History Wrestling / RickRude

He was born Richard Erwin Rood (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999), but he's far better known to fans of [[TheEighties 1980s]] ProfessionalWrestling as '''"Ravishing" Rick Rude''', the Sexiest Man Alive. Rude had a nearly two-decade career that spanned many different companies including the WWF (now Wrestling/{{WWE}}), Wrestling/{{ECW}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He is best remembered for his chiseled physique, his narcissistic {{Heel}} persona, his feuds with Wrestling/JakeRoberts and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, and his microphone skills. He's also remembered by fans of [[TheNineties 1990s]] wrestling for his post-Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob TakeThat at the WWF, where he managed the rare feat of appearing on ''Monday Night Raw'' and ''Monday Nitro'' on the same night (''Nitro'' with his trademark mustache; ''Raw'' an hour later with a full beard since it had been taped days earlier).

* TheAce: Had legit boxing and arm-wrestling credentials, even tried his hand in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} at the ending of his life. And was [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower very strong]] in RealLife.

* ArchEnemy: Before the storyline was aborted, Wrestling/JakeRoberts. Rude's most remembered ArchEnemy nowadays is the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, with whom Rude had a high-profile feud in 1989. They later main-evented at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 1990.''
** Wrestling/{{Sting}} and [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] for his WCW run.

* BittersweetEnding: The reason he was training Judo right before passing away was because he got a shot to go back to in-ring competition and wanted to learn how to work from an "upright" postion. For those who beared witness of his progress, they said he was a natural on it.
* CampStraight: His in-ring character was a little effeminate to say the least, but he only had eyes for the ladies. He was also legitimately one of the toughest guys in wrestling and could knock a person cold with just a slap.

** At the ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries '89'' promo, every Super Star gave thanks for all of that year accomplishments and fulfillments, Rude was thankful in his [[TakeThatAudience trademark manner]] "...for having the most Ravishing body in the WWF", only to be roasted in less of five seconds by [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], who in the next cut was thankful "...for NOT being '''[[MistakenForGay Vicky]]''' Rude!" [[CrossTheLineTwice Blowing a kissie to the camera]] and all.

* ContrivedCoincidence: Too many to not scratch your head about between Rick and an old childhood friend of his, Wrestling/CurtHennig. Both of them were physically gifted men who excelled in every sport they tried their hand in (Baseball, billard, bowling, football, darts, and golf on Hennig's case), both of them got their most famous gimmick in WWF (A vain individual who loves to brag about it), both of them suffered severe back injuries that cut their careers short and both of them died by overdose.

* RealMenWearPink: His most consistent pallette scheme back in the day.

* TheAce: Had legit boxing and arm-wrestling credentials, and was [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower very strong]] in RealLife.
* AlliterativeName

* TheCasanova: Part of his character.

* InsultBackfire: Before his match with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] at a WCW house show in New York City on April 14, 1993, Rude said, "What I'd like to have right now is for all you fat, out-of-shape, inner-city SCUMBAGS to keep the noise down so the ladies can see what a real sexy man looks like." Then Cactus came out and got on the mic and said, "What I'd like for now is for Rick Rude to keep the noise down so I can show everyone what a fat, out-of-shape, inner-city SCUMBAG is supposed to look like!" Jack even did some poses to the cheers of the crowd.

* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmoochOfVictory
* TagTeam: The Awesome Twosome, with "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.

-->''Hit the music!''

[[caption-width-right:325:"...hit the music."]]
->''[[https://youtu.be/UOBBFIhUj48 Simply Ravishing]].''

* CharacterDevelopent: Started as a Lothario who could kick your ass. Ended as a tough guy who just so happened to be a Lothario.

->''Cut the music.''

* TheCasanova: Ya ''think?''

* KavorkaMan: A rare sex symbol heel for the time.

