Cody Rhodes Reveals What He Thought Of The Goldust Character In The 90s

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Cody Rhodes Reveals What He Thought Of The Goldust Character In The 90s in this ITR Live clip from 2016 with Kenny McIntosh. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!

[@Tonetare]

Why would the host say such a cruel and unusual remarks about the death of someone and then tearing down a successful black wrestler at that? Extremely poor taste and you will rot in hell for that one. Aside from the tasteless behavior of the host, I loved Cody's story about his the Goldust impersonator acting gay but not getting any reaction these days because 2010s and being gay doesn't create any shock value anymore since it's largely accepted. It just shows the strides America has made from a day and age where all you had to do was be gay to be such a hated heel and now no one bats an eye. Makes me proud to be a 35 year old gay male. Honestly, I hated the boos Goldust got as a kid because Val Venis did the same thing only towards women and no one bat an eyelash at him, but it was oohhhhhhhhhh so evil and bad to the fans with Goldust. But in the end, that's what made Goldust magical. His shock value. Wouldn't have much effect these days like Goldust's story.

[@dylan9040]

@@Tonetare What does him being black have to do with him thinking Viscera sucks? SJW spastic.

[@michaelkeppel8433]

Was that filmed in Cork?

[@poggerwhite]

The Goldust character is an iconic piece of WWE history

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

WWE tried to humiliate Dusty with polka dots and tried to humiliate Dustin with Goldust but man the wrestler surpasses it all! Dustin rocks and I love calling him Dustin Rhodes! RIP Dusty! Dustin paved the way for Cody unknowingly and the prince will return and recover

[@tartarsauce2654]

@@solidsnakemgs2180 don’t forget Cody as stardust whole family was fighting difficult gimmicks 😭😂

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

@@tartarsauce2654 yes WWE loved to humiliate the Rhodes yet they seem to thrive and come off victorious

[@Bog8686]

They did their jobs very well. They made us laugh, shake and shiver. That was the point, to be obtuse, they acted wonderfully.

[@Geojr815]

I just wish they never let him go to WCW during peak attitude era

[@jodystrickland9150]

Goldust was a weird character but also a hell of a worker. He's easily the most underrated wrestler of all time

[@TheSuckoShow]

Definitely. Guys like Goldust are why I personally care more about the IC title than the top titles. He's in my top five for sure and doesn't get brought up nearly enough.

[@redrick8900]

You don't know the name of the most underrated wrestler of all time.

[@wing4382]

🌈 weirdo

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

DUSTY RHODES!

[@TheSuckoShow]

I always felt McMahon had something against the Rhodes and Goldust was intended to diminish Dustin in some way. But he made it one of the best, weirdest, most innovative characters in wrestling history.

[@evergreenrider]

Absolutely. He made Dusty fight in gold and black polka dots. Dustin, he made a gold and black androgynous weirdo. And they both got over. Fuck Vinnie K

[@TheGreenDevil21]

Triple H is continuing that

[@ekirakosyan]

Lmao. Vince was a boardroom ceo who followed agendas. He wasn’t trying to diminish Rhode’s, he was hoping it would be a success to peddle propaganda

[@LordScrambles1]

​@ekirakosyan Sure. And the polka dots weren't a shot either, right?

[@redrick8900]

@@TheGreenDevil21 HHH bent over backwards to help those guys.

[@davidringle7]

Does anyone else feel like the older Cody gets the more you like him. And I love listening to his stories

[@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser]

Never seen him 'wrestle'??? You should be glad he's not the booker at WWE.

[@GHMYahooka]

cody is a fantastic story teller, i really liked when he was painting rapist joey ryans face and telling stories.

[@mkf22784]

He is younger in this video though lol this is from 2016 it says

[@JBLegitttt]

He’s gotten more deluded and insufferable with his age. Idk what you’re smoking. Ever since he hit the indies he’s been the king of blowing smoke up his own ass.

[@Vic_Chaos_]

@@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser why?

[@ThreeEyedPea]

I know there's always going to be mixed opinions on Goldust but I honestly always loved him ever since I first saw him. He always was one of the most standout characters in wrestling to me and he'll always be one of my favorites.

[@daa589]

It's something I appreciate now, thought it was so stupid then lol.

[@nineteeneightynine432]

I was a kid back in the early 2000s I found gold dust relatable not the gay act but the way people saw him as weird and kids at school found me weird to so idk I found goldust cool and different.

