Richard Blood was born on February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York, USA as Richard Henry Blood. He is known for his work on WrestleMania III (1987), WrestleMania IV (1988) and Starrcade (1983). He has been married to Claudia Sobieski since August 21, 2004. He was previously married to Bonnie Blood, Debra and Maureen Muriel Powers.
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| 1 | Of English and Japanese descent. |
| 2 | Appearing as a Referee and figurehead with Ring of Honor where he ended a feud with wrestler CM Punk since March and starting a new feud with Punk against Generation Next, a group of up and comers. [July 2004] |
| 3 | Retired from the ring due to injuries. Now trains professional wrestlers, coaches amateur wrestlers, and manages the auto racing career of son Richie. [September 2003] |
| 4 | Now works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a road agent. [2005] |
| 5 | WWE Hall of Famer. |
| 6 | After he won the Intercontinental Championship, he asked Vince McMahon for some time off to be with his wife who was expecting the birth of their son Richard Blood Jr. This did not sit well with WWF management and shortly after he was forced to drop the belt to the Honkytonk Man aka Wayne Farris. Still bitter, the WWE did not push him or give him any meaningful matches upon his return. He left for WCW shortly after. |
| 7 | Former Intercontinental Champion. |
| 8 | Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002. (charter class) |
| 9 | In NWA TNA, Steamboat arrived on the scene in an on air executive role. |
| 10 | Has remained good friends with Ric Flair, despite their completely different lifestyles (Steamboat was/is considered and devoted family man, while Flair, on the other hand, was/is a bit of a "swinger"). |
| 11 | Notable Title Wins Include: NWA US Championship (2); NWA Tag Team Championship(6); WWF Intercontinental Championship; NWA World Heavyweight Championship; WCW Tag Team Championship (2); WCW Television Championship (2); WCW US Championship |
| 12 | His matches with Ric Flair have always been classic ones, as one of their matches in 1978 was voted third runner up, one of their matches in 1984 was voted third runner up, and two of their matches from 1989 were voted second runner up and match of the year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine. |
| 13 | In 1989, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat had three legendary wrestling matches versus "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. These three matches are widely considered to be the three greatest professional wrestling matches of the 20th century. |
| 14 | Worked as a regular for Jim Crockett Promotions (a member of the worldwide sanctioning body called the National Wrestling Alliance) from 1976 to 1985. |
| 15 | Was given the name "Ricky Steamboat" by wrestling promoter Eddie Graham due to his strong resemblance to wrestling legend Sammy Steamboat. Sammy even endorsed the name change and allowed them to bill the "Ricky Steamboat" character as his nephew. Ricky and Sammy remained friends until Sammy's death. |
| 16 | Trained by former AWA World champion Verne Gagne. |
| 17 | Received the 1995 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Editor's Award. |
| 18 | His series of matches with Ric Flair (with the first taking place in 1977 and the last taking place in 1994) is generally looked at as one of wrestling's finest artistic achievements. |
| 19 | Although billed as being from "Honolulu, Hawaii," was actually born and raised in upstate New York. He also lived in Florida as a teenager. |
| 20 | Received the 1995 PWI Editor's Award. |
| 21 | 1977 Inside Wrestling Rookie of the Year. |
| 22 | Professional wrestler |
| 23 | Former WCW Tag Team Champion |
| 24 | Defeated Randy Savage at WrestleMania III (1987) in what many consider the greatest WrestleMania match of all time. |
| 25 | A professional wrestler who held the NWA World heavyweight championship, WWE Intercontinental championship, 'NWA' World tag team championship (Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW version), WCW World tag team championship, 'NWA' U.S. championship (JCP/WCW version), World television championship (JCP/WCW version), Mid-Atlantic heavyweight championship, and Mid-Atlantic tag team championship. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| WCW World Championship Wrestling | 1991-1994 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XXVIII | 1994 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Bash at the Beach | 1994 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Spring Stampede | 1994 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW SuperBrawl IV | 1994 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Starrcade | 1993 | TV Movie | Rick Steamboat |
| WCW Battlebowl | 1993 | TV Movie | Rick Steamboat |
| Halloween Havoc | 1993 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Fall Brawl | 1993 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XXIV | 1993 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Slamboree 1993 | 1993 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat (as Los Dos Hombres) |
| WCW Worldwide Wrestling | 1983-1993 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| Starrcade | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XXI | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Halloween Havoc | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Beach Blast | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW the Great American Bash | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XIX | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW Wrestle War | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat- Sting's Squadron |
| WCW SuperBrawl II | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XVIII | 1992 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Starrcade | 1991 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions XVII | 1991 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WWF Superstars | 1986-1991 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WCW/NWA the Great American Bash | 1989 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory | 1989 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW/NWA WrestleWar | 1989 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun | 1989 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WCW/NWA Chi-Town Rumble | 1989 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 16 | 1988 | Video | Ricky 'the Dragon' Steamboat |
