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April 10, 2020
Ric Flair and Steve Austin Play Word Association
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March 6, 2017
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat to induct “Ravishing” Rick Rude into WWE Hall of Fame
WWE announced the following today:
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat to induct "Ravishing" Rick Rude into WWE Hall of Fame
"Ravishing" Rick Rude will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by one of his greatest rivals, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. The news was broken by Bleacher Report in an exclusive interview with the 2009 inductee.
The two locked horns several times in WWE in the late 1980s, including a memorable bout that kicked off the first-ever Royal Rumble event in 1988. However, their rivalry reached its boiling point in the early 1990s in WCW. With Rude as the centerpiece of Paul Heyman's nefarious Dangerous Alliance, "The Dragon," one of the most heroic competitors ever, was one of the first to stand up to the villainous faction.
Steamboat zeroed in on Rude, the reigning United States Champion, in a series of matches that thrilled WCW fans. Their rivalry came to a head at Beach Blast 1992 in a grueling 30-Minute WCW Iron Man Match, where Steamboat eked out a narrow 4-3 victory in the waning moments of the battle.
Now, "The Dragon" will have the chance to reflect on the impact "Ravishing" Rick Rude had on sports-entertainment as he inducts his late rival into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017. What will Steamboat have to say? Tune into the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, live on Friday, March 31, at 8 ET/5 PT, exclusively on WWE Network!
January 21, 2016
Ricky Steamboat Talks WWE Hall of Famers Selling Their Rings
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat recently appeared on “The Roman Show”, and during the interview Steamboat had the following to say about WWE Hall of Famers selling their rings:
“You have to look at the situation and the circumstance. I feel bad for the guys who ever it is unless they needed money,” he said. “A lot of guys as they get older their hips and their knees of course not being able to afford hospitalization and so on, but if they are selling to get money to go buy a car I find it disrespectful. People ask me what was one of the most memorable moments of my career. In 20 years of active wrestling and all the wrestling I got with of (Randy) Savage, (Ric) Flair, Don Morocco, and the list goes on and on. A memorable moment was when I got inducted into the hall of fame in 2009. I look at it I’ve done everything in my career to get that ring and recognize to be a hall of famer it was a big moment for me.”
July 12, 2015
Ricky Steamboat Comments on the Future of WWE
Ricky Steamboat sounds like a proud father when discussing the current crop of WWE superstars. Along with his WWE Hall of Fame career, The Dragon had a hand in the early days of the company’s developmental system from Florida Championship Wresting to NXT.
“It’s very exciting for me to see the company make this very strong attempt for a third brand,” Steamboat said. “We have Raw, SmackDown and now NXT. I like it and am very excited for it because 99 percent of the staff and personnel come out of the school. We are putting our young kids on the road. I also like the fact they are sort of being initiated old school. Every night they go to the towns. They are doing a lot of driving. We were doing that back in the 1970s where it would be 2 or 300 miles a night without GPS. I always wondered how we made it with a map at night. I’m happy to see NXT grow. Everything they are doing, they are going in the right direction.”
For Steamboat, the future is bright and now.
“There is just so much new talent,” he said. “Look at the talent that has broken through. Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Cesaro. There are a number of talents there. Everyone wonders if you give them the ball, are they going to score or are they going to fumble? Obviously, all the names I mentioned have scored very well. I got to help them while coaching at the school, which is great.”
April 15, 2015
Ricky Steamboat Confirms the WWE Status of His Son Richie Steamboat
In the video above, WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat confirms the status of his son Richie Steamboat. There has been a lot of speculation on Richie's status after he was taken out of action following a back surgery a few years ago. Ricky confirms that Richie will not be able to wrestle anymore.
Ricky noted that Richie, a former FCW Champion, injured 4 discs in his back and has had surgery but won't be able to follow in his footsteps. Ricky added that his son "gets it" and has the look for the business.
Ricky also discusses the WWE World Heavyweight Title picture coming out of WrestleMania 31 and breakout talents that have came from NXT.
September 18, 2014
This Day In Wrestling History
Fabulous Moolah defeated Judy Grable in a tournament final for the WWF(E) Women's title.
September 18, 1956
AWA Tag Team title declared vacant due to Ken Patera's injury.
September 18, 1989
Ricky Steamboat surrenders the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title to Steve Austin due to injury.
September 18, 1994
America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) defeat Brian Lee & Ron Harris for the NWA World Tag Team Titles, marking their first reign as tag champs in TNA.
September 18, 2002
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July 26, 2014
Ricky Steamboat Talks About His WWE Status, Not Turning Heel, Having Respect for Flair, More
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat recently spoke with The Post & Courier's Mike Mooneyham to promote next week's NWA Legends Fanfest in Charlotte. Below are some highlights:
Never turning heel and suggesting the idea to Pat Patterson in the 90's:
"I cannot come up with a main-event name who throughout their career didn't work as a heel or a face at some point. Not that I didn't try. Pat simply told me that it would probably ruin my career. I just wanted to experience what it felt like on the other side of the fence. As we all know, the heels have the most fun out there in the ring."
Having respect for Ric Flair during their rivalry:
"We never had any kind of locker-room disputes or anything outside the ring. We were very respectful of each other. We grew to enjoy each other in the ring only because of the respect we gave each other and our respect for the business ... and for the match that particular night. It didn't matter if it was 200 fans in Columbia of if there were 15,000 fans in Greensboro. We would go out there and take them on a ride."
Meeting fans at Fanfest on Friday:
"It'll be a good day. If it wasn't for the fans who came out and bought tickets, none of us would be where we're at. It takes the family package to put it all together. And it will be good to see some of the guys I've worked with and sit and reminisce. I've been put here to hang around a little bit longer and very happily give back."
