Ricky Steamboat

This article is about Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. For his son, see Richie Steamboat.
"Richard Blood" redirects here. This is also a onetime ring name of Tito Santana.

Ricky Steamboat
Steamboat in 2022
Birth nameRichard Henry Blood
Born (1953-02-28) February 28, 1953 (age 71)[1][2]
West Point, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)
  • Maureen Powers
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    (m. 1977; div. 1980)​
  • Debra Blood
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    (m. 1981; div. 1985)​
  • Bonny Hastings
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    (m. 1985; div. 2003)​
  • Claudia Sobieski
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    (m. 2004; div. 2012)​
  • Sandi McAlister
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    (m. 2017)​
ChildrenRichie Steamboat
FamilyVic Steamboat (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rick Blood[1]
The Dragon[2]
Richard Blood[1]
Ricky Steamboat[1][2]
Sam Steamboat Jr.[1][2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight237 lb (108 kg)[3]
Billed fromHonolulu, Hawaii[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained byVerne Gagne[1]
The Iron Sheik[1]
DebutMarch 1976[1][4]
RetiredNovember 27, 2022

Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953),[1][2] better known by his ring name Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Steamboat is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.[5]

In JCP and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion,[6] a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion,[7] a four-time World Television Champion,[8][9] a 12-time World Tag Team Champion (eight under the WCW banner,[10][11] one (though unofficial) under the NWA banner,[12] and three under the Mid-Atlantic banner),[13] and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion.[14] In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion[15] and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Ricky Steamboat's Bio". Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Ricky Steamboat WWE". WWE.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pwhfbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "WWE news: The 30 Greatest WWE Superstars of all time ranked (30-21)". Givemesport. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "NWA World Heavyweight Title History". CygyWrestling. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  7. ^ "WWE United States Championship official title history". WWE. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  8. ^ "N.W.A. Mid-Atlantic Television Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  9. ^ "WCW World Television Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  10. ^ "N.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/W.C.W.)". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  11. ^ "WCW World Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  12. ^ "N.W.A. World Tag Team Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  13. ^ "N.W.A. Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  14. ^ "N.W.A. Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  15. ^ "WWE Intercontinental Championship official title history". WWE. Retrieved June 6, 2008.