5 classic promos of 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes

The modern era fans might tag the likes of CM Punk or Paul Heyman among the best microphone workers in the business. But if you ask a professional wrestler, he or she will name Dusty Rhodes as the ‘promo’ guy. The American Dream was and is still one of the benchmarks for microphone work in the wrestling business.

Throughout his career, Dusty was known for pulling off exceptional promos. Most of the things he said through the microphone were heartfelt and intense. He told a story whenever he took the mic in his hands and everyone from jobbers to main eventers took a notice when Dusty started talking. The legend passed away in an unexpected fashion recently. In his memory, here is a look back at some of his best promos:

Helping Baby Doll get over

Baby Doll is an unsung manager from the past. She managed many great wrestlers during her career and Dusty Rhodes was one of them. The run of Dusty Rhodes and Baby Doll came just after she turned on Tully Blanchard and the Four Horsemen. The fans literally hated her before the turn so it was hard to get her over as a face.

But Dusty was there for the rescue. Soon after the face turn, Baby Doll aligned with Dusty. Dusty got her over as a babyface with his association, but soon it all came crashing down. Baby Doll turned heel once again to join hands with Ric Flair and the fans started hating her again. This showed the power that Dusty had to manipulate the fans.