10 Ravishing Rick Rude WWE Hall Of Fame Moments

10. World Heavyweight Champion

It took him until the tail-end of his in-ring career, but after defeating Ric Flair at September 1993's Fall Brawl pay-per-view, Ravishing Rick Rude briefly sat atop the industry as WCW World Heavyweight Champion...sort of.

The World Title situation in Atlanta at the time was particularly convoluted, as WCW's long-existing relationship with the NWA had gone (even further) south, subsequently costing Turner's organisation the right to claim the NWA big gold belt as their World Title.

In physical possession of the belt, WCW renamed that the 'International World Heavyweight Championship' whilst forming their own WCW Title to run concurrently until the two were unified in mid-1994.

In the meantime, Rude was the main proprietor of the legendary strap, legitimising the 'International' label the company placed on the championship after trading the title with Hiroshi Hase and Sting in tours of Japan.

A back injury in early 1994 during a match with Sting would force Rick into permanent retirement and vacation of the title, having held the gold for a collected 202 days over three separate reigns.