Steamboat lost the match by disqualification after hitting Luger with a chair. After defeating Rick Rude by disqualification at the first-ever Royal Rumble, Steamboat lost to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the first round of a tournament for the vacant WWF Championship at WrestleMania IV in March 1988. Honolulu, HawaiiCharlotte, North Carolina Ricky Steamboat made his comeback in January 1989 and returned to the NWA (specifically, NWA affiliate World Championship Wrestling, the former Jim Crockett Promotions) on the January 21, 1989 edition of World Championship Wrestling (it would later also become the name of the promotion) as a surprise tag team partner of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert against Ric Flair and Barry Windham in a match, in which Steamboat pinned NWA World Champion Flair. On September 4 in Spartanburg, Steamboat reformed his old team with Paul Jones in a loss to Fuller and Borne. He lost the title to Scott Steiner at a television taping on September 29. Shortly thereafter, he announced his retirement. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in a regular tag team with Ricky Steamboat. CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Ricky Steamboat » Matchguide. The two of them had many confrontations and managed teams to face one another, but never had a match against each other. Toys The Dragon would be replaced by "El Matador" Tito Santana. After losing the NWA title, he again ventured into semi-retirement in late 1989. Steamboat, who had been brought in as part of a talent exchange (a trade that sent Steamboat to Mid-Atlantic and One Man Gang to Georgia) by JCP booker George Scott on the recommendation of Wahoo McDaniel, was initially billed as a babyface protege of Wahoo, and barely spoke above whispers in interviews. On the November 19 edition of Clash of the Champions, Steamboat returned to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as the surprise tag team partner of Dustin Rhodes, substituting for an injured Barry Windham. Steamboat's star-making performance came when he pinned Flair after a double thrust off the top rope to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship at the WRAL-TV studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Overview; News and Rumors ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! 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. On the August 18 edition of Clash of the Champions, he defeated Paul Orndorff to win his second and final WCW World Television Championship. Ricky Steamboat … Their rivalry culminated in an Iron Man Challenge at Beach Blast, which Steamboat won. He unsuccessfully challenged Dangerous Alliance member and United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude for the title at SuperBrawl II. DVD Preview: Ricky Steamboat - The Life Story of the Dragon - Ricky Steamboat vs. Chris Jericho - Available June 29. On April 21 at a TV taping in Raleigh, North Carolina, Steamboat teamed with "War Eagle" Chris Chavis (who later went on to fame in the WWF as Tatanka) to defeat Allen Kensey and Sammy Martin in a tag team match (aired on NAWA Wrestling on June 16) and later pinned Chuck Coates in a singles match (aired on NAWA Wrestling on June 30). Steamboat's last ROH appearance was at Final Battle 2004 where he and Foley finally made peace. Steamboat's star making performance came when he pinned Flair after a double thrust off the top rope to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship at WRAL studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. This series of matches underlined exactly why I don't watch WWE anymore. Matching him with his brash young counterpart, Ric Flair, was a natural fit. On the 11/2/91 edition of WWF Superstars, The Dragon was advertised to team with Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart, and The Texas Tornado at Survivor Series to face Skinner, The Berzerker, Big Bully Busick, and Col. Mustafa, despite no longer working for the company. On the March 27, 1993 edition of Power Hour, they lost the NWA and WCW titles to the Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin). This website uses cookies. The Dragon suffered his only loss in his 1991 WWF run at a house show on 10/20/91, falling victim to Skinner's "Gator Breaker" inverted DDT. Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman - Halloween Havoc 1992 - u/corwo. This earned him a shot at the title at Chi-Town Rumble where Steamboat was booked to defeat Flair in the main event for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Their final singles match was on Main Event in July which ended on a disqualification when Steve Austin interfered. Robert Gibson (born Ruben Gibson, July 19, 1958) is an American professional wrestler.He is best known as one half of the tag team known as The Rock 'n' Roll Express, with Ricky Morton.He has competed in singles competition also, and has won various singles championships throughout his career. Billed from He went from the AWA to Championship Wrestling from Florida, then to Georgia Championship Wrestling. He also briefly appeared at the Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view, being recognized as a former Intercontinental Champion. After having creative differences with JCP booker Dusty Rhodes, Steamboat, who had been the top face of the Crockett-owned promotion along with Flair, left JCP. Sam Steamboat, Jr.Ricky SteamboatRick Steamboat CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Ricky Steamboat » Titles. Well I don't tend to watch WWE PPVs these days, but you get the idea, I made an excellent decision. Steamboat and Flair's last encounter was in a tag team match on the July 31 edition of Saturday Night where Steamboat teamed with Sting against Ric Flair and Steve Austin. He however, won both his first NWA World Tag Team Championship (unrecognized by NWA) and his second WCW World Tag Team Championship with Shane Douglas (NWA and WCW titles were unified) on the November 18 edition of Clash of the Champions by defeating Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes. In 2004, he engaged in a series of confrontations with CM Punk over Punk's arrogance in matches Steamboat refereed and then became CM Punk's inspiration to become the better person Steamboat knew he could be. February 28, 1953 (1953-02-28) (age 68) Steamboat would win "squash" matches on WWF Wrestling Challenge on 4/28/91, 5/26/91, 6/16/91, 7/7/91, 7/28/91, 8/18/91, 9/8/91, 9/29/91, and 10/20/91. Slaughter and Don Kernodle; Steamboat and Youngblood being turned on by their friends Jack and Jerry Brisco; Steamboat in a shocking (and surprisingly emotional) feud against former mentor Wahoo McDaniel; and his last great series in the territory, feuding with Tully Blanchard over the NWA TV title. Steamboat later returned to action in 1990 with the North Carolina-based North American Wrestling Association (later renamed South Atlantic Pro Wrestling). [50] On the April 24 edition of Saturday Night, Flair defeated Steamboat to reclaim possession of the title. Weight Ricky Steamboat defends the championship in a 2 out of 3 falls match against Flair. His father was white, and Steamboat's mother is Japanese American, hence his Asian features which were crucial for his "Dragon" gimmick. In 1977, he entered the National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which ran under the concurrent brand names Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Wide World Wrestling (later World Wide Wrestling), as well as airing syndicated TV programs under those respective names), where he would remain for the next eight years of his career. Ricky Steamboat Inactive … He made an appearance on RAW that night, being confronted and then attacked by Chris Jericho. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The Dragon had several wins on WWF Prime Time Wrestling, defeating Demolition Smash (the MSG match), Paul Roma (the MSG match), Col. Mustafa (9/9/91), Tanaka (9/23/91), and The Warlord (by DQ, on 10/14/91). Grappl Rating 4.81 (61) Cagematch 9.53 (115) WON 5* (1) Wrestling Bios Presents – The Career of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat: 1989 – 2009Looking for the previous Ricky Steamboat video that looks at 1976 - 1988? On the January 3, 1987 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Steamboat returned from his injury and prevented Savage from attacking George Steele like he had done to Steamboat two months prior. Singles Wrestler (1976 - 1994) Tag Team Wrestler (1979 - 1994) Road Agent (2004 - 2014) Trainer On-Air Official The latter part of 2004 saw Steamboat feud with Mick Foley over which style of wrestling was superior, pure wrestling or hardcore wrestling. ©2019 by Pro Wrestling Musings. Several weeks after winning the Intercontinental Championship, Steamboat asked WWF owner Vince McMahon for some time off to be with his wife Bonnie, who was expecting the birth of their first son, Richard, Jr. The return of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, now billed only as "The Dragon", to the WWF was promoted with a series of vignettes on WWF Superstars (2/16/91, 2/23/91, 3/2/91, 3/16/91, and 3/24/91) in which The Dragon was shown breathing fire. Birth Place Steamboat kept the nickname and gimmick for the remainder of his career. On the November 22, 1986 edition of Superstars of Wrestling, Steamboat got a shot at the Intercontinental Championship against Randy Savage. In early 2005, Steamboat returned to World Wrestling Entertainment as a road agent and was introduced as a WWE Legend at WWE Homecoming in October 2005. However, due to a contract dispute, this would be Steamboat's last match of note in WCW in 1989. Slaughter. Following the match, Roberts continued to attack Steamboat and was about to place his snake Damien on him, but Steamboat took his komodo dragon out of his bag and scared Roberts from the ring. National Wresting Alliance / Jim Crockett Promotions (1977–1985), Return to the NWA / World Championship Wrestling (1989), North American