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Rick Rude

1958 - 1999

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Richard 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 Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Rude wrestled from 1982 until his 1994 retirement due to injury, with a final match following in 1997. Among other accolades, he was a four-time world champion, a three-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. Rude also challenged for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on pay-per-view cards, competing for the former in the main event of SummerSlam in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Rude is the 317th most popular wrestler (down from 239th in 2019), the 10,789th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,337th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rick Rude ranks 317 out of 1,027. Before him are Kazimierz Lipień, Armen Nazaryan, Lars-Erik Skiöld, Davey Boy Smith, D-Von Dudley, and Umaga. After him are Hitoshi Saito, Mr. Fuji, Marc Alexandre, Hakuhō Shō, Don Frye, and Rikishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Rick Rude ranks 458. Before him are Gianni Alemanno, George Saunders, Bob Bradley, Lenny Von Dohlen, Mark King, and Serse Cosmi. After him are Maria das Neves, Veselin Vuković, Alain Couriol, Serik Akhmetov, Franco Forini, and Mark Lester. Among people deceased in 1999, Rick Rude ranks 287. Before him are Ntsu Mokhehle, Man Mohan Adhikari, Thelma Kalama, Roderick Thorp, Akhtar Hameed Khan, and Arturo Fernández Meyzán. After him are Rolf Landauer, João Carlos de Oliveira, Hoyt Axton, Władysław Hasior, Roderick Chisholm, and Boris Kuznetsov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 10,791 out of 20,380. Before him are Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Allen Daviau (1942), Christine Ebersole (1953), Mac Wilkins (1950), George Siegmann (1882), and Dick Cavett (1936). After him are Samuel Ramey (1942), RJ Mitte (1992), Ira Remsen (1846), Lee Strobel (1952), Avram Glazer (1960), and Dana Carvey (1955).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Rick Rude ranks 131. Before him are Ken Shamrock (1964), Tyler Reks (1978), William Smith (1928), Matt Sydal (1983), Kevin Von Erich (1957), and D-Von Dudley (1972). After him are Mr. Fuji (1934), Don Frye (1965), Rikishi (1965), Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Scott Steiner (1962), and Jim Neidhart (1955).

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