ricky steamboat

Richard Blood[2]

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat[1][2]

Sam Steamboat, Jr.[1][2] Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)[2] Born February 28, 1953 (1953-02-28) (age 55)[2][1]

West Point, New York Resides Charlotte, North Carolina[2] Billed from Honolulu, Hawaii[2]

Charlotte, North Carolina[2] Trained by Verne Gagne[2]

The Iron Sheik[2] Debut April 23, 1976[2] Retired September 18, 1994[2]

Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953),[1][2] better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is a former American professional wrestler who became one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early '90s. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working as a road agent. He was well-known among wrestling fans as being one of the few wrestlers who stayed a babyface throughout his lengthy career. He is best known for his work with American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

In the WWF, Steamboat was a 1 time Intercontinental Champion.[3][4]. In NWA/WCW, he was a 1 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion,[5][4] 4 time United States Heavyweight Champion,[6][4] 4 time Television Champion,[7][8][4] 8 time WCW World Tag Team Champion,[9][10][4] 1 time (unofficial) NWA World Tag Team Champion,[11] 2 time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion,[12][4] and a 3 time Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion.[13][4] Contents [hide] 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Early career (1976–1977) 1.2 National Wresting Alliance / Jim Crockett Promotions (1977–1985) 1.3 World Wrestling Federation (1985–1988) 1.3.1 Birth of "The Dragon" (1985–1986) 1.3.2 Intercontinental Champion (1987–1988) 1.4 Return to the NWA / World Championship Wrestling (1989) 1.5 Return to the WWF (1991) 1.6 Return to WCW (1991–1994) 1.6.1 Tag Team Champion (1991) 1.6.2 Television Champion (1992–1993) 1.6.3 United States Champion (1994) 1.7 Retirement 2 Personal life 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 References 6 External links //

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1976–1977)

Ricky debuted in 1976 as a babyface in the American Wrestling Association (AWA). He took the name "Sam Steamboat, Jr." from older Hawaiian wrestler Sam Steamboat, to whom he is not actually related,[2] and he also wrestled for a time under his real given name before settling on the name Ricky Steamboat (or, alternatively, Rick Steamboat), by which he would be known for the remainder of his career. He went from the AWA to Championship Wrestling from Florida, then to Georgia Championship Wrestling.[2]

National Wresting Alliance / Jim Crockett Promotions (1977–1985)

In 1977, he entered the National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which ran under the concurrent