What's sad for me is I was actually doing concrete work at his new house here in Rome Georgia and we were supposed to meet him that day. His wife was beautiful and his children were adorable. RIP Rick.
Martin Mooney never heard of drugs?? These dudes used steroids like multivitamins. Add cocaine and alcohol to the mix, it was the 80s of course. Coke was like Red Bull, most people at least tried it once. I just found out here about the young kids, really touches my heart because I have young kids and i was once a young kid. Can’t imagine their pain.
I met Rick at a Tri-state show in Philadelphia years ago when my friend who drove us there car battery died and he ended up giving us a jump to get it started. A really nice guy completely different from his ring character.
I’d believe he was nice dude. If you listen to any of the wrestlers who spent time with him outside of the ring they all have great things to say about him, I can’t think of any negative stories involving him. Steve Austin brings him up from time to time on his podcast and you can hear by the tone of voice how much love and respect he had for him.
@@ianmeadows956 It's the truth. Rick was a bully and a d-bag. He would have his girlfriend cozy up to some small helpless guy at a bar and then come over and accuse the guy of hitting on his GF just so Rick could shove him around. What kind of low life POS does shit like that? Fuck him.
Thanks for doing this story in a respectful manner. Sometimes Conrad can come off as a bit obnoxious, but both guys presented the facts/opinions without making a goof of it. Kudos. Rick Rude was a legend and one of a kind. RIP.
Richard said don't blame the wrestling business and it's in Fair I want to get big and strong like those guys and I look up to him as Role Models but I learned you know what not to do you know if you're going to make it in professional sports steroids is not the way all you have to do is work hard for it and you can achieve anything I look at it as wake up call I'll be thinking about what I'm going to be put my family through if I did do steroids
@@georgewilliams1470 You have to take Bruce with an entire salt-mine on this show - the whole reason he agreed to do it is because it lets him put a spin on history. That's why he's so pissy at Meltzer all the time, even though his friend Cornette stooged him off for talking to Meltzer frequently back in the day.
I remember when he was working in the W W F when he would come to the Nat Kiefer Arena in New Orleans battling the late Roddy Piper when he call out the fans "Louisiana Losers" when he would take off his robe.
Him, Mr. Perfect, Ted Dibiase and Iron Sheik were some of my favorites, they are nowhere near as convincing these days, that said I believed to to 100% real when I was a kid.
He would be in my top 20 heels and that does not sound like a compliment but wrestling has had so many greats over time. Mr Perfect, the og sheik, Flair , Funk, bad news brown if given the chance, Undertaker, the gangstas, Brett Hart and Bob Backlund even though both say they never were heels but the fans changed. Hell Rick may be in my top ten he was special and matches and surpasses some I named.
Sounds strange but Nailz was one scary big mean bastard. If he had been pushed correctly and not mauled Vince I truly believe he could of been a top 5 or 10. The way he would rag doll a big guy like bossman with such ferocity made me believe and fear for bossman as kid
' What I'd like to have right now, is for all you New York sweat hogs, to keep your squealing down, while I show these ladies what a real man is suppose to look like. ' ... LOL
Jimmy WALLHANGER "...is for all you fat, out of shape Chicago cockroaches keep the noise down, while I take my robe off & show the ladies what a real man looks like. Hit the music!*
@mharris1270 Your assumption about pornography on the internet is incorrect - stolen porn is often moderated, though it's still present to a degree, particularly on lesser-trafficked sites. The vast majority of pornography on sites like PornHub is amateur - made and managed by the creators themselves.
Of COURSE it's fair to blame the business. It put a premium on telegenic bodies, had brutally exploitative working schedules that caused immense chronic pain, denied any health coverage via pervasive fraudulent pretense of independent contractor status, and turned a blind eye to a rampant culture of performance enhancing and recreational drug use.
Out of all the wrestlers who passed Rick Rude was the guy who I always wondered what he would have went on to do. I’m sure great things he was a beast!
the schedule has gotten a lot better. for years they ground these guys to dust. Roddy Piper said once that he wrestled for a month and a half straight without a day off and struggled getting out of bed. what were you going to do? say no and lose your spot? you took pain pills, muscle relaxants and steroids to recover quickly, survive and get bigger. yes, the business is partly to blame.
they may have wrestled every day for days on end back in the day but many of those matches only last 5-10 minutes. I know I went to many of them. you could tell the wrestlers wanted to get the match over. If it wasnt on tv or against a jobber, odds were it was a quick match.
Since the 80s the WWE has been notorious for having the toughest and most brutal road schedule. Vince works his guys into the ground and you know that going into his company. You either accept it and do it or get out.
Steroids helped with pain also and injury recovery. However mixed with amphetamines, coke, ect is why they all died at 40. I saw it in dog racing 1 to 2 years. Liver kidneys and heart shot. That would be 14 years in people usually at 40 years of age. Horse racing same deal. Before I get tore apart, my dogs were only naturally trained nutrition and hard work only. Didn't mean I didn't know what was happening , I learned about it from a Indian friend that knew wahoo McDaniel personally in 1979 . They called them wrestlers shots.
