The Life and Career of Ravishing Rick Rude

[@JimmyFoxhound]

The fact Rick Rude finished that last match with Sting after injuring his back is nothing short of super-human. The guy was an absolute beast. I enjoyed his gimmick sooo much as a kid. He made us all laugh at his antics. One of the best if not THE best heels ever and a phenomenal in ring performer. He had it all. Rest in Peace Rick

[@Sweeptheleg83]

Rick Rude has to be one of the most underrated heels of all time. More wrestlers today should study Rude, Mr. Perfect and and Bret Hart. You can learn alot watching those 3 guys .

[@BrutalMonkey]

I'd throw Hollywood Hogan & Kevin Sullivan in there, too.. But, no lies detected on your part! I miss this era!

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

I met Rick Rude in person on March 1,1992 in Chicago, Illinois at the UIC Pavillion. I got his autograph. He was one of the nicest wrestlers that I ever met...🍺😎👍

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

I never really understood how good Rick was until I got older hes easily one of the greatest in ring wrestlers ever.

[@michaelpreston1476]

Him and Savage were soooooo ahead of their time!!

[@Midge-xn9tp]

MICHAEL PRESTON yes that! Rude especially was a wrestler before it was cool to be one, he would be a huge fan favourite if his gimmick was around today

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

@@Midge-xn9tp Simply Ravishing...These are the key words for Rick Rude...

[@anwjuice]

@@Midge-xn9tp yeah sure whatever buddy. He would be canceled by the sensitive people of these days as soon as he asked the crowd about them being sweat hogs somebody would be offended by that

[@HerecomestheNixs]

I liked his early 90s work in WCW the most.

[@thegodfather1560]

As a kid, i didnt appreciate Rude as much as i do today. I hated him.. i guess that means he did his job perfectly.

[@Kumite_Champ]

The Godfather same

[@shawnarthur5921]

As a kid I was a huge Hulkamaniac. But I loved something about Rude's promos and in-ring work and would root for him (under my breath so my friends didn't hear) whenever he was competing.

[@jaysteinhauer9562]

I thought the same about jim cornette

[@TalesOfBrian]

No, no, no...that was ANOTHER heel!

[@brianisaac1804]

I hated him also!

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

One of the greatest heels of all time.

[@irmaaguayo6175]

Maybe the greatest heel of all🦅

[@ericboone6748]

And probably one of the greatest wrestlers (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Curt Henning and Scott Hall) to never be the WWF Champion and by far one of the toughest guys in the business. (I mean, how many people can break their back in the ring and still finish the match.)

[@alanguages]

Imagine if he and Mr. Perfect stayed during the New Generation Era, both healthy. Mr. Perfect, Rick Rude, Bret Hart, HBK, Owen Hart. That could have many years of possibilities.

[@sammanalili9811]

he has hairy chest..but shave to accentuate his muscles

[@joelcampbell604]

Number 1 greatest heel of all time.

[@NerosCinema]

The piece from Bret's autobiography was perfect

[@turboterminator7]

Nero Cinema

[@mikehutson1499]

Who needs the WWE Network when you've got Wrestling Bios? The awesome videos just keep coming!

[@kinggold5378]

FrFr

[@georgevarughese4886]

Yeaaaa buddy.

[@KEICRUMBIE]

I'm with you ....

[@B33FY2011]

We all know if Vince can't beat them, he'll just buy them. Wrestling Bios are you ready for your videos to be part of the WWE Network😏

[@hectorhector3819]

I know and plus if it was on the Network some of the Good stuff we be Cut Out.

[@JLvatron]

Rick Rude appearing on taped WWF Raw, while clean shaven on Live Nitro, was awesome. A real and deserving slap to WWF!

[@lonzodreyella]

just like mr perfect rick rude should have been wwf champion.

[@mathewbarrie9149]

The fact that both are still talked about as greats means they didn't need it.

[@pjb42069]

Both great in ring performers !

[@jongillett9243]

@S. Wright Perfectly Rude...

[@cipherpac]

@mathew barrie they didn't need it, but they 100% deserved the push and recognition from the promotion.

[@ermitanyohermit3603]

And rody piper too.

[@ZealKingdom]

If you took all the qualities it takes to be a pro wrestler and put them together, you get Rick Rude.

[@TheGoldenDragon_]

So tragic to hear that Rick Rude is dead. He was one of my favorites. His biting insults were comedy gold. It's good to hear that he was a good friend, and husband. A good man. RIP Rick

[@Nickohlessa]

Man, Rick Rude was the best.

[@malcolmwasher2308]

One of the best heels if not the best

[@Nickohlessa]

@@malcolmwasher2308 For sure!!!!

