This week's GIR Radio interview featured Dustin Rhodes, known to wrestling fans as Goldust. Dustin discusses his recent release from WWE, possibly coming to NWA TNA, a new gimmick and so much more! You can listen yourself at www.getinthering.tv and every Sunday 540 AM WLIE @ 7pm in NY/NJ, and live off www.getinthering.tv
- Dustin Rhodes joins the show right away. Sir Adam mentions that Dustin has never been on Get in the Ring before. Dustin asks Sir Adam why he hasn't given him a call in the past. The Phantom jokes and said it was hard to get his number since he was listed under Goldust.
- Sir Adam brings up how the Royal Rumble took place this past Sunday and how Dustin made his return to the WWE two years ago in the Rumble. Sir Adam asks Dustin if he was just brought in for a one-shot deal because he impressed a lot of people that night. Dustin said many WWE officials were watching closely and seeing how Goldust could fair in the match. Dustin said he bumped his ass off that night and didn't plan on doing so. The Phantom brought up how the late Curt Hennig also returned at that same Rumble and they both ended up getting deals with WWE soon after. Sir Adam mentioned how despite a lot of new/young guys in the match, Dustin came in and wrestled better than most of them. Dustin appreciated the comments and said although the Rhodes family isn't known for their muscles, he did his best to get in shape for the match so he could last 20-25 minutes.
- The Phantom asked Dustin if he could see his release from WWE coming. Dustin said he didn't see the release coming because he hurt his elbow overseas in Australia and was out because of it for a while. Dustin said when he came back, his elbow still wasn't ready. He mentioned he wasn't being a wimp about it, but said this was the first time he injured his elbow this bad so he was doing all he could to improve it. Dustin said that when he came back to start the angle with Lance Storm, WWE officials continued to ask if the doctors cleared him to wrestle. He told the officials no and took another four weeks off and when he returned, he was informed he would be let go because the creative department in WWE had nothing for him.
- The Phantom mentioned Dustin's appearance on Howard Stern and how they continue to talk about him to this day on the show. Phantom wondered why WWE didn't capitalize on that more. Dustin wondered why they didn't as well. He joked and said they could have ran for Mayor of New York with his popularity. Sir Adam brings up how WWE plugs wrestlers all the time on smaller shows, while Dustin was on Howard Stern, one of the biggest shows today, and yet they didn't capitalize on that. Dustin said there are a lot of politics going on "up there", but said he has no hard feelings towards them because they gave him two solid years.
- Sir Adam brings up how Dustin will be teaming up with his dad, Dusty Rhodes, very soon. Dustin said he spoke with Jeff Jarrett last week about coming in with his dad to NWA TNA in Nashville. Dustin mentioned how he is working in Florida at the moment and Japan very soon. Sir Adam says it will be a cool thing for wrestling to see him team up with his dad in the future. Dustin mentioned he has tagged many times in the past with his dad, but said the thing he wants to do the most is face him one-on-one. He said it would spark a lot of interest in wrestling with old school or new school fans. Dustin said he always talks to his dad about doing a one-on-one match, but Dusty refuses each time. He said it is most likely a pride issue.
- The Phantom mentioned that Dusty was on Get in the Ring last week and asked if his release from WWE and Dusty possibly getting Vince McMahon to publish his book has a correlation or not. Dustin said he isn't in Dusty or Vince's head so he doesn't know. He said it might have had something to do with it, but he doubts it.
- A caller comes on the show and asks Dustin if he was all for the Goldust gimmick at first or if Vince had to do a lot of convincing. Dustin said he didn't have a problem with it when Vince ran it by him and said it was a very edgy thing to do at the time. The caller asks if it was Vince Russo's idea. Dustin said he wasn't sure, but said it was nice to get out of his dad's shadow with the character. He said he has a new character up his sleeve that he may use in TNA if he can come to an agreement with the company. The Phantom brings up how Dusty said he should just be plain old Dustin. He said he will always be Dustin, but may try something different soon.
- The Phantom asked if there was any truth to the rumor that Scott Hall refused to wrestle him in the WWF/WWE. Dustin said there was a conflict between the two in the early Goldust days. He mentioned how the Kliq was around then and how a lot of groups were forming backstage, which started a lot of politics in turn. Dustin said he never really knew what Scott felt, but said it was eventually worked out.
- Talk turns to new wrestlers on the WWE roster. Dustin said there is a lot that have potential, but then there are others who are good looking with big muscles that don't know what the hell they are doing. He said it is almost pathetic that they can't even come up with something for him in the creative end of the company and he actually knows what he is doing. Sir Adam asks if you have to be a big muscle man to succeed in wrestling today. Dustin says today, it almost matters more then how they can work in the ring.