As a kid, I absolutely HATED him, so Rick was GREAT at his job. As an adult looking back, he’s now 1 of my all-time favorites, absolute top 5 or top 3 heel ever. RIP Rick
it's a known that steroids. drug use was very popular for the wrestles back 70, 80, and some wrestles in the 90's after they left the wwe since in the indy they do not do drug testing.
@@ianmeadows956 what do you mean that title don't count? The WCW heavyweight title is won the most legendary titles of all time held by a lot of greats
Randy Hutchinson no it's not. It's weird how i can handle that my ride on the roller coaster ride is going to end. Yet I have a hard time dealing with others who have to get off.
@@Bull1908 I heard about that too, but it ended up being a condition called spermatocele, which is a fluid-filled cyst that develops at the head of the epididymis, and it is non-cancerous.
Rick Rude was never given a chance Hogan the little b**** that he was never wanted to get in the ring with Rick Rude because Rick Rude was wound so damn tight he was a dangerous man I think Rick Rude was capable of so much more and what the WWF made him out to be and may he always rest in peace
Me and my crew were replacing his roof when the news came down that Rick had passed. We all got in a circle and said a prayer, unfortunately for us the roof collapsed and we were all sent to the same hospital that Rick was in....What a day!
I u-tubed him on Regis and Kathy Lee! He scared her. She really thought he was in to her! He even chased her around! Great segment on the show. I really enjoyed watching him. Cut the music!!
Rick in my opinion was only bested by Ric Flair in the 1980s as far as wrestling talent and charisma. I love Hulk Hogan but Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair and Ted DiBiase they were the true wrestlers for me growing up in the 1980s. I really think WWE should revive Rick Rude's gimmick but with one of the females...she would draw so much heat! Someone should approach Vince and Lisa Ann with this idea...Lol! Great video, do you have an audio podcast?
Lucy Fuir I would have to disagree. I think Eva Marie's gimmick was the closest to Rude's, I wish they hadn't abandoned it so quickly. Thanks for your reply!
GHB I wouldn't touch that stuff with a ten-foot pole that's stupid that's common sense use common sense never mess around with stuff like that I wouldn't even touch that stuff even my doctor tells me to I'll take it to my doctor and have them analyzed this stuff and he'll tell me what it is I want put nothing in my body less I know if it still safe
It raises your growth hormone levels while you sleep. Injectable hgh was super expensive back then, way more than it is now so guys would use ghb instead.
Not fair to blame the business? If any other form of sports entertainment had the number of deaths per capita that wrestling has had over the last 30 years, there'd be inquisitions held. Prisons sentences. But nothing ever gets said when wrestlers die. At least outside of wrestling circles. Never understood why. It's a goddamn shame too because many of these wrestlers were the nicest, most humble people you'd ever want to meet. And then they got pushed over the edge in many, many cases.
@@TheJpep2424 If you weren't in the business or knew anyone from the business in the 80s and 90s, then do not comment. You have no idea how things worked, and how much pressure there was on wrestlers to try and stay in shape on the road and perform night after night. It wasn't like they were just standing there flicking a guitar.
@@leftylucy2263 It very much is and was a sport. Those guys went through hell trying to stay in shape, and be able to perform night after night. They weren't faking flying through the air and landing on things. Nor were they faking their various neck and spinal injuries, broken bones, or deaths.
In honor of Rick, I remember when I was a kid and watched (on tv) Jake the snake ripped off Rude's tights defending his wifes honor. My brotther and I jumped out of our seats. Our parents told us wrestling was fake but when we saw that and the blur used to hide the actual underwear we couldn't see. We were convinced that it was all real. Our parents weren't angry that we had seen it because they were so shocked that it happened THEY even began to question if that really happened.... Absolute entertainment and I still remember how Rude danced around.and ran as if he was naked. Great show!
Eric Bischoff was kicked out of Rick Rude’s wake/funeral. Rude took out one of those Lloyd’s of London insurance claims on his back, and when he hurt it in Japan he collected on the insurance payout which meant he could never wrestle again without having to payback the insurance claim. Rude seeing the business booming in the late 90’s felt he could make a comeback and wanted Bischoff to pay off his insurance claim for him, and take less money in his contract. Bischoff felt that was not a good investment and it created serious heat between Rude & Bischoff. Rick knew he couldn’t go back to WWF after the whole being on Nitro/Raw at the same time fiasco. So his only option was to manage Curt Henning. I believe Rick even pulled a gun on Eric at one point.
Well add in the fact that it's long rumored both rude and henning took the policy fraudulently. They saw that these huge guaranteed contracts were coming out and they couldn't come back to get one without paying back the amounts already paid out.
