re: WWF legend Rick Rude used to bait 80’s baws for beatings

Posted by Amadeo

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:04 pm to SPEEDY

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Paul Bearer confirming it

You ever notices how it's always other wrestlers "confirming" these legendary badass exploits?

They were quite aware of the fact that they fed their families by petending to fight other men in the ring, and would go to any measure to protect their brand.

Posted by junior

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:10 pm to Mr Personality

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WWF legend Rick Rude used to bait 80’s baws for beatings

Isn't that why Chuck Liddell used to paint his toenails pink and wear flip-flops to a bar?

Posted by SEClint

New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:25 pm to Mr Personality

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In a three year span, Robbinsdale High School in the suburbs of Minneapolis produced Curt “Mr. Perfect” Hennig, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Dean “Battle Kat” Peters, “The Berzerker” John Nord, Nikita Koloff, and Barry Darsow (alternately known as Krusher Kruschev, Demolition Smash, and the Repo Man). That’s not to mention Verne and Greg Gagne and Gene Okerlund, who graduated from the same high school years earlier. Mere miles away, neighboring Cooper High School produced “Mean” Mike Enos and Wayne “Beau Beverley” Bloom around the same time.

Youd have to be tough to be a bully there..

Posted by Mr Personality

Bangkok

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:31 pm to SEClint

I forget the name of the bar but it was somewhere in Minnesota. All those guys were bouncers. Way to get your arse kicked.

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Posted by HogX

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:33 pm to Amadeo

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You ever notices how it's always other wrestlers "confirming" these legendary badass exploits?

They were quite aware of the fact that they fed their families by petending to fight other men in the ring, and would go to any measure to protect their brand.

To an extent, I agree. But I also don't see how saying "this dude that I routinely defeat in fake fighting would beat my arse outside the ring" really builds a brand. If they were saying this about Hulk Hogan, I'd get it. That would be trying to embellish the top guy so fans would be more interested in the shows overall and, thus, they'd make more money.

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Youd have to be tough to be a bully there..

Sorry Mean Gene, I'm coming after you.

This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 5:34 pm

Posted by Mr Personality

Bangkok

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:33 pm to Mr Personality

Might be Michigan but Darsow (Demolition) Animal and Hawk (LOD) were all bouncers at some bar

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Posted by SEClint

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:37 pm to HogX

Hogan would have gotten his arse kicked IRL.

That's why there are backstage politics. If a guy like hogan was walking around back there constantly cracking skulls, nobody would say shite.

Bret Hart would have beat the frick out if Shawn IRL..and TBH all of them would have had trouble with a healthy kurt angle if he got his hands on you.

Posted by PiscesTiger

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Member since Feb 2004

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:38 pm to Mr Personality

Best wrestling body of all time along with Kerry Von Erich.

Warrior and Luger were too stiff.

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Posted by Mr Personality

Bangkok

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:42 pm to PiscesTiger

Warrior hit André once for real and André destroyed him with one shot it’s on camera. I forget what show but it’s bewteen 89-90.

Posted by HogX

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:50 pm to Mr Personality

Andre wasn't afraid of anyone but Haku and Harley Race, allegedly. Embellished or not, the lore of Haku is a fun read.

LINK

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Posted by Rocket Surgeon

Member since Jan 2020

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:53 pm to teke184

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I didn't realize he died at 40.

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Heart attack.

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Rude was found unconscious by his wife and died on the morning of April 20, 1999, at the age of 40 when he suffered from heart failure. He was survived by his wife, Michelle, and their three children. An autopsy report showed he died from an overdose of "mixed medications". At the time of his death, Rude was in training for a return to the ring.

A few more tidbits.

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Rood married his wife Michelle in 1988, and the couple remained together until his death in 1999. They had three children together, Richard Jr., Merissa, and Colton. His younger son, Colton, died on September 3, 2016, in a motorcycle accident in Rome, Georgia, at the age of 19.

Bret Hart has stated that Rude was a devoted family man who never took his wedding ring off even during matches but instead covered it up with tape. Hart also stated that Rude, along with Curt Hennig, was one of the greatest technical wrestlers of his era.

Posted by SEClint

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:55 pm to Rocket Surgeon

Rick was also an accomplished arm wrestler in the 1970s and 1980s.

Which was more of a thing back then.

Posted by Korin

Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:55 pm to Mr Personality

I believe it. Paul Bearer (who managed him as Percy Pringle in Florida and Texas) backed this story up in shoots. His hot GF would sit at the bar alone and of course guys would hit on her.

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