Wrestling Association/South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (1990). They lost the titles to Arn Anderson and his new partner Bobby Eaton at a live event in January 1992. Fans in the Mid-Atlantic territory to this day talk about classic Steamboat moments: The day Flair dragged his face around the television studio, causing facial scarring, and Steamboat retaliating the following week by ripping Flair's expensive suit to shreds; when longtime tag team partner Paul Jones turned heel on Steamboat at the end of a two-ring battle royal; Steamboat and Youngblood painting yellow streaks down the backs of Paul Jones and Baron Von Raschke in order to embarrass them into defending the World Tag Team titles against the two; Steamboat and Youngblood's top drawing feud with Sgt. Steamboat would be victorious on televised Madison Square Garden events, defeating Haku (4/22/91), Demolition Smash (6/3/91), and Paul Roma (7/1/91). In 1985, Steamboat was offered a contract by Vince McMahon and he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Steamboat knocked Flair out with a backhand chop to set up a match between the two. Being the worst among this group doesn't make you the shittest wrestler ever. CAGEMATCH » Matches » Ricky Steamboat vs. Steve Austin. He was also the referee for the four-way double-elimination match to crown the first holder of the TNA X Division Championship. Steamboat stepped up to the plate during an interview on the syndicated Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling when Flair, the then-Mid-Atlantic Television Champion, began goading the youngster. Steamboat lost the match by count-out but after the match, Savage continued to assault him and injured Steamboat's larynx with the ring bell, beginning an angle between the two. Steamboat was treated as a brand-new wrestler, despite his past success with Ric Flair, who would join the WWF shortly after, and Randy Savage, then a color commentator. Steamboat appeared as the surprise partner for Eddie Gilbert on January 18, 1989, against Barry Windham and NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair. 1994 I used this article to help me pin down the exact matches and their order. The decision was made by WWF management to punish Steamboat by stripping him of the title. At Starrcade, the two faced in a rematch for the title which resulted in a time-limit draw. On the September 2, 1992 edition of Clash of the Champions, Steamboat defeated "Stunning" Steve Austin to win his first WCW World Television Championship under the WCW banner. Richard Henry Blood (February 28, 1953), better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is a retired American professional wrestler who became one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early '90s. Steamboat them 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. Their feud finally ended on the October 4 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, when Steamboat defeated Roberts in their Snake Pit rematch. After a victory over Hercules at WrestleMania 2, Steamboat began his next feud with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. At the SummerSlam Spectacular television special on 8/18/91, The Dragon teamed with "Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich & "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith to defeat The Orient Express team of Tanaka, Kato, & Sato. 1976 Steamboat would win "squash" matches on WWF Superstars on 4/7/91, 4/20/91, 5/11/91, 6/8/91, 6/29/91, 7/20/91, 8/3/91, 8/24/91, 9/14/91, 10/5/91, and 10/26/91. Steamboat knocked Flair out with a backhand chop to set up a match between the two. Height Edge, Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy, Kane und Big Show - Raw I Say Team Raw vs. Steamboat began feuding with the Dangerous Alliance at this point, facing them in a WarGames match at WrestleWar. Steamboat played an important role in the genesis of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was the referee of the first Gauntlet for the Gold for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In a dark match at an NAWA TV taping on March 23 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Steamboat defeated Bob Orton, Jr. by pinfall. West Point, New York Steamboat's "house show" (non-televised event) matches were with The Brooklyn Brawler, Haku, Paul Roma, The Barbarian, Tanaka, Big Bully Busick, Hercules, Skinner, Irwin R. Schyster, and one time-limit draw with Ted DiBiase. He also refereed another title match in July 2007 between John Cena and Randy Orton in Anaheim, California. