Goldust retires [Archive]

Juan

06-30-2010, 12:41 AM

From his twitter

Goldust apparently announced his retirement Tuesday evening on Twitter.

"i am retired," he wrote, adding, "byeeeeeeeee."

Though it should be noted that in a previous tweet, he said he was very tired coming off the road and heading to the beach.

The multi-time Intercontinental Champion has been largely relegated to Superstars since being drafted to Raw in April, having only competed once on WWE's flagship program. In what may have been his final match in WWE, "The Golden One" teamed up with Yoshi Tatsu at Monday night's Superstars taping in Philadelphia, taking on Zack Ryder and Primo.

Splaya

06-30-2010, 12:45 AM

Thank you Goldust for all the memories, especially during the Attitude Era. Loved your angles that you did with Val Venis and how you made yourself and Terri look like lovable psychos

DLVH84

06-30-2010, 12:45 AM

After 22 years in the ring, he had a good career. I especially loved his runs in WCW.

Evil Vito

06-30-2010, 12:45 AM

Damn, that sucks. Ever since his move to ECW last year, he'd been putting on his best matches since the '90s.

But, he's 41 years old and has been wrestling for over 2 decades. I don't blame him for hanging 'em up.

Besides, he'll probably be back for occasional appearances.

Mr. Pierre

06-30-2010, 12:46 AM

Noooo..damn. Always really enjoyed Goldust's work. I'm glad he ended his career though with WWE by putting on some fun matches under his most famous persona, instead of ending it in Florida with a pet rat.

If this is really the end of his career, I gotta say that I really enjoyed it :y:

D Mac

06-30-2010, 12:52 AM

Fourfifty is now on suicide watch.

Evil Vito

06-30-2010, 12:55 AM

Everytime Goldust would pop in for an extremely short match or vignette, I wondered if he grew tired of putting on all that paint just for that.

Kane Knight

06-30-2010, 01:14 AM

Fourfifty is now on suicide watch.
Probably a bad time to mention Kane's retiring after Mania.

DrCrawford

06-30-2010, 01:25 AM

wow. i saw his last match then on the superstars taping before raw. feels weird

still think he should have feuded with cody

Schlomey

06-30-2010, 01:30 AM

Yeah he was awesome on ECDub. Sad to see him go again with no fanfare.

KYR

06-30-2010, 01:31 AM

http://dennisthepeasant.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/02/pajamas_media_ass_trumpets.jpg

DAMN iNATOR

06-30-2010, 01:35 AM

Well, it wasn't exactly unexpected on my part. He was a pretty solid performer, maybe not up there with the main eventers of his time or anything, but what he lacked as far as in-ring ability he more than made up for with his great character and that character's bizzare sense of humor.

We'll miss ya, Goldie, and you can rest assured that this fan will never forget the name of (inhales deeply) (pauses, resuming speaking in a slightly deeper voice)...GOLDUST!

KYR

06-30-2010, 01:37 AM

Oh Dear Lord.

Sovereigntywillpr

06-30-2010, 01:46 AM

he seemed to be in better shape the past year than anytime prior to attitude era...

maybe affter some time off while taking care of his body and keeping up the cardio etc the sworeness will go away and he'll realize that despite age as long as he;s in shape and doesn't have bad perminent injurys, he might be able to make it back for another stuny and talking as seriouse as the 90's.

legendkillerRKO

06-30-2010, 01:49 AM

the only good part about this is that i got to see his last match live on monday... :(

Lock Jaw

06-30-2010, 02:06 AM

It's a work. Goldust was the limo driver.

Shadow

06-30-2010, 02:08 AM

NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Kane Knight

06-30-2010, 02:09 AM

It's a work. Goldust was the limo driver.
Did he frame Danielson, too?

St. Jimmy

06-30-2010, 02:15 AM

Mr. Nerfect

06-30-2010, 03:52 AM

I've always loved Goldust. I actually would have liked to have seen him get a bit of a retirement angle before he disappeared off into the sunset. A "passing the torch" moment to Yoshi Tatsu or Zack Ryder could have been cool. You'll be missed, Goldie.

tjmidnight420

06-30-2010, 03:56 AM

Dusty was another one of those guys who may not have made the show, but he damn sure fleshed it out. Nobody else could've played that character like him and he will be sorely missed in a business where personality matters.

