puropotsy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 On Episode 52 of The Wrestling Culture Podcast, Dylan Hales and I discuss the great career and even great resurgence of Dustin Rhodes, also known as Goldust. It's been too long since we did a show but I feel we return in style with over-talking one of our favorite wrestlers. Please listen and enjoy Wrestling Culture Episode 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Just finished listening to this. It was a great listen. I'd be interesting to go back and watch 96-97 Dustin/Goldust and see how those matches are. I'm wondering if he was good and no one was paying attention as you guys mentioned on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I wrote a piece on Goldust a few weeks ago and I did watch a Savio Vega match from 1996. It was alright, but nothing special. The thing about Dustin is that he is a great babyface, so his early Goldust stuff run as a heel is working against his strengths. However, I recently watched his match against Vader from the 1998 Royal Rumble and had it at about ***1/2. There probably is more out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Gotta listen to this ASAP!!! Dustin Part II is one of the comps that will be out this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Gotta listen to this ASAP!!! Dustin Part II is one of the comps that will be out this year. Greatest news ever? Is that going to cover the current run or only go up to 2012? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Don't know yet. Comp isn't made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Great as expected. Dustin was a huge part of me getting more engaged in WWE than I have been since I started watching around the time of Mania 27. My current favorite. I'm not against the idea of him being in the top couple wrestlers in the world at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Anyone have a date on the Goldust/Booker vs Jericho/Christian long Raw tag that was better than their PPV match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust (RAW 12/23/02) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostka Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust (RAW 12/23/02)Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Dave… The Jake feud with Earthquake was awesome Other “Greatest Tag Guys of All Time” contenders… Ricky Morton, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Larry Latham, Arn Anderson, Dennis Condrey, Jerry Lawler On first seeing Goldust… I also had no idea it was Dustin Rhodes. Somebody pointed it out to me and it seemed so obvious at that point. However, Dustin’s WCW peak was when I was the least interested in wrestling in my life. Goldust in the WWF… we need to revisit the 1995-1996 PPV matches because they do not have a good reputation online. Also, he was pushed in some pretty major programs. If he didn’t go higher on the card after this, I don’t know if I don’t blame Dustin for not going higher on the card. Goldust vs. Marty Jannetty (In Your House 4) Goldust vs Bam Bam Bigelow (Survivor Series 1995) Goldust vs. Razor Ramon (Rumble 1996) Goldust vs. Roddy Piper (Wrestlemania 1996) – No need to revisit. Loss likes this. I think it is ok. Goldust vs. Ultimate Warrior (Good Friends, Better Enemies 1996) – I wouldn’t blame this on Goldust. Goldust vs. Undertaker (Beware of Dog) Goldust vs. Ahmed Johnson (KOTR 1996) Goldust vs. Undertaker (International Incident 1996) Goldust vs. Marc Mero (Summerslam 1996) Goldust vs. Undertaker (Mind Games 1996) Goldust vs. Marc Mero (Buried Alive 1996) – I really liked this when I watched it recently. On being over… I can only go by what I heard at TLC recently, Punk is still more over along with Bryan and Cena. I think the Wyatts are getting that vibe going as well. The great thing about Goldust is that they don’t really pop for him during the intro, he grabs that heat by being such a great tag wrestler. Things I wished you covered more... Goldust & Booker T. Creepy freaky Goldust prior to the Born Again gimmick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm going to try to take a look at some of those PPV matches that I didn't get to the other day in the next week or so. Also, I'm going to try to look at some of the fancams from 95-96 of which there seem a few. Not sure if my going through things is helpful or not but it's all stuff I really haven't seen so I'm looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I can't download this show , either at home or at work. Anyone else having this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I had an issue with it on the talkshoe site. I had to switch browsers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Finally getting caught up on this, you were 100% correct about Mark Scarpa being the guy with the breakdancing gimmick, he was Vincent Young in WCW and did jobs after that in WWF as Mark Young. Didn't know about Private Pyle but I can completely see that, good call on the Dave Meltzer lookalike. Edit : Updating as I listen, the Headhunters were scheduled to be in the NWA Tag Title tournament but it ended up falling through, in the end they sent out Bob Cook and Arn Anderson under masks as the Headhunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I finally caught up too. Fun show, unsurprisingly. And it could have been another hour easily. How much TCW footage is out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puropotsy Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thanks for all the feedback on the show Will, the big thing about the Jake vs Earthquake feud was the crazily bad execution of the starting angle. Although a feud based on Earthquake doing something to Damien slightly worse than the things The British Bulldogs used to do to him backstage, the production of this was like Eugene's version of Houdini. I'm not saying they should have actually killed the snake, I'm not even saying they shouldn't have bothered with the angle in the first place. I'm just saying I was probably more convincing in my feeble attempt to put on a magic show for my Grade 2 Class when I was eight years old. Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!!! 1:24 Jake takes Damien out of the bag, thus proving he is there 2:45 Damien goes back into the bag, his last on-screen appearance 3:08 Jake ties the bag extra tight 4:03 For some reason, Jake hides the bag under the ring to keep him away from Earthquake who is afraid of him. Earthquake peaks under the ring on the other side 4:39 Earthquake pulls what must be the same bag from under the ring and throws it into same ring 4:52 Earthquake ties Jake up in the ropes Andre-style 5:40 Earthquake drags the bag to the middle of the ring 6:20 Earthquake goes for his Earthquake splash and the screen cuts away to Sean Mooney recoiling in horror, I assume on take six or seven. He keeps talking about something, I'm not sure what as I have this on mute while my wife "The Incredible Dr. Pol" on Nat Geo Wild, the show that is ironically about an incredible and unstoppable veterinarian, who was unfortunately not on retainer by WWF in 1991 7:30 We're back to the arena with Earthquake and Jimmy Hart celebrating and then leaving the ring 8:30 A freed Jake starts to open the bag, to identify the body I guess. The bag actually looks wet, and Jake even uses his teeth to untie it. 8:47 Jake looks in the bag and recoils in horror at the squashed gelatinous props that the bag contains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 YOu forgot the Damian burgers on Prime Time. That was pretty awesome too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Microscopic note on the podcast, re, Dustin leaving WCW/NWA at the same time as Dusty in December, 1988. Dustin was in the in-ring "Training Session" Rick Steamboat had in February of 1989, so it looks like he left slightly after Dusty did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhindsight Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Great show. I'd like to see some of the Japan and TNA footage also. So if I'm tracking correctly at home, Dylan's current list of best tag workers of all-time is: 1. Billy Gunn 2. Bobby Eaton 3. Dustin/Goldust 4. Barry Windham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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