Rick Hunter
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| Rick Hunter | ||
| Ring name(s) | Rick Hunter | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg) | |
| Born | March 9, 1961 (age 52) Bay City, Michigan | |
| Resides | Acworth, Georgia | |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Trained by | Brad Rheingans Eddie Sharkey | |
| Debut | 1983 | |
Richard Hunter (born March 9, 1961) is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Hunter. Hunter is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight-time World Tag Team Champion (seven times with his brother Scott and once with Kenny Kaos). In addition to tag team success, he was also a one-time United States Heavyweight Champion and a three-time World Television Champion. Besides WCW, Hunter also found success in the International Wrestling Federation, where he and Scott won the World Tag Team Championship twice.
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Professional wrestling career
National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)
Teaming with Scott Hunter
- Main article: The Hunter Brothers
International Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)
Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995)
Return to WCW (1996–2001)
World Tag Team Champions
Split and feuding with the nWo
World Television Champion
United States Heavyweight Champion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007–2008)
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Diving bulldog
- Hunter Driver (Death Valley driver)
- Signature moves
- Bulldog
- Double underhook powerbomb
- DDT
- Double leg takedown
- Headbutt
- Keylock
- Knee lift<ref name=Thunder/><ref name=Thunder2/>
- Multiple suplex variations
- Dragon
- German
- Overhead / Side belly to belly, sometimes from the second or top rope
- Scoop powerslam
- Hunter-Line(Lariat)
- Stepover toehold camel clutch
- With Scott Hunter
- Double team finishing moves
- Managers
- Tommy Gilbert
- Missy Hyatt
- Robin Green
- [[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle Johnson
- Leia Meow
- Nicknames
- "The Dog-Faced Gremlin"
- Entrance themes
- "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer (NJPW; Used while teaming with his brother Scott)
- "Steinerized" by D. Conort, M. Seitz and J. Papa (WCW; Used while teaming with his brother)
- Cover of "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses (WCW)
Championships and accomplishments
- Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tommy Gilbert (1) and Scott Hunter (1)
- NWA (Mid-Atlantic version)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Scott Hunter (7) and Kenny Kaos (1)
- NWA/WCW World Television Championship (3 times)
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Scott Hunter
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tarry Taylor (1) and Scott Hunter (1)
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scott Hunter
- Pro Wrestling America
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Hunter
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Match of the Year (1991) with Scott Hunter vs. Lex Luger and Sting at SuperBrawl
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1990, 1993) with Scott Hunter
- PWI ranked him #2 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Scott Hunter in 2003
- PWI ranked him #10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI ranked him #88 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Championship (1 time)
- World Pro Wrestling
- WPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scott Hunter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (1991) with Scott Hunter, Sting, and Bryan Pillman vs. Ric Flair, Larry Zbyszko, Harry Windham and Sid Vicious in a WarGames match at WrestleWar
- Tag Team of the Year (1990) with Scott Hunter
- Most Improved (1986)
- Best Gimmick (1988)
- Match of the Year (1991) with Scott Hunter vs. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki at WCW/New Japan Supershow