- The Phantom asks if there is any groups backstage right now in WWE. Dustin said he wouldn't know since he hasn't been around for 4-6 months. Sir Adam brings up Shawn Michaels and how he has been famous for playing the politic card many years ago, but now he is a completely different person. Dustin said Shawn is awesome and one of the greatest workers of all time.
- Sir Adam brings up how when Dustin went to WCW, they teased he would become a new character called Seven, but it didn't quite work out as planned. Dustin said he wanted to try something new in WCW, but it was more his fault it didn't get played out more. Sir Adam asked what the character was suppose to be. Dustin said it was planned to be more of a stalker type angle, but didn't get played out since other things became more important in the company at the time. He mentioned that himself and his dad came up with the Seven gimmick. The Phantom mentioned how it sounded a lot like DDP's character when he debuted in WWE to feud with The Undertaker.
- Dustin then said he had something on his mind that he wanted to get out. He said he would still be the "Lonestar" Dustin Rhodes in certain places, but had an idea for a new gimmick. Dustin used an example of how rock stars start out in small venues and then they make it big and get a gold record. Dustin said he has done Goldust and that character has now been put on the shelf. He continued using the rock star example, saying his gold record is on his wall, but he keeps going everywhere around the world and continuing his success and pretty soon...that record goes Platinum. Dustin said in a sense, Goldust has just gone Platinum.
- The Phantom mentioned how a few years back, Dustin did an angle where he put his Goldust attire in the trash and burned it. Dustin said he has 20 of those outfits so it wasn't a big deal. Phantom wondered if they were trying a new character with him in the WWE. Dustin said at the time it looked that way, but it never materialized. He said the Goldust character could have only gone so far so they were looking to try something new.
- Talk turned how the Goldust character was involved in many segments, but was never apart of a major thing. Dustin said he really didn't understand that because other guys with there real name got pushes, but he didn't. He said the only difference was that he had paint on his face. Phantom asked Dustin if he enjoyed doing the "Crocodile Hunter" segments. Dustin said they were fun because he did them with Booker T. He said he took the Goldust character to a new level when they teamed him up with Booker. Sir Adam asked if he was friends with Booker before they were paired up. Dustin said it was more of a thing where they tried them out together and since they got a great reaction from the crowd, they ended up doing more as the weeks went by. He said he had great chemistry with Booker and how they did some really entertaining segments every week. Dustin said he was confused when they decided to kill the angle. He said he still talks to Booker from time to time.
- Dustin then talked about how booking in WWE is a week by week thing now. He said they basically try things out and if they work, they go from there. Dustin said it is ridiculous how they can't plan out storylines for months and months ahead, with the exception of the main event scene.
- The Phantom mentioned how Sean Waltman was on Get in the Ring before and said how most of those on the writing team in WWE don't understand the wrestling business. Dustin said he agrees in a sense that the writers should have been on the road with the talent to understand what was not only going on at the TV tapings, but also the House Shows as well. He said if the talent was on the road for 150 days, the writers should have at least come to 100 of them.
- The Phantom still wonders why the creative team in WWE simply told Dustin they had nothing for him. Dustin said he still wonders that as well. He asks Phantom and Sir Adam if there are any rumors going around about his release. They both say the funny thing is that not much is out right now about the situation. Dustin said he wants to know about some rumors going around right now. Sir Adam mentions that a majority of the rumors going around is that not many people don't like Triple H backstage right now. Dustin said he wasn't extremely good friends with Hunter, but he got along with him. Phantom asks Dustin if it was weird with his ex-wife Terri backstage at the shows. Dustin said right now they have a good relationship and joked about it on Howard Stern. Phantom asked about the plane flight from hell. Dustin said he sang to Terri and it annoyed those on the plane who were trying to sleep. He mentioned he got a hefty fine for the incident, but didn't lose his job like Curt Hennig did. Phantom asked if the internet made it worse than it really was. Dustin agreed and said that type of thing goes down on the internet all the time. Sir Adam asks how people actually know the truth and asks if one of the wrestlers leak the information out. Dustin said he doesn't speak to people on the internet, but he is sure many others do.
- A caller comes on the show and asks Dustin about the backyard brawl from WrestleMania with Roddy Piper. Dustin said that was one of his favorite Goldust moments. He said that set the tone for the "hardcore" matches that got popular later. He said it was his idea to wear the bra/panties underneath his Goldust suit because he knew it would get a big reaction.
