"RAVISHING" RICK RUDE: MY FAVORITE U.S. CHAMPION

RICK RUDE AS WCW U.S CHAMPION                                

On April 26th the WWE will put out a DVD featuring some of the greatest matches for the United States Heavyweight title. 

When I heard this DVD was being released it made me think about my favorite U.S. Champion: Ravishing Rick Rude.

Rick Rude became a star in the WWF in the late 80's in his feuds with Jake Roberts, Hulk Hogan, and The Ultimate Warrior. Rude even defeated the Warrior to become the Intercontinental Champion. 

In October of 1991 Rude would come to WCW and become one of its hottest heels. In November of 1991 he would defeat Sting for the U.S. Title and hold the title for a year. 

Rude was a cocky, arrogant, champion who believed he was better than everyone else even the world champion whether that was Sting or Ron Simmons. His feuds with Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff put the title on the same level as the World title. 

Ravishing Rick Rude is the type of character that you don't see in wrestling as much anymore as things are more corporate. Rude was a tough guy who made you love to hate him and love the theatrics in pro wrestling. 

Rick Rude will always be my favorite U.S. Champion because of the prestige he brought to the title and the entertainment value he provided.

THE PROFESSOR

MARVEL PULLS DISNEY'S INHUMANS FROM 2019 SCHEDULE

THE INHUMANS

According to Deadline, Disney has pulled its movie based on the Inhumans comic off of its 2019 schedule. The Inhumans first appeared in a Fantastic Four comic in 1965. The Inhumans are a race of metahumans that have been both allies and enemies of The Fantastic Four. 

Currently, in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD they are using the term "Inhumans" to describe characthers that would normally be called "mutants."  The Inhumans on the TV show are not related in any way to how the characters are portrayed in the comics. They are more of an analogue for mutants but since Fox owns the rights to any and all X-Men related content Marvel has to use the term Inhumans. 

As a fan of Marvel, I wish they had introduced the Inhumans in Avengers: Age of Ultron. That could have been a great way to introduce the Inhumans to general audiences in a Super-team vs. Super-team battle. 

With the success Marvel is having, it doesn't need the Inhumans as a big-budget franchise but I'm sure they're thinking of how they can use them in future movies. All we can do is wait and see. 

THE PROFESSOR