[@daa589]

@@nineteeneightynine432 I remember the razor tattoo and thinking what the heck ha

[@Josh.C88]

When I was young I thought he was weird, but I started watching again last SummerSlam and I'm watching from '96 on. In 2003 now and golddust is awesome. Him and booker T were great as a tag team. Wish they lasted longer

[@dangielfrauk8484]

I saw someone else say this in comments on another vid. But I didn't know goldust was gay or whatever. I just thought he would do anything to win.

[@johns1187]

Goldust gimmick worked in 1997, 2007, and 2017. He was popular and was a draw. Top 10 in my books especially when his character transitioned into attitude era comedy. Still look back at how Dustin/Goldust made HHH and Rick Flair break character in the ring by bursting out laughing.

[@bobjob66]

Bookerdust was the best...and it was before 07

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

his bits with booker were legendary.

[@joemckim1183]

@@bobjob66 I don't think he was saying the character only worked in 97, 07 and 17, he was saying that for example Dustin was able to keep the character fresh and relevant in whatever era he played him.

[@leeleblanc3788]

Should see him in 2027 then ❤

[@Marc_Araujo]

Dustin is a hell of a worker.

[@tdb4763]

Helluva worker

[@cactusjack2264]

As a kid, I HATED Goldust and thought he was a joke of a “wrestler” now as an adult with an understanding of the wrestling business, I now realize how rare and one of a kind Goldust actually is. Not sure if we’ll ever get another Goldust, what a legend 💯

[@samdath3439]

I hope Cody recovers, good from his pec injury.

[@gammasmash1924]

He'll be fine, as long as he gives it the proper time to heal.

[@chunlaou8632]

He is actually getting breast implants. It was a cover for him to come back as Platinumdust.

[@northenlightsss]

@@chunlaou8632 lol

[@omerta316]

Spoiler alert: he does

[@qualekdotts382]

Greetings from the future “oh boy did he recover”

[@alexello1189]

Gold dust is to the 90’s as gorgeous George was to the 50’s. Completely outlandish for the time but inspired how the business would evolve in later years.

[@TheSuckoShow]

That's a great point. He pushed the envelope for how strange an in-ring character can be and kept the theatrical vibes alive at a time when you more and more wrestlers performing in jeans and t-shirts. Nowadays I doubt we'd have characters like Demon Finn Balor and Danhausen without Goldust.

[@thegoughandbordenfamily8234]

Yeah tons of Goldusts running around so influential

[@alexello1189]

@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234not everyone can do the same gimmick dumbass, I meant in broadening the terms of what’s acceptable. Like Rico, billy and Chuck, Nyla rose, micky James, Sonny kiss, etc

[@mattroberts3204]

Always a fan of Goldust, and I was a huge fan of Razor Ramon. Even when they were feuding, I was still a fan of the Dust. So unique, and he played it perfectly. He's also a great wrestler, which helped him make that character succeed.

[@IamBrixTM]

The idea of Goldust trying to get homophobic heat from a millennial/zoomer audience who’s just like “GO AHEAD KISS HIM” is fucking hilarious dude lmao

[@pendafen7405]

oh the ao3 crowd would eat that up. just look at Breezango, everyone wanted them to just be happy together

[@Theblackvortex75]

Honestly that's be funny to watch him doing his usual stuff but instead its opposite everyone into it so he gets frustrated doesn't do it and that's how he gets the heat 🤣

[@CellGames2006]

@@Theblackvortex75 That's th advantage of being androgynous... you can be gay the one moment, straight the next... playing with people and doing the unexpected.

[@kevinnodine6266]

I loved Goldust as a character. Honestly one of the best, a great change from the aggression that was around at the time.

[@jamescrosby100]

I always loved the goldust character… even in the 90’s when it wasn’t “cool” to like goldust. I remember his feud with Brian Pillman right before he died. The match stipulation was he wins a night with Terri runnels (gold dusts wife and valet) at the time. Such an underrated feud

[@alanalaurent6349]

Goldust was a trailblazer, sorta like Dennis Rodman was in the 90s. They took so much heat at the time, but are both legends now.

[@christianvoorhees69]

Fun fact: Randy Ortons brother does stand up in NYC

[@obsoletedelete6059]

What's his name?

[@christianvoorhees69]

Nathan

[@markhewkin8726]

And he’s much better than Ziggler

[@Carltonway1]

That Golddust character was ahead of its time, it would definitely work in today's time if you know what I mean. 😆

[@bigdick3531]

😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@dylanthomas9907]

I first discovered Goldust on WWF Warzone on PS1. His grudge match promos on that game were amazing. Not long after that I started tuning in to the WWF and WCW but by then Dustin had switched to WCW

[@gbej1]

I found the Goldust character so bizarre yet so unique and so captivating back in the day. His entrance was just superb: Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up!

