Ricky Steamboat Biography-Wiki
Ricky Steamboat is an American retired professional wrestler known for his stage name as Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. He is also recognized for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.
Ricky Steamboat Age and Birthday
Ricky was born Richard Henry Blood Sr. on February 28, 1953, in West Point, New York, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on 28th February of every year. He is 67 years old as of 2020.
Ricky Steamboat Height and Weight
Ricky a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m). He also weighs 235 lb (107 kg).
Ricky Steamboat Education
Steamboat attended and graduated in 1971 from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida, where he was on the school wrestling team.
Ricky Steamboat Parents and Siblings
Ricky was born to a Japanese mother and an English father. However, the names of his parents are not yet in limelight. Steamboat has a younger brother Vic Steamboat, a retired professional wrestler.
Ricky Steamboat Wife
Ricky has been married five times. He married his first wife Maureen Powers in 1977 and later divorced in 1980. He married his second wife Debra in 1981, they divorced in 1985 after four years of marriage, Blood then married his third wife Bonny Hastings in 1985, together they have a son, Richard Jr. (born July 7, 1987), who is also a wrestler, their marriage ended in divorce in 2003. After divorcing from Hastings, Blood married his fourth wife Claudia Sobieski in 2004. They divorced in 2012. Blood married his fifth wife, Sandi McAlister, in 2017.
Ricky Steamboat Championship Wrestling from Florida
Ricky went from the AWA to Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF). Before his introduction at CWF, Eddie Graham gave him the ring name “Ricky Steamboat” in light of his similarity to Hawaiian grappler Sammy Steamboat. As per Steamboat, Graham suspected “Rick Blood” was a decent name for a heel, however not a face
Ricky Steamboat World Championship Wrestling
Steamboat made his comeback to wrestling in January 1989 and returned to the NWA (specifically, NWA affiliate World Championship Wrestling) on the January 21, 1989 edition of World Championship Wrestling (it would later become the name of the promotion) as a surprise tag team partner of “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert against NWA World Champion, Ric Flair and Barry Windham in a tag team match that saw Steamboat pin Flair. This earned him a shot at the title at Chi-Town Rumble where Steamboat defeated Flair in the main event for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He was also the last NWA World Champion to defend the belt in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in a match against Tiger Mask II. After Steamboat retained the NWA title against Flair in a controversial ending on the April 2 Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun, Flair, and Steamboat would then face each other in their final rematch at WrestleWar in May, where Steamboat dropped the title to Flair. All three of Steamboat’s matches with Flair were given 5 or more stars by Wrestling Observer Newsletter publisher Dave Meltzer.
After losing the title, Steamboat remained the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, a fact that irked fellow babyface U.S. Champion Lex Luger. This dispute culminated in Luger attacking Steamboat on the June 14 Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory, thus turning heel. Luger stood over the fallen Steamboat and arrogantly said, “There lays your number one contender!” Steamboat then demanded a no disqualification match against Luger at The Great American Bash for the title, but just before the bell Luger demanded the clause be dropped or there would not be a match. Steamboat lost the match by disqualification after hitting Luger with a chair. Due to a contract dispute this would be Steamboat’s last match of note in WCW in 1989.
Ricky Steamboat Appearances and WWE Ambassador
On June 28, 2010, he came back to WWE Raw to advance his new DVD just to be assaulted and harmed by The Nexus. On WWE’s site the next day, it was reported that in the storyline, Steamboat experienced wounds the assault. Be that as it may, on July 1 WWE’s site declared that the earlier night, Steamboat felt authentic genuine annoyance and shoulders and thus, was presently really hospitalized. This caused WWE to bring down any storyline data identified with that assault.
Steamboat functioned as an NXT coach and in the ability relations office with Triple H until the formative arrival of his child, Richie Steamboat, in 2013. He later proceeded onward to being an Ambassador.
On the February 25, 2019 scene of WWE Raw, Steamboat alongside unique visitors Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, and Sting showed up during the headliner section to commend the 70th birthday celebration of Ric Flair. Nonetheless, Flair would be assaulted by Batista as opposed to showing up on the screen.
Ricky Streamboat Net Worth
Steamboat is a retired American wrestler who has a net worth of $1 million.
Frequent Asked Questions About Ricky Streamboat
Who is Ricky Streamboat?
Ricky Steamboat is an American retired professional wrestler known for his stage name as Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.
How old is Ricky Streamboat?
Ricky is 67 year old as of 2020. He was born on February 28, 1953, in West Point, New York, United States of America.
How tall is Ricky Streamboat?
Ricky a man of average stature. He stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m).
Who is Ricky Steamboat son?
Ricky and her divorced wife Boony Hasting have a son with Richard Blood Jr. also a retired professional wrestler
What ethnicity is Ricky Steamboat?
Blood is of mixed ancestry, having been born to an English father and a Japanese mother.
What happened to Ricky Steamboat the wrestler?
Ricky captured the NWA world championship in 1989 and was Intercontinental champion for the WWE. After time with the WCW, he retired from the ring in 1994.
How much is Ricky Steamboat worth?
Steamboat is a retired American wrestler who has a net worth of $1 million.