Been watching old N.W.A on the network and I am at a point where Rude and Manny Fernandez were tag champs. Holy shit his interviews were great! Even as a heel calling out heel 4 horsemen and Luger
Steroids & pain killers. I hate it because he was very, very, talented. Unbelievable heel. Just think of the knowledge he could have passed on. Too bad. Hell of a worker.
I remember that I was shocked like a week later when I found out that he had died. I had never put it together but Now hearing the date I wonder if I just didn’t hear about it right away because the news was overshadowed by columbine. Either way, it was very sad to see him go
My buddy worked with a guy a few years prior to Rude’s death. He too worked out alot and was getting GHB from his gym. He died on his couch and GHB was believed to be reason.
GHB doesn't burn fat while you sleep. In fact it doesn't burn fat at all. The only reason why bodybuilders took it was too give the same effect as alcohol without the calories that beer or mixed drinks had. It was made to treat narcolepsy
All time fav is Rick Rude.... he doesn't get all the respect he deserve. One of the best heels ever, held several titles and one of the best entrances. Ridiculous it took so long to get in hall of fame.
Sad..I grew up with RIC RUDE as 1 of our wrestling icons along with the dirtest player in the game..The G8 RIC FLAIR.& the ICONIC 4-HORESEMANA TRUE Icon Sting..THE LATE G8 DUSTY RHODES.RUDE'S BEST FRIEND THE LATE G8 CURT HENNING. THE TOTAL PKG. LEX LUGER & HIS GF THE Late G8 BEAUTIFUL MISS Elizabeth..so many true lessons & sad losses at early ages.. THE LATE, But G8 MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE..THE LATE G8 EDDIE GUEREO.SO MANY MORE LIKE MAGNUM T.A.,TERRY Taylor,JOHNNY& DAVEY RIC,THE G8 TOMMY RICH..So many others.. Luger..The R&R EXPRESS MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH THE GREAT JIM CORNETTE.Ric
I tried it a few times in 1996 in Atlantic City and NYC club scenes.. if you took too much of that stuff you'd lose all control and think you're flying.. taking it the right way and it was awesome in clubs for dancing n fucking... u had to drink alot of water or gatorade etc
Being a die hard Horsemen fan, it was such a joy to see JCP create a new hot team - Ravishing and Raging - I just wish they could have taken that team to AWA or WWF. Rude was a great heel - the kinda guy you always wanted to put a belt on. He had a great career, which was not cut short, he just died near the end. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOW, IS FOR ALL YOU..................TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN WHILE I REMOVE MY ROBE AND SHOW THE LADIES WHAT A REAL MAN IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE - HIT THE MUSIC JACK
People always say that but you don't really know what's in his head that he doesn't tell others,and you can never know if someone is not capable of committing suicide
there are no shoots in WWE everything is a work. when people say “wrestling is fake,” they don’t even know how fake it is. it is so fake it’s almost unbelievable. best actors on earth
I always thought Pillman was more remembered for when he grabbed Bobby Hennan at ringside and Brain swore on live television because Pillman didn't know there was a no touch rule with Heenan because of his neck.
Ravishing Rick Rude vs Warrior, vs Jake The Snake Roberts & vs Roddy Rowdy Piper were awesome! Rick Rude should have been in a title shot vs Hulk Hogan.
The business is to blame. So many wrestlers are dead Yokozona Crash holly Owen hart Rick Rude Test Rosey Big Daddy V Chris Benoit Eddie Guerrero Ultimate Warrior The lisr is endless
Blame the business? Stupid. Your only blaming the business cause these guys are in the spotlight. There human. They can be healthy and anything can happen. People die everyday. If he was working at a warehouse and wasn’t known he still woulda passed away. It was his time. Simple as that. Quit to point the finger at the business lol what a joke.
Much love to Ravishing Rick Rude I just listened to Godfather interview I feel guys like one of my favorite wrestlers Brian pillman and rude would be alive if they never ever gave up on marijuana it was here to remove pills that's why the enhancement of it over the years has became such a huge thing
Hell, the amount of pain killers he was probably taking from all of the knocks he took was probably hideous. Combined with an enlarged heart from roiding it's almost a done deal. Some folks could cope with the toxic combination and some like the Warrior and Rude obviously couldn't.
In 2015 and 2016 I dated a girl who was a big lover of ghb. My old roommate was a bodybuilder who took GHB and basically if you take a little bit of GHB and go to sleep it puts you almost immediately into REM sleep so it's great for recovery. But when I took it it was a liquid and euphoric is quite the understatement. It was amazing. Your sex drive exploded and it was awesome but the issue is if you take just a little bit too much it can knock you out and I took too much one night and woke up in the ER and I was asleep there for maybe 2 hours and I felt like I slept 14 I felt great and drove home and that was the last time I took it. I was like this isn't worth it I'm not trying to go down this road but yeah it's fun and it has a lot of benefits but it's so easy to take too much. Although I'm very hesitant to believe it would have caused what happened to him. Most people who died from it asphyxiate on their own vomit.
