[59][60] On the August 18 Clash of the Champions XXIV, he defeated Paul Orndorff to win his second and final WCW World Television Championship. Steve Austin vs. Larry Zbyszko This was also the last time the two legends ever competed in a televised match. 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). 1987, 1988. The two had a classic bout at the Great American Bash and ended their feud in an I Quit Match at Clash of the Champions IX. The match lasted less than 15 minutes, but featured a ton of great spots and proved the two teams were at the pinnacle of the division. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton, 5/30/92: Back to the logical choices that make the most sense, Jeff Jarrett is a great candidate for this job. These episodes are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. He then feuded with US Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin and earned a US title shot at Bash at the Beach, but lost. [49] Billed simply as The Dragon, a series of vignettes began airing in February 1991 that featured him breathing fire. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Sonny Trout & Pat Rose WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Tommy Angel & Terry Bronson when Williams pinned Bronson with the Oklahoma Stampede (8/10/92; Center Stage Theatre) While theres no way the Flair match can be topped as far as a sad performance, the wrong opponent here could really effect the match, and not in a good. Steamboat "hurt" his knee and Flair won the match with a Cradle. Ron Simmons, Van Hammer, & El Gigante vs. Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, & Terrance Taylor Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader had one of the most captivating feuds of 1993. Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Pez Whatley via submission with the full nelson (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA) [53] Their rivalry culminated in a non-title Iron Man Challenge at Beach Blast, which Steamboat won. Terry Funk's technical skills are extremely underrated and this match shows so many layers to Funk as a performer. This dispute culminated in Luger attacking Steamboat on the June 14 Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory, thus turning heel. Steamboat vs. Jericho. With around thirteen minutes left, Ricky managed to tie the score and then take the lead in the last minute of the match. Sting and Cactus Jack had a long-standing feud that dated back to 1991. 10/10/92: Sting got married again in April 2015, so they talked about how fit his wife was. Sting and Ricky Steamboat, despite being in the same company multiple times over several years, have never had a one-on-one match together, this likely being due to the fact that they were both perennial babyfaces at a time when babyface wrestlers didnt normally face each other or feud. RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT (1976 - 2010) Real Name: Richard Blood AKA: Dick Blood; Sam Steamboat Jr. Born: February 28, 1953 - Honolulu, HI Height: 5'10" Weight: 235 .lbs Brother: Vic Steamboat Son: Richie Steamboat Trained By: Verne Gagne & Iron Sheik Titles Held: Mid-Atlantic Television title 1977-80 (2x) Mid-Atlantic Tag-Team 1977-82 (3x) #WWE2K18 #Sting vs. Ricky Steamboat - #WWEExtreme RulesWWE Shop: http://bit.ly/2WjJQaQSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDjoc2OT8-4VD7dKodm_5gThanks for watching, be sure to leave a Like! The referee was distracted by Miss Elizabeth as Savage took advantage and pulled out brass knuckles from his tights and hit Steamboat before pinning him to win the match. THE WRESTLER WRESTLING Magazine 3/87 Koloff Savage Vs Steamboat One Man Gang Uwf - $14.91. The match started purely professional with the four on good terms but this got tighter as it went on with Windham showing more heel facets. Dustin Rhodes defeated Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 7:14 when WCW TV Champion Steve Austin ran out and attacked Rhodes, moments after Rhodes hit the bulldog; Eaton and Dangerously came out with one of the WCW Tag Team Titles, as the match was taped before Eaton & Arn Anderson lost them; after the contest, Barry Windham ran out and aided Rhodes in clearing the ring, 5/16/92: The uninterrupted contest finally came to an end when Sting countered the Diamond Cutter into a Scorpion Death Drop to win his fifth WCW Title. 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In his first televised appearance on TBS since 1994, Steamboat was the guest timekeeper on the August 17, 2022 edition of AEW Dynamite. NWA World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Masahiro Chono pinned the Great Muta at 26:07 via submission with the STF (8/11/92; Tokyo, Japan) [75] Steamboat's last ROH appearance was at Final Battle 2004 where he and Foley finally made peace. Matching him with his brash young counterpart, Ric Flair, was a natural fit. WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor vs. Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip However, Steamboat would lose to his first round opponent Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. 10/3/92: Steamboat kept the nickname and gimmick for the remainder of his career. Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and Sting vs. Rick Rude and Nasty Boys (11 27 1993) FrancisDonald56648670. Buddy Lee Parker with a chop off the middle turnbuckle WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Van Hammer with the Rude Awakening (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA), 11/10/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center He also appeared in Major League Wrestling, as a guest matchmaker. for Chad Byrd) to a no contest in an impromptu match when Rude left ringside, 12/5/92: or enquire for a direct link to the item on our website! Original air date June. Rude took a commanding 3-1 lead and wore down Steamboat. The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack & Butch Reed) pinned Robert Wallace with a boot to the face [50] Steamboat's first match came on a Superstars taping on March 11 in Pensacola, FL when he defeated Jeff Sword. WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Danny Poston On the November 22, 1986 edition of Superstars, Steamboat got a shot at the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship against Macho Man Randy Savage. PN News & El Gigante vs. Carl Nelson & Bubba Howard Up for sale: The Wrestler Magazine March 1987 Brian Adidas, Barry 324693210161 WWE Mattel Elite 93 . In this page you find the full list of all the Tag Teams and Stables included by default in WWE 2K20 with thei His son, Richard Jr. (born 1987), was a wrestler under the ring name Richie Steamboat. [64] On the May 14 edition of Saturday Night, Flair defeated Steamboat to reclaim possession of the title. The family man Steamboat was able to defeat Naitch at Chi-Town Rumble and then controversially retained the title at The Clash Of Champions. Plus he was one of the few to come out of the Ric Flairs Last Match debacle looking good and impressive, so hes got the resume for it. Free shipping for many products! Blood is the older brother of professional wrestler Vic Steamboat. Ron Simmons vs. Sonny Trout [11][58] 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). The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), quarti di finale del torneo per il titolo NWA World Tag Team Championship [36][37][38] 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. 1/4/92: WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko vs. Scott Allen & an unknown by SimoneSDH Category: WWE 2K20 Guides on October 17, 2019 - 18:23 . He then faced off against Randy Savage in the quarterfinals. Clash of the Champions is an American series of professional wrestling television specials that were produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in conjunction with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). 5/9/92 Jim Ross provided sole commentary for the match: Renegade 3. He was a two-time New York State wrestling qualifier and a Florida state champion. Int: Sting/Ricky Steamboat/Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham/Ninja Brian Pillman vs. Rip Rogers WCW Top 10 Int: Dusty Rhodes Big Josh & Ron Simmons vs. Fred Avery & John Peterson Int: Big Josh/Ron Simmons/Terry Taylor Promo WCW Magazine: Superbrawl II; Rick Steiner Clips: Sting vs. [13] He also won the Television title (which by that point had been renamed NWA World Television Championship) a second time. Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton 11/14/92: Steamboat proposed to fight as a masked heel until somebody would remove his mask, but Patterson said he was a consummate babyface. Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Thomas Rich & Joey Maggs [80], He appeared on the February 23 edition of Raw, after being named one of the members of the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame class. Nikita Koloff vs. John Peterson Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, & Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, & Bobby Eaton Ricky Steamboat vs. Dustin Rhodes. Steamboat lost the match by countout but after the match, Savage continued to assault him and injured Steamboat's larynx (kayfabe) with the ring bell, beginning an angle between the two. Jim Duggan Vs. Kamala 4. He unsuccessfully challenged Dangerous Alliance member and United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude for the title at SuperBrawl II. 19 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years", This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 23:50. WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Brian Pillman with the Rude Awakening (1/27/92; Gainesville, GA), 3/7/92: Brian Pillman & Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong when Pillman pinned Bagwell with a crucifix (9/8/92; Center Stage Theatre), 9/9/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center It led up to one last match at Wrestle War '89 where Ric Flair was finally able to defeat The Dragon and once again be the man! Its going to be interesting finding the right person for the job. The match was 45 minutes full of action. Ricky Steamobat & Nikita Koloff vs. Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes, 6/6/92: Ric Flair and Terry Funk had a great feud in 1989. 10 Best Feud-Ending Matches In WCW History, Ranked, Booker T Vs. Bret Hart - Nitro (February 22, 1999), Ricky Steamboat Vs. Steve Austin - Clash Of The Champions 28, The Steiner Brothers Vs. Lex Luger & Sting - SuperBrawl, Hulk Hogan Vs. Ric Flair - Halloween Havoc 1994, Big Van Vader Vs. Cactus Jack - Halloween Havoc 1993, Ric Flair Vs. 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Barry Windham pinned Richard Morton at 7:01 with the superplex; during the bout, it was noted Ricky Steamboat was scheduled to challenge WCW TV Champion Steve Austin on WCW Saturday Night later that day, but it would be Larry Zbyszko challenging for the title due to Steamboats rib injury sustained at the Great American Bash Like the Mutoh idea, it would be best suited to a shorter match, but thats okay. - Steamboat recalled how he and Ric used to compete on the stairmaster and other exercises. Big Van Vader vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. [1] Ricky Steamboat has been the special referee in main event matches between John Cena, Triple H, and/or Edge at WWE house shows. [1] In 2006 at the Raw SummerSlam Tour in Sydney, Australia, he was a referee for a match between Cena and Edge for the WWE Championship. [68][70] In September 1994, Steamboat was fired by WCW President Eric Bischoff via Federal Express package (while injured), thus ending a nearly two decade relationship with the Crockett/Turner wrestling organization. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage: World Wrestling Federation: WrestleMania III Pontiac 29 mars: 1988 Sting vs. Ric Flair: Jim Crockett Promotions: Clash of the Champions I Greensboro 27 mars: 1989 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair Two Out of Three Falls: World Championship Wrestling: Clash of the Champions VI La Nouvelle-Orlans 2 avril: 1990 . Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. His home-state is Connecticut, although he was born in Pennsylvania on February 23rd, 1999. Sting vs. Big Van Vader, 2/22/92: What if one of those dates was November 27? You know how I said it should definitely be a heel since theres no way for anyone to outshine Steamboat in his last match in his hometown? [73] The latter part of 2004 saw Steamboat feud with Mick Foley over which style of wrestling was superior, pure wrestling or hardcore wrestling. The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh vs. Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page Ricky Steamboat Also known as Dragon, Sam Steamboat Jr., Richard Blood, Dick Blood Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Promos Rivals Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Themes Books DVDs Wrestling Games Movies Commentary Career Ratings Comments Matchguide PAYOFF Archives - MR. WRESTLEMANIA THE EARLY YEARS! WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Mike Graham Sting vs. the Medic Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin. For online dispatches please allow 2-3 Business Days for packages to be shipped. Ricky Steamboat pinned Scotty Flamingo with the crossbody off the top (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA), 10/31/92: Steamboat got physical with them, nailing Parker with one of his trademark chops. [48] Steamboat lost the match by disqualification after hitting Luger with a chair. Erik Watts pinned Mike Thor with a fisherman suplex (11/3/92; Anderson, SC) Although Hulk Hogan was not known for matches that were "great," his match against Ric Flair at Halloween Havoc 1994 was solid. [25], In the opening round at WWF The Wrestling Classic, Steamboat faced Davey Boy Smith in a rare match pitting two fan favorites against each other. Cactus/Sullivan Vs. Orndorff/Roma 6. Steamboat continued to challenge for Austin's title, losing in a Bash at the Beach match before finally winning it at August's Clash of the Champions 28. [63], Heading into 1994, Steamboat engaged in one last feud over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with longtime rival Ric Flair, which culminated in a match in the main event of Spring Stampede where the title was briefly held up due to both men's shoulders being pinned at the same time. These retro episodes return remastered and will be posted every Tuesday at 12 Noon EST. