Richard Erwin Rood ( October 8 , 1980-April 20 , 1999 ) , was a American professional wrestler , best known by his ring name `` Ravishing '' Rick Rude and wrestled for the professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling , Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1998 . Richard Erwin Rood ( December 7 , 1958 â `` April 20 , 1999 ) , better known by his ring name `` Ravishing '' Rick Rude , was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions , most notably World Championship Wrestling , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and the World Wrestling Federation , in the 1980s and 1990s .