Hello everyone,
Ive been a fan of wrestling my entire life and I figured that i would make this world so that i could share my fond experiences from wrestling with all of you as well :) Plus i havent seen a wrestling related world here on Theotaku yet, so i felt it would be pretty cool to get it started :)
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Yamcha
Hello everyone,
As you all know, im a big fan of wrestling, and one of my favorite wrestlers of all time has been "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
I bought the Rise & Fall of WCW dvd last week and it had a couple of matches with Rick Rude, and i thought id put up a post with some of his matches - From the Early days , the the days of world Championship Glory in WCW :)
Rick Rude(c) & One Man Gang
WCCW Television - October 1986
VS.
Bruiser Brody & The Missing Link
At the Time of this match, Rick Rude was in the wrestling promotion called World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), based out of Dallas, Texas - and He was currently the WCCW World Champion. This match would begin as a normal Tag Team Match, but it quickly turned into a rule-breaking barfight lol. Both teams did their best to beat the other, but the deciding factor of the match was when the referee saw Rick Rude purposely throw one of his opponents over the top rope (which was illegal in some/most promotions back then) and he would be disqualified along with One Man Gang. The match might have been over, but the fight kept going even after the loss lol. Rick Rude proved that he had a mean streak right from the beginning of his career :)
Wrestlemania 4 - March 27th 1988
WWF Championship Tournament - Frst Round Match
Rick Rude Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
To start things off, The WWF World Championship had been vacated shortly before Wrestlemania, so the WWf decided to hold a huge Tournament at Wrestlemania 4, to fairly crown a new WWF Champion. The last match of the first round pitted Rick Rude against his total polar opposite - Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Rick Rude was flamboyant, rude, arrogant and had a chiseled body, Jake Roberts on the other hand was very introverted, cerebral, calculating and was more of a technical wrestler than a showman. Both forces clashed at wrestlemania and while i was watching the match, i couldnt help but notice how well they worked together. They both complimented each others styles with great moves and the match was a great combination of strength tactics vs. technique. In the end the time limit would expire forcing the awesome match into a Draw, which eliminated both men from the tournament. The feud would continue later that same year .............
WWF Television - October 24th, 1988
Madison Square Garden
Finishing Move Match
"Ravishing" Rick Rude VS. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Rick Rude and Jake Roberts paths would cross again later in the year of 1988 when During one of Rude's entrances he chose a random woman to pull from the arena crowd and give a kiss. This time, the woman he chose ended up being Jake roberts Wife. When she wouldnt give Rude a kiss, he took it personal and began to get bent out of shape which escalated into the feud between the two men. This match would help settle the score - whichever man was able to put his finishing move on his opponent first would win the match. To be honest, i felt that this match was more athletically sound than their Wrestlemania match earlier that year (which was also really good). Both men were equally matched until Rude shifted his focus on Jake robert's wife (who was ringside). After a small altercation between Rude and Cheryl Roberts, Jake "The Snake" was able to hit his DDT finishing move to win the match. i really enjoyed this match because i knew i was going to see a finishing move in this one lol.
WCW Spring Stampede - April 17th, 1994
WCW International Heavyweight Title
Rick Rude(c) VS. Sting
a video of the match
During the Early 1990's, Rick Rude would make his way to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and he quickly made an impact. He quickly became embroiled in a heated and awesome rivalry with Rick Flair and Sting in which he won his first WCW World Title. He and Sting would meet at Spring Stampede in a fast paced match full of all sorts of bizarre moves and reversals. This match really showed the tension and hatred between the two men and things really boiled over when Big Van Vader and his manager Harley Race came out to disrupt the match. Rick Rude was about tho execute his "Rude Awakening" Finishing move on Sting when Harley Race blasted him from behing with a chair - allowing Sting to pin Rude to win the WCW Title. One of the best rivalries in WCW history :)
Well, thats going to be all for today, i sure hope you all enjoy the post :) i hope to chat with you all soon :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
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