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* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from ''WebVideo/OSWReview'' found out, mentioning it to Dustin on Twitter will get you blocked. It makes sense, really, as Dustin was in a ''very'' bad place when he portrayed Black Reign and most likely would like to forget it ever happened.
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* OldShame: CreatorBacklash: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from ''WebVideo/OSWReview'' found out, mentioning it to Dustin on Twitter will get you blocked. It makes sense, really, as Dustin was in a ''very'' bad place when he portrayed Black Reign and most likely would like to forget it ever happened.
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* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from ''WebVideo/OSWReview'' found out, mentioning it to Dustin on Twitter will get you blocked.
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* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from ''WebVideo/OSWReview'' found out, mentioning it to Dustin on Twitter will get you blocked. It makes sense, really, as Dustin was in a ''very'' bad place when he portrayed Black Reign and most likely would like to forget it ever happened.
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** Towards the end of 2020, AEW was planting the seeds for a feud between him and Wrestling/TheDarkOrder, starting with the faction trying to recruit him to their ranks as "7". This idea was cut short by the death of [[Wrestling/LukeHarper Brodie Lee]] and the Dark Order's subsequent HeelFaceTurn.
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* ActorAllusion: When Goldust hit a bulldog on [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith the British Bulldog]] during the Hart Foundation-Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin[=/=]Goldust[=/=]Wrestling/KenShamrock[=/=][[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Legion of Doom]] match at ''WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede'', Wrestling/JimRoss said, "A bulldog headlock, if you weel!" in imitation of Dusty.
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", which is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by Goldust's. Leva Bates has also said she was a fan of his.
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", which is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by Goldust's. Leva Bates has also said she was a fan of his.
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* ActorAllusion: When Goldust hit a bulldog on [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith the British Bulldog]] during the Hart Foundation-[[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]][=/=]Goldust[=/=]Wrestling/KenShamrock[=/=][[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Legion of Doom]] match at ''WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede'', Wrestling/JimRoss said, "A bulldog headlock, if you weel!" in imitation of Dusty.
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
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* ActorAllusion: When Goldust hit a bulldog on [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith the British Bulldog]] during the Hart Foundation-[[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]][=/=]Goldust[=/=]Wrestling/KenShamrock[=/=][[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Foundation-Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin[=/=]Goldust[=/=]Wrestling/KenShamrock[=/=][[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Legion of Doom]] match at ''WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede'', Wrestling/JimRoss said, "A bulldog headlock, if you weel!" in imitation of Dusty.
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", which is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, "rat" is short for "ring rat", which is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of "groupie."[[/note]]
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** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
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** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky Gene Snitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd second run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad.Spirit Squad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
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** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, ''rat'', short for ''ring rat'', is the pro wrestling equivalent of ''groupie.''[[/note]]
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by Goldust's has also Leva Bates said she was a fan of his.
* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from WebVideo/OSWReview found out, mentioning it to Dustin on twitter will get you blocked.
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by Goldust's has also Leva Bates said she was a fan of his.
* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from WebVideo/OSWReview found out, mentioning it to Dustin on twitter will get you blocked.
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** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, ''rat'', "rat" is short for ''ring rat'', "ring rat", is the pro wrestling jargon equivalent of ''groupie.''[[/note]]
"groupie."[[/note]]
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired byGoldust's has also Goldust's. Leva Bates has also said she was a fan of his.
* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter fromWebVideo/OSWReview ''WebVideo/OSWReview'' found out, mentioning it to Dustin on twitter Twitter will get you blocked.
* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by
* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from
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* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}:
** Seven (sometimes spelled [=Se7en=]), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
*** This was a bit of ExecutiveMeddling, because he liked the Seven gimmick, but Turner Broadcasting executives hated it because they thought it looked uncomfortably close to ''child molestation''. When Wrestling/VinceRusso became the WCW booker he had Rhodes drop the gimmick via WorkedShoot.
*** The confusion was due to how the gimmick made him look like the title character of the movie ''Film/{{Powder}}'', whose director ''had'' been convicted of child molestation, and people seemed to mix up the director with the character.
** Seven (sometimes spelled [=Se7en=]), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
*** This was a bit of ExecutiveMeddling, because he liked the Seven gimmick, but Turner Broadcasting executives hated it because they thought it looked uncomfortably close to ''child molestation''. When Wrestling/VinceRusso became the WCW booker he had Rhodes drop the gimmick via WorkedShoot.
*** The confusion was due to how the gimmick made him look like the title character of the movie ''Film/{{Powder}}'', whose director ''had'' been convicted of child molestation, and people seemed to mix up the director with the character.
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** Seven (sometimes spelled [=Se7en=]), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to beingDustin.
*** ThisDustin.[[note]]This was a bit of ExecutiveMeddling, because he liked the Seven gimmick, but Turner Broadcasting executives hated it because they thought it looked uncomfortably close to ''child molestation''. When Wrestling/VinceRusso became the WCW booker he had Rhodes drop the gimmick via WorkedShoot.
