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* The ''[[{{Wrestling/WWERaw}} Raw]]''/''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'' stunt.
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* The ''[[{{Wrestling/WWERaw}} Raw]]''/''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'' stunt. In addition, episodes of [[Wrestling/ExtremeChampionshipWrestling Hardcore TV]] were he was appearing were also airing that week, meaning that he had appearances in all three major promotions of the era in that week.
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* Actually being able to finish, and win, the International World Title match where he got the career ending back injury.
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Great moment that should be acknowledged.
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* Crosses with Heartwarming: Being posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2017 class.
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* Crosses with Heartwarming: Being posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2017 class. Particularly his oldest son giving the acceptance speech. Not only was he very charming and funny, he capped it off by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaqgRGWXJWU perfectly re-creating his father's "What I would like to happen right now" promo.]]
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* His 13-month reign as [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]]. He likely would have defeated Wrestling/RonSimmons for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]] at [=Starrcade=] 92 if he hadn't suffered a neck injury shortly before the event.
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* His 13-month reign as [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]]. He likely would have defeated Wrestling/RonSimmons for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight WCW Title]] at [=Starrcade=] 92 if he hadn't suffered a neck injury shortly before the event.
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* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' even in the business of wrestling. [[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.
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* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After work.[[note]]After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' of'', even in the business of wrestling. wrestling.[[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.
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* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' even in the business of wrestling. [[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.
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* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' even in the business of wrestling. [[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.back.
* Crosses with Heartwarming: Being posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2017 class.
* Crosses with Heartwarming: Being posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2017 class.
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* His 13-month reign as [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]]. He likely would have defeated Wrestling/RonSimmons for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]] at [=Starrcade=] 92 if he hadn't suffered a neck injury shortly before the event.
* The ''[[{{Wrestling/WWERaw}} Raw]]''/''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'' stunt.
* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' even in the business of wrestling. [[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.
* The ''[[{{Wrestling/WWERaw}} Raw]]''/''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'' stunt.
* In the aftermath of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob, Rick Rude was one of the people who confirmed what had really happened to the WCW higher-ups: apparently, there was some skepticism from Eric Bischoff that what they were seeing wasn't really a work [[note]] After all, the idea of ''legitimately'' screwing your champion out of the belt for no other reason than panicky spite was ''unheard of,'' even in the business of wrestling. [[/note]] However, Rude had been so disgusted by the display that he called Bischoff and told him: No, what you're seeing wasn't a work. Bret Hart was legitimately screwed. Rude cared about the boys in the back.
