Rick Rude Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Richard "Rick" Erwin Rood (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 Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1980s and 1990s.Among other accolades, Rude was a four-time world champion (three-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion). He also became a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, and one-time WCW United States Champion.The self-proclaimed "Sexiest Man Alive", Rude's physique has been named by WWE as the greatest in the history of professional wrestling. He is also recognized by the promotion as one of the greatest talkers of all time. Rude was one of the four original members of D-Generation X in 1997, alongside Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Chyna. Rude was also the only person to appear on WWE Raw and WCW Nitro on the same day (as Raw was taped while Nitro was airing live).
Full Name
Rick Rude
Net Worth
$19 Million
Date Of Birth
December 7, 1958
Died
April 20, 1999, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Place Of Birth
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Height
1.91 m
Weight
113.9 kg
Profession
Professional Wrestler
Education
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Nationality
American
Spouse
Michelle Rood, Cheryl Holler
Children
Ryan Rood, Merissa Rood, Colton Rood
Parents
Sally Jean Thompson, Richard Clyde Rood
Siblings
Nancy Natysin, Marcia Wheeler, Michael Rood, Sherry Rood, Kathy Carder
Nicknames
Rick Rude, Smooth Operator, The Halloween Phantom, Ricky Rood, Rude, Rick, The WCW Phantom, The Ravishing One
IMDB
Movies
SummerSlam, ECW on TNN, WWE: SummerSlam 1989, Wrestling Gold: Vol. 3: We Like to Hurt People
TV Shows
WCW WorldWide, ECW Hardcore TV, Saturday Night's Main Event
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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After winning a match, would select a good looking female out of the audience to give a big kiss to in the middle of the ring.
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Wrestling finishing move "The Rude Awakening"
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Quote
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[addressing the fans before a match] What I'd like to have is for all you fat, out-of-shape sweathogs to keep the noise down while I take off my robe.
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Fact
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During his early 90s run in World Championship Wrestling, Rude was nursing a broken arm. On a night out with some of his peers, he was offended when a night club bouncer informed him that he felt pro wrestlers couldn't be as tough as many thought. Looking to defend himself from the insult, Rude simply opened his hand and cracked the doorman over the jaw. Incredibly, even though he was striking with his weaker, non-broken arm, Rick Rude broke the bouncer's jaw.
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Took his marriage vows very seriously. He always wore his wedding ring even in the ring. He taped his finger.
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His finishing move, the Rude Awakening as actually a modified version of the DDT.
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In January 1985, he moved to the Florida region and accepted the managerial services of Percy Pringle.
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Was trained by Eddie Sharkey, who also trained the Road Warriors, Barry Darsow and Nikita Koloff (aka "Nikita Koloff").
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Notable title wins include Tennessee Southern Heavyweight title; Tennessee Southern tag team titles w/King Kong Bundy; Southern Heavyweight title; NWA Florida United States tag team titles w/'Jesse Barr'; NWA American Heavyweight title; WCCW World Heavyweight champion; World Class Championship Wrestling Television title; NWA World tag team titles w/Manny Fernandez; WWF Intercontinental title; WCW United States Heavyweight title; WCW International Heavyweight title.
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Sparked a huge controversy in 1997 when he appeared on the same night on WWF Raw Is War (which was taped) and WCW Monday Nitro (which was live)
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Former member of the Heenan Family & D-Generation X
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Former WCW US Champion & WWF Intercontinental Champion
