Rick Rude
Appearance
Rick Rude | |
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Born | Robbinsdale, Minnesota | December 7, 1958
Died | April 20, 1999 Apharetta, Georgia | (aged 40)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Halloween Phantom The Ravishing One Rick Rude Ricky Rood Smooth Operator |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Billed from | Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
Trained by | Eddie Sharkey |
Debut | 1983 |
Retired | 1994 |
Richard Erwin Rood (October 8, 1980—April 20, 1999), was an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude and wrestled for the professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1987 to 1998. In his wrestling career he was a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and won numerous championships in WCW and ECW.