His WWE status:
"I am under a Legends contract. I'm like a diplomat. I do appearances and autograph sessions and speak for the company. It's a great gig for me. I'm glad I'm still able to do this and still have some notoriety, to keep this old dog going until it's time to ride off into the sunset."
April 7, 2013
Rumor Mill - NXT A Third Brand?
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April 1, 2013
Ricky Steamboat no longer coaching in WWE developmental
WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is no longer coaching in WWE developmental. Steamboat told everyone goodbye last Thursday night according to a report by Dave Meltzer. He still remains with WWE in the Talent Relations department.
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February 20, 2013
This Day In Wrestling History
Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeats Joe "Scissors" Stecher to finally unify the World championship in St. Louis, Missouri. Lewis had been recognized as World champion in various areas, while Stecher held the linear championship belt. This match had been put off several times since 1925. While Lewis now has the strongest claim as World champion, the New York State Athletic Commission decides to recognize Hans Steinke as champion.
February 20, 1928
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defeats Ric Flair for the NWA World Title.
February 20, 1989
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December 18, 2012
Video: Match of the Year: 2012 Slammy Award Presentation
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December 17, 2012
Jim Ross, "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Ricky "The Dragon" Seamboat awarded Match of the Year to Triple H and The Undertaker
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September 18, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
Fabulous Moolah defeated Judy Grable in a tournament final for the WWF(E) Women's title.
September 18, 1956
AWA Tag Team title declared vacant due to Ken Patera's injury.
September 18, 1989
Ricky Steamboat surrenders the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title to Steve Austin due to injury.
September 18, 1994
America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) defeat Brian Lee & Ron Harris for the NWA World Tag Team Titles, marking their first reign as tag champs in TNA.
September 18, 2002
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May 21, 2012
Former WWE Diva Ivory comments On Chyna, Tough Enough, Miss Kitty, More
Lisa “Ivory” Moretti was recently interviewed by RingbellesOnline.com about Stacy “The Kat” Carter using Jerry Lawler, hating the finish to her WM 17 match with Chyna and more. Here are the highlights:
On what caused her to go to the GLOW audition, and why she stuck around: “I went there because my girlfriend Nadine – who was my tag team partner Ashley – was an actress, so she got a call for an audition. So she wanted to drag me over there because we were friends from our cheerleading days… I didn’t know anything about wrestling and didn’t want to get squashed by a bunch of big, huge musclewomen but when I met Mando [Guerrero], he was the guy that turned me on to wrestling because he was so passionate about it.”
On being a Tough Enough trainer: “I wouldn’t have picked Linda Miles [to win Tough Enough 2]. I avidly said that when we had our sit-downs to decide who would stay and who would go – I mean, it was just all up to us, of course – but Linda Miles definitely has great charisma, but I knew she had an ego problem and I outwardly said ‘I will shoot myself in my foot if Linda Miles gets picked,’ because I don’t want to share a locker room with her.”
On standing up Ricky Steamboat at the Cauliflower Alley reunion last month: “I had a date with Ricky Steamboat to go to the pool and have a vodka rocks with him, the the GLOW girls said, ‘We’re all getting together for lunch, you gotta do that,’ and I was like, ‘Ooh, Ricky Steamboat and vodka or all the girls at lunch.’ And I did the girls and lunch because there are more of them and this is the beginning and we’ve all got to stick together… I hoped he would have forgotten, but then later at the banquet he reminded me, and he couldn’t find me. I was like, ‘Oh, man! Did I just blow it!’”
Her opinion of Stacy “Miss Kitty” Carter: “She was a poison. She used her Jerry Lawler card just to get on board and Jerry Lawler was an announcer, so he’s got a lot of push on who he can say great things about and interject about during his two hours on TV and then he’s also privileged to be in on the writers’ meetings. So here you’ve got a person who comes on board that has somebody rooting for them. She snuck her way into an angle with Chyna as the Mini-Me girl; look at all the stuff she got on board with that was already existing without her help – Right To Censor… she [even] got in on the Women’s Title and what did she do with it? Nothing.”
On Chyna squashing her at WrestleMania X-Seven: “She was a taker in the ring, not a giver… The only regret I have is that I should have kicked out at WrestleMania. If Mae and Moolah taught me anything, it was, ‘It’s live, do what you want to do.’ And when she lay on me like she did at the very end, I thought, ‘That is so rank’… and then the very next day at lunch, Stone Cold said to me ‘I didn’t like the way she pinned you.’ I said, ‘Me neither!’ “He said, ‘You should have kicked out.’ And I said, ‘That’s what I was thinking!’”
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May 7, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Owen Hart
May 7, 1965
Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Title.
May 7, 1989
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March 28, 2012
Ricky Steamboat Comments on FCW Talent that are Ready to be Called Up
"I believe Seth Rollins and Bo Rotundo are ready for a look-see. I think Husky [Harris], who is Bo's brother is ready for a look. A guy who has been with us for about six months in Antonio Cesaro is ready for a look. Not knowing his background, I find he has been doing this for a while. He is ready. I think my son is ready for a look. Every quarter collectively, all the trainers give a report on all the talent that is sent up to WWE for them to look at."
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February 28, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History - Happy Birthday to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
August 27, 2011
WWE Reps Announced for Harley Race Wrestling Camp
World League Wrestling has announced an initial list of individuals scouting talent at the annual Harley Race training camp October 17-21 in Missouri. Representing WWE will be Ricky Steamboat and William Regal. Also attending will be Kevin Von Erich. From the NOAH promotion in Japan will be Ryu Nakata and fellow employee Ken Hirayama. Several current WWE wrestlers went through Race's camp before they were signed to WWE contracts.
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May 7, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Owen Hart
May 7, 1965
Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Title.
May 7, 1989
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