It was announced on Monday afternoon that the late “Ravishing” Rick Rude will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Rude will be inducted by Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.
Rude held several Heavyweight Championships during his career, and is a co-founding member of D-Generation-X. Rude died in April of 1999 after leaving WCW and training to make a return to the ring. He retired from in-ring competition in 1994 after suffering a back injury in a match against Sting for NJPW.
This year’s WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony airs live on Friday, March 31st, at 8 PM ET on the WWE Network.
As first reported by @BleacherReport, #RickRude will be inducted into the #WWEHOF Class of 2017 by @REALSteamboat! https://t.co/3nmNkHmd0t pic.twitter.com/Kvu7ebekai
— WWE (@WWE) March 6, 2017