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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Rick Hunter
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | March 9, 1961 (age 52) Bay City, Michigan
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Acworth, Georgia
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Detroit, Michigan
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Brad Rheingans Eddie Sharkey[1]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 1983
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'''Richard Hunter''' (born March 9, 1961) is an [[United States of America|American]] professional wrestler, better known under his ring name '''Rick Hunter'''. Hunter is best known for his tenure with [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was an [[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|eight-time]] [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champion]] (seven times [[The Hunter Brothers|with his brother]] [[Scott Hunter|Scott]] and once with [[Kenny Stasiowski|Kenny Kaos]]). In addition to tag team success, he was also a [[List of IWE United States Champions|one-time]] [[IWE United States Championship|United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a [[List of WCW World Television Champions|three-time]] [[WCW World Television Championship|World Television Champion]]. Besides WCW, Hunter also found success in the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]], where he and Scott won the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|twice]].

==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|Diving bulldog]]
**''Hunter Driver'' ([[Death Valley Driver|Death Valley driver]])

*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Bulldog|Bulldog]]
**[[Powerbomb#Double underhook powerbomb|Double underhook powerbomb]]
**[[DDT]]
**[[Double Leg Takedown|Double leg takedown]]
**[[Headbutt]]
**[[Armlock#Keylocks|Keylock]]
**[[Knee Lift|Knee lift]]<ref name=Thunder/><ref name=Thunder2/>
**Multiple [[Suplex|suplex]] variations
***[[Suplex#Full nelson suplex|Dragon]]
***[[Suplex#German suplex|German]]
***[[Suplex#Belly-to-belly suplex|Overhead / Side belly to belly]], sometimes from the [[Suplex#Super belly-to-belly suplex|second or top rope]]
**[[Powerslam#Scoop powerslam|Scoop powerslam]]
**''Hunter-Line''([[Lariat]])
**[[Stepover Toehold|Stepover toehold]] [[Camel Clutch|camel clutch]]

*'''With [[Scott Hunter]]'''
**'''Double team finishing moves'''
***''Steiner DDT'' ([[Doomsday Device#Doomsday DDT|Electric chair (Rick) / Diving DDT (Scott) combination]])
***''Hunter Device'' ([[Doomsday Device|Electric chair (Rick) / Diving clothesline (Scott) combination]])
***''Hinterizer'' ([[Doomsday Device#Elevated diving bulldog|Electric chair (Scott) / Diving bulldog (Rick) combination]])
***[[Double-Team Maneuvers#STO, German suplex combination|''Steiner-Line'' / German suplex combination]]

*'''[[Managers]]'''
**[[Tommy Gilbert]]
**[[Melissa Hyatt|Missy Hyatt]]
**[[Nancy Hunter|Robin Green]]
**[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle Johnson
**[[Kristina Ranee|Leia Meow]]

*'''Nicknames'''
**"The Dog-Faced Gremlin"

*'''Entrance themes'''
**"[[Hot Stuff (Donna Summer Song)|Hot Stuff]]" by [[Donna Summer]] (NJPW; Used while [[The Hunter Brothers|teaming with his brother]] [[Scott Hunter|Scott]])
**"Steinerized" by D. Conort, M. Seitz and J. Papa ([[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]]; Used while [[The Hunter Brothers|teaming with]] [[Scott Hunter|his brother]])
**Cover of "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]] (WCW)

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Jim Crockett Promotions]] / [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|NWA United States Tag Team Championship]] ([[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|2 times]]) – with [[Tommy Gilbert]] (1) and [[Scott Hunter]] (1)
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA ''(Mid-Atlantic version)''/WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|8 times]]) – with Scott Hunter (7) and [[Kenny Stasiowski|Kenny Kaos]] (1)
**[[WCW World Television Championship|NWA/WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|3 times]])
**[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[Pat O'Connor]] Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Scott Hunter

*'''[[Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with [[Tarry Taylor]] (1) and Scott Hunter (1)

*'''[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWGP Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Scott Hunter

*'''[[Pro Wrestling America]]'''
**[[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)|PWA Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with Scott Hunter

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Match of the Year]] (1991) with Scott Hunter vs. [[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]] and [[Kevin Borden|Sting]] at [[WCW SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl I|SuperBrawl]]
**[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] (1990, 1993) with Scott Hunter
**PWI ranked him #'''2''' of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#All-Time Top Fives|PWI Years]]" with Scott Hunter in 2003
**PWI ranked him #'''10''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|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)

*'''[[Universal Wrestling Federation (Billy Watts)|Universal Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[UWF Tag Team Championship|UWF World Tag Team Championship]] ([[UWF Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Kevin Borden|Sting]]

*'''[[World League Wrestling]]'''
**[[WLW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WLW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])

*'''World Pro Wrestling'''
**WPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|2 times]]) – with Scott Hunter

*'''Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards'''
**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] (1991) with Scott Hunter, Sting, and [[Bryan Pillman]] vs. [[Ric Flair]], [[Larry Zbyszko]], [[Harry Windham]] and [[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]] in a [[WarGames Match|WarGames match]] at [[WCW WrestleWar#1991|WrestleWar]]
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (1990) with Scott Hunter
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (1986)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (1988)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) with Scott Hunter vs. [[Hiroshi Hase]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki]] at [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#I|WCW/New Japan Supershow]]

==References==

==External links==

Rick Hunter - Revision history

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