* SmoochOfVictory: After finishing off {{Jobber}}s, he liked to pick a pretty girl out of the audience to give a kiss to. Unfortunately for Rude, one night he picked out Cheryl Roberts, then-wife of Wrestling/JakeRoberts.

* FinishingMove: A modified neckbreaker dubbed the Rude Awakening.

** Paul Jones' Army (NWA Mid-Atlantic)

* ClusterBleepBomb: He did commentary for the Wrestling/TommyDreamer-Wrestling/{{Raven}} Loser Leaves ECW Match at ''[=WrestlePalooza=] 97''. During the obligatory Beulah-Chastity {{Catfight}} sequence, he said, "Maybe they'll [LONG BLEEP!]"

* RealSongThemeTune:
** Music/{{Sade}}'s "Smooth Operator" (NWA)
** Music/JohannSebastianBach's ''Music/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor'' (as the Halloween Phantom at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 91'')
** David Rose's "The Stripper" in ECW.

** [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman The Dangerous Alliance]] (WCW 1991-1992)

-->''Cut the music.''

-->''What I'd like to have right now, is for all you fat, ugly, out-of-shape, internet geek, TV Troper sweathogs..... keep the noise down, while I take my robe off, and give the ladies a good look at the [[MrFanservice sexiest man alive.]]''

He was born Richard Erwin Rood, but he's far better known to fans of [[TheEighties 1980s]] ProfessionalWrestling as '''"Ravishing" Rick Rude''', the Sexiest Man Alive. Rude had a nearly two-decade career that spanned many different companies including the WWF (now Wrestling/{{WWE}}), Wrestling/{{ECW}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He is best remembered for his chiseled physique, his narcissistic {{Heel}} persona, his feuds with Wrestling/JakeRoberts and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, and his microphone skills. He's also remembered by fans of [[TheNineties 1990s]] wrestling for his post-Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob TakeThat at the WWF, where he managed the rare feat of appearing on ''Monday Night Raw'' and ''Monday Nitro'' on the same night (''Nitro'' with his trademark mustache; ''Raw'' an hour later with a full beard since it had been taped days earlier).

Rude passed away in 1999 from heart failure, but left a very influential legacy on later generations of wrestlers. In 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. You can read more about his career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rude That Other Wiki.]]

* BewareOfTheSillyOnes: His in-ring character was a little effeminate to say the least, and he excelled at playing a chicken shit heel. But He was also legitimately one of the toughest guys in wrestling and could knock a person cold with just a slap.

Rude passed away in 1999 from heart failure, but left a very influential legacy on later generations of wrestlers. You can read more about his career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rude That Other Wiki.]]

* UnlimitedWardrobe: He had tights for almost every occasion, normal ones sometimes, and ones he wore to mock his opponennts, whether it be his enemy airbushed on them or it being the [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts wife of his enemy]].

* UnlimitedWardrobe: He had tights for almost every occasion, normal ones sometimes, and ones he wore to mock his opponennts, whether it be his enemy airbushed on them or it being the [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts wife of his enemy]].

* {{Pornstache}}: It's ''so'' 80s.

* {{Badass}}: Had legit boxing and arm-wrestling credentials, and was [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower very strong]] in RealLife.

* BadassLongrobe: Rude second only to Wrestling/RicFlair in terms of fancy-looking robes.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: He had tights for almost every occasion, normal ones sometimes, and ones he wore to mock his opponennts, whether it be his enemy airbushed on them or it being the [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts wife of his enemy.]]

-->''Cut the music. What I'd like to have right now, is for all you fat, ugly, out-of-shape, internet geek, TV Troper sweathogs..... keep the noise down, while I take my robe off, and give the ladies a good look at the [[MrFanservice sexiest man alive.]]''

* BadassInANiceSuit: In 1997
* BadassLongrobe
* TheCasanova

* TheFightingNarcissist

* {{Jerkass}}
* KavorkaMan
* LargeHam

* {{Pornstache}}

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