What's sad for me is I was actually doing concrete work at his new house here in Rome Georgia and we were supposed to meet him that day. His wife was beautiful and his children were adorable. RIP Rick.
Carlos Carter Sucks you didn't get too meet him.
Yeah I heard about his death on the radio it was honestly a sad day for me.
@brah ket jealous?
Martin Mooney never heard of drugs?? These dudes used steroids like multivitamins. Add cocaine and alcohol to the mix, it was the 80s of course. Coke was like Red Bull, most people at least tried it once. I just found out here about the young kids, really touches my heart because I have young kids and i was once a young kid. Can’t imagine their pain.
Yeah Carlos and I walked in on hogan getting a hummer from Linda when he was renovating his Tampa home liar
I met Rick at a Tri-state show in Philadelphia years ago when my friend who drove us there car battery died and he ended up giving us a jump to get it started. A really nice guy completely different from his ring character.
Such an amazing talent taken too soon beautiful young family so sad may God give them the strength to bear their lost RIP ravishing one
@@reginaweeks9356 you mommpmpmp o pmp
I’d believe he was nice dude. If you listen to any of the wrestlers who spent time with him outside of the ring they all have great things to say about him, I can’t think of any negative stories involving him. Steve Austin brings him up from time to time on his podcast and you can hear by the tone of voice how much love and respect he had for him.
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rick was one of the nicest human beings ever. i met him several times over the years, was such a shame.
Do nice people start fights in bars with people are much smaller and weaker?
Stop lying
@@TDL-xg5nn For fuck sakes
@@ianmeadows956 It's the truth. Rick was a bully and a d-bag. He would have his girlfriend cozy up to some small helpless guy at a bar and then come over and accuse the guy of hitting on his GF just so Rick could shove him around. What kind of low life POS does shit like that? Fuck him.
@@TDL-xg5nn source?
Man, 20 years already. I can't believe he was only 40 when he passed. He always seemed older, even in the 80s. It was the sweet stache.
I agree! I actually thought that he was 40 in 1988
To be fair, everyone in their 20's is old when you're pre-double digits.
Rick Rude saw where MMA was going. Truly a man’s man.
He was a POS.
@@TDL-xg5nn why's that
Idk if rude necessarily saw where mma was going or was just that much of a badass, tough as nails dude that was itching to test himself
@@momosupremacy8349 Can you imagine Rick Rude vs Don Frye?!?!?!
Rude's feud with Jake "The Snake" Roberts was wrestling poetry in motion.The Cheryl Roberts pants down episode was brilliant !!
Thanks for doing this story in a respectful manner. Sometimes Conrad can come off as a bit obnoxious, but both guys presented the facts/opinions without making a goof of it. Kudos. Rick Rude was a legend and one of a kind. RIP.
Richard said don't blame the wrestling business and it's in Fair I want to get big and strong like those guys and I look up to him as Role Models but I learned you know what not to do you know if you're going to make it in professional sports steroids is not the way all you have to do is work hard for it and you can achieve anything I look at it as wake up call I'll be thinking about what I'm going to be put my family through if I did do steroids
I can deal with Conrad but Bruce comes off as being a sick a lot of times. Goes out of his way to shoot down any criticism of WWE
@@georgewilliams1470 You have to take Bruce with an entire salt-mine on this show - the whole reason he agreed to do it is because it lets him put a spin on history. That's why he's so pissy at Meltzer all the time, even though his friend Cornette stooged him off for talking to Meltzer frequently back in the day.
Rick wasn’t on roids barley he died cause of vigra and pain killers.
Met Rick at the Omni hotel in Philadelphia, most down to earth guy you could meet. Such as shame he passed so young.
Rude was undoubtedly the best heel ever. Dude was a heat magnet.
I remember when he was working in the W W F when he would come to the Nat Kiefer Arena in New Orleans battling the late Roddy Piper when he call out the fans "Louisiana Losers" when he would take off his robe.
Him, Mr. Perfect, Ted Dibiase and Iron Sheik were some of my favorites, they are nowhere near as convincing these days, that said I believed to to 100% real when I was a kid.
He would be in my top 20 heels and that does not sound like a compliment but wrestling has had so many greats over time. Mr Perfect, the og sheik, Flair , Funk, bad news brown if given the chance, Undertaker, the gangstas, Brett Hart and Bob Backlund even though both say they never were heels but the fans changed. Hell Rick may be in my top ten he was special and matches and surpasses some I named.
Sounds strange but Nailz was one scary big mean bastard. If he had been pushed correctly and not mauled Vince I truly believe he could of been a top 5 or 10. The way he would rag doll a big guy like bossman with such ferocity made me believe and fear for bossman as kid
' What I'd like to have right now, is for all you New York sweat hogs, to keep your squealing down, while I show these ladies what a real man is suppose to look like. ' ... LOL
Bobby L Hit the Music Bobby!