[@alexalexalex797]

The initial version of goldust was epic. It was just C R E E P Y as hell. Then as they do many times, they took the character and made him a background comedy gimmick.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

As an adult I appreciate Dustin and Gold Dust even more than I did back when it was brand new. I'm not exactly sure I fully understood what the deal was at first, but looking back on it, I don't think anyone else would have been able to pull it off quite the same way.

[@vinnytesla9731]

Goldust is one of the most brilliant characters in pro wrestling history .... completely unique, Dustin's performance was outrageously superb, so many transitions from sexuality to mystery to being a comedy face to being a ruthless heel .... absolutely champion worthy level of performance, and easily a HOF character

[@wntdspartan1345]

I really liked Dustin as golddust 🤷🏻‍♂️ He turned a bad gimmick into a master piece. Especially he last 10 or so years in WWE when he was there

[@garyhen2028]

I believe the goldust character was one of the big things that started the attitude era! For me though the other two things that started that era was, Austin's kotr win and of course the Mr McMahon character. Imagine the heat Mr McMahon would have had feuding with Bret Hart back in that time! He'd have ripped Canada, could have been bigger with Bret, had Bret not went to WCW.

[@shadowdramon01]

Immature 10 year old me: Eww, Goldust is gay! Modern day me: Dustin Rhodes is an awesome wrestler and Goldust is one of the greatest wrestling characters ever.

[@toshoshi1551]

I got so much respect for the Rhodes family. ❤

[@notsure1350]

Some of the best entrance music and theatrics.

[@Wwefan33]

Goldust is and always will be my favorite wrestler, I have some pretty solid figures from 98-00 legit legit

[@ericmarks6322]

Regardless of what anyone thinks of the Golddust character, nobody could have performed it better than Dustin Rhodes played it. He nailed that character and Terri/Marlena was great too. Second best character in WWE history after The Undertaker.

[@amcdonald7479]

I watched the chase scene. Its something stuck in my head all this time from being a child.

[@watchdev9446]

The first time I saw Goldust was ‘03 or ‘04 on Smackdown HCTP. I thought he was the coolest most unique in the game, I also thought his entire getup included a mask because of the video game.

[@watchdev9446]

@Phil+Wingo=Phingo what kept me hooked was his legit wrestling skills

[@jasonmccann8023]

Big Daddy V #RIP

[@sdd619]

In my view, Goldust was that first seed for the Attitude Era. By the time the attitude era came around, it was not the gimmick it used to be, but I still feel it has its place.

[@barrymurphy3379]

His work with Booker T was hilarious, Mini-Goldust😂😂😂

[@jerminator356]

Cody is gonna be twice as big as he Dad and brother when he finally retires

[@herowesley1804]

The love you can see between the Rhodes is amazing

[@xollyxolly3234]

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT HATERS I LOVED GOLDUST. I WAS FREAKING 7 YEARS OLD AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY AND ENTRANCED BY GOLDUST GIMMICK. I LOVED THE ENTRANCE MUSIC, THE FACE PAINT AND THE OUTFITS. He is a great wrestler and wwe doesn't deserve him. He deserves great things and was underappreciated.

[@pankajsharma7511]

Goldust might not be as good as other superstars in wwe but it is iconic and was something that really worked cause i don't think any WWE fan would forget who he was So i think goldust did its job very well

[@erniechambers9370]

He did say you'd never forget the name Goldust

[@wayne2816wayne]

Personally, I didn’t ‘get it’ with Goldust. I found it weird, uncomfortable, strange… I was a kid. Looking back it’s such an amazing wrestling character. Knowing or unknowingly he was ahead of his time. I love watching old matches now.

[@ammarizvandiar5374]

playing goldust on the old wwe ps2 games was so funnn

[@templeos2954]

Golddust and Booker T were a great tag team very entertaining and good work in the ring

[@adarbarrush]

I always wanted them to team as a team called Dream Sequence

[@Cratossama]

I thought he was gay idgaf i was 7

[@lamontking87]

Facts I did I was like 8 lbvs

[@lukecockburn1140]

Did you miss his wife?

[@Shaun_3114]

After recent AEW's my mum is convinced that Jericho is the only member of JAS that isn't gay

[@mikemcgonigal3621]

If not for the golddust character, Dustin would’ve been without a job. Golddust was one of the best gimmicks and Dustin did a way better job with that character then he’s done with anything in his wrestling career

[@tjdavis1196]

Growing up in the 90s, Goldust freaked me out more than Taker or Kane or even early Mankind

[@krizash]

I've been to that UCB theater when Ziggler was there but it was a different show called the Tournament of Nerds and he was a judge. He must have a good relationship with them.

