@rossanotra3: What if I told you Dusty Rhodes didn’t create the “American Dream” gimmick… he stole it? In the 1970s Florida wrestling territory, a Black wrestler named Rufus R. Jones was connecting with the crowd — not with mic skills, but with raw authenticity. He danced, he shuffled, he was the working-class hero before it was cool. But the promoters didn’t want that kind of Black star. So Dusty stepped in and said, “I’ll do it. I’ll be the Black star — in white skin.” And just like that, he took the voice, the shuffle, the mannerisms — everything Rufus brought to life. Dusty got rich. Rufus got fired. That ain’t just wrestling. That’s gimmick theft. That’s erasure. That’s cultural appropriation. This video breaks it down. You ready to confront the ugly truth behind one of wrestling’s most beloved legends? 🗣️ Was Dusty Rhodes a hero… or a culture vulture? 👇 DROP A COMMENT and let’s talk. 👇 #DustyRhodesExposed #RufusRJones #WrestlingTruth #SpeakOnIt #Dus#DustyRhodesExposedf#RufusRJonese#WrestlingControversye#WrestlingTrutho#ProWrestlingHistorya#BlackWrestlersMatterl#CultureVultureo#StolenGimmickse#WrestlingDebater#HardTimesWasStolene#SpeakOnIte#WrestlingToke#WrestlingHotTakee#WrestlingTeaa#ErasedBlackHistorye#WrestlingCommunitydSchoolWrestling
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Wednesday 11 June 2025 23:30:10 GMT
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Tzaddik I’m :
Just like Hulk Hogan stole Superstar Billy Graham’s whole style!
2025-06-12 15:39:06
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VANEAL :
Rufus is the father of WWF manager Slick.
2025-06-12 16:32:45
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Todd :
it's ok, imitation is the greatest form of flattery
2025-06-16 23:24:18
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Birdman817 :
Yup same way with R Truth, Cena stole his style and gimmick
2025-06-12 15:02:48
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William Mccoy :
Damn I had no idea...
2025-06-12 12:14:16
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Jay's Movies Review :
Like Jim Ross said..... Wrestling is a whites man sport.
2025-06-12 16:42:51
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Anthony Cathey277 :
1st time I heard this story. I believe it's true thou.
2025-06-12 14:06:07
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jamesdavis2045 :
yes.. yes.. yes the first time anyone has mentioned my dad's favorite wrestler..I will never forget in 1978..we were watching mid Atlantic wrestling and my dad yelled..why the hell is dusty copying the freight train...yeah he did not like it 💯🔥💯
2025-06-12 11:44:39
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Ron Porter :
Damn, say it ain’t so!!!! All of our history has been rewritten.
2025-06-12 23:38:05
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gregB2212 :
we can't have nothing smh
2025-06-13 03:07:43
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Justbobbowman :
It was Thunderbolt Patterson who influenced Dusty the most.
2025-06-12 10:35:39
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Soulofaman504 :
The more I see the more it’s not shocking at all.
2025-06-12 11:25:57
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son of Pryme gawd :
He's a mixture of Rufus and Thunderbolt Patterson
2025-06-12 18:04:54
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Lucan The Great :
not surprising though alot of gimmicks were stolen. Flair stole his, Hogan stole his too
2025-06-12 14:20:16
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dub1083 :
So dusty was better
2025-06-14 16:00:57
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craigburke458 :
well I be got damn.......I was tricked 😔😔😔
2025-06-12 18:11:03
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Ewil8004 :
Dusty stole Rufus R jones hold style
2025-06-12 16:48:56
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lbpwoody :
Rufus R "Freight Train" Jones. RIP
2025-06-12 17:09:19
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Dadioshev :
Damn….makes sense
2025-06-12 15:48:04
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Edward McCalip :
Damn, it's true. I remember Rufus R Jones as a kid
2025-06-13 03:01:20
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kingcaprice74 :
Wow...Even stole the man's strut...My childhood is being destroyed....
2025-06-13 02:01:41
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Jerod Swift Gilmore :
I still can’t be mad at Dusty man… it’s Dusty… 😩
2025-06-12 14:52:56
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Jdubs669040 :
So if Rufus could have cut a promo, we wouldn’t even have this conversation. Wrestling is about entertainment. Promos are a HUGE part of that.
2025-06-13 21:00:41
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Sucka Free ⚜️ :
Awe man... the "Big Elbow" is still my favorite move😂
2025-06-13 02:38:07
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Chris Boyd437 :
maybe so but he was still the American dream in my top three
2025-06-13 08:19:38
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