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Original Name: Richard Erwin Rood
Birth: 7 Dec 1958
Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, USA
Death: 20 Apr 1999 (aged 40)
Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery

Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.0468237, Longitude: -84.335591
Memorial ID: 5798 View Source

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Professional Wrestler. He was one of Professional Wrestling's biggest and brightest stars. Rood was the AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion from June 11, 1984 to July 22, 1984, AWA Southern Tag-Team Champion with King Kong Bundy from October 8, 1984 to October 22, 1984, NWA Southern (Florida) Heavyweight Champion (2x) from January 16, 1985 to April 10, 1985 and from July 21, 1985 to October 2, 1985, NWA (Florida)United States Tag-Team Champion with Jesse Barr from April 16, 1985 to May 1985, NWA American Heavyweight Champion from November 4, 1985 to February 20, 1986, WCWA World Heavyweight Champion from February 20, 1986 to July 4, 1986, WCWA Television Champion , NWA World Tag-Team Champion with Manny Fernandez from December 6, 1986 to May 26, 1987, WWF Intercontinental Champion from April 2, 1989 to August 28, 1989, WCW United States Heavyweight Champion November 19, 1991 to December 1992, 2x WCW "International" Heavyweight Champion from September 19, 1993 to March 16, 1994 and from March 24, 1994 to April 17, 1994. He also received 14 PWI Achievement awards.

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Richard Clyde Rood

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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000
Minnesota, U.S., Marriage Index, 1958-2001
Minnesota, U.S., Divorce Index, 1970-1995
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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