FourFifty

06-30-2010, 05:52 AM

Fourfifty is now on suicide watch.

Well, things could be worse:(

Probably a bad time to mention Kane's retiring after Mania.

......:'(

Afterlife

06-30-2010, 06:30 AM

I really wanted him to to feud with Cody into Mania.

Afterlife

06-30-2010, 06:30 AM

This makes me really, really sad.

06-30-2010, 07:59 AM

He's never been one of my favourite wrestlers/personalities but I would have liked him to go out with a bit more fanfare. It's a shame that they ended ECW for guys like Goldust - he was never gonna get a major role on either of the big shows.

Like Afterlife said, I would have gotten into a fued between him and his brother.

Afterlife

06-30-2010, 08:03 AM

I'm sure, if he feels up to it down the road, he can always come back and do it.

VSG

06-30-2010, 08:18 AM

Playing Black Reign definitely cut some years off his career then :lol:

Cya Rhodes Jr.!

#1-norm-fan

06-30-2010, 09:04 AM

So the only thing we're basing him being retired on is him TWEETING that he was very tired coming off the road... and then following that up with a TWEET saying "i am retired..... byeeeeeeeeee"?

So, we're completely ignoring the very strong possibility that he was fucking around and making reference to how much he enjoyed a little time off with a little sarcasm?

I mean, I guess it's possible that he decided to announce his retirement in that fashion but it could have also been a random, silly twitter comment. Just sayin'.

06-30-2010, 09:12 AM

True.

Rammsteinmad

06-30-2010, 09:13 AM

Yeah, he coulda meant it as 'retiring for the night', aka going to bed.

Although if he's done for good, then I guess thanks for the momories etc, and good on him for getting out before ever suffering any uber serious injuries.

LuigiD

06-30-2010, 09:26 AM

huh..he is performing at an FCW show on July 9th with Dusty and Cody.

Savio

06-30-2010, 10:05 AM

He will be back.....he should have been a pro on NXT lol.

Evil Vito

06-30-2010, 10:16 AM

He will be back.....he should have been a pro on NXT lol.

Yeah, I think Goldust would have been an awesome pro...certainly a more sensible choice than Cody Rhodes, at least.

I actually made him a Pro in my EWR game, with his rookie being the golden-haired Drake Brewer, who kinda looks like Heidenreich. Comedy ensued.

http://www.fcwwrestling.info/images/talent/drake_brewer.jpg

Afterlife

06-30-2010, 10:42 AM

Actually, Goldust as an NXT pro would be fantastic.

Providence Peep

06-30-2010, 10:51 AM

After 22 years in the ring, he had a good career. I especially loved his runs in WCW.

He had the runs? :shifty:

erickman

06-30-2010, 12:03 PM

i hope he comes back for one last fued with his brother, that would be good for him to pass the torch to cody.

Providence Peep

06-30-2010, 12:16 PM

A sad loss for the WWE, for sure.

I would have loved a Cody Rhodes/Goldust feud for obvious reasons, although that feud would have been underrated. Also, he ought to be commended for carrying Sheamus back in ECW. It was the feud between those two that gave the green light for Sheamus to jump over to Raw. Enjoy your retirement, Dustin, and thanks for the memories.

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/sport/img/5200_goldust.jpg

The Pope

06-30-2010, 12:31 PM

Best gimmick ever!!!

ORANGE-LOCKE

06-30-2010, 12:36 PM

As its been said, very underrated guy with a great work ethic and passion for the business. A feud between he and Cody would have been classic. Especially if they knew this was his last major contribution by putting his brother over. And I can imagine all the fun they could have had with this regarding all the Goldust mindgames, interactions, etc. Could have been a cool little angle. Goodbye Goldust, have some great memories of you...everything from standing up against the Hart Foundation in '97 to Stone Cold Steve Austin giving a Stunner to "Baby-Dust" and then throwing him in a portable bathroom....

XCaliber

06-30-2010, 12:43 PM

ONE MORE MATCH!

Dustin Rhodes vs. "Dashing" Cody Rhodes @ WM27

Mike Honcho

06-30-2010, 12:59 PM

maybe we'll see him retire the goldust character and return as Dustin Rhodes to feud with Cody. now THAT would be awesome.

