Goldust | The Time Dustin Rhodes Almost Got Breast Implants

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Dustin Rhodes played the character of Goldust in WWE (with brief hiatuses) for 23 years. The character remained an entertaining highlight whenever he was on TV, and this was a testament to Rhodes’ dedication to the role. Always known as The Bizarre One, Dustin Rhodes’ Goldust character has gone through many changes throughout the years to stay cutting edge or relevant. Still, there were none more bizarre than his "Artist formerly known as Goldust" run in 1998. During this period, Dustin Rhodes would come out in various outfits each week, each more bizarre and controversial than the last, to push the envelope and get people talking. But what many people don’t know is that behind the scenes, Dustin was pushing the WWE management into letting him get breast implants as an attempt to recapture some of the controversies of his androgynous ’95-’96 character. This is the story of Dustin Rhodes’ breast implants pitch and WWE’s reaction to it.