A real 'SEXY' man...
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Keep the noise down not squealing
Cut the music ....
"What I would like to have right now......."
Jimmy WALLHANGER "...is for all you fat, out of shape Chicago cockroaches keep the noise down, while I take my robe off & show the ladies what a real man looks like. Hit the music!*
@mharris1270 Did you mean to post this comment on pornhub and submitted it to TH-cam by mistake?
@mharris1270 Your assumption about pornography on the internet is incorrect - stolen porn is often moderated, though it's still present to a degree, particularly on lesser-trafficked sites. The vast majority of pornography on sites like PornHub is amateur - made and managed by the creators themselves.
Rude was absolutely awesome as a legit heel. RIP Rick Rude.
Cut the music
Of COURSE it's fair to blame the business. It put a premium on telegenic bodies, had brutally exploitative working schedules that caused immense chronic pain, denied any health coverage via pervasive fraudulent pretense of independent contractor status, and turned a blind eye to a rampant culture of performance enhancing and recreational drug use.
IrishCarney I just wish they would get time off to heal. Even a couple of weeks. The travelling and the crazy schedule destroys their bodies.
IrishCarney : The "Business" also showed up in New Jersey with a suitcase full of money to keep Jimmy "Super High" Snuka out of prison.
They didn't exactly "turn a blind eye" when the WWF was GIVING them the steroids.
Thank you!
Ravishing Rick rude was an absolute genius performer and one of the greatest heels that ever lived. Brilliant
Out of all the wrestlers who passed Rick Rude was the guy who I always wondered what he would have went on to do. I’m sure great things he was a beast!
Rick Rude was a legend...I don't think anyone worked as hard as him on keeping a perfect physique...RIP
the schedule has gotten a lot better. for years they ground these guys to dust. Roddy Piper said once that he wrestled for a month and a half straight without a day off and struggled getting out of bed. what were you going to do? say no and lose your spot? you took pain pills, muscle relaxants and steroids to recover quickly, survive and get bigger. yes, the business is partly to blame.
PJM , pro wrestling is a meat grinder for sure , no rest for the weary ...
they may have wrestled every day for days on end back in the day but many of those matches only last 5-10 minutes. I know I went to many of them. you could tell the wrestlers wanted to get the match over. If it wasnt on tv or against a jobber, odds were it was a quick match.
@@TomSmith-dt4tj but 5-10 minute matches day after day is gonna add up
Since the 80s the WWE has been notorious for having the toughest and most brutal road schedule. Vince works his guys into the ground and you know that going into his company. You either accept it and do it or get out.
Steroids helped with pain also and injury recovery. However mixed with amphetamines, coke, ect is why they all died at 40. I saw it in dog racing 1 to 2 years. Liver kidneys and heart shot. That would be 14 years in people usually at 40 years of age. Horse racing same deal. Before I get tore apart, my dogs were only naturally trained nutrition and hard work only. Didn't mean I didn't know what was happening , I learned about it from a Indian friend that knew wahoo McDaniel personally in 1979 . They called them wrestlers shots.
It's too bad Rude wasn't able to wrestle in the mid to late 90's. Would of been awesome to see him as more than a manager/spokesmen type.
Rick Rude was great, and the absolute best seller of atomic knee drops ever.
He died on the same day as the Columbine High School Massacre so the news of his death outside of wrestling got buried.
As a kid, I absolutely HATED him, so Rick was GREAT at his job. As an adult looking back, he’s now 1 of my all-time favorites, absolute top 5 or top 3 heel ever. RIP Rick
Rick Rude is one of the main guys that came to Hart's defense after the Montreal Screwjob.
HereIsWisdom 1318 him and Bryan Adams
Shawn Harrington Pretty cool to get a response a year after the original comment!
And here's another! Don't forget about Mick Foley having Bret Hart's back as well.
Rude was training MMA??? I heard he was a legit tough guy but WOW. That's no joke. RIP Rick.
Maxxx Modelz yeah, real tough on steroids LOL
Tom Evans your a fucking idiot
it's a known that steroids. drug use was very popular for the wrestles back 70, 80, and some wrestles in the 90's after they left the wwe since in the indy they do not do drug testing.
I doubt there is much truth to that. He couldn't even wrestle at that point. My guess is pain killers not steroids.
Lots of people train mma.
The G.O.A.T of heels everyone loved to hate!!! Legeng/Icon
R.I.P Rick. One of my favorites from NWA and WCW.
Rick Rude was savage, loved him as a bad guy.
Great discussion, thanks for sharing!
Rude is one of the greatest workers ever!
Rude should have been the champion!
He was WCW champion
@@SeamHead33 lol that title don't count
@@ianmeadows956 what do you mean that title don't count? The WCW heavyweight title is won the most legendary titles of all time held by a lot of greats
man, so hard, this thing called life, just not an easy ride
Randy Hutchinson no it's not. It's weird how i can handle that my ride on the roller coaster ride is going to end. Yet I have a hard time dealing with others who have to get off.
