Professional wrestling legend and former three times WWE Intercontinental Champion Goldust who is also a three times WWE Tag Team Champion recently revealed his future plans and discussed how long he would like to continue his in ring career.
Goldust aka Dustin Rhodes made his professional wrestling debut back in 1988 and worked in various professional wrestling promotions including the likes of WCW and WWE. He was the mostly treated as a developmental talent during the previous days along with the big promotions. In 1991 he returned to WCW and this time he was treated as a solid mid card.
Goldust Reveals How Long He Wants To Continue His In Ring Career
He spent four years in WCW and won a number of championships. He had been a two times WCW United States Heavyweight champion, a three times Tag Team Champion, and he also won the WCW World Six Man Tag Team Championship. In 1995 he returned to WWE and this time only he was given his famous Goldust persona.
He spent 4 years in WWE and here also he was treated as a mid card as he won multiple Intercontinental championships. In 1999 he was released by WWE and he returned to WCW again. After the death of WCW, once again he returned to WWE. He worked in various promotions throughout his career and he is still active at the age of 53. Currently he works in AEW.
Goldust who is also a three times WWE Tag Team Champion recently spoke on Talk Is Jericho where he revealed his future plans and discussed how long he would like to continue his in ring career. He said;
“That’s a tough question, man. It’s in my blood. I look at Ric Flair in his supposed last match and I don’t want to do that. As long as I can get out of the business and still walk, because I do need a couple of knee replacements, but that’s fine. I’ll get knee replacements. I’ll be fine. I’ll be able to walk around.
“But I just remember getting in the business and seeing a couple of the old timers on walkers and in wheelchairs and I’m like, I don’t want to get to that point, but we throw our bodies around and eventually something’s going to happen. So if I can get out of the business while I can still kind of semi enjoy walking at least and enjoy the rest of my life, that’s fine, but I love the business so I want to be connected to it in some way.
“Whether it’s just backstage coaching, or whatever, because I really love coaching. It’s a lot of fun for me. A lot of people don’t like it. I love it. I love putting together stuff for these kids to try to figure out and my vision is always different than their vision, and I see them doing it and it’s not my vision and it makes me mad, but it’s what they see my vision as being, so I understand it and I’m patient with that.
“I love to tell them, hey, man, you did this, you did this, do this next time and then they go out and do it and it works for them. So that’s kind of the knowledge that I want to pass on. So that’s my legacy now is passing on my knowledge to the younger kids.”
Quotes via POST Wrestling