Several major news outlets have been continuing to cover the report of wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes‘ untimely death earlier this morning.
The LA Times, New York Times, and Sporting News are just a number of the publications to cover the news. Some of their reports do not reflect the cause of Rhodes’ (Virgil Runnels) death, which has since been updated to say was caused by a complications due to a fall in his home. The following is from the NYT article, featuring a phone quote from WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross:
“He was arguably the most charismatic performer of all time. His amazing unique verbal styling will never be duplicated or exceeded. He was exactly what he portrayed on TV: A blue-collar, common man, who rose from being son of farmer to being a part of American pop culture, whose memory will live forever. Therefore, for many he was truly the American dream.”