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

Seeing that ITR is sponsored by something called “Crypto Wrestling Inu” was like a punch in the kidneys, please don’t tell me there’s an ITR NFT

[@JUSTICEshsyedZaC]

Cody is a gem

[@aztecwrrior1997]

first time i saw Golddust was i think in TNA when he was black reign

[@dxfan18]

I wish I could see that Judge Dolph skit

[@donnabrooks6312]

Dustin and Cody are class acts ❤️

[@festernassociates]

“Let’s go with possibly” said like a real brother

[@Battlefield2021]

Goldust was one of the first characters I ever saw as a kid watching WWF, and I was immediately intrigued and he was my favorite for the longest time. Such a unique and memorable character.

[@jkokubu1984]

Is it just me or does Cody's impression sounds like Fandango?

[@pendafen7405]

Kinda does yeah. Though Fandango had one of the most rainbow-friendly gimmicks of the last decade, so...would be weird

[@flycore99]

Goldust will always be a legend and an original . 100%

[@robertpreston6443]

1 of 1

[@garyhen2028]

Was this recorded back when Cody was in aew?

[@hannoverfiste4126]

We can now look back at Goldust and see why it was a great character (Thanks to Dustin's devotion and talent) and we can see how he wasn't given the full potential. Goldust is one of those ultimate heels that made it entertaining to be up against anybody, because he's being and manouvers antagonized the opponent and their fans. He should have been given more and a reign of this "wreck everybody up", but that flame was diminished with the Roddy Piper match. That should have been a bigger climatic feud/match after giving Goldust his due.

[@christopheryoung4478]

The Roads are wrestling royalty .

[@glynquigley4364]

How good was Goldust? People are discussing whether he was great 25 years later. In business terms that is success. And, as Cody, says, it made him rich.

[@festo512]

They talk about shockmaster 20 years later as well. Was he a success?

[@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser]

"I really liked the gold dust character, he definitely was a better wrestler.... AND... Still is!!!"

[@majora9994]

Then cody ? You high

[@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser]

No. Don't need to be high to know that Dustin (Cody's brother), is a better wrestler.

[@wadeadams4263]

One of the greatest WRESTLEMANIA matches ever was WRESTLEMANIA XII Piper and Gold dust

[@collegebro85]

Idk what this guy’s problem is hating on Savio Vega and Mabel getting a push enough to quit watching the program, but it really diminishes his wrestling cred…

[@BatMan-hf3gt]

He came to summer camp in stlouis around 94 and just hung put with the kids, I was maybe 9 years old. The guy was the greatest!

[@Caolan114]

Mildly annoyed by the screen having a stretched image of Cody In the middle

[@1dcondave]

The picture in the background with the moustache makes me think Cody should tag with Dexter Loomis. They look almost like twins...

[@BossFinale]

He'll never ever forget the name....

[@larryburton9369]

Nothing but respect for the Rhodes family

[@yusufgazi7]

You can tell how much Cody loves WrestleMania and WWE.. which is why he returned

[@YousefTube]

Why people think he hates the place that gave him his stardom it's just a business but fans don't want to accept reality they just want drama

[@user-uk3oo1bz5d]

Very nice Cody Rhodes ❤❤❤❤

[@Duck_87]

The goldust character was ahead of his time

[@HadenGregory]

Definitely some odd family dynamics going on here. The fact that Dustin wasn't even speaking to his family, and then the first time they're all together he tries to show them his wrestling as Goldust. Then, his father manages to leave before even watching the video of Dustin wrestling in the WWE. Really sad to hear.

[@tylerblevins1728]

Clap for goldust. Ok that was to big of a clap. I thought that was funnier than I should have I think. After HITC the have to give I'm the strap when he gets back.

[@KillerKush_]

I love how he talks about not wanting to see dolph do a bad stand up set and have to tell him it's good anyways but even tho dolph is actually just as much a stand up comedian as he is a wrestler

[@jaredwallace3270]

It’s part of wwe history 🔥🔥

[@DaileyShorts]

Goldie was my fav figure to play with action fig wise. Looked so unique. Had a lengthy run with my "Too old for action fig league" at 16 Heavyweight title lmao

[@killwillv2610]

Aww the Brotherly love ❤

[@dragoninwinter]

Nobody ever talks about pre-Golddust Dustin. He did the cowboy thing which worked well for him, too.

[@mandeezy213]

Goldust was a weird but unique part of wwe and he was hella funny

[@ambassador724]

Cod we love you bru!

