Rick Rude was a well-known professional wrestler, who performed in several wrestling promotions, such as World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation. Well-known for his bold persona, he is considered by many to be the one of the best wrestlers who never won the WWE World Championship. However, , he had won the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, the WCWA World Heavyweight World Championship, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, as well as the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. Along with few other wrestlers, Rick Rude founded the D-Generation X stable, in 1997. He was also a good arm wrestler, and came sixth in the world championships in the light heavyweight division in 1983. He passed away in 1999, due to a heart failure caused by overdose of mixed medications. In 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame posthumously.
