since it could have have given Dustin a chance to try and play a gimmick character far different from Golddust.

[@dante666jt]

Lol

[@Koivlachance]

Hello, I'm a big fan of your channel, especially the reliving the war series. I would really enjoy a bio on Vampiro. Keep up your good work!

[@benjaminpujols1914]

So back then from the early 90s until WCW ended those Monday night Wars it was a major party every Monday night it was a party and we all loved it WWF WWE WCW it was awesome!

[@freddiejohnson6137]

I always attempted to figure out how no one seemed to realise how the character was coming across before he debuted. I know Goldust was controversial but he actually committed to it in the early days and made the character interesting. With Seven it just seemed to be let's make him overly weird just for the sake of it and was a case of let's do something similar to what worked for you before.

[@SYMShutYoMouth]

That kid in the Seven promos was Cody Rhodes.

[@wesleymorris2699]

Cody was 14yrs old at that point in time, that kid was half that age so it couldn't be Cody at all

[@joeyperrone3168]

Wow, just when I thought I had seen it all in WCW, I stumble upon Dustin Rhodes as Uncle Fester..

[@THE-SHAPE106]

Damn! Can Booker T and goldust get a video?

[@0therun1t21]

This really weirded me out when it aired, I can't believe Seven was his idea, wtf!

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

It seemed more like a horror movie akin to "The Boogeyman" or "Slender Man" These promos gave out some very child molester/murderer vibes. I'm surprised Russo didn't write in the "Come float with me" line, ripping off IT

[@0therun1t21]

@@RNCV-uf7wu Didn't someone compare him to Powder? Anyway, I'm glad it didn't work out.

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

@@0therun1t21 Did they? Yeah, I expect Dustin wish he stayed in WWF as his 99-2001 WCW run pretty abysmal

[@0therun1t21]

@@RNCV-uf7wu I agree, and thanks!

[@georgial6398]

@@RNCV-uf7wu It's a straight ripoff of Dark City.

[@sodapopbrosky]

Man, me and my friends in high school thought Golddust was a great character. Could wrestle and kick ass and was a great heel. So good!

[@empoweredcrb23]

I was watching regular wcw on yt and seen this gimmick last week and now you made a video

[@brrritzc0ld]

Seven looks like one of the dudes from that old scary movie called Dark City lol

[@Giumelz]

George Costanzas favourite name 😂

[@blockhead8134]

Never thought of that before 🤣