Kane Knight

06-30-2010, 01:59 PM

He had the runs? :shifty:
*insert Sid reference to piss off D Mac here*

Loose Cannon

06-30-2010, 02:14 PM

he will be back in a couple months

Kane Knight

06-30-2010, 02:17 PM

he will be back in a couple months
He'll probably have four one-off appearances in between now and then, too.

Loose Cannon

06-30-2010, 02:20 PM

yea really. I say it all the time on here. Wrestlers do not retire. they always come back. Do I need to bring up the Ric Flair thread from after Mania

Rollermacka

06-30-2010, 02:42 PM

yea really. I say it all the time on here. Wrestlers do not retire. they always come back. Do I need to bring up the Terry Funk thread from 1997

I dont see Dustin comming back too many times, after he retires. I see him being like IRS, Arn or Malenko. Staying with the company, being a talent scout or a trainer in FCW. I was really hoping he was gonna do one last run as "The Lonestar" Dustin Rhodes. Drop the "Goldust" gimmick and just feud with his brother man vs man.

Evil Vito

06-30-2010, 02:52 PM

For what it's worth, the guy seems to Tweet 20 times an hour all day. He hasn't tweeted since the retirement one.

That being said, he's been around long enough that I would think he would at least get written off in some way. Even Victoria got one last match on SD as JR talked about her impending retirement.

Evil Vito

06-30-2010, 06:05 PM

Don't u just love the internet......NO I'M NOT RETRIRED...........NEVER
23 minutes ago via txt

WOOOOOOOOOOO :love:

FakeLaser

06-30-2010, 06:07 PM

Big fan

Xero

06-30-2010, 06:07 PM

He obviously meant he was going to bed or just stopping Tweeting. You people are pretty retarded, honestly.

Whoever wrote the original article is a bigger retard.

Juan

06-30-2010, 06:09 PM

You're a retard.

Xero

06-30-2010, 06:10 PM

You're a towel.

Mooияakeя™

06-30-2010, 06:18 PM

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4707/image1qx.jpg

Providence Peep

06-30-2010, 08:33 PM

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/d/dustinrhodes/09.jpg

WTF was this all about? I missed it.

thedamndest

06-30-2010, 08:37 PM

GOLDUST...WILL...NEVER.....RETIRE!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Kane Knight

06-30-2010, 09:35 PM

yea really. I say it all the time on here. Wrestlers do not retire. they always come back. Do I need to bring up the Ric Flair thread from after Mania
But he's retiring for reelz!

Afterlife

06-30-2010, 11:47 PM

This is a huge relief. Definitely making my day better already.

Kane Knight

07-01-2010, 12:56 AM

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/d/dustinrhodes/09.jpg

WTF was this all about? I missed it.

He was just so proud his son became a Jedi.

DAMN iNATOR

07-01-2010, 08:20 AM

He was just so proud his son became a Jedi.

I was gonna say the make-up reminds me of Uncle Fester, but, yeah I suppose that works too.

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Blue Demon

07-01-2010, 08:24 AM

:wave: Bye Goldy...always thought it was a good gimmick.

DAMN iNATOR

07-01-2010, 08:24 AM

DAMN iNATOR

07-01-2010, 08:28 AM

RiX1024

07-01-2010, 08:32 AM

bring him back as dustin rhodes. sorry if i copied anyones comment but i agree with those who mentioned rhodes.

DAMN iNATOR

07-01-2010, 08:35 AM

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Hope nobody's upset by all these vids...just trying to give everyone some memories of Goldie's, well, .24 carat-golden sense of humor...:D

RiX1024

07-01-2010, 08:41 AM

any pre-2002 vids? funny guy will be missed.

DAMN iNATOR

07-01-2010, 09:09 AM

I wouldn't know the first thing about anything he did pre-'02, TBH. I mean I'm aware that he was around long before that, just didn't become a regular fan of the then WWF until like late 2001-ish.

Afterlife

07-01-2010, 01:28 PM

Guys, he's not gone. C'mon, already.

Mooияakeя™

07-01-2010, 01:41 PM

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/d/dustinrhodes/09.jpg

WTF was this all about? I missed it.
He was just so proud his son became a Jedi.

I actually thinks like Pinhead from Hellraiser. Minus the pins.

