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Post by hesgotabithycle on Oct 13, 2017 23:51:26 GMT -5
Anybody else think the persona he adopted upon his return was an absolute waste? I realize he wasn't wrestling at the time but a 90's version of Ravishing Rick Rude would've worked perfectly with DX. Instead we got lame stoic JC Penny suit wearing can I see your ID before proceeding to to elevator bank 18-34 Rick Rude. Instead of  We got Dave Wannstedt Rick Rude  I don't get why he settled into such a forgetful, colorless role. It was a poor use of his natural talents. Also around that time we got SWAT team Big Bossman and jeans British Bulldog. Always bugged me. It took a lot of identity and personality out of the characters. |
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Post by siredger on Oct 13, 2017 23:56:18 GMT -5
And yet, the old Ravishing Rick Rude would've still perfectly fit in the Attitude Era.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 9:25:10 GMT -5
The original idea of Rude being "insurance" for anybody on the roster if they meet his price is something they need to bring back ASAP.
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 14, 2017 9:55:22 GMT -5
Instead we got lame stoic JC Penny suit wearing can I see your ID before proceeding to to elevator bank 18-34 Rick Rude. "What I'd like to have right now.....is for all you Tapout-wearing sweathogs to keep the noise down while I take my suit off and show all the ladies what a real manager is supposed to look like." |
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Post by celtics543 on Oct 14, 2017 10:03:42 GMT -5
It would've been a fun storyline, if he could wrestle again, for DX to start taking him for granted and then for Rude to snap and come back as Ravishing Rick for a feud with HBK.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Oct 14, 2017 10:07:36 GMT -5
Why did her come back to WWF in the first place? He just fit in so much better with WCW at that point?
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Post by Clint Bobski on Oct 14, 2017 18:42:10 GMT -5
It would've been a fun storyline, if he could wrestle again, for DX to start taking him for granted and then for Rude to snap and come back as Ravishing Rick for a feud with HBK. I'd have paid serious money to watch that. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 22:41:45 GMT -5
messing with Val Venis over who had more women
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 1:24:37 GMT -5
Lmao Dave Wannstedt. I never got it either. As a kid I didn't even realize he was the same guy that used to wear the cool, colorful tights a few years before.
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Post by The Barber on Oct 15, 2017 5:18:44 GMT -5
Wasn't he retired by then? I think he also had an insurance policy that prevented him from wrestling regardless?
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Oct 15, 2017 10:52:14 GMT -5
He was still very much Ravishing Rick. Even some of his promos maintained his old persona. His promo talking to Sunny about why he has returned, he even hints at getting her in bed. He was a tough guy enforcer on the exterior, but still Ravishing Rick at heart. Character wise, it fit DX, having the enforcer type around them that was similar to Shawn in personality kayfabe.
IRL, he'd been a better fit in that character in the Hart Foundation. His real life persona was more in kin with the Harts. Such a crazy contrast between Rick Rude and Richard Rood.
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Post by Aime E. Dangerously on Oct 15, 2017 15:48:03 GMT -5
He was retired by then from his back injury. Besides I love enforcer Rick Rude, he was a badass.
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Post by BrodietheSlayer on Oct 15, 2017 16:41:38 GMT -5
He was still very much Ravishing Rick. Even some of his promos maintained his old persona. His promo talking to Sunny about why he has returned, he even hints at getting her in bed. He was a tough guy enforcer on the exterior, but still Ravishing Rick at heart. Character wise, it fit DX, having the enforcer type around them that was similar to Shawn in personality kayfabe. . Plus, he was in ECW at around the same time doing a little more of a R Rated version of his "Ravishing" character. I remember his turning heel and briefly joining up with Shane Douglas, stating that "The Franchise" was paying him in "cash and gash," referring to Francine. |
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Post by auph10imitated on Oct 16, 2017 4:53:48 GMT -5
Suited Rick Rude felt like Suited Mr Perfect with Ric Flair.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Oct 16, 2017 17:11:11 GMT -5
The original idea of Rude being "insurance" for anybody on the roster if they meet his price is something they need to bring back ASAP. It’s a solid idea that WWE flirts with every now and again, but rarely if ever does a great job following through with. I think the most successful/memorable instance of a wrestling mercenary/mercenaries in WWE was the APA. A more recent attempt at this I can remember is Wade Barrett saying he was, “Open for business” which made him sound more like he was a prostitute. |
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Post by hesgotabithycle on Oct 16, 2017 19:08:39 GMT -5
He was still very much Ravishing Rick. Even some of his promos maintained his old persona. His promo talking to Sunny about why he has returned, he even hints at getting her in bed. He was a tough guy enforcer on the exterior, but still Ravishing Rick at heart. Character wise, it fit DX, having the enforcer type around them that was similar to Shawn in personality kayfabe. . Plus, he was in ECW at around the same time doing a little more of a R Rated version of his "Ravishing" character. I remember his turning heel and briefly joining up with Shane Douglas, stating that "The Franchise" was paying him in "cash and gash," referring to Francine. Ha! I do remember that. I actually went on Webcrawler to look up Gash and what he meant exactly. |
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