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling alumni, NWA Toronto United States Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat?oldid=1757947. Ricky Steamboat recalls a classic Steel Cage Match moment that perfectly sums up WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 inductee "Ravishing" Rick Rude. In 2006 at the Raw SummerSlam Tour in Australia, he was a referee for a match between Cena and Edge for the WWE Championship. He also had one last feud over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with longtime rival Ric Flair, which culminated in a match at Spring Stampede where the title was briefly held up due to both men's shoulders being pinned at the same time. Ric Flair is the defending champion, Steamboat the challenger. He had another appearance on WWE television at Ric Flair's farewell on the March 31, 2008 edition of Raw. All three of Steamboat's matches with Flair were given 5-star ratings from Wrestling Observer Newsletter member Dave Meltzer. The highly influential match was considered an instant classic by both fans and critics and was named 1987's Match of the Year by both Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. At WrestleMania III, Steamboat was booked to defeat Savage for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Ricky came back in time for the first-ever Survivor Series in November 1987. On February 23, 2009 it was announced that Steamboat would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair. I'm very into now watching Funk vs Flair and nowhere near interested in The Fiend vs Randy Orton. A month later, at Fall Brawl, Steamboat's TV title reign was ended when he lost to Lord Steven Regal. Professional wrestling career Championship Wrestling from Florida (1985-1987) Kendall Windham started wrestling in 1985 for Championship Wrestling from Florida.He was very skinny but had the same moves and looks as his older brother, Barry.In his early days, he was a good guy (face) and teamed with Barry to feud with Ron Bass, Jack Hart and Kevin Sullivan's "cult". Ricky Steamboat 1977–1985 Aldo Bogni: Aldo Bogni 1965–1969 Steve Borden: Sting 1987–1988 William Boulware Jr. Rocky King 1985–1988 Wayde Bowles: Rocky Johnson Sweet Ebony Diamond 1980–1981 1985–1986 Adolfo Bresciano: Dino Bravo 1976–1979 1986 Freddie Brisco: Jack Brisco 1971–1975 1978 1980 1982–1984 Gerald Brisco WWF Management was still bitter over his impromptu sabbatical from his first WWF run, however, and he was not pushed or given any meaningful feuds (Steamboat himself has implied in interviews that he was being punished for "one-upping" the Hogan-Andre main event at WrestleMania III). In the WWF, Steamboat was a 1 time Intercontinental Champion. He made his pay-per-view debut at the inaugural WrestleMania where he defeated Matt Borne. In 1982, Steamboat and Youngblood were feuding with Boris Zhukov, Don Kernodle, and their manager Sgt. ... Ricky Steamboat, The Big Boss Man, Kerry Von Erich, The Mountie and Bret Hart. Ricky Steamboat defends the championship against Rick Flair after the inconclusive ending at Clash. Ricky debuted in 1976 as a babyface in the American Wrestling Association (AWA). This did not sit well with WWF management as he had been molded to become a long-term Intercontinental Champion. On 10/21/91, The Dragon gave his notice at a big television taping, and reportedly refused participation on the taping when he was told he would be losing to The Undertaker and Irwin R. Schyster. Their feud began when Roberts attacked him before their match on the May 3 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, which did not occur due to Roberts assaulting Steamboat. The match received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer. Born He feuded with US Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin at the moment and earned a US title shot at Bash at the Beach but lost. Steamboat played an important role in the genesis of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was the referee of the first Gauntlet for the Gold for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Cagematch has 22,241 wrestler profiles. CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Ricky Steamboat » Career. SuperBrawl II was the second SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Charlotte, North Carolina Ricky Steamboat … Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat has been inducted by his old WCW Rival and old-time friend Ric Flair into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009. On April 1, 2007, he made an appearance at WrestleMania 23 while various other legends were having a small dance party in the background. He was well known among wrestling fans as being one of the few wrestlers who stayed a babyface throughout his lengthy career. 237 lbs (108 kg) On June 30 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Steamboat reached the final of the NAWA Heavyweight title tournament, but Robert Fuller took advantage of a knee injury Steamboat suffered in a semi-final match against Matt Borne and scored a quick pinfall over Steamboat to become the first NAWA Champion. Zhukov, t… Authorities say former WWE wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has been charged with third degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in a death that occurred more than 30 years ago. Luger stood over the fallen Steamboat and arrogantly said, "There's your #1 contender!" Ricky Steamboat defends the championship against Rick Flair after the inconclusive ending at Clash. Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff vs. Jushin Thunder Liger and Brian Pillman - Great American Bash 1982 - u/corwo. They battled each other in a Snake Pit match at The Big Event, which Steamboat won. On the January 4, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, his intense feud with Muraco ended after he and Junkyard Dog beat Muraco and Fuji in a tag team match. On the November 2 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he defeated Fuji in a Kung Fu Challenge. He retired for good in September 1994. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Cagematch ratings are liable to change day by day as new users rate each match. He took the name Sam Steamboat Jr. from older Hawaiian wrestler Sam Steamboat, to whom he is not actually related, and he also wrestled for a time under his real given name before settling on the name Ricky Steamboat (or, alternately, Rick Steamboat), by which he would be known for the remainder of his career. He was also the referee for the four-way double-elimination match to crown the first holder of the TNA X Division Championship. Overview; Other Matches; Ratings; Comments; Match Data. Hall of Fame wrestling announcer Jim Ross sat down with Sporting News to discuss perhaps the greatest trio of matches in the history of pro wrestling between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. Ricky Rice is an American retired professional wrestler. He also held the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship singles crown twice and wore the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship straps four times (three times with Paul Jones, once with Jay Youngblood). After a successful title defense against Hercules on the May 2 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he dropped the belt to The Honky Tonk Man on the June 13 edition of Superstars of Wrestling; his son was born later that month. The Match That Led To Steamboat Challenging Flair For The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship In 1989 via Cagematch. On the September 14, 1985 edition of Championship Wrestling, Steamboat defeated Mr. Fuji but after his victory, he was attacked by Don "The Magnificient" Muraco pitting Steamboat in a feud against fellow Hawaiians Muraco and Fuji. The event took place on February 29, 1992 from the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.. Nine matches took place at the event, with one being a dark match. Match Cagematch Rating WON Rating Event Date Notes; 1st: Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat: 9.58 ***** NWA Chi-Town Rumble: February 20: NWA World Heavyweight title On July 14, 1991, The Dragon was advertised to face Bret "The Hitman" Hart in front of 19,000 fans at the "WWF WrestleFest '91" live event in St. Louis, but the card was switched around due to numerous wrestlers unable to make the show. Romero started wrestling in 1975 in Amarillo under a mask and calling himself "Silver Streak". CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Ricky Steamboat » Matches. This led into the WWF SummerSlam '91 pay-per-view, at which The Dragon teamed with The British Bulldog & The Texas Tornado to defeat Power & Glory and The Warlord in the opening six-man tag team match. Ricky Steamboat 95% NWA Starrcade 1988 - 'True Gritt' (12/ 26/ 1988): NWA World Heavyweight Championship Title Can Change Hands Via Disqualification Match (Rating: 8.22) On the August 28 edition of Clash of the Champions, he got a rematch against Austin where Steamboat hurt his back, but managed to pin Austin for the United States Heavyweight Championship. After Steamboat retained the NWA title against Flair in a controversial ending on the April 2 edition of Clash of the Champions, Flair and Steamboat would then face each other in their final rematch, until 1994, at the first-ever WrestleWar in May, where Steamboat dropped the title back to Flair. This dispute culminated in Luger attacking Steamboat on the June 14 edition of Clash of the Champions, thus turning heel. In early 2006, Ricky Steamboat told WWE management that he would like to come out of retirement at WrestleMania 22 and work a match with Ric Flair, but the idea was nixed. Ricky Steamboat vs. Steve Austin Match. Ricky Steamboat vs. Steve Austin - Clash of the Champions XX - u/corwo. Trainer He has also made appearances for Ring of Honor where he refereed the first defense of the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship. Ricky Steamboat Inactive Also known as Dragon, Sam Steamboat Jr., Richard Blood, Dick Blood. After losing the title and with Flair now turned into a babyface after being attacked by Terry Funk, Steamboat would remain the #1 contender to the NWA World Title, a fact that irked fellow babyface U.S. Champion Lex Luger. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ring names However, he had to give up the belt due to the injury at Fall Brawl. 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