Kane Knight

07-01-2010, 02:12 PM

:wave: Bye Goldy...always thought it was a good gimmick because I like cock.

FourFifty

07-02-2010, 12:06 AM

It's a shame that everyone sees Goldust as a comedy figure....
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Too bad I can't find the one where he quotes "An Affair To Remember." That promo introduced me to my favorite movie.

Droford

07-02-2010, 12:07 AM

Im glad the superstars match wasnt his last..what a crappy way to go out had that been the case, he deserves a bigger deal to be made out of it somehow.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 01:11 AM

Comedy Goldust is awesome. It's not a "shame" that people love him for being entertaining.

Lock Jaw

07-02-2010, 01:13 AM

Goldust should face Taker in the next Streak vs Career match.

Droford

07-02-2010, 01:23 AM

Ted Dibiase should try and buy out Goldust and then have him come back as Dustin Rhodes in a business suit.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 01:28 AM

Goldust should face Taker in the next Streak vs Career match.
Wait...Which one is Goldust?

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 01:28 AM

Because it would imply had had one of those.

Droford

07-02-2010, 01:32 AM

hat vs wig match

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 01:43 AM

That's more like it.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 01:44 AM

Plus, Goldust's wig under Taker's hat....

Afterlife

07-02-2010, 04:41 AM

Goldust is a multi-talented man with a many faceted character. I know he wants a Goldust/Cody feud into a Mania, and I for one hope he gets it.

MrSpikeLee

07-02-2010, 06:40 AM

From his twitter

He should have retired during mania 2000

DAMN iNATOR

07-02-2010, 07:10 AM

Goldust is a multi-talented man with a many faceted character. I know he wants a Goldust/Cody feud into a Mania, and I for one hope he gets it.

I do too. I don't know if he or Cody would have the "pull" backstage to get it though, although maybe Dusty could advocate for it to happen, if there's any chance in hell at all that anyone would ever listen to him.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 08:15 AM

Goldust is a multi-talented man with a many faceted character. I know he wants a Goldust/Cody feud into a Mania, and I for one hope he gets it.
Would be awesome.

Goldy is the goods. It's a shame most of the time he's been underutilised.

Afterlife

07-02-2010, 09:04 AM

Would be awesome.

Goldy is the goods. It's a shame most of the time he's been underutilised.

This is true. I understand why he didn't get anything big time upon his last return. But he's more than proven his worth the last year or so, and I really think it's time for him to get into the US title picture on Raw. I'm not saying just hand it to him, but he deserves to be in the running.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 11:59 AM

I'm surprised he hasn't gotten at least a novelty run, since Vince likes things that make him laugh.

Though Vince seems to like things that make him and only him laugh, soo...

Afterlife

07-02-2010, 02:02 PM

I'm kind of hoping that he and Yoshi get solidified as a tag team again. Goldust/Hornswoggle was a fun team, for as short as it lasted, and his pairing with Booker T was the only time I ever liked Booker T.

He and Tatsu already had one tag titles shot on ECW; I'm sure they could easily build momentum again.

Kane Knight

07-02-2010, 04:37 PM

Afterlife

07-03-2010, 12:48 PM

As in, it wasn't a lengthy union.

CWK

07-03-2010, 07:17 PM

I thought he had some great matches in WCW as "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes in the early to mid 90's, especially with Arn Anderson and Stunning Steve Austin for the U.S. title

Kane Knight

07-03-2010, 08:17 PM

As in, it wasn't a lengthy union.
The phrase "you could have phrased it better" seems so woefully inadequate right now.

Afterlife

07-04-2010, 05:11 AM

The time-span of their cooperation was not excessive in duration?

07-04-2010, 12:54 PM

With regard to the potential Cody/Goldust fued, there seems to be legitimate background that could fuel this angle (aside from the tried and tested Brother v Brother theme).

Cody and Dustin are half-brothers and with the 16 year age gap and a falling out between Dustin and Dusty, Cody never really knew his brother when he was growing up. It'd be easy to work some of that - and even Dusty - into a fued.

SlickyTrickyDamon

07-05-2010, 02:50 AM

Undertaker and Goldust would be Streak vs. Streak.

If Taker wins, he keeps his career. If Goldust wins, he streaks.