Dustin Rhodes Rules Out WWE Return and Goldust Revival

Veteran wrestler Dustin Rhodes firmly ruled out any possibility of returning to WWE on February 24, 2026, after a fan urged him on social media to revive his iconic Goldust character with the promotion.

Rhodes, the older brother of WWE star Cody Rhodes, addressed the suggestion directly on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Nope! I never got a raise there," he wrote. "What, you want me sitting the bench doing nothing? That aint me anymore. I have done the best work of my career with AEW. I love the character Goldust, but he ran its course. I did what I was told and it got me nowhere. No thanks."

The 56-year-old performer, who portrayed the enigmatic Goldust persona during much of his WWE tenure in the late 1990s and beyond, has been with All Elite Wrestling since 2019. He departed WWE at the end of his contract that year and quickly joined AEW, where he made his in-ring debut against Cody at the inaugural Double or Nothing event. Speculation about a potential WWE reunion intensified after Cody's return to the promotion in 2022, but Rhodes' response underscores his commitment to his current employer.

Rhodes signed a new six-year contract with AEW in late 2024, securing his place with...