[@Blueeyepirate]

Glad Cody can put some better pictures behind him now.

[@arabicelvis]

Love gold dust one of the biggest characters ever !

[@The_Hulkster]

Best Character since Th Undertaker

[@DSprich]

At the time, I played WWF Attitude on the N64 way more than I saw the show (my Mum seemed the sore too violent, by the game was fine, go figure) and I didn't think that Goldust was real, but rather a joke character added into the game (just like how Al Snow's Head was) since the whole thing just seemed so odd with the appearance and Shattered Dreams being outwith the scope of the rules. It was only years later that I appreciated that the show wasn't about who wins each match, but who provided greatest entertainment value, and Goldust was up there with the best of them during that era

[@rodderick1983]

What was best imho is in a big strong masculine job , Vince went "there" with Golddust. Heard another story recently when Savio Vega asked Dustin in NY area to get risqué it was gross but got heat.

[@whovianforever63]

It does make you wonder how a character like Golddust would be received today.

[@secondbest2877]

Oh he’d have so much heat…..non wrestling fans will come out of the woodwork and try to cancel the WWE.

[@anthonynorman7545]

The Golden Truth went over well. So did Cody and Golddust.

[@joshrichards9121]

Like a hero instead of the villain

[@Tonetare]

@@joshrichards9121 Everyone is accepting of being gay. Wouldn't have any shock value I don't think. I don't think the WWE wrestling community is full of homophobes either like it used to be.

[@mikeg2491]

@@Tonetare it’s not so much being gay but being a predatory gay character people didn’t like.

[@NovaJwest]

Dolphin ziggler def funny when he sells tho best seller

[@notacreativeguy7173]

Who doesn't love Goldust? It was hilarious how often he'd disqualify himself because he wanted to do the shattered dreams move 😅

[@rickydlp]

Golddust is iconic

[@IDontKnowThatGuy807]

Mini-dust was also great. LoL

[@joeblough6701]

Dustin should be in the HOF

[@TheYankeesUnited]

I loved loved loved the Goldust character and wished he would have been taken much more seriously. He should have had more title wins. I loved his whole fucken look and wrestling.

[@Junior-fx5fu]

Honestly he needs to be in the HOF

[@MrROTD]

If youre a heel you want the fans booing but also enjoying your gimick personality etc and if youre not you want to be likable and don't want boos. This is grade school knowlege.

[@bodycountplays2915]

I remember when Ted was million dollar champion, and gold comes out and does his finisher, I was like :o "that was sick"

[@luigiprovencher8888]

I didn't like Gold Dust at first but that's probably because I knew who he was because he was in the WWF as Dustin Runnels or Rhodes before he became Gold Dust and I liked him just because he was was Dusty's son I suppose.

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

So there’s a difference between 1998 Goldust and 2002 Goldust. In 1998 I remember thin being fed up with Terri but and demanding to get a divorce. He says he’s suffocating and later comes out with Luna who had him on a leash wearing women’s underwear crawling with a gag on I’m like OMG!!! Creeped the hell out of me! Plus he was playing a bad guy I just thought that the idea of a very aggressive sex weirdo was terrifying to me haha I was 11!! Sable seemed like the most normal person in that company! Luna herself was terrifying to me. Seeing Sable kick her ass every week was fun. But as time went on I liked how he wrestled he was weird but kicked ass. In 2002 he returns and I oddly was glad he came in at the rumble haha! Him teaming with Booker was funny and they got down to business! Goldust is weird but man he can wrestle and hits hard that’s what 15 yo some would say in 2002-2003. When he was doing the turrets as wrong and funny as that was he still kicked butt! I went back and watched his promos I appreciate the work he did. I love Dusty and must of sucked having to suck up your pride absorb all punishment to keep the Rhodes name alive even if it makes a mockery yet oddly still respected, and unknowingly pave the way for Cody Rhodes! Man that makes me cry. Strong man this common man still fighting strong now at 34

[@rodney2134]

I'm glad I missed most of the Golddust stuff. I like Dustin but the only facepaint character that worked for me was when Sting became like The Crow movie otherwise, if I couldn't fast forward, I just turned the TV off. Stardust was my least favorite idiration of Cody also.

[@Return2Kayfabe]

Love Goldie

[@greglr19751]

We didn't even know what gay meant as a kid. Now kids either love it or hate it. Whatever way their parents told them to feel.

[@anthonynorman7545]

Speak for yourself.

[@theDavidChannel1]

Ain't that the truth

[@edgein3299]

Now it gets force fed to them in school.