Virgil Runnels, better known as WWE legend Dusty Rhodes, died on Thursday at the age of 69. The cause of death was not immediately available.
“WWE extends its sincerest condolences to Runnels’ family, friends and colleagues,” the pro wrestling promotion said in a statement on Thursday.
Runnels, who was working with the company as a creative consultant at the time of his death, last wrestled with the promotion in 2007 when he lost to Randy Orton at the Great America Bash. However, he’s been in several story lines since then, including one earlier this year with his real-life sons, Cody Runnels and Dustin Runnels, who wrestle under the names Cody Rhodes/Stardust and Goldust, respectively.
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