Dustin Rhodes

When the World Wrestling Federation was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment and the roster was divided into two [[WWE Brand Extension|brands]], [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]], Goldust was assigned to the Raw brand, where he formed a tag team with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]. The duo engaged in numerous comedic vignettes, on one occasion hosting a segment titled ''Booker T and Goldust at the Movies'' and delivering reviews of ''[[The Scorpion King]]'', a film starring [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]. In May 2002, Booker T joined [[New World Order (professional wrestling)#World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002)|the New World Order (nWo)]], with Goldust's request to join the faction rejected. In June 2002, Booker T was ejected from the nWo by [[Shawn Michaels]], sparking a feud between the nWo and Booker T and Goldust. Booker T and Goldust went on to compete in the tag team division, winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]] at [[Armageddon (2002)|Armageddon]] before being forced to split up on the February 3, 2003, episode of ''Raw'' by Raw General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]] for failing to win back the World Tag Team Championship.

When the World Wrestling Federation was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment and the roster was divided into two [[WWE Brand Extension|brands]], [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]], Goldust was assigned to the Raw brand, where he formed a tag team with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]. The duo engaged in numerous comedic vignettes, on one occasion hosting a segment titled ''Booker T and Goldust at the Movies'' and delivering reviews of ''[[The Scorpion King]]'', a film starring [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]. In May 2002, Booker T joined [[New World Order (professional wrestling)#World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002)|the New World Order (nWo)]], with Goldust's request to join the faction rejected. In June 2002, Booker T was ejected from the nWo by [[Shawn Michaels]], sparking a feud between the nWo and Booker T and Goldust. Booker T and Goldust went on to compete in the tag team division, winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]] at [[Armageddon (2002)|Armageddon]] before being forced to split up on the February 3, 2003, episode of ''Raw'' by Raw General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]] for failing to win back the World Tag Team Championship.

Following the dissolution of the tag team, Goldust contracted a [[Stuttering|stutter]] and [[Tourette's]]-like symptoms, upon receiving a shock from a Round Tube during an attack at the hands of [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] and [[Randy Orton]]. Goldust appeared in character on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' in March 2003.{{Cite web |title=411MANIA – Full Recap Of Goldust On ''Howard Stern'' |url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/full-recap-of-goldust-on-howard-stern/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170517053643/http://411mania.com/wrestling/full-recap-of-goldust-on-howard-stern/ |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=May 16, 2017 |website=Full Recap Of Goldust on Howard Stern}} He appeared sporadically thereafter, forming a tag team with [[Lance Storm]] in August 2003. In fall 2003, Booker T began receiving mysterious, haunting messages for a few weeks from somebody. The messages only said "I remember". It was rumored that the messages would be from Goldust, which would have begun a feud between the two. Suddenly, the angle was never mentioned again on television and the company announced on their website that they would not be renewing Rhodes's contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2003/11/23/runnels-bites-goldust-at-least/50445994007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114223e008800v114223d--42--b--42--&gca-ft=148&gca-ds=sophi|title=Runnels bites the Goldust, at least on WWE|website=SouthCoastToday.com|last=Weisberg|first=Tim|date=November 22, 2003|access-date=April 17, 2026}} WWE allowed Runnels' contract to expire in December 2003.

Following the dissolution of the tag team, Goldust contracted a [[Stuttering|stutter]] and [[Tourette's]]-like symptoms, upon receiving a shock from a Round Tube during an attack at the hands of [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] and [[Randy Orton]]. Goldust appeared in character on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' in March 2003.{{Cite web |title=411MANIA – Full Recap Of Goldust On ''Howard Stern'' |url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/full-recap-of-goldust-on-howard-stern/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170517053643/http://411mania.com/wrestling/full-recap-of-goldust-on-howard-stern/ |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=May 16, 2017 |website=Full Recap Of Goldust on Howard Stern}} Goldust appeared sporadically thereafter, forming a tag team with [[Lance Storm]] in August 2003. In fall 2003, Booker T began receiving mysterious, haunting messages for a few weeks from somebody. The messages only said "I remember". It was rumored that the messages would be from Goldust, which would have begun a feud between the two. Suddenly, the angle was never mentioned again on television and the company announced on their website that they would not be renewing Rhodes's contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2003/11/23/runnels-bites-goldust-at-least/50445994007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114223e008800v114223d--42--b--42--&gca-ft=148&gca-ds=sophi|title=Runnels bites the Goldust, at least on WWE|website=SouthCoastToday.com|last=Weisberg|first=Tim|date=November 22, 2003|access-date=April 17, 2026}} WWE allowed Runnels' contract to expire in December 2003.

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