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Ricky Steamboat
American professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953),[2] better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is an American professional wrestler. He was one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early 1990s, notably competing in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Steamboat became a member of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Ricky Steamboat | |
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![]() Steamboat in 2009 | |
Birth name | Richard Henry Blood |
Born | (1953-02-28) February 28, 1953 (age 71)[1][2] West Point, New York, U.S. |
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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 |
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