Ex-WWE and AEW star Goldust ‘pitched to have BOOB JOB’ as part of bizarre storyline before Vince McMahon scrapped idea
FORMER WWE star Goldust once pitched to Vince McMahon to let him have a BOOB JOB as part of a storyline.
The Bizarre One was one of the most controversial characters in wrestling as his peak because of his willingness to push sexual boundaries.
The 51-year-old AEW ace - real name Dustin Runnels - is the eldest son of legendary WWE icon Dusty Rhodes.
In order to step out of his father's illustrious shadow, the American took on the flamboyant Goldust character.
Although it was initially wildly successful, WWE eventually ran out of ideas for the Texas-born wrestler and were set to scrap the gimmick.
And despite being married and sharing a daughter with fellow WWE star Terri Runnels at the time, Goldust desperately tried to revive his fortunes by pitching to have a boob job.
Vince Russo wrote in his book Forgiven that the three-time Intercontinental champion would have gone under the knife for $1million.
His vision was that it would be so weird and bizarre that our fans and new fans, for that matter, would pay good money to watch him wrestle
Jim Ross on Goldust pitching to have a boob job
Legendary WWE commentator Jim Ross admitted that the company's chairman McMahon did consider the offer before ultimately nixing the idea.
He wrote in: "Dustin comes into the small room at MSG, takes a seat, and proceeds to tell me that he has the idea that will put him back on the map.
"With a film crew present, he wants to go under the knife and have a breast implant procedure, essentially making him the first she-male character in sports entertainment history!
"His vision was that it would be so weird and bizarre that our fans and new fans, for that matter, would pay good money to watch him wrestle.
"He suggested that he would be huge on the talk show circuit, and people all over the world would be clamoring to see the “Bizarre One” in person (especially in prison, and perhaps Amsterdam)!
“I said, ‘Dustin, what about when you’re not at work? I mean, those new boobs don’t snap on and off. They are permanent until you have another surgery to have them removed.
"What do you do with them when you take your daughter to school? What happens to your new additions when you attend a PTA meeting? You would pretty much eliminate the family outings to the beach if you do this, wouldn’t you think?’
“He indicated it would be worth the sacrifice because this character would be the hottest new thing in the world and the money would be rolling in for everyone!
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"Vince had an astonished look on his face and as he told me later, he thought he was being ‘ribbed’.
"It was no rib, and after Dustin finished, Vince explained that he appreciated Dustin attempting to come up with new concepts for the character and to continue to brainstorm on them, but Vince did not think this particular creative idea was the direction we wanted to travel.
"Later I asked Goldust’s then-wife, Terri, if she knew about his concept, and she answered rolling her eyes and nodding her head. That pretty well covered it.”