| Saturday Night's Main Event: The Greatest Hits | 1988 | Video | Ricky the Dragon Steamboat |
| WCW Main Event | 1988 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| WrestleMania IV | 1988 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat |
| WWF Challenge | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WrestleMania III | 1987 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWF Prime-Time Wrestling | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 10 | 1987 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 11 | 1987 | Video | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 12 | 1987 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 13 | 1987 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 14 | 1987 | Video | Ricky the Dragon Steamboat |
| History of the Intercontinental Belt | 1987 | Video | Ricky the Dragon Steamboat |
| Jake the Snake Roberts | 1987 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| The Hart Foundation | 1987 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches | 1987 | Video | Ricky the Dragon Steamboat |
| WWF: The Big Event | 1986 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| WrestleMania 2 | 1986 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 5 | 1986 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 6 | 1986 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 8 | 1986 | Video | Ricky The Dragon Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 9 | 1986 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Ricky the Dragon Steamboat | 1986 | Video | Ricky The Dragon Steamboat |
| The WWF's Grand Slams | 1986 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| The A-Team | 1985 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWF All-Star Wrestling | 1985 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 3 | 1985 | Video | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Best of the WWF Volume 4 | 1985 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Land of a Thousand Dances | 1985 | Video short | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| The WWF's Amazing Managers | 1985 | Video | Ricky The Dragon Steamboat |
| Starrcade | 1984 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Pro Wrestling USA | 1984 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| Starrcade | 1983 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | 1973 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| World Championship Wrestling | 1972 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| WrestleMania | 2015 | TV Movie | Ricky Steamboat |
| WrestleMania XXX | 2014 | TV Movie | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWE 2k14 | 2013 | Video Game | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat (voice) |
| WWE NXT | 2012 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| WWE '12 | 2011 | Video Game | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat (voice) |
| WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW | 2009 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| MCW: Resurrection | 2006 | Video | Referee |
| Jake 'The Snake' Roberts: Pick Your Poison | 2005 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| WWE: Byte This! | 2005 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| ROH: Round Robin Challenge III | 2004 | Video | Ricky Steamboat |
| NWA: Total Nonstop Action | 2002 | TV Series | Ricky Steamboat |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Funks | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| WWE Hall of Fame | 2016 | Himself |
| The Resurrection of Jake the Snake | 2015 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| WWE Raw | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story | 2014 | Video documentary | Ricky Steamboat |
| The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Ricky Steamboat |
| Bonus Content | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Creative Continuity | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| WWE Hall of Fame 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| WWE Tough Enough | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon | 2010 | Video | Himself (as Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat) |
| WWE Backlash | 2009 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania | 2009 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWE Hall of Fame 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat |
| UWF: Capital Punishment II | 2007 | Video | Himself |
| WWE Vengeance | 2007 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat |
| WrestleMania 23 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself (as Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat) |
| WWE Vengeance | 2006 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat |
| Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story | 2006 | Video documentary | Ricky Steamboat |
| WWE Smackdown! | 2006 | TV Series | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWE Vengeance | 2005 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat, Road Agent (as Ricky Steamboat) |
| WWE Legends: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Clash of the Champions XXII | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Summerslam | 1991 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches | 1989 | Video | Himself (as Ricky Steamboat) |
| Clash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Royal Rumble | 1988 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| Survivor Series | 1987 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WWF: The Wrestling Classic | 1985 | TV Special | Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat |
| WrestleMania | 1985 | TV Special | Ricky Steamboat |
| World Pro Wrestling TV | 1984 | TV Series | Himself (1985) |