[@randybarnett2308]

Did Rick Rude ever wrestle Lex Lugar? That would've been a great match, the Battle of the Bodies !!!! 👍💪💪💪💪💪😎

[@rangersbaseball8956]

You did a Ravishing job on this video

[@troublesomewestsideoutlaw5754]

Simply Ravishing (Swiveling the hips)

[@jackwatson3944]

I don't get it.

[@robloxtriothecommenter6639]

He is too rude

[@bruceking7416]

Today marks a sad anniversary; 20 years since the 🌎 lost a legend, R.I.P. Rick!!

[@bruceking7416]

@Michael Sgro Sadly

[@garrettspillane4599]

Why dislike this video? What’s wrong with them. Rick Rude was one of the greatest heels ever.

[@briansmith3682]

Yea there dumb af.

[@pjb42069]

I'm guessing it's the 5 fat sweathogs Rude would refer too. Maybe they were in the crowd at the time of him cutting that in ring promo, and they were weighing in at about a half a ton and they still hold resentment to this day when he called them a fat sweathog that many years ago. Other than that , idk how any1 could dislike this vid. Rude was the fkn man !

[@sundance81677]

Many people don’t know how strong and smart Rick was. The stories of him and Curt in Minnesota are legendary.

[@billcowan5539]

Rick Rude has always been my favorite wrestler, he was the greatest heel and one of the greatest performers of all time. Thank you for the memories Rick you are sorely missed. RIP

[@vinnievega9843]

This man got me hooked on the WWF in the late 80s.. Such a unique strong style, and by all accounts a legit tough guy. They will never be able to replicate the ravishing one. Again another one taken way to soon. RIP Ravishing one. Up there with all the other HOFers.

[@craiggraves5599]

Rick Rude and Ric Flair are the greatest heels of all time.

[@AlistairMaxwell77]

@REDz Rum Rude is probably the best . The other 2 become parody's of their former selves as their careers dragged on at the end. Rude was taken far to early but it meant his legacy remained unblemished

[@robertd9000]

@REDz Rum If you like DiBiase as a heel in WWF, look up his heel work in Mid-South Wrestling prior to going with Vince. His turn on JYD over the North American title is classic. He was a huge fan favorite at the time and with the way Bill Watts ran his territory, it always seemed like a real deal shoot. I recall DiBiase having a seperate dressing room because the fan favorites hated him for turning on JYD and he wasn't accepted by the heel locker room either. I've seen him live in Biloxi, MS more times than I can count and with the heat he had at that time, the police had to escort him out of the building for a year or so. He was the original "in the middle" guy neither fan favorite or total heel like Steve Austin was when he came up with the "stone cold" gimmick.

[@mynameisabdo3601]

*Eddie Guerrero* is the greatest HEEL 😈 ever along with *Prince Devitt* in Japan

[@jamesmitchell1909]

Then you forget Scott Steiner

[@beerthug]

@@jamesmitchell1909 Stuttering Scott was great, till he opened his mouth.

[@chrissidwell5600]

I was a massive warrior fan until rude came along and feuded with him. I loved him from the start and forgot warrior over night. The most underrated unappreciated wrestler ever!

[@chrisauble556]

What I'm starting to really like about you, is you listen to your subscribers. Keep up the great work

[@Fangsinurface]

Rick was a hell of an in ring preformer. The man had great wrestling ability. Great heel!

[@princeekeson12]

Val Venis: "I'm the ladies' man of pro wrestling." Rick Rude: Hey Val, hold my beer."

[@princeekeson12]

@Mark Schnabel I see what you mean. Thanks for mentioning them, however I meant the "porn star" lady's man gimmick. HBK and the model Rick Martel were more like soft-core. Lol. 😁

[@paulvercetti4489]

Nah Shawn Michaels gimmick was a lot similar to Rick Rudes. A cocky dude who thought he was gods gift to wrestling and women but could back it up in the ring like the dude in the video says. Sometimes I think Rick insprired Michaels gimmick and we did find Rick Rude years later in DX. He was technically the first member as he was in insurance policy Shawn claimed to have been paying for protection and that's when Rude provided Shawn Michaels with Helmsley and Chyna for back up lol those 4 were D-Generation X before D-Generation X was cool!

[@paulvercetti4489]

inspired*

[@paulvercetti4489]

an* insurance policy

[@paulvercetti4489]

Shawn's wasn't soft core at all. He posed nude, he did the whole girl stealing gimmick with Martel and Sherri then with the British Bulldogs wife Diana which he claimed his innocence in being a face at the time but yeah lol Shawn wasn't as "softcore" as you might think. lol

[@kal0247]

RIP to one of the greatest that ever stepped in the ring.

