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Richard Erwin Rood [1] (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999), better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, including World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
Rick Rude: March 24, 1994 House show: Kyoto, Japan: 2 24 [17] 5 Sting: April 17, 1994 Spring Stampede 1994: Rosemont, Illinois: 1 14 [18] — Rick Rude: May 1, 1994 Wrestling Dontaku 1994: Fukuoka, Japan: 3 21 Later, this victory was reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon and Rude's entire reign became unrecognized by WCW.
Rudd was born in South Norfolk, Virginia (now Chesapeake), the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts. [2] [3] [4] He began racing as a teenager in karting and motocross, but did not attempt stock car racing until he was eighteen years old, when he made his NASCAR debut at North Carolina Speedway in 1975, driving the No. 10 Ford for family ...
The Ultimate Warrior gained the early advantage in his steel cage match with Rick Rude. After the Warrior missed a splash attempt, Rude attempted to win the match by escaping the cage. The Warrior stopped him, and both wrestlers unsuccessfully attempted to perform their finishing moves .
Rick Rude (Rick Rood) 1958–1999 1997–1999 Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation: Shane Douglas, D-Generation X, nWo: Rico (Rico Constantino) 1961– 1998–2005 World Wrestling Entertainment: Billy and Chuck, 3-Minute Warning: Rico Suave (Julio Caceres) 1970– 1992– World Wrestling Council
Rick Rude defended his Intercontinental Championship primarily against The Ultimate Warrior, but also against other faces such as Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Jimmy Snuka. Later in the summer of 1989, Rude began badmouthing Roddy Piper, and Piper would play a key role in Rude's ultimate title loss back to The Ultimate Warrior.
Rick Rude, who was working there briefly as a story line manager for Michaels and was a real life friend of Hart's, called WCW and informed Eric Bischoff of what had transpired, and also returned to WCW two days after the events in Montreal mostly due to his disgust over Hart's treatment.
Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003), better known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler.Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time by peers, critics, and fans, he performed under his real name for promotions including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE), World ...