Cross
Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness
He first burst onto the scene in the
nineties, covered in gold face paint and exhibiting a one-of-a-
kind flamboyant style that bewildered his foes and thrilled his
fans. Inside the ring, Goldust is as tough as they come, known
for using outrageous mind games and taking down his opponents
with unparalleled ruthlessness. It’s no surprise, then, that
wrestling is in his blood; Goldust is the son of Dusty Rhodes,
“The American Dream.”
What is it like to be the son of a wrestling icon and follow him
into the same profession? In this no-holds-barred account,
Dustin Rhodes speaks frankly and openly about his journey. He
talks about being a young boy who desperately missed his dad. A
young man who only wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps
and threw aside a football scholarship to eke out a meager
existence in regional wrestling. A green wrestler struggling to
prove to his peers that his work, not his name, had gotten him
to where he was. Rhodes describes how, in the midst of a painful
five-year estrangement with his father, he finally made a name
for himself as Goldust and then let it all go, tumbling into a
descent of self-medication that led him away from a red-hot
career as a WWE Superstar and nearly cost him his life.
When he finally hit bottom, Rhodes knew where to look for help
from the family he always had: his father and World Wrestling
Entertainment. When he got clean and sober and was offered the
chance to wrestle for WWE, he snapped up the offer. The everyday
existence of life on the road, working with and watching the new
Superstars— like his brother Cody Rhodes—has reminded Rhodes of
why he loves being a wrestler.
Cross Rhodes is an intimate portrait of one man’s road to
redemption and a unique glimpse into one of the most famous
families in WWE.
Written by: Mark Vancil
Published in: December 14, 2010
Length: 240 pages
Publishers: World Wrestling
Entertainment
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