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1980s Wrestlers: Where Are They Now

Ricky Steamboat 

Ricky Steamboat
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Starting his wrestling career in 1976, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat aka Richard Henry Blood Sr. is an all time wrestling legend. Blood is of mixed ancestry, having been born to an English father and a Japanese mother, he is one of the first asian pro wrestlers. He has won a ton of championships before his first retirement in 1994. In 2005 he came out of retirement and had a second return to the WWE were  Steamboat was attacked by Chris Jericho, who began to feud with the Hall of Famers. He later retired again in 2010. 

Bonus fact! Blood is the oldest brother of professional wrestler Vic Steamboat. Since 2010, Steamboat has worked as a wrestling trainer and in talent relations. He later moved on to being a WWE Ambassador. Most recently, Steamboat appeared in an episode of WWE Raw, along with special guests Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle and Sting during the main event segment to celebrate the 70th birthday of Ric Flair. 


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