Goldust
Goldust
Celebrated Name: Goldust
Real Name/Full Name: Dustin Patrick Runnels
Gender: Male
Age: 54 years old
Birth Date: 11 April 1969
Birth Place: Liberty Hill, Texas, U.S.
Nationality: American
Height: 1.98 m
Weight: 105 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Terri Runnels (m. 1993; div. 1999), Milena Martelloni (m. 2002; div. 2003), Ta-rel Roche (m. 2012)
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): Yes (Dakota Avery)
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): N/A
Is Goldust Gay?: No
Profession: Professional wrestler
Salary: N/A
Net Worth in 2024: $4 Million
Last Updated: March 2024

Dustin Patrick Runnels is an American professional wrestler popularly known as Dustin Rhodes and Goldust. He is currently signed to a contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name Dustin Rhodes, where he is a wrestler and a coach. He became most popular for his tenures with WWE from 1995 to 2019 as the enigmatic, sexually ambiguous, flamboyant character Goldust. He is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of fellow wrestler Cody Rhodes, who is also known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Maybe you know about Goldust very well, but do you know how old and tall he is and what his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Goldust’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Goldust was born on April 11, 1969, in Austin, Texas, the U.S. His father name is was Virgil Runnels (also a wrestler), famously known as “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes in ‘WWE.’ In 2015, Goldust’s father died a few years after being inducted into the ‘WWE Hall of Fame.’ His half-brother, Cody Rhodes, is also a ‘WWE’ wrestler and is now known as “The American Nightmare” in the ‘Ring of Honor.’ He has a sister named Kristin Runnels Ditto, who was a ‘Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.’

Personal Life

Goldust has two children, a daughter whose name is Dakota Avery, from his first marriage with Terri Boatright. On 18 October 1999, Terri and Goldust got divorced, after being six years together in the marriage. Goldust then married an unknown woman on 18 December 2002, and it was rumored that the woman in question was Milena Martelloni, whom he married. Milena and Goldust also divorced in 2003. On 22 June 2012, Goldust married Ta-rel Marie Roche, his third wife, and since then, he has been happily married.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 11 April 1969, Goldust is 54years old as of today’s date 29th March 2024. He is 1.98 m tall, and his weight is 105 kg.

Career

On 13 September 1988, Goldust made his debut in a match for the ‘Championship Wrestling from Florida’ (CWF), based in Tampa. He defeated his opponent Bob Cook in his debut match, and on May 23, 1989, won the ‘Florida Heavyweight Championship.’ Goldust started wrestling as “Dustin Rhodes” for ‘WCW’ in December 1988. He won against Trent Knight in his first singles match before he moved on to ‘All Japan Pro Wrestling’ (AJPW).

In March 1989, he appeared in ‘AJPW’ as ‘Dusty Rhodes Jr.’  before moving on to the ‘United States Wrestling Association’ (USWA) in mid-1989. In February 1991, he joined ‘WCW’ as “The Natural Dusty Rhodes” and competed with Larry Zbyzsko and Terrence Taylor. He won the ‘WCW World Tag Team Championship’ with his tag-team partner Barry Windham on ‘WCW Saturday Night’ after defeating Terry Gordy and Steve Williams.

Goldust formed an on-and-off tag team with R-Truth in 2016, and together they were named ‘The Golden Truth.’ They won their first match in an event ‘Money in the Bank’ pre-show, defeating Breezango. They later had a feud that ended after Goldust defeated R-Truth on July 10 in an episode of ‘Raw.’

In 2017, Goldust competed with superstars such as Bray Wyatt, John Cena, and Finn Bálor and appeared at the ‘Royal Rumble,’ but he was eliminated by Dolph Ziggler. On the April 2 episode of ‘Raw,’ he announced that his upcoming appearance would be for ‘Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Match’ at ‘WrestleMania 34.’ However, he lost against “Woken” Matt Hardy the same night.

Awards & Achievements

Goldust has won many matches and championships in his career, some of which are mentioned below:

Goldust has won wrestling titles such as the ‘ACW Heavyweight Championship,’ the ‘WCW United States Heavyweight Championship’ (twice), the ‘WWF Intercontinental Championship’ (thrice), the ‘WWE Tag Team Championship.’ He is ranked 11th among the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ‘PWI 500’ in 1996.  On December 14, 2010, His autobiography, ‘Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness,’ was published on.

Net Worth & Salary of Goldust in 2024

Goldust Net Worth
Goldust Net Worth

Goldust is an American professional wrestler popularly known as Dustin Rhodes and Goldust. He was well known during his tenure with WWE from 1995 to 2019 as the enigmatic, sexually ambiguous, flamboyant character Goldust. He is currently under contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Goldust’s net worth is estimated to be $4 Million as of March 2024.

Goldust is a popular wrestler and has won many titles and non- title matches in his career. He became very popular after his appearance in WWE. He is currently in AEW, where he is a wrestler and a coach. Goldust also has a large fan base due to his performance in the matches.

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