Stockwell38
Dark Match Jobber
He would be more derserving than koko beware and nicolai volkoff...
Does Goldust Deserve to be in the Hall of Fame???
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Yes, Put this man in the hall of fame someday.
VERY underrated, one of the most controversial wrestlers ever.
He pushed the envelope and made you believe he actually was a freak.. Played a massive part of Attitude and what the fuck during the attitude era.
Great worker
VERY underrated, one of the most controversial wrestlers ever.
He pushed the envelope and made you believe he actually was a freak.. Played a massive part of Attitude and what the fuck during the attitude era.
Great worker
THTRobtaylor
Once & Future Wrestlezone Columnist
Absolutely he should go in... not just for his Attitude era work, but for the renaissance he had in the last 2 years... At times he was near the hardest working guy on the roster and seemed to be defying his age to be better than ever... Sadly his injury curtailed it, but you have to remember it's his career as a whole... Many who only see him as Goldust forget he was part of major angles as far back as DiBiase and Virgil's break-up at Rumble 1991. Sure then it was cos he was "Dusty's Kid" but he went to WCW and learned his craft...
Dustin has always been someone who is a mid-carder, but he found his niche as a top midcard performer and for 20 years he was used prominently... that's before you get into the impact of the Goldust character...
Dustin has always been someone who is a mid-carder, but he found his niche as a top midcard performer and for 20 years he was used prominently... that's before you get into the impact of the Goldust character...
Texas Tornado
Occasional Pre-Show
Goldust will most likely be a future hall of famer due to his ic champ status. Although it might be in a couple of years because it seems the midcarders from the 80s are only getting inducted now.
Latinoeddy
Dark Match Winner
There are plenty of people who should go in before him, but he could go in, I mean his character at the time was very innovative and controversial. He's had a decent length career from WCW to WWF. I don't see why not.
GOATTheRock99
Dark Match Jobber
Man I wish I was older during the AE! Woulda appreciated it better but anyway, G Dust deserves a Hof nod because of success with a difficult gimmick, in which he was successful with, & originality... Cant beat that
eltracy632
Dark Match Jobber
This thread just caught my eye. I personally believe he absolutely deserves to be in the Hall...one the great late 90s attitude characters, and made a good IC champ. I'll actually look forward to it, minus the Seven character lol.
Peoples_Champ
Bra & Panties match winner & NEW...
After initially considering him out, I think he should be in the HOF. His father is The American Dream, his son is a future WWE champ - to have both of them being recognized and not Goldust wouldn't make sense. Plus GD chose WWF over WCW, a decision that Vince has to like.
Goldust's career with the WWE isn't over yet, as he's a backstage agent, so I would suspect he will enter the HOF in the future, not any time soon.
Goldust's career with the WWE isn't over yet, as he's a backstage agent, so I would suspect he will enter the HOF in the future, not any time soon.
ThisisBDub
@ThisisBDub
Who are you saying is the "future WWE Champ. Goldust (Dustin Rhodes) is the half brother of Cody Rhodes, Cody Rhodes is not his son.
theBec2101
Championship Contender
I dont know if Goldust will get in, I hope Dustin does though. He was really good and had some classic matches in WCW. I mean Goldust the character was good to. He had some great fueds with Hall and Piper. He played that character very well.
Anthony Caimano
Dark Match Jobber
Before Goldust sees HOF, he should be used to help launch the IC division. It is really good that they have Christian as the champion right now. They need Goldust to be a main IC contender and dominate contenders and be used to put over new rising superstars such as guys like Cody and Ryder
vampireblade
Simply Amazing
I could see him in there as being a front runner of the attitude era with his whole gimmick. When you look at where wrestling was at in the early 90s and where it went from there transforming into the attitude era quite a few names stand out in helping WWE transform. One of those names is Goldust with his flamboyant ways and walking that fine line of raunchy tv. So yes he is worthy of the Hall of Fame if just for being a fore runner of the acclaimed attitude era.
Wow. This is a good question and thread. Is Golddust worth a Hall of Fame induction? More importantly is Dustin Rhodes career wroth an induction into the Hall of Fame? This is really close in my mind.
