Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953), is an American professional wrestler.
Background[]
Pre-WrestleMania[]
Steamboat debuted in WWE in 1985. Shortly after his debut, Steamboat was given the gimmick of a babyface nicknamed "The Dragon"; Steamboat's jacket-and-trunks attire was replaced by a keikogi and long tights. Steamboat's mother is Japanese American, hence his Asian features which were crucial for his "Dragon" gimmick. Steamboat kept the nickname and gimmick for the remainder of his career.
Match Record[]
| Winner | Loser | Location | WrestleMania | Stipulations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Steamboat | Matt Borne | New York, New York | I | Singles match | March 31, 1985 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Hercules Hernandez | Los Angeles, California | 2 | Singles match | April 7, 1986 |
| Ricky Steamboat (with George Steele) | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) | Pontiac, Michigan | III | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | March 29, 1987 |
| Greg Valentine | Ricky Steamboat | Atlantic City, New Jersey | IV | First round tournament match | March 27, 1988 |
| Chris Jericho | Ricky Steamboat/Roddy Piper/Jimmy Snuka (with Ric Flair) | Houston, Texas | XXV | Handicap Elimination match | April 5, 2009 |
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Diving crossbody
- Signature moves
- Arm drag
- Dropkick
- Electric chair drop
- Elevated double chickenwing, dropped into a chickenwing facebuster
- Front powerslam
- Headscissors takedown
- Kneeling facebuster
- Multiple chop variations
- Cross
- Diving overhead
- Kesagiri
- Knife-edged
- Mongolian
- Multiple pinning variations
- Crucifix
- Schoolboy
- Roll-up
- Small package
- Sunset flip
- Victory roll
- Scoop slam
- Seated armbar
- Skin the cat
- Snap scoop powerslam
- Spinning heel kick
- Spinning spinebuster
- Superplex
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Nicknames
- "The Dragon"
- Entrance themes
- "Opening Ceremony" ("The Dragon Breathing Fire") by Coloursound (WCW)
- "Sirius" by The Alan Parsons Project (WWF)
- "Hercules" by Sonoton Music Library (WWE DVD overdub)
- "Dragon" by Jim Johnston (WWF/WWE)
- "Rydeen" by Yellow Magic Orchestra (AJPW)
- "Tong Poo" (Live, Public Pressure) by Yellow Magic Orchestra (NJPW)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA United States/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic/NWA World Television/WCW World Television Championship (4 times)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Paul Jones (3), Dino Bravo (1) and Jay Youngblood (1)
- NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Jay Youngblood (5), Paul Jones (1), Dustin Rhodes (1) and Shane Douglas (1)
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)
| WWE Intercontinental Champions |
|---|
| Pat Patterson ● Greg Valentine ● Randy Savage ● Ricky Steamboat ● The Honky Tonk Man ● Ultimate Warrior ● Rick Rude ● Mr. Perfect ● The Texas Tornado ● Bret Hart ● Roddy Piper ● British Bulldog ● Shawn Michaels ● Razor Ramon ● Diesel ● Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H ● Rocky Maivia/The Rock ● Stone Cold Steve Austin ● Ken Shamrock ● Road Dogg ● The Godfather ● Edge ● D'Lo Brown ● Chris Jericho ● Kurt Angle ● Rikishi ● Eddie Guerrero ● Billy Gunn ● Jeff Hardy ● Kane ● Albert ● Christian ● William Regal ● Rob Van Dam ● Booker T ● Randy Orton ● Ric Flair ● CM Punk ● JBL ● Big Show ● Daniel Bryan ● The Miz |