Sucks to hear.
I never really got into him when he was in FCW and in the Crockett Promotions. But, when I finally moved down south during my college years, I started to understand why he was a draw and started to dig him more.
For a good stretch, he may have been the greatest booker of all time. I couldn't thank him enough for all of the great booking he had during from 1985-1988 with the Crockett Promotion. I would say half of the greatest memories I've had from wrestling came during that time.
For me, this is my favorite Dusty Rhodes promo:
Which eventually led to this incredible moment:
RIP Dream.
YR