R.I.P. Ravishing Rick Rude

[The Ravishing One]

Five years ago today, the wrestling world lost a great wrestler. Others lost their father, husband, son, brother and friend.

RIP Richard Erwin Rood 12/7/58 - 4/20/99

[The Ravishing One]

Apologies wrong forum, can someone move it?

[The Mackem]

Would that I could Ravishing One, would that I could.

Doesn't seem like five years ago does it?

[Ninti the Mad]

Wow. It seems like if it was just yesterday.

I cant believe so much time has passed.

RIP

[The Ravishing One]

Yeah i couldnt believe it was 5 years aswell. Quite scary really.

[SuperSlim]

yeah it feels like it was just a short time ago. five years ago he passed. RIP

[whitetigerlover]

<font color=9900cc>I just heard on the news that it is also the 5th anniversary of the Columbine murders too. Oddly, I don't remember these events happening on the same day. It also seems like Columbine was much longer ago.

R.I.P to all. :(</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>R.I.P Ravishing Rick Rude</font> :(

[The Ravishing One]

I made a quick tribute anybody got a good host?

[Tornado]

<font color=#33ffff>Holy Shit, really doesn't feel like 5 years.

RIP Rick...</font>

[Ferocious]

RIP Rick, good wishes to all that knew and lost you

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Damn, 5 years.

R.I.P Rick.

[Moongoose Mcqueen]

R.I.P Ravishing Rick Rude

I have a friend who used to live in Alfaretta, GA and his family knew the family or something and he went to either the wake or funeral, i'll have to ask him more about it.

[Sephiroth]

RIP Rick Rude, you will always be remembered.

[Watson]

The Greatest, Most Charismatic and Flamboyant Heel Of All-Time. One of the main guys who inspired me to become a professional wrestler. An excellent wrestler and an awesome performer. He may be gone, but he'll never be forgotten.

--Rest In Peace, Mr. Rood--


::cuts the music::

[Loose Cannon]

Yes, Rude was about as great as they get when it comes to heels. You couldn't help but hate the guy. But heelish charisma and excellent mic work aside, Rude was very good in the ring. He carried Ultimate Warrior to decent matches and a great cage match at Summerslam 90. He's also one of the very few guys to hold a pinfall victory over the Warrior. He will also be remembered for his work in one of the greatest stables ever, the Dangerous Alliance. R.I.P. Rude.

[The Ravishing One]

Rude is also the only guy ever to appear on Nitro and Raw at the same time.

[The Ravishing One]

Same week i mean

[Loose Cannon]

Same week i mean

No same night, you were right. And he appeared on ECW that weekend I think too.

[The Ravishing One]

^ You get the message

Thats impressive about being on ECW aswell, i didnt know that.

[Watson]

Rude is also the only guy ever to appear on Nitro and Raw at the same time.


If I'm not mistaken, he was on camera on both shows simultaneously that night. Because I remember flipping back and forth from RAW to Nitro and trippin' because he was on both channels at the same time.

[Loose Cannon]

^^Wow I don't remember that. That's awesome. Imagine if you didn't know Raw was taped and you're like WTF, Rude is here and...BAM, he's here too.

[damn tekno]

The Greatest, Most Charismatic and Flamboyant Heel Of All-Time. One of the main guys who inspired me to become a professional wrestler. An excellent wrestler and an awesome performer. He may be gone, but he'll never be forgotten.

--Rest In Peace, Mr. Rood--


::cuts the music:: :y:

:wavesad: See ya some day in that big, squared-circle where you always got your main event push! Thanks for the great memories.

[The Ravishing One]

^^Wow I don't remember that. That's awesome. Imagine if you didn't know Raw was taped and you're like WTF, Rude is here and...BAM, he's here too.


He was cleanly shaved on Nitro aswell wasnt he

[Watson]

^^Wow I don't remember that. That's awesome. Imagine if you didn't know Raw was taped and you're like WTF, Rude is here and...BAM, he's here too.


Yeah, I had read about Rude going to WCW on the now defunct wrestling news site hadeswrestling.com and I knew that RAW was taped, but a friend of mine that was here that night was a super mark and he didn't know what the Hell was going on. LOL, I ****ed with his head by telling him Rick Rude had a identical twin brother named Dick. :lol:

[targo_the_sho_stopa]

Lets put it this way, without Rude, would Val Venis have got over as much as he did, or would there even be a Val Venis.
RIP Rick, best wishes to the family.

[rockerhud]

shows what i know. i wasn't even aware the my homie was gone in the first place.

[CBright7831]

So many things happened today:

- Hitler's birthday
- Columbine
- The death of Rick Rude
- Holiday for drug users

[Corkscrewed]

I didn't know he had died either. 1999 was before I got on internet wrestling, and I never heard about it.

:(

[Funky Fly]

RIP

[Mikey]

RIP Rick Rude :(

[Bad Company]

One of my favorites :(
Brilliant on the mic and in the ring.
Always missed.