How strong was Rick Rude?
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Today i want to focus on the legendary WWF/WWE wrestler Rick Rude, who was considered by his peers as one of the strongest guys in the lockerroom, will claiming the titel for one of the best bodys in the industry.
#strongest #alltime #wwe
Ravishing Rick Rude is the reason why I’m in the best shape of my life in my 40’s!💪🏽 I don’t want to be a sweat hog!🤣
That my friend is the best comment here so far :)
Thank you!👍🏽
One of the best Heels ever in the ring
Great worker,
Rude was in Indianapolis for a match back in the late 80's. One day while I was at my gym I looked over and saw Rude working out, benching 405 for several reps like a walk in the park. Dude was a bad ass.
I had the great pleasure of watching Rick Rude wrestle in Miami in the late 70's. He had an awesome physique and made a great heel. What a great show he always put on.
Rick Rude bench 405 lbs for 7 or 8 reps now that's impressive cause a lot of other 245lbs old school wrestlers could get only 1 or 2 reps tops
Sometimes hard to tell whats real and whats a work, but 6 to 7 reps seems possible. Also shows you how stromg nowadays Powerlifters are
@@howstrongis Those weights were real but the 700lb bench press from Big John Studd was actually 630lbs but he did bench 630 but the last 2 plates were wooden
@@howstrongis Rick Rude did bench 405 for a least 7 reps all those weights were definitely real
@@howstrongis Big John Stuffs bench was on Tuesday night Titans from 1984
@@howstrongis Studd sorry not stuff🤣
wow that class of 76 was so productive...
I spotted Lex at Athletes Fitness Center while he benched 485 for 5 unassisted reps . He unracked and racked it himself. Said he was weighing around 275 at the time.
Awesome, love when people share those kind of stories.
@howstrongis He trained legs heavy also....unlike most of those guys. Our leg room was in the back part of the gym and you could hear the plates rattle across the gym when he squatted.
@@howstrongis Most impressive was his beautiful wife was so sweet . Perfect legs part Asian .....real knockout....he blew that one.
@@Sam-zo6pi I always wondered how strong his lower body was
NO ONE HAD A GRIP LIKE DANNY HODGE!!!!
1:52 classic clip right there summer slam 90,
Aside from Mr Perfect probably my favorite
YES LOVE MR P,
Stood next to Rude at a bar once. Dude was 6’1” and looked smallish in clothes. No body fat though - all muscle.
I'd say he was taller than 6'1.
See him standing next to/face to face with Hawk, in their WCW match.. or by Hogan, Austin, HHH etc.
I think all wrestlers are a little less than announced. I remember they used to announce Hulk Hogan at 6-8 but his real height was closer to 6-4, etc.
@@MiRi-zi4wpWell all the back surgeries cost him some height.
Yes. Taker was billed at 6 10 but is actually a piddly 6'8
I'd stood next to Hogan and he was easily 6'4. So how can Rude be 6'1 when he's eye level with Hogan?
That's the reason I always liked Rick Rude and I love to play as him in the games because his moveset matched his physique and you just knew he was a legitimate tough guy!
Yeah, sometimes some good basic moves and punches can do wonders. Probably one of my favourite moves was a stalling suplex into a gorilla press. Saw him only doing it once
@@howstrongis That was something that stood out to me in your video! He made that look so effortless. You could tell he had immense strength.
Rude was definitely shredded but had his little things that could get him mad like pointing out his smaller legs which Steve Austin did one time. During a road trip with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Paul Heyman, Austin who was in great shape poked at Rude for having scrawny legs, to which Rude replied, "for Fs sake Steve it's an uppee body business"
One of my favorites quotes. We had couple of times Scott Norton over, in case he ever comes back to Japan, let me ask for some Rude stories
God bless you Rick.
Simply ravishing
Not as strong as me but not bad
Rick Rude was a TRUE BADASS
There was only one Rick Rude
Rick Rude - the Best Body In Wrestling. 💪
"CUT THE MUSIC!" 💋
A man with taste
Danny Hodge was said to be able to crush an apple in his hand well into his 50s
Beast
That's actually true. The car accident story with the late great danny hodge. Wish there were more documentaries about him
@@niteporter let me look into it, maybe I can gather enough material.
Older then that
Into his 70s
There's a trick to how Danny Hodge would do it. He'd grip the apple so the tip of his fingers were putting most of the pressure on it.
Excellent upload
Short but sweet,
When you think about his physique he manages to be extremely athletic looking rather than bodybuilder looking but with bodybuilder size muscles. No wonder he looked like he did as he could run and climb a rope like that.
