CW Arrow Season 4’s Stephen Amell, WWE’s Stardust / Cody Rhodes’ Rumored Summerslam 2015 Opponent, Comments On Virgil Runnels / Dusty Rhodes

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Following news of the passing of the American Dream Dusty Rhodes, real name Virgil Runnels, at the age of 69 this week, tributes have poured in from fans including famous Hollywood types.

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In addition, we’ve heard from Dusty’s son Dustin Runnels aka WWE’s Goldest, his ex-wife Terri Runnels aka Marlena, as well as his other son’s Cody Rhodes aka Stardust’s wife Brandi Runnels aka WWE’s Eden Stiles.

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While we haven’t heard from Cody Rhodes / Cody Runnels / Stardust on social media, his rumored Summerslam 2015 opponent actor Stephen Amell has taken to his twitter account to offer condolences.

    Every person I’ve ever met connected with @WWE spoke with reverence about Dusty Rhodes. It’s a sad day. Thoughts to his whole family. RIP.

Here’s how it looked:

Stephen Amell on Dusty Rhodes

Actor Stephen Amell stars as DC Comics’ Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in CW’s Arrow TV series, which has Season 4 starting later this year, and will also star as Casey Jones in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

Our condolences continue to be extended to the family, friends and fans of Virgil Runnels aka the American Dream Dusty Rhodes.

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