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
Birth name
Richard Henry Blood
Born
(1953-02-28) February 28, 1953 (age 71)[1][2] West Point, New York, 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; div. 2012)
Sandi McAlister
(m. 2017)
Children
Richie Steamboat
Family
Vic 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 height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight
235 lb (107 kg)[3]
Billed from
Honolulu, Hawaii[1] Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by
Verne Gagne[1] The Iron Sheik[1]
Debut
1976[1][4]
Retired
November 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 often regarded as one of the best 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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