11 Greatest Carry Jobs In WWE History
7. Ravishing Rick Rude Vs Ultimate Warrior
Before Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage redefined what could be achieved in an Ultimate Warrior match, Ravishing Rick Rude was the gold standard for quality contests with the maniacal superstar.
Their WrestleMania 5 Intercontinental Title match saw Rude take an extended version of a beating normally reserved for television taping jobbers, then utilise Bobby Heenan to outwit the Warrior and his cheat his way to championship glory.
The Summerslam '89 rematch was an entirely different story.
The opening sequence saw a rerun of the typical Warrior brutality, with Ravishing Rick selling majestically for the powerhouse assault. Rude gamely withstood the abuse long enough to target an attack on his opponent's lower back and slow the pace down to something resembling an actual wrestling match. Warrior's matches rarely revolved around the degradation of a body part, but Rude's continued onslaught on the back with a camel clutch added to the tension and gave the challenger literal breathing space in the hold.
A ref bump late on gave the champion his final advantage in the match, and diffusing Warrior's first comeback with a vicious-for-the-time piledriver gave him faint hope of retaining the title. Genuinely in control, Rude got arrogant. Allowing himself to be distracted by Rowdy Roddy Piper, he took one final massive bump off a Warrior german suplex. He was decimated with the usual finishing flurry in the aftermath, with the exhausted Warrior looking a devastating force as he regained his coveted title.