| Biography | Richard Henry Blood (born 28 February 1953), better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is a semi-retired, American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is currently (as of August 2014) signed to WWE traveling around the world doing personal appearances and live event autograph sessions and does appear in the ring from time to time to promote his trademark name "Ricky The Dragon Steamboat".
In the NWA and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a four-time World Television Champion, a twelve-time World Tag Team Champion (eight-time under the WCW banner, one-time (though unofficial) under the NWA banner, and three-time under the Mid-Atlantic banner), and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. |