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In Defense Of… Dusty Rhodes: Head Booker
A version of this article originally appeared on 411mania.com and was updated for the book IN DEFENSE OF… EXONERATING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING’S MOST HATED. Learn more at https://www.jpprag.com
Certain people, events, organizations, and storylines in wrestling history have gotten a bum rap. Some writers have presented overtly critical comments and outright lies as fact, and others have followed suit. Well no more! “In Defense of…” has one reason: to bring the truth to the wrestling fan!
Intro
Some dame walked into my office and said…
Steve Cook of Cook’s Corner sent this thought along to me:
I have an idea for your column though… how about Dusty Rhodes as a booker? I’m not the biggest fan of his, which is kinda why I’d like to see you take him on.
See people, this is what I’m talking about. Steve isn’t a big fan of Dusty’s but he’s willing to have an open mind about him! That’s the enlightened attitude I’m looking to create!
Or he’s daring me with something he thinks I’ll miserably fail at and the 411mania staff can laugh at me for the rest of my tenure.
Either way, I’ll take the case!
Why this?
As I said to Steve:
Dusty Rhodes as a booker is a great idea! I always read comments about what a terrible booker he is and the infamous “Dusty Finish”, yet he was head booker for years in many different promotions, including running his own. If he was so terrible, why do promotions keep giving him a shot? This should be an interesting case!
And that’s the question that starts this all: Why was Dusty given the book in the first place?
All hail the American Dream
Who is the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes? For those born into the Rock and Wrestling era (like myself) or the New Generation or the nWo/Attitude era, all you may know about Dusty Rhodes is that he is a fat man with some funny sayings. You might ask yourself, why oh why would this man…