That’s a good point. I am training pro wrestlers for a living, and with all thinks put in account you can see still a huge genetical variation between all of them.
He had a great physique. I saw a picture of him shortly before he died and it looked like his heart just wasn't working right because it seemed like he had put on 50 lbs of water weight. He looked terrible. I would suspect that after that injury in the Sting fight, he had to live on painkillers to function and if he was working to get back in the ring, the cycles he may of been on was just too much for his heart to take at 40. I don't say that with any judgement. It had to have been difficult.
I know exactly which clip you mean. He looked rough. Actually i just came across a picture of Rude during the Steroid trials, where most wrestlers were suddenly a lot smaller. And Rude looked still amazing
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i have no doubt.@@howstrongis
Loving the Thumbnails,
When people like Don Frye say legit bad ass you know it he could K.O a person open hand he was built like a big fighter.
When in doubt, Don Frye is always right
I had no idea he had a son. That’s damn cool.
It's possible some of the plates were fake in the bench press but the hands only rope climb cannot be faked, at least not easily with the technology of that era.
They could have been fake, but I bet they weren't.
The rope bit is very impressive.
I wonder if he could have crushed an apple, like that other fella, who's name I forget.
Think an older, ex-wrestler
Might be Danny Hodge. But saw also Mark Henry doing it.
@@howstrongis Danny Hodge is right.
Thank you, man!
I think it was Ricky Morton (interview) who helped me discover him.
The apple crushing and making some "tough guy" void his bowels.
@@howstrongis Also, subscribed, sir.
All the best with your channel and 2024.
@@Ghoulies appreciate it. Danny was already requested couple of times here, so definitely on my list on guys I want to cover soon.
Strongest grip? That distinction goes to Danny Hodge!
100%, still want to cover Danny Hodge too, but it will be a lot trickier to find actual footage and information. On it
I heard that Harley Race put Bill Kazmaier on his knees in a hand mercy challenge. Don’t know if it’s true but that would be impressive considering Bill won the World’s strongest man contest.
Harley definitely had that Farmer strength, not sure if he actually went to the gym or was just born that way.
@@howstrongis I'm sure a prime Harley Race could probably bench in the mid to high 300s naturally & deadlift maybe 500lbs but iv never heard of Harley working out before🤔?
lol i highly doubt that.
One of my favorite moments in wrestling history is when he and Manny Fernandez beat the crap out of the sissy Rock&Roll express and took the NWA tag team titles!!!
Loved them as a tag team, Manny is fairly underrated and was amazing
Harley Race would be good for this.
He will be in an episode soon
Cougar or a Bear
👍
stength lol
Strength drugs 💪 aka steroids is a big reason why all these great pro wrestlers are gone to early 😢Rip to them all 😢
Yeah, definitely didnt help. But also things to considere are pain killers, other drugs and lifestyle choices and so on
I used to work out with RR at planet fitness and he wasn't all that strong
Hunk alarm 24/7 :)
The strongest grip in wrestling was Danny Hodge
100%. Still trying to gather more Material about Danny
@@howstrongis I saw him snap pliers one after another when I was a little kid. Imagine if Backlund was twice as strong as he was .
@@howstrongis But there was also Strangler Lewis who could pop the sutures in a mans skull with a side headlock . Gene Anderson and Harley Race were known for their grip too . Both could rip quarters in half . Patera could fold a half dollar . Not fully but close .
There are two fake plates on each side of the bar (bench press). I don't doubt he was strong, but with those long arms, not that strong on the bench.
Rick had such a small waste even with his muscle mass. Obviously he was on gear but not abusing it so avoided the bloated stomach thing.
Yeah, he did something right. Apart from the “supplements” you still need to have the proper genetics and training in order. Seen to many guys on the juice who still didn’t looked the way.
Lol @ on gear but not "abusing" it.
I believe you mean he avoided certain PEDs that cause that
HGH in particular
Danny Hodge’s grip would have broken Rick Rude’s hand
Yea, sure lol.
@natureboy1313 Yes I am sure
Those weighs were fake
Mustache is as real as it gets
180kilos is like 800lbs very impressive
That’s how we convert everything in Europe
400 lbs approx even....
1 kilogram is 2 point 2 pounds, so you multiply by 2 twice, 180kg= 720 pounds.
Sorry but 180kgs is 396.7lbs. It’s my best bench in competition.
@@papalegba6796 you entered * 2 twice on your calculator