[@nc32203]

...keep the noise down while I show you what a real man looks like!..HIT MY MUSIC😎👌💪

[@troublesomewestsideoutlaw5754]

Now I know where Heel DX HBK got the "Hit my music" line. I wish Rude, Jake and the Freebirds would've had a longer run with NWA/WCW. I first saw him in World class when he was raw but believable, he was one of the most feared/respected wrestlers!

[@johnnybeefum]

@@troublesomewestsideoutlaw5754 It was actually "Hit the music!"

[@troublesomewestsideoutlaw5754]

@@johnnybeefum you're right, thank you!

[@GenuwineG]

M R That you Scott Steiner ?

[@alleahsasseville]

Best moustache ever!!!

[@cajunasian71]

Great video of one of the Best Heels of All Time. 16+ minutes does not do his career... the man... justice. He deserves a multi-disk set. 🤘

[@randypoffo4life]

"Now everybody know the Ultimate Warrior is a man's man....but Ravishing Rick Rude is a ladies man..." - Rick Rude

[@jessfrankel5212]

Rude was one of the greatest workers around. Didn't matter which organization he worked for. He could sell an atomic drop like no one else. Warrior really was limited in what he could do, but Rude made him--and other wrestlers who were limited in terms of skill--look good. That's the epitome of a great wrestler.

[@wookiedog]

A great heel and wrestler during the WWF glory years. Thanks for another great episode, keep em coming 👍👍

[@SoCalChris]

You made a crappy day a little better.. thanks as always bud. Keep up the excellent videos! You are going to have a huge channel eventually.

[@aoclive6710]

SoCal Chris why was it crappy ?

[@SoCalChris]

@@aoclive6710 long and eventful story

[@ThriftShopHustler]

One of the most underrated wrestlers of all time!

[@jeremythomas5212]

One of the greatest intercontinental champions of all time

[@malcolmwasher2308]

Rude was a great worker one of the greats

[@markbartlett1082]

Bret hart was the best intercontinental champion in my opion

[@jeremythomas5212]

Now if we're talking about the best intercontinental champion that's shawn Michaels, hands down]

[@jeremythomas5212]

My top 5 intercontinental champions: 1. rick rude. 2. mr. Perfect 3. Bret hart 4. Shawn Michaels 5. Owen hart

[@pointman913]

@@jeremythomas5212 the greatest Intercontinental champ of all time is easily The Magnificent Don Muraco and its not even close. That man could draw mad heat and cut a promo almost as good as Flair. Go watch some of his stuff

[@davecoleman3770]

This was a nice documentary. Rick was an awesome dude to meet and hang out with. I was with him sometime. It was an honor to have sat and talk with you and Jim the ULTIMATE WARRIOR. I really miss those times we shared. GOD BLESS both Ric and Jim's family for their loss . I cant wait until we meet again . R.I.P brother .

[@weedyguitarstudio1715]

Definitely one if not the greatest heel of all time RIP Rick

[@hugrad99]

I never really got over his death. Was one of the best in-ring performers I grew up watching. I even forgot whether he carried the world title once or twice but if anyone deserved being at world champion it was him

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Him and Mr Perfect - two dudes I respect the hell outta!!

[@V1NL0]

What a great and respectful documentary of the wrestling legend. Awesome job.

[@frederickjohnpicarello1909]

I never realized how many wrestlers from that 80's & 90's WWF/WWE have passed away so early in life..

[@jab7168]

steroids will do that.....

[@MiningForPies]

Yep. Abuse steroids and you risk it.

[@tinotse2007]

Gone far to soon. The Ravishing One. True Legend & Icon. Rick Rude

[@kevinkelly1529]

*too

[@cornbreadthedog]

An awesome video and a loving tribute to one of the WWE'S greatest and most charismatic heels to ever set foot inside the squared circle! Thank you for posting this wonderful and cool video about the legendary Rick Rude!

[@ernietruth92]

Doing a deeper dive on Rick after being a weekly supporter of Reliving the War. A really remarkable heel that died way before his time. Thanks Wrestling Bios!

[@kunjikorans]

Rick Rude with his long hair was one of the most handsome & charismatic man in wrestling

[@jasong3652]

RIP Rick! One of my all time favorites! Cant beleive it's been 20 years today!

[@rjm22nd]

RIP Ravishing Rick. Thank you for your dedication & career in pro wrestling.

