Ahead of a summer run against an old rival, Ravishing Rick Rude required a WrestleMania refresher for his gimmick, and got one smashing the sh*t out of jobber-to-the-stars Jimmy Snuka.
The 'Ravishing' gimmick was refined here as Rude embraced his inner d*ckhead rather than the arrogant sleaze he'd so effortlessly portrayed for several years.
The idea was brilliantly simple - Ultimate Warrior had prevailed the first time around but Rude had been the first to at least topple him once. Bobby Heenan got him serious so he could hopefully do it again.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back almost 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 60,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