I could just say that his career does not stand out, because title wise it doesnt. However, character wise he is truly one of the most interesting characters the WWE/WWF ever created. I honestly feel that this is a debate of statistics or rings in any major sport. Would you rather have a person in the hall of fame with five or six titles to his name, or a person who rank in the top five in almost every category but never got a ring? Of course in wrestling this is a lose comparison due to the fact you dont really have categories such as rushing yards, strikeout, or goals scored. But you do have in wrestling the comparison of titles won versus character and career longevity.
Title wise Golddust comes up short. According to Wikipedia, Golddust won six WCW titles. Four of these titles came with some type of partner, and two of them were winning the United States Title, which can be to some as an accomplishment. At the end of his WWE career Golddust has eleven titles. Most notably Golddust won the Hardcore Championship seven times and ranks twenty-third with a total of 13 days of total reign. In total though that mean that Golddust held a title seventeen times in his career. I dont think this is probably bad for the business, but certainly isnt amazing. This though brings me to Golddust the character.
Maybe it is just me but when I think attitude era in the WWE, Golddust is one of the top five people I think of. Maybe it was because I was too young to say up to see the main events, but at this point I think of DX, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Golddust, and the Undertaker. Golddust gimmick at the beginning perfectly fit of the era and played great in my mind. His Shattered Dreams was something as a boy I feared, because well you know that would really hurt. Honestly, watching Golddust is the first memory I have as a wrestling fan. Golddust was able to turn into a comedy act, and able to be successful with it. More importantly his character was able to grow and mature from dark and rather scary, to comedic and lovable.
His most recent release gives me cause for concern as the finish of the match that caused him to be released. It looked bad I admit but it seemed not something that was worth getting fired over. Maybe there was something more than what we can see going on?
Overall, I have to say that Yes Dustin Golddust Rhodes is destined to be in the hall of fame. He will never be a headliner, but some day he will get in.
I could just say that his career does not stand out, because title wise it doesnt. However, character wise he is truly one of the most interesting characters the WWE/WWF ever created. I honestly feel that this is a debate of statistics or rings in any major sport. Would you rather have a person in the hall of fame with five or six titles to his name, or a person who rank in the top five in almost every category but never got a ring? Of course in wrestling this is a lose comparison due to the fact you dont really have categories such as rushing yards, strikeout, or goals scored. But you do have in wrestling the comparison of titles won versus character and career longevity.
Title wise Golddust comes up short. According to Wikipedia, Golddust won six WCW titles. Four of these titles came with some type of partner, and two of them were winning the United States Title, which can be to some as an accomplishment. At the end of his WWE career Golddust has eleven titles. Most notably Golddust won the Hardcore Championship seven times and ranks twenty-third with a total of 13 days of total reign. In total though that mean that Golddust held a title seventeen times in his career. I dont think this is probably bad for the business, but certainly isnt amazing. This though brings me to Golddust the character.
Maybe it is just me but when I think attitude era in the WWE, Golddust is one of the top five people I think of. Maybe it was because I was too young to say up to see the main events, but at this point I think of DX, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Golddust, and the Undertaker. Golddust gimmick at the beginning perfectly fit of the era and played great in my mind. His Shattered Dreams was something as a boy I feared, because well you know that would really hurt. Honestly, watching Golddust is the first memory I have as a wrestling fan. Golddust was able to turn into a comedy act, and able to be successful with it. More importantly his character was able to grow and mature from dark and rather scary, to comedic and lovable.
His most recent release gives me cause for concern as the finish of the match that caused him to be released. It looked bad I admit but it seemed not something that was worth getting fired over. Maybe there was something more than what we can see going on?
Overall, I have to say that Yes Dustin Golddust Rhodes is destined to be in the hall of fame. He will never be a headliner, but some day he will get in.
Owen 3:16 says I just stole your Slammy!!
Pre-Show Stalwart
I like Goldust, I espcially during 1996-1997. But I do not think he deserves to go in before alot of legends. Backlund, Macho, Foley, Jake The Snake, Vader, and Sid are among names deserves to be in before Goldust.