[@drummonbass]

Still got his wwf figure in the loft along with TOO many legends who are no longer with us. Heroes of my childhood

[@lexx555]

What was in the water in Robbinsdale Minnesota? Rude and Mr Perfect and a slew of other great wrestlers from the same area....

[@homie-da-clown7520]

Dont forget we also had...Verne and Greg Gagne, Jesse Ventura, the killer Bees, the Road Warriors, Bob Backlund and Molly Holly...and many more

[@youreagoddamngenius9099]

I'm pretty sure steriods🤷🏾‍♂️

[@byronjuarez656]

@@youreagoddamngenius9099 Steroids contaminated everyone's water tho.

[@youreagoddamngenius9099]

@@byronjuarez656 never said it didn't. That's the point everybody knows these wrestlers are juiced, unless you're in denial.

[@fernandoortiz-robles8771]

Another man who definitely should've been WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION WTF HE WAS THAT GOOD

[@knowyourroleboulevard7119]

Fernando Ortiz-Robles at least he was in WCW.

[@robertb4075]

He didn't need it though I do agree he would have been a good choice.

[@CapitalP177]

Great series mate. I would love to see some more in this series of wrestlers like superstar Billy Graham, superfly Jimmy Snuka, the grand wizard, nature boy buddy Roger's. Pedro Morales, killer kowalski, sting, the four horsemen, Rick Martell or don Morocco

[@hudza]

Rick Rude was a great heel, potentially the best ever. Another great video, keep up the great work

[@ArkOmen1]

He was the most unique heel for sure

[@shalawndillon4525]

He's one of the heel you love to hate. Great job. Now, can you do the Von Erics.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Thank you very, very much for this video! One of my all-time favorite wrestlers, the one and only, "Ravishing" Rick Rude!! Thank you for the years of entertainment and memories, Mr. Rood. Continue to fly easy, Sir!! 🙏

[@citizengain]

What those men went thru to keep us entertained, sheesh, brings tears to my eyes. R.I.P. Ravishing Rick Rude & Macho Man Randy Savage my 2 most favourite WWF athletes.

[@abelaldrich967]

he was so ahead of his time as a heel just awesome one of the best ever RIP man

[@patton1909]

This man was one of the best villains

[@rebelngsuperboy6672]

This man made one of the best moves of all time called "The Neckbreaker" may he rest in peace Rick Rude he will be Missed but Not Forget #RIP

[@ludlowbuckley5373]

The “Rude Awakening”

[@malcolmwasher2308]

This was a hard video to make but u nailed it very much infomation good work

[@delanoarts3703]

Then again I'm Canadian and no wvwv here until 96 so I had no idea rude did so much your videos are great I truly enjoyed them I haven't truly checked out wrestling since 2000 your videos are actually interesting me again back when I was a young man I loved it thank you sir

[@delanoarts3703]

Wcw lol spell check on top

[@mattcastle2959]

Great great talent. Gone way too soon sadly. Solid video. I'm a big fan but still was able to learn a few things. Keep up the good work, cheers!

[@d-mo733]

1 of my Favs! Have a WCW Promo Photo Autographed by this Man! 20yrs now he has been gone! Damn time flies...

[@jimmywilde4768]

Watching his last match against Sting was painful. The bump was an accident as neither Rude nor Sting were paying attention to where the stage was during the spot. Rude also worked through the pain and only really sold it after he went over in the match.

[@DanYellowZena]

I wish I got to witness Rick Rudes prime but I was only a baby I didn't get to get into Rick Rude till I was about 12 years old and WOW, was I captivated. He had one of the best gimmicks, looks and he was an amazing performer. The match with Rude and Sting that was showcased in this video is one of my favorites ever. Incredible talent who paved the way for so many wrestlers and their "Ladies Man" gimmick.

[@thewickednetwork7667]

Today In History April 20, 1999. Ravishing Rick Rude Dies 😭 , Columbine high school Tragedy😔 hard to believe 20 years have gone by.

[@richardrude9087]

I approve this video👍🏼

[@ruesmale6940]

My all time favorite wrestler. So charismatic and could really back it up in the ring.

[@BROOKLYN1977]

Great documentary Ravishing Rick Rude just seems like he was just a stand-up guy plus he was the epitome of what a wrestler should be, he had the looks, stage presence and persona to back his character up.👏

[@rmkg04]

RRR was so good that even while wanting the face to win, you still cheered for RRR... IMO he's one of the best to step in the squared circle. May he RIP...