Truer words never spoken.
Amen
Yup, life is very hard
Rude, Perfect, Ted D are classic heels that way more should of been done with. Not to mention Haku. Think WWE would of learned from their mistakes.
Just over a month later, we lost another legend in Owen Hart. 1999 was a rough year for so many people.
his death happen just in the same week of the columbine high school shooting 5 days later
Neither were Legends. Or myths.
He was a good lookin manly man..
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"It's not fair to put it on the business" but almost every wrestler die the same way
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I enjoy hearing Bruce talk about the business. Rude was such a great talent. too bad he died so young.
Smooth Operator
A rogue band of sweathogs did it.
Were they from Alabama?
selfie kroos VERY FUNNY!!
Of course. Who else would have had motive, lol?
A year before he passed away there was a rumor he was planning on an in ring return
Yes its TRUE every one knows that after he had injured his back!!!!
Aaron Haineault that is correct Mr. Perfect confirmed that years ago.
didn't he also have testuclar cancer as well a year before?
@@Bull1908 I always heard that too but couldn't find anything about it,the Honky Tonk Man theory sounds kind of silly
@@Bull1908 I heard about that too, but it ended up being a condition called spermatocele, which is a fluid-filled cyst that develops at the head of the epididymis, and it is non-cancerous.
Conrad loves the phrase "rumor and innuendo" lol
What’s so funny?
Rick Rude was never given a chance Hogan the little b**** that he was never wanted to get in the ring with Rick Rude because Rick Rude was wound so damn tight he was a dangerous man I think Rick Rude was capable of so much more and what the WWF made him out to be and may he always rest in peace
Me and my crew were replacing his roof when the news came down that Rick had passed. We all got in a circle and said a prayer, unfortunately for us the roof collapsed and we were all sent to the same hospital that Rick was in....What a day!
You still owe me and my tile guys for landing on us that day.
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That's hilarious..
Lmfaooooo
I u-tubed him on Regis and Kathy Lee! He scared her. She really thought he was in to her! He even chased her around! Great segment on the show. I really enjoyed watching him. Cut the music!!
What a body Rude had, second to none. Chiseled like a Greek God.
Rick in my opinion was only bested by Ric Flair in the 1980s as far as wrestling talent and charisma. I love Hulk Hogan but Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair and Ted DiBiase they were the true wrestlers for me growing up in the 1980s.
I really think WWE should revive Rick Rude's gimmick but with one of the females...she would draw so much heat! Someone should approach Vince and Lisa Ann with this idea...Lol!
Great video, do you have an audio podcast?
SuperBQuiet I think Alexa Bliss is the modern day equivalent.
Lucy Fuir I would have to disagree. I think Eva Marie's gimmick was the closest to Rude's, I wish they hadn't abandoned it so quickly. Thanks for your reply!
SuperBQuiet np thanks for yours
YES!
Rude, DiBiasi, Perfect, and heel Demolition.... Incredible.
GHB I wouldn't touch that stuff with a ten-foot pole that's stupid that's common sense use common sense never mess around with stuff like that I wouldn't even touch that stuff even my doctor tells me to I'll take it to my doctor and have them analyzed this stuff and he'll tell me what it is I want put nothing in my body less I know if it still safe
Rude was the man..
Rick Rude passed away on my mom's Birthday. My mom was born in 1977 on 4/20
does not sound like he killed himself sounds like he had a heart attack because of years of abuse just like many others .
He had his dick amputated. I'd kill myself too.
@@mastershake42019 what?
It raises your growth hormone levels while you sleep. Injectable hgh was super expensive back then, way more than it is now so guys would use ghb instead.
Hey Bruce, maybe if the WWE didn't treat their talent like circus animals they might not die in numbers as we have seen.
one of the greatest heels of all time. Its a goddamn shame he was never WWF champ. Loved his feud with the Warrior. He was awesome with Bobby Heenan.
One of the greatest wrestlers of his time excellent heel as well closest thing we’ve got since him was rated r edge
The best PHYSIQUE IN WRESTLING PERIOD!!!
He was the most shredded but Warrior had a more complete physique. I loved Rude but he definitely skipped leg days.
@@abc456f Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger were up there, too.
Not fair to blame the business? If any other form of sports entertainment had the number of deaths per capita that wrestling has had over the last 30 years, there'd be inquisitions held. Prisons sentences. But nothing ever gets said when wrestlers die. At least outside of wrestling circles. Never understood why. It's a goddamn shame too because many of these wrestlers were the nicest, most humble people you'd ever want to meet. And then they got pushed over the edge in many, many cases.
No one forced them to be in the sport. Everyone that died from drugs,alcohol, etc is responsible for their choices.
Its not a sport bro,it's entertainment.
@@TheJpep2424 If you weren't in the business or knew anyone from the business in the 80s and 90s, then do not comment. You have no idea how things worked, and how much pressure there was on wrestlers to try and stay in shape on the road and perform night after night. It wasn't like they were just standing there flicking a guitar.
