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#1 Jim Ross on AEW's Dustin Rhodes is better than 98% of today's wrestlers

Dustin Rhodes

AEW announcer and wrestling legend Jim Ross spoke on his Grilling JR podcast and showered praise on Dustin Rhodes.

JR claimed the 50-year-old Dustin, who still performs in the ring and works as a trainer backstage with the women's division, is better than 98% of the performers in the industry today.

“He’s 50 now for god sakes and he’s better than 98% of the people working on TV every week,” Ross said. “I think he had his best days as Goldust. He owned that character and made it his. Everything else was in his dad’s image. I saw more creative happiness in Dustin than when he was Goldust, refining and getting that character together then any other time.” (H/T - WrestlingInc)

Formerly known as Goldust, Dustin Rhodes wrestled arguably the greatest match in AEW history when he took on his brother Cody Rhodes at Double or Nothing in 2019.

Today’s #WIRMOTD ISCody Rhodes vs Dustin Rhodes at Double or Nothing 2019Not only is it the standout match from the debut AEW PPV, it is also one of the best matches of 2019. Make sure you stick around for Cody’s post match promo#aew #WrestlingCommunity pic.twitter.com/jzQXxDLBhq

— Wrestle In Review (@WrestleIn) March 24, 2020

He's contributed to AEW in multiple ways, putting talent over and mentoring them backstage.

Bout to stir that shit up!! @Thee_Red_Velvet pic.twitter.com/OnzWPOdfi1

— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) July 18, 2021