[@nzgersfan]

Damn that's sad how his career ended like that I never realised this happened until watching this ...another great video and r.i.p to the ravishing one

[@theronmitchell3073]

Thank you so much, I love this channel

[@marh9479]

Great video dude! I believe he rick Rude had a tremendous positive impact on the Warriors in ring wrestling career. His match with Warrior at SS 1989 was unbelievable! One of Warriors greatest matches and rivalry. Great matches!

[@THECARS7879]

Lol I remember that. I think that's the one the Warrior lost from that Heenan interfering suplex

[@Ausbrahdave]

Another one thanks bro . I wanna see one on Sabu.

[@2wenty7]

I’ve always heard that he was a loyal friend, great person and an excellent dad and husband. The man would never take his wedding band off for anything.. he’d just wrap some tape around it and go out and wrestle. I mean that alone makes him certified in my book. And he was a complete savage… air bushed trunks with Jake’s wife face on his crotch🫨🫨

[@salzamora3378]

Rick Rude truly one of the greatest wrestlers of all times. You are messed brother but never forgotten

[@snookralston1031]

Reliving my childhood with all these uploads, great work 👍

[@Ycjedi]

Sadly, one of Rude's son's passed away in a motorcycle accident a few years ago.

[@phallus03]

WHY!!!!!!

[@octaviousmotley7653]

Wow

[@fordsrule35]

Yeah sadly in 2016 he died.

[@perdedoronline]

Oh that's sad

[@guanjun1178]

I didn't know too much about Rick Rude until this video. Now, I want to find out all about him. Thank you for the upload.

[@MrHabs66]

Your videos are absolutely fantastic. Keep up the great work.

[@WrestlingBios]

Thanks Danny.

[@farrdawgjoker7087]

One of those truly underrated and before his time wrestlers that deserves way more credit than he gets!

[@rupigill1585]

Loved Rick Rude....amazing wrestler!!! So sad when he passed away.

[@simongooch9201]

Watched Bam Bam, Big Boss and Rick Rude's life and career videos back to back. Tears by the end of Rick Rude. Great wrestlers, great guys.

[@deathomega6208]

Love your work, keep crankin' 'em out!

[@funmonsterUK]

Love your reviews and your unbiased passion.... Thanks :) keep them coming.

[@Ronald-lm6ud]

“Oh what a difference a day makes”- Rick Rude

[@Bertnasty]

Best video so far. Keep em coming. Thank you!

[@robinbonds6268]

Luv ur videos man! Plez keep them coming! Would love to know more about bruiser Brody or dino bravo, hint, hint, lol

[@cbrdealer]

One of the best heels of that generation and beyond. Even though he was heel, he was so good on the mic and in the ring, I loved to hate him. I didn't follow WCW back in the early 90's so im looking forward to watching through his title runs.

[@jamesmorant1406]

1 Of The Best Rick Rude he could Wrestle He was a great Heel great on the Mic everything He Should have been WWE Heavy Champion

[@cryptomnesiac]

Rude's injury was a damn shame, brutal to watch. RIP one of the all-time greats.

[@jamesgrant9317]

Simply the greatest!

[@jamesgolder373]

One of the very best and another who left us far too soon... Great video

[@Mr.Memphis10]

Before Val Venis it was The Great Ravishing Rick Rude!! RIP.

[@adecook8282]

Great tribute video to Rick and his career. 👌

[@williamblackfyre4866]

Rude and Hening were my fav heels back in the day

[@sufian7715]

rude, mr perfect, shawn (heels), yokozuna, million dollar man, ric flair.... that was when golden era of wrestling

[@JJSInnz]

Thanks for making this!!!! This is becoming my fave channel on KZbin

[@darrylskylar8757]

Hulk Hogan was extremely jealous of Rick Rude and did his best to try and bury him when he joined then WWF. Rick Rude was a noted family man who was completely opposite of the gimmick he portrayed and was good friends with A LOT of wrestlers. Hulk Hogan’s gimmick (being this wholesome family guy who encouraged people to say their Prayers and take their vitamins) was exactly how Rick Rude was as a real person outside of the ring. The Ravishing Rick Rude gimmick was more inline with how Hulk Hogan was really like, as a real person outside of the ring. Rest In Peace to the Ravishing One.🙏🤍

[@Waleisch]

Another excellent video. Your channel is a goldmine. Keep up the great work!

[@larrydavis4019]

I am very happy for Ravishing Rick getting into the Hall of Fame.

[@WakeUpDead2012]

Hands down one of the greatest Heels EVER! His match against Warrior at Summer Slam '89 is one of my All Time favorite wrestling matches!

[@unclequack5445]

Look at his body, he was on the gear juiced into an alternate dimension.

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

Nicely done, sir! You’d give 30 for 30 some serious competition with the skills you have!💯