@@leftylucy2263 It very much is and was a sport. Those guys went through hell trying to stay in shape, and be able to perform night after night. They weren't faking flying through the air and landing on things. Nor were they faking their various neck and spinal injuries, broken bones, or deaths.
@@zerotolerance5581 Its not a regulated sport, hence no drug tests ergo drug deaths. I never said it was fake, calm your farm. Scripted is not sport.
In honor of Rick, I remember when I was a kid and watched (on tv) Jake the snake ripped off Rude's tights defending his wifes honor. My brotther and I jumped out of our seats. Our parents told us wrestling was fake but when we saw that and the blur used to hide the actual underwear we couldn't see. We were convinced that it was all real. Our parents weren't angry that we had seen it because they were so shocked that it happened THEY even began to question if that really happened.... Absolute entertainment and I still remember how Rude danced around.and ran as if he was naked. Great show!
Eric Bischoff was kicked out of Rick Rude’s wake/funeral.
Rude took out one of those Lloyd’s of London insurance claims on his back, and when he hurt it in Japan he collected on the insurance payout which meant he could never wrestle again without having to payback the insurance claim.
Rude seeing the business booming in the late 90’s felt he could make a comeback and wanted Bischoff to pay off his insurance claim for him, and take less money in his contract.
Bischoff felt that was not a good investment and it created serious heat between Rude & Bischoff. Rick knew he couldn’t go back to WWF after the whole being on Nitro/Raw at the same time fiasco. So his only option was to manage Curt Henning.
I believe Rick even pulled a gun on Eric at one point.
Well add in the fact that it's long rumored both rude and henning took the policy fraudulently. They saw that these huge guaranteed contracts were coming out and they couldn't come back to get one without paying back the amounts already paid out.
Class guys. Best wishes from Perth Scotland ❤ 🇬🇧 love Rick Rude
Been watching old N.W.A on the network and I am at a point where Rude and Manny Fernandez were tag champs. Holy shit his interviews were great! Even as a heel calling out heel 4 horsemen and Luger
Just getting to that era myself,his early promo when he started wasn't all that great,it does get better though
Steroids & pain killers. I hate it because he was very, very, talented. Unbelievable heel. Just think of the knowledge he could have passed on. Too bad. Hell of a worker.
I remember that I was shocked like a week later when I found out that he had died. I had never put it together but Now hearing the date I wonder if I just didn’t hear about it right away because the news was overshadowed by columbine. Either way, it was very sad to see him go
Rick Rude died the same day as the Columbine school massacre
My buddy worked with a guy a few years prior to Rude’s death. He too worked out alot and was getting GHB from his gym. He died on his couch and GHB was believed to be reason.
GHB doesn't burn fat while you sleep. In fact it doesn't burn fat at all. The only reason why bodybuilders took it was too give the same effect as alcohol without the calories that beer or mixed drinks had. It was made to treat narcolepsy
Henhowell you are exactly right with your comment.
Rick Rude was an amazing real life badass and it saddens me he died so young with a young wife and lil kids left behind.
All time fav is Rick Rude.... he doesn't get all the respect he deserve. One of the best heels ever, held several titles and one of the best entrances. Ridiculous it took so long to get in hall of fame.
He died the same day as the columbine school shooting
it was an awful day
poor guy couldn't get a headline!
Eric Harris strikes again.
Sad..I grew up with RIC RUDE as 1 of our wrestling icons along with the dirtest player in the game..The G8 RIC FLAIR.& the ICONIC 4-HORESEMANA TRUE Icon Sting..THE LATE G8 DUSTY RHODES.RUDE'S BEST FRIEND THE LATE G8 CURT HENNING. THE TOTAL PKG. LEX LUGER & HIS GF THE Late G8 BEAUTIFUL MISS Elizabeth..so many true lessons & sad losses at early ages.. THE LATE, But G8 MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE..THE LATE G8 EDDIE GUEREO.SO MANY MORE LIKE MAGNUM T.A.,TERRY Taylor,JOHNNY& DAVEY RIC,THE G8 TOMMY RICH..So many others.. Luger..The R&R EXPRESS
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH THE GREAT JIM CORNETTE.Ric
I did not know that...
So very sad
Rick was one of my favorites a mans man in real life ..r.i.p
I don’t believe Rick killed himself. I just believe that the abuse of his body, use of chemicals, and age all added up
Bingo you said it.
Rick rude was a good wrestler . I was never a fan of rick rude but he did know how to put on a show . R.I.P rude
Wrong! He was a Great wrestler.
He was the greatest heel of all time and made so many wrestlers look good
i tried GHB once in the late 90’s. it was popular in the rave scene
Eddie Torres how was it?
