Rick Rude

Richard Erwin Rood (7 December 1958 – 20 Aprile 1999), better kent bi his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, wis a American professional warstler wha performed for mony promotions, maist notably World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, an the World Wrestling Federation, in the 1980s an 1990s. Among ither accolades, Rude wis a fower-time World Champion (a three-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion an ane-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion), a ane-time WWF Intercontinental Champion an ane-time WCW United States Champion.

Championships an accomplishments
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Jesse Barr

Continental Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with King Kong Bundy

Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Manny Fernandez
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1992)
PWI ranked him #57 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003

World Class Championship Wrestling / World Class Wrestling Association
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCWA Television Championship (1 time)
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
Jesse "The Body" Award (1987)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (1992) with "Stunning" Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko, and Arn Anderson vs. Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, and Nikita Koloff (February 24, WarGames match, WrestleWar)
Best Heel (1992)
Worst Worked Match of the Year (1992) vs. Masahiro Chono at Halloween Havoc

Notes

Category:1958 births
Category:1999 daiths
Category:American male professional warstlers