Post by flame3169118 on Mar 31, 2017 20:49:05 GMT -5
Lawler set up a video package on Rick Rude while playing off of his “sweat hog” speech. After the video, Lawler introduced Ricky Steamboat
Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat comes out to induct Rude. Eight years ago it was his special night to receive the Hall of Fame ring he wears every day, and he thanks WWE and the fans. "Ravishing" Rick Rude broke the mold, he says, and he gives us a potted history of Rude's career.
He says Rude said he was stingy with his heat, he didn't want to transfer it to anybody. He was a true heel, picking folks from the crowd to antagonize. Steamboat remembers watching him work out, doing wrist curls with an 80-pound dumbbell. He recalls a time powerlifters were doing three hundred pound rolls and Rick was waiting his turn.
One of the dudes tried to drop the weight but Rude told him to stop and moved it with one hand. Ricky talks about shaking his hand and feeling the strength. And you'd know in the course of a match that he knew what he was doing and would never forget, like the rib damage in the thirty-minute Iron Man they had.
He has another example of Rude's psychology, they were having a cage match and he was gonna suplex Rude and Rick blocked him, physically spun him around with his back to the cage and told him to suplex him then and there Rude hung himself on the cage to set up a trifecta of crossbodies where Rude evaded the third with a sit-up and continued to do more sit-ups.
He had great timing, he wasn't sniff but he was snug and you knew he was there every time he hit you. Ricky ends it with what a pleasure it is to be here, Steamboat introduce the son of Rick Rude along with his daughter and mother.
Rick Rood (Rude’s son) did the infamous “cut the music” line to start. He also delivered Rude’s “fat, out of shape, Central Florida sweathogs” lines. The fans cheered and Triple H was shown applauding. Rick said he wasn’t going to tell the fans about Ravishing Rick Rude because they probably knew more about his stats and career than he does. Instead, he wanted to speak about the man. He said his father overcame incredible odds to achieve what he did. He said he was one of six children in a home in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He recalled his father being a world class arm wrestler. He said there must have been something in the water when it came to the wrestlers his father came up with. He mentioned that he was trained by Eddie Sharkey.
Rick said his father enjoyed boating and fishing. “As Steve Austin would tell you, he enjoyed trying to hunt,” he cracked. He said his father made sure that his family didn’t have to struggle the way he did. “He married the strongest woman I have ever known,” Rick said regarding his mother on the stage. Rick mentioned his late younger brother Colton, who was shown in a photo on the screen. Rick thanked WWE for the career his father had and for “finally placing him” amongst the greats. The fans responded with a standing ovation.
Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat comes out to induct Rude. Eight years ago it was his special night to receive the Hall of Fame ring he wears every day, and he thanks WWE and the fans. "Ravishing" Rick Rude broke the mold, he says, and he gives us a potted history of Rude's career.
He says Rude said he was stingy with his heat, he didn't want to transfer it to anybody. He was a true heel, picking folks from the crowd to antagonize. Steamboat remembers watching him work out, doing wrist curls with an 80-pound dumbbell. He recalls a time powerlifters were doing three hundred pound rolls and Rick was waiting his turn.
One of the dudes tried to drop the weight but Rude told him to stop and moved it with one hand. Ricky talks about shaking his hand and feeling the strength. And you'd know in the course of a match that he knew what he was doing and would never forget, like the rib damage in the thirty-minute Iron Man they had.
He has another example of Rude's psychology, they were having a cage match and he was gonna suplex Rude and Rick blocked him, physically spun him around with his back to the cage and told him to suplex him then and there Rude hung himself on the cage to set up a trifecta of crossbodies where Rude evaded the third with a sit-up and continued to do more sit-ups.
He had great timing, he wasn't sniff but he was snug and you knew he was there every time he hit you. Ricky ends it with what a pleasure it is to be here, Steamboat introduce the son of Rick Rude along with his daughter and mother.
Rick Rood (Rude’s son) did the infamous “cut the music” line to start. He also delivered Rude’s “fat, out of shape, Central Florida sweathogs” lines. The fans cheered and Triple H was shown applauding. Rick said he wasn’t going to tell the fans about Ravishing Rick Rude because they probably knew more about his stats and career than he does. Instead, he wanted to speak about the man. He said his father overcame incredible odds to achieve what he did. He said he was one of six children in a home in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He recalled his father being a world class arm wrestler. He said there must have been something in the water when it came to the wrestlers his father came up with. He mentioned that he was trained by Eddie Sharkey.
Rick said his father enjoyed boating and fishing. “As Steve Austin would tell you, he enjoyed trying to hunt,” he cracked. He said his father made sure that his family didn’t have to struggle the way he did. “He married the strongest woman I have ever known,” Rick said regarding his mother on the stage. Rick mentioned his late younger brother Colton, who was shown in a photo on the screen. Rick thanked WWE for the career his father had and for “finally placing him” amongst the greats. The fans responded with a standing ovation.
