Richie Steamboat
| Richie Steamboat | |
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Steamboat in April 2010
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| Birth name | Richard Henry Blood Jr. |
| Born |
July 7, 1987 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Family |
Ricky Steamboat (father) Vic Steamboat (uncle) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Richie Steamboat Ricky Steamboat Jr. |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Billed from | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Trained by |
George South Harley Race Pro Wrestling Noah Ricky Steamboat |
| Debut | 2008 |
| Retired | 2015 |
Richard Henry "Richie" Blood, Jr. (born July 7, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Richie Steamboat. He is known for wrestling in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT Wrestling, and was the second FCW Grand Slam Champion having won the Florida Heavyweight Championship, Florida Tag Team Championship, and Jack Brisco 15 Championship.
Before being a wrestler, Richie would appear on World Championship Wrestling as a kid, accompanying his father down the aisle on pay-per views, wearing a little replica of his father's attire. When he grew up, Blood trained with George South in Charlotte, North Carolina for several months. He later trained with Harley Race for approximately four months.
Blood made his professional wrestling debut on July 25, 2008, using the ring name 'Ricky Steamboat Jr.', when he defeated George South Jr. at a Premiere Wrestling Showcase event. The following month, Steamboat debuted for the Exodus Wrestling Alliance, when he defeated Mr. Florida to win the EWA Florida Heavyweight Championship on August 9. Just under a month later, on September 4, Steamboat vacated the championship. That same month, he debuted for Harley Race's World League Wrestling (WLW) promotion, teaming with Naomichi Marufuji to defeat Bao Nguyen and Takeshi Morishima on September 19. He went on a winning streak in WLW, defeating Darin Waid and Tommaso Ciampa, before defeating Terry Murdoch to win the EWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship at a WLW show on October 31. On November 15, Steamboat appeared at an Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South show, where he lost to Prince Mustafa Ali. Steamboat defeated Bobby Eaton to retain the EWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship on November 25, and defeated Eaton in a rematch later that night to win Eaton's EWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship, making him a double champion. On December 5, Steamboat defeated South with a roll-up in Greensboro, North Carolina. The following night, he defeated Jake Manning at Vance High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. In January 2009, Steamboat vacated both the EWA Missouri Heavyweight and the EWA Georgia Heavyweight Championships in order to wrestle in Japan.
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