5 WWE Superstars You May Have Forgotten Were Champions

#4 Goldust

Goldust, then Dustin Rhodes, had his first WWE run in late 1990. Rhodes had been active for a few years before coming to WWE, and almost 30 years after his September 1988 wrestling debut, he is one of the longest-tenured WWE Superstars of all time.

Rhodes also had successful runs in TNA, WCW, and All Japan, being a former United States Heavyweight Champion, World Six-Man Tag Team Champion and World Tag Team Champion within WCW.

While any WWE fan of the last 20-something years ought to remember Goldust, not everyone will remember how many championship reigns he has had. Beyond his three runs as WWF Intercontinental Champion and three different reigns as a WWE Tag Team Champion, Goldust won the WWF Hardcore Championship nine times.

Two of his three Tag Team Championships were alongside Cody Rhodes -- formerly known as Stardust -- which were within the last few years. Goldust's career may be winding down, but the industry veteran should not yet be counted out from having one more title reign.

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Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer.

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Darren is also the host of the bi-weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast, as co-produced with V13 (formerly PureGrainAudio.com). He has also co-authored two published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), with a second podcast set for a June 2020 launch.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram