AEW star Dustin Rhodes' mastiff takes home prize at world's largest dog show

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Pro wrestling legend Dustin Rhodes has held a championship belt in almost every organization he stepped foot in, including most recently being a tag team champion at Ring of Honor.

Rhodes was a fan favorite in WWE, when he was known as Goldust, and was one of the first wrestlers to join All Elite Wrestling when the company started up in 2019. Outside the ring, someone else has become a show-stealer, and he’s a Beast.

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Beast, a mastiff, with American professional wrestler Dustin Rhodes at Crufts 2026 on March 5, 2026. (Royal Kennel Club/BeatMedia)

Rhodes’ mastiff, named Beast, has emerged as one of the top show dogs on the circuit in recent years, and he added to his resume on Thursday when he took home third place in the working group open category at Crufts in the United Kingdom – the world’s largest dog show.

"It’s an incredible, incredible show," Rhodes told Fox News Digital. "I guess this is the world’s largest dog show, so, we decided to go big or go home. Amazing, amazing show."

Dogs in the working group are meant to assist and protect their owners.

Dustin Rhodes celebrates the AEW TNT Championship win at All In: Texas on July 12, 2025. (Ricky Havlik/AEW)

"Beast is really good with seeing somebody who has high blood pressure or low blood pressure, and we’ll go check them out. He’s a very smart dog," he said. "Mastiffs are amazing, amazing animals, man. I would never own another breed besides a mastiff, and I’ve had all kinds of dogs over my life and mastiffs are just everything – pure, loyal, loving, just crawling on your lap, hurt your bones."

Rhodes said Beast weighs more