2. Rick Rude
The self-anointed “Sexiest Man Alive,” ‘Ravishing’ Rick Rude was a fantastic heel during his pro wrestling career. He played along those lines of “women want to be with him and men want to be him.” An egoist of the highest order, Rude was nothing short of fantastic.
Though his in-ring career with WWE was rather short, it was highlighted by solid feuds with the likes of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts and The Ultimate Warrior. However, one of his most memorable moments would be one of the key highlights of WWE and WCW’s ‘Monday Night War.’
Having returned, albeit, in an enforcer/manager type role to WWE in 1997, Rude became a founding member of D-Generation X along with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Chyna. However, after bearing witness to the infamous ‘Montreal Screwjob,’ Rude was disgusted with WWE and sought to jump ship to WCW. He ended up doing so in dramatic fashion as he appeared on both Monday Night Raw (which was pre-taped at the time) and WCW Nitro. During his Nitro appearance he would go on to insult the WWE for the whole debacle claiming it as unjust treatment to Bret Hart. It was a truly shocking moment in the history of pro wrestling.
Rude died at the age of 40 in 1999 due to heart failure caused by an accidental overdose of mixed medications.
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