Goldust.......a real underdog

[Essential1]

What a match he put on with Orton!

Here is a guy who is 6 ft 5 and wears a wig but puts on the match of the night with Randy Orton and they gelled so well together. I can't believe Goldust isn't officially back with the company and receiving a "thank you" IC title run because that is what he deserves. He's old but the fire is still burning. Let's praise the Bizarre one!

[Bub (BLM)]

He's always been an amazing performer. I truly feel that if he'd had his personal problems under control, he'd have reached the same level in the WWF that Mick Foley did.

[Essential1]

I think he could of main evented in 1996. He was more believable as a main eventer then that alot of the guys they had.

[Burst]

Though honestly, as we saw in his promos last night, it actually kind of fits his kayfabe character for him to have been the one to HAVE personal problems, and whatnot, keeping him from reaching his full potential. Kind of a bummer for the RL Dustin, but a much more fleshed out character for the kayfabe Dustin.

[Deleted]

It's much easier to come in for a one off just to have a good match when there's already a good story going on. Goldust works much better in small doses at this point.

[Essential1]

He had good matches every week on ECW. Also nailed it in a match with Jericho a few years ago.

[Angus Mcloud]

Sept 10, 2013 21:13:46 GMT -5 Essential1 said:

I think he could of main evented in 1996. He was more believable as a main eventer then that alot of the guys they had.

He had at least on ME under his belt in 96 with his casket match with Undertaker. A shame they kinda forgot about him during the Mankind/Undertaker feud

[chazraps]

Sept 10, 2013 21:18:44 GMT -5 Essential1 said:

He had good matches every week on ECW. Also nailed it in a match with Jericho a few years ago.

The Superstars match when Jericho was champ, right? Yeah, anybody doubting Goldie in any way needs to revisit that match. Along with being the best wrestler on twitter, he still has so much to contribute in so many ways.

[revolver86]

I loved that match, last night, so much. Very old-school in pace, but done pitch-perfect. Dustin really is a natural!

[EyeofTyr]

I fully admit I've always been a massive Goldust fan, so I am a little biased. But it is disheartening to see him so over and on the cusp of greatness in the early 90's...and then watch it all get killed by, ironically, a setting that should've fit the character more in the Attitude Era. After that, it felt like every time he'd come back and have a solid run, but not one worth the potential and the eventual skills he had. His tag run with Booker probably being the highlight of his later runs.

Well, that or his amazing run on ECW.

[rnrk supports BLM]

Sept 10, 2013 22:07:55 GMT -5 EyeofTyr said:

and then watch it all get killed by, ironically, a setting that should've fit the character more in the Attitude Era.

I really hated how the faux-realism of the Attitude Era meant phasing out nearly all the weirdness from existing gimmicks. Goldust lost all his mystique and manipulation and just became a pervert who wears weird outfits. They did the same thing to Mankind, though Foley reinvented himself and became an even bigger star.

[mrjl]

the dumbest thing about Dust in the attitude era was the fact that Dustin Rhodes would have been a great corporate champion but he hardly wrestled Austin.

[Raskovnik]

Goldust is like one of my top 5 favorite wrestlers, and seeing so much love for him is awesome. He absolutely killed it in the ring with Orton yesterday but he's been putting on awesome matches for ages.

[Mozenrath]

Goldust was one of the biggest could have beens. He had a great run, but if he had kept mentally stable and clean, he'd have likely been world champion at some point. Brian Lawler had similar issues, but with him, it'd have been more of an IC title thing.

[percymania]

I'm ready to overreact and give him the WHC.

[rybackrulez]

Sept 10, 2013 21:09:58 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

He's always been an amazing performer. I truly feel that if he'd had his personal problems under control, he'd have reached the same level in the WWF that Mick Foley did.

This is The truth.

Goldust looked great in his last run, and was awesome on raw. Everything he did played to the drama.

Painted faces add a lot to a match

["American Cream" Dusty Loads]

That promo he cut before the match was awesome too.

[celticjobber]

Sept 10, 2013 21:18:44 GMT -5 Essential1 said:

He had good matches every week on ECW. Also nailed it in a match with Jericho a few years ago.

To be fair, most people didn't see his ECW matches. I gave up on WWE's massacre of the ECW brand after a few months.

[Old Jack Burton]

It was a 5-star match.

Commentary should have put over the fact Orton has retired three different Rhodes now.

[JCBaggee]

For a character like Goldust, the fact that he never main evented is ultimately pointless. If they tried to shove him into the mishmash mess of 90s Attitude Era that was dominated by Austin/McMahon/Rock/Trips, he would have gotten lost in the shuffle, especially when Undertaker and Mankind got involved.

He'll still go down in history for everything he's done in the history of the 'E, and I imagine we've far from seen the last of Goldust or Dustin Rhodes. He's far better off being known for what he's accomplished outside of the main event: the legendary street fight with Piper and Monday's match with Orton, for starters.