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Steamboat - Time Limit Draw (60:00) MACW Boogie Jam 1984 - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. DE. [26], After a victory over Hercules Hernandez at the Los Angeles portion of WrestleMania 2,[27] Steamboat began his next feud with Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Ricky Steamboat vs. Thomas Rich, 1/25/92: At 69 years old there can be no doubt that Steamboat will be incredibly limited in the ring, and as such will need someone quite competent in order to see him through. WCW Saturday Night: January 30, 1993 INT- Shane Douglas/Ricky Steamboat Chris Benoit vs. Tom Zenk INT- Maxx Payne Too Cold Scorpio video Brad Armstrong/Too Cold Scorpio vs. Ron Hagen/Sgt. RELATED: 10 Bizarre WCW Matches That Were Dumb But Entertaining. At Clash Of The Champions 28, the two competed for the US title in a match that, like their feud, is very underrated. 6 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the, Ranked No. Flair (Bash 90); Lex Luger vs. Barry Windham (Bash 91) WWE 2K22 Legends Tag Team Tournament | Sting and Lex Luger vs Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat - The Wildcard Team! Funk was on the offensive for most of this match and he and Flair gave it all they had. At Chicago's Chi-Town Rumble on February 20th, Steamboat defeated Flair to capture his first-ever NWA world title. One of the best pure babyface wrestlers of the 1980s and early 1990s, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat ended up a highly decorated champion by the end of his career, capturing the WWE Intercontinental Championship, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and the WCW World Title. Vinnie Vegas vs. Brad Armstrong The pair competed in four classics and one of them included the last match of their long-running feud. Blue Bloods Vs. Harlem Heat Vs. 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 twelve-time World Tag Team Champion (eight-time under the WCW banner,[10][11] one-time (though unofficial) under the NWA banner[12] and three-time under the Mid-Atlantic banner)[13] and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. Episode 08: NWA WrestleWar '89 - FLAIR VS. STEAMBOAT. Plus, when Steamboat wins, which he inevitably will of course, it doesnt hurt a young opponent to be beaten by an old man. WCW featured countless rivalries that have captivated audiences and culminated in unforgettable matches. Like I said, in a lot of ways hes the perfect man for the job. [1] Before his debut at CWF, Eddie Graham gave him the ring name "Ricky Steamboat" based on his resemblance to Hawaiian wrestler Sammy Steamboat. Buddy Lee Parker Harley Race helped Vader win, which left some fans very unhappy. 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Booker T and Bret Hart had a great feud in 1999. JT Southern vs. Firebreaker Chip The inaugural champion was Orville Brown.The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the . Overall, it launched a long-term feud that became one of the greatest in the history of wrestling. After defeating Ravishing Rick Rude by disqualification at 1988 Royal Rumble,[41] Steamboat was entered into the tournament for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania IV in March 1988. Although Sting left the match with a victory, Cactus Jack gained a ton of confidence and went on to have many classics. [76], In early 2005, Steamboat returned to WWE as a producer and was introduced as a WWE Legend on the "Homecoming" edition of Raw in October 2005. Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson, 5/23/92: Rick Steamboat Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 237 lbs (108 kg) Born February 28, 1953 (age 69) Birth Place West Point, New York Resides Charlotte, North Carolina Billed from Honolulu, Hawaii Charlotte, North Carolina Trainer Verne Gagne The Iron Sheik Debut 1976 Retired 1994 Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Mark Canterbury & Sonny Trout After receiving good reviews for his performance, Steamboat was scheduled to face Jericho in another match at Backlash. Speaking of old-school heels who excel at making opponents shine, QT Marshall is probably the perfect man for the job in a lot of ways. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Download Tom and Jeff do a deep dive into this all-time classic! Some feuds had their best match as a legendary rivalry came to end. [46] All three of Steamboat's matches with Flair were given 5 or more stars by Wrestling Observer Newsletter publisher Dave Meltzer. 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