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Ricky Steamboat

Ricky Steamboat
Ricky Steamboat March 2015.jpg
Steamboat in March 2015
Birth name Richard Henry Blood
Born (1953-02-28) February 28, 1953 (age 63)
West Point, New York, U.S.
Residence Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Spouse(s) Maureen Powers (m. 1977; div. 1980)
Debra Blood (m. 1981; div. 1985)
Bonny Hastings (m. 1985; div. 2003)
Claudia Sobieski (m. 2004)
Children Richie Steamboat
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Rick Blood
The Dragon
Richard Blood
Ricky Steamboat
Sam Steamboat Jr.
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Billed from Honolulu, Hawaii
Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by Verne Gagne
The Iron Sheik
Debut 1976
Retired 2009

Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953), better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

In the NWA and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a four-time World Television Champion, a twelve-time World Tag Team Champion (eight-time under the WCW banner,one-time (though unofficial) under the NWA banner, and three-time under the Mid-Atlantic banner), and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.


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