Intercontinental Championship champion Rick Rude since

Ultimate Warrior fended off challenger after challenger with his amazing strength and never-ending intensity. Then came along “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude challenged Warrior to a super pose-down at the Royal Rumble. Frustrated with the fans favoring Warrior, Rude attacked his nemesis and choked him out. This incident led to a match at WrestleMania V, and with the help of his manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Rude came away with the Intercontinental Championship.

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