I tried it a few times in 1996 in Atlantic City and NYC club scenes.. if you took too much of that stuff you'd lose all control and think you're flying.. taking it the right way and it was awesome in clubs for dancing n fucking... u had to drink alot of water or gatorade etc
Was just about to comment about the 90's Rave scene, and then I saw your post
I recall it being some nasty stuff I never wanted to get involved with
Isnt that the shit that makes you SUPER INSANELY HOT and thirsty
No one better than rude..a fucking genius in the wrestling business!
I started watching Rick when he went to Memphis with King Kong Bundy from Mid-South Wrestling. He was good from the start!
Being a die hard Horsemen fan, it was such a joy to see JCP create a new hot team - Ravishing and Raging - I just wish they could have taken that team to AWA or WWF. Rude was a great heel - the kinda guy you always wanted to put a belt on. He had a great career, which was not cut short, he just died near the end. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOW, IS FOR ALL YOU..................TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN WHILE I REMOVE MY ROBE AND SHOW THE LADIES WHAT A REAL MAN IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE - HIT THE MUSIC JACK
People always say that but you don't really know what's in his head that he doesn't tell others,and you can never know if someone is not capable of committing suicide
Conrad gets so in depth about these deaths, jee whiz
My 2 favorite heels were/are Don Muraco and Rick Rude. Absolutely phenomenal.
Much love to our beautiful brother Rick rude ☮️
I read that he had cardiac arrest due to a accidental overdose of mixed prescription pills.
there are no shoots in WWE everything is a work. when people say “wrestling is fake,” they don’t even know how fake it is. it is so fake it’s almost unbelievable. best actors on earth
"No." You said that quicker'n Robert Mitchum in Ryan's Daughter.
I always thought Pillman was more remembered for when he grabbed Bobby Hennan at ringside and Brain swore on live television because Pillman didn't know there was a no touch rule with Heenan because of his neck.
Rick was one of the best heels ever.
I could Imagine Rude in MMA style ; Vicious strikes (With a Boxing background nd Pro Wrestling Tuff) liking to Don Frye (wit the Muscles nd Stache)
Totally agree about the warrior Comment. Rick made it. Rip.
Evil Banjos the warrior comment was BS Warrior would be warrior with or without Rude
Conrad loves "innuendo"
I miss Rick. He was awesome.
Ravishing Rick Rude vs Warrior, vs Jake The Snake Roberts & vs Roddy Rowdy Piper were awesome! Rick Rude should have been in a title shot vs Hulk Hogan.
This guy was on the Gear and mixing prescription drugs it's no secret.
The business is to blame. So many wrestlers are dead
Yokozona
Crash holly
Owen hart
Rick Rude
Test
Rosey
Big Daddy V
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
Ultimate Warrior
The lisr is endless
Li Obee
Those wrestlers made their own choices. Sans Owen, all of them were either drug/food addicts or abused their bodies with Steroids.
your list ended with ultimate warrior, this is the biggest case of false advertising since the movie the neverending story!
Blame the business? Stupid. Your only blaming the business cause these guys are in the spotlight. There human. They can be healthy and anything can happen. People die everyday. If he was working at a warehouse and wasn’t known he still woulda passed away. It was his time. Simple as that. Quit to point the finger at the business lol what a joke.
Tampa most wrestlers come from Tampa unfortunately Most pills do also.
Well-its florida!
The Oxycotin Express TOOT TOOT
Much love to Ravishing Rick Rude I just listened to Godfather interview I feel guys like one of my favorite wrestlers Brian pillman and rude would be alive if they never ever gave up on marijuana it was here to remove pills that's why the enhancement of it over the years has became such a huge thing
I think this guy is contractually obligated to say "rumor and innuendo" 5 times every episode. 😂
Rude died when columbine was going on.
And on Hitler's birthday.
He was a weed guy and he dies in 4/20.
Interesting that a hell of a long time ago.
This guy really loves the word, “innuendo.”
One of my favorite wrestlers. So sad. Rick rude was awesome.
Hell, the amount of pain killers he was probably taking from all of the knocks he took was probably hideous. Combined with an enlarged heart from roiding it's almost a done deal. Some folks could cope with the toxic combination and some like the Warrior and Rude obviously couldn't.
In 2015 and 2016 I dated a girl who was a big lover of ghb. My old roommate was a bodybuilder who took GHB and basically if you take a little bit of GHB and go to sleep it puts you almost immediately into REM sleep so it's great for recovery. But when I took it it was a liquid and euphoric is quite the understatement. It was amazing. Your sex drive exploded and it was awesome but the issue is if you take just a little bit too much it can knock you out and I took too much one night and woke up in the ER and I was asleep there for maybe 2 hours and I felt like I slept 14 I felt great and drove home and that was the last time I took it. I was like this isn't worth it I'm not trying to go down this road but yeah it's fun and it has a lot of benefits but it's so easy to take too much. Although I'm very hesitant to believe it would have caused what happened to him. Most people who died from it asphyxiate on their own vomit.
Prichard knows his drugs.