***WorkedShoot. The confusion was due to how the gimmick made him look like the title character of the movie ''Film/{{Powder}}'', whose director ''had'' been convicted of child molestation, and people seemed to mix up the director with the character.[[/note]]
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** Seven (sometimes spelled [=Se7en=]), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The alleged reason for his firing in 2012. He called a spot where Darren Young and Titus O'Neil would perform a tag move on Yoshi Tatsu. The pair botched the move and dropped Yoshi Tatsu on his head. While Yoshi was not seriously injured, WWE allegedly placed the blame for this botch ''entirely'' on Goldust and fired him.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
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** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
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** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) couldhappen.happen.
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
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** According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could
** Goldust was supposed to be the first openly gay wrestler, and was portrayed as one for about a month (his first major feud was sending love letters to [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]]). However, gay rights groups got upset over a gay person also being "evil," so Marlena was introduced to give the early impression he was doing "mind games".
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** His brief feud with the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior. It culminated in an infamous PPV match that lasted seven minutes, and the only move was a clothesline. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]
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** His brief feud with the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior. It culminated in an infamous PPV match that lasted seven minutes, and the only move was a clothesline. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]
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** Seven (sometimes spelled Se7en), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
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** Seven (sometimes spelled Se7en), [=Se7en=]), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
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** The "King of the Road Match" he had as Dustin against the Blacktop Bully (Barry Darsow) at ''WCW Uncensored 95'' on the back of a moving truck. Both guys [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor bladed in violation of WCW policy and they were both fired for it]].
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** The "King of the Road Match" he had as Dustin against the Blacktop Bully (Barry Darsow) (Wrestling/BarryDarsow) at ''WCW Uncensored 95'' on the back of a moving truck. Both guys [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor bladed in violation of WCW policy and they were both fired for it]].
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* OldShame: The Black Reign gimmick. As Jay Hunter from WebSeries/OSWReview found out, mentioning it to Dustin on twitter will get you blocked.
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** The segment on ''Raw'' where he showed up as a New Year's baby (complete with bottle), only for Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin to throw him in a portapotty.
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** The segment on ''Raw'' where he showed up as a New Year's baby (complete with bottle), only for Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin to throw him in a portapotty.portapotty.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to Wrestling/GeneSnitsky in an interview with ''Inside the Ropes'', he and Goldust were slated to win the World Tag Team Championships (which would have been Goldust's 2nd run as Tag Team Champions) against the Wrestling/SpiritSquad. Unfortunately, Goldust was released for no-showing an episode of [=RAW=] before their reign (much less, their tag team in general, according to Snitsky) could happen.
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** His brief feud with the Wrestling/UltimateWarriorWrestling/UltimateWarrior. It culminated in an infamous PPV match that lasted seven minutes, and the only move was a clothesline. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]
** The segment on ''Raw'' where he showed up as a New Year's baby (complete with bottle), only for Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin to throw him in a portapotty.
** The segment on ''Raw'' where he showed up as a New Year's baby (complete with bottle), only for Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin to throw him in a portapotty.
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* BigNameFan: Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels admitted that his gimmick was inspired by Goldust's has also Leva Bates said she was a fan of his.
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* ActorAllusion: When Goldust hit a bulldog on [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith the British Bulldog]] during the Hart Foundation-[[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]][=/=]Goldust[=/=]Wrestling/KenShamrock[=/=][[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Legion of Doom]] match at ''WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede'', Wrestling/JimRoss said, "A bulldog headlock, if you weel!" in imitation of Dusty.
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, ''rat'', short for ''ring rat'', is the pro wrestling equivalent of ''groupie.''[[/note]]
** A rather lame one during his feud as Black Reign with Kazarian in TNA. Black Reign had carried a rat around named "Misty." Kazarian stole it and renamed it "Marlena."[[note]]Aside from the obvious, ''rat'', short for ''ring rat'', is the pro wrestling equivalent of ''groupie.''[[/note]]
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**** The confusion was due to how the gimmick made him look like the title character of the movie ''Film/{{Powder}}'', whose director ''had'' been convicted of child molestation, and people seemed to mix up the director with the character.
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* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}:
** Seven (sometimes spelled Se7en), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
*** This was a bit of ExecutiveMeddling, because he liked the Seven gimmick, but Turner Broadcasting executives hated it because they thought it looked uncomfortably close to ''child molestation''. When Wrestling/VinceRusso became the WCW booker he had Rhodes drop the gimmick via WorkedShoot.
** The "King of the Road Match" he had as Dustin against the Blacktop Bully (Barry Darsow) at ''WCW Uncensored 95'' on the back of a moving truck. Both guys [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor bladed in violation of WCW policy and they were both fired for it]].
** His brief feud with the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior
** Seven (sometimes spelled Se7en), a very short-lived gimmick in WCW in 1999. He appeared in a few vignettes, then, when he made his ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' debut, he renounced the gimmick and went back to being Dustin.
*** This was a bit of ExecutiveMeddling, because he liked the Seven gimmick, but Turner Broadcasting executives hated it because they thought it looked uncomfortably close to ''child molestation''. When Wrestling/VinceRusso became the WCW booker he had Rhodes drop the gimmick via WorkedShoot.
** The "King of the Road Match" he had as Dustin against the Blacktop Bully (Barry Darsow) at ''WCW Uncensored 95'' on the back of a moving truck. Both guys [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor bladed in violation of WCW policy and they were both fired for it]].
** His brief feud with the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior
