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Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-tv.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Champion]], former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW Television Champion]], former 5x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (3x withPaul Jones, 1x with Dino Bravo and 1x with Jay Youngblood), former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Heavyweight]] and [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], former 6x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (5x with Jay Youngblood and 1x with Paul Jones), fomer 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag-Team Champion]] (1x with [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Runnels]] and 1x with Wrestling/ShaneDouglas) and former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWF United States Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2009.

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Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-tv.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Champion]], former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW Television Champion]], former 5x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (3x withPaul Jones, with Wrestling/PaulJones, 1x with Dino Bravo and 1x with Jay Youngblood), former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Heavyweight]] and [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], former 6x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (5x with Jay Youngblood and 1x with Paul Jones), fomer former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag-Team Champion]] (1x with [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Runnels]] Rhodes]] and 1x with Wrestling/ShaneDouglas) and Wrestling/ShaneDouglas), former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWF United States Heavyweight Champion]], former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Heavyweight Champion]] and former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]]. He was is been inducted into the George Tragos/Wrestling/LouThesz Professional Wrestling and to the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2009.2009 as well as to the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012.



* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/DonMuraco, Wrestling/RickRude, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] and Wrestling/ChrisJericho

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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter, Wrestling/DonMuraco, Wrestling/RickRude, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] and Wrestling/ChrisJericho

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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. (born February 28, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.

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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. (born February 28, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky '''Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Steamboat'''. He is known has worked for brands like Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AWA}}, Wrestling/{{WCW}} and Wrestling/{{WWE}}. Known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.
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Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-tv.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Champion]], former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW Television Champion]], former 5x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (3x withPaul Jones, 1x with Dino Bravo and 1x with Jay Youngblood), former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Heavyweight]] and [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], former 6x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion]] (5x with Jay Youngblood and 1x with Paul Jones), fomer 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag-Team Champion]] (1x with [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Runnels]] and 1x with Wrestling/ShaneDouglas) and former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWF United States Heavyweight Champion]]. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2009.
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** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "Flyin'" Brian Pillman]]), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slamboree=] 93'', it was Wrestling/TomZenk.

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** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "Flyin'" Brian Pillman]]), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong Wrestling/BradArmstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slamboree=] 93'', it was Wrestling/TomZenk.
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** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "Flyin'" Brian Pillman]]), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slamboree=] 93'', it was Tom Zenk.

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** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "Flyin'" Brian Pillman]]), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slamboree=] 93'', it was Tom Zenk.Wrestling/TomZenk.
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* BashBrothers: With Jay Youngblood, Paul Jones, [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]], Wrestling/ShaneDouglas (pre-ECW, of course)

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* BashBrothers: With Jay Youngblood, Paul Jones, Wrestling/PaulJones, [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]], Wrestling/ShaneDouglas (pre-ECW, of course)
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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. (born February 28, 1953) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.

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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. (born February 28, 1953) is an a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Music/TheAlanParsonsProject's "Sirius" in WWF, which is edited out in all modern media releases.
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* DeathbringerTheAdorable: A man with the birth name Richard Blood was known as the kindest man in wrestling and spent his entire career as a face because he was too likeable to draw heat.
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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.

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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. (born February 28, 1953) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.



!!! "The Dragon's tropes will SCORCH YOUR BACK!":

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!!! !! "The Dragon's tropes will SCORCH YOUR BACK!":
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/DonMuraco, Wrestling/RickRude, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]]

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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/DonMuraco, Wrestling/RickRude, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]]Austin]] and Wrestling/ChrisJericho
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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} 25 and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!

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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} 25 ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} 25'' and Backlash. ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}}.'' And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!
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* ButNotTooForeign: Steamboat is of mixed ascestry, having been born to an English father and a Japanese mother.
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* RingOldies: Wrestled up to the age of 55.

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* RingOldies: Wrestled up to the age of 55.56, though he took a 15-year break before then.
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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire career.

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Richard Henry Blood, Sr. is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire twenty year career.

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* TheDragon: His RedBaron

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* TheDragon: His RedBaronRedBaron.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Didn't use "The Dragon" gimmick until his first WWF run, though he retained it for the rest of his career.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Didn't use "The Dragon" gimmick RedBaron until his first WWF run, though he retained it for the rest of his career.



* LegacyCharacter: Of Sam Steamboat

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* LegacyCharacter: Of Sam SteamboatSteamboat.



* LightningBruiser

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* LightningBruiser LightningBruiser: He was both incredibly agile and incredibly strong.



* RealSongThemeTune: Music/TheAlanParsonsProject's "Sirius"

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* RealSongThemeTune: Music/TheAlanParsonsProject's "Sirius""Sirius" in WWF, which is edited out in all modern media releases.


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* RecycledSoundtrack: "Dragon", the theme he's used since returning in 2009, was originally used by the Wrestling/UltimoDragon during his forgettable WWE run.
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* EarlyInstallmentWierdness: Didn't use "The Dragon" gimmick until his first WWF run, though he retained it for the rest of his career.

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* EarlyInstallmentWierdness: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Didn't use "The Dragon" gimmick until his first WWF run, though he retained it for the rest of his career.
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* EarlyInstallmentWierdness: Didn't use "The Dragon" gimmick until his first WWF run, though he retained it for the rest of his career.
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'''Richard Henry Blood, Sr.''' is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name '''Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.''' He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire career.

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'''Richard Richard Henry Blood, Sr.''' Sr. is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name '''Ricky Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.''' Steamboat. He is known for being one of the few wrestlers to have stayed a {{Face}} for his entire career.
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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XV and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!

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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XV 25 and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!
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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling{{Wrestlemania}} XV and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!

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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling{{Wrestlemania}} Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XV and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!
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* RingOldies: Wrestled up to the age of 55.


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* StillGotIt: Steamboat made a return to active competition in 2009 when he feuded with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, facing him at Wrestling{{Wrestlemania}} XV and Backlash. And damn if he wasn't still able to impress and give [=Y2J=] a ''serious'' run for his money!
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* {{Badass}}: During the match at ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Clash of the Champions XVII'', November 19, 1991, where he and Dustin Rhodes defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champions]] Wrestling/ArnAnderson and Larry Zbyszko for the belts, Arn tried to rationalize what appeared to be a hopeless situation by saying, "He's just a man!"
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* TheDreaded: This mild-mannered, soft spoken lifetime babyface manages to scare his heel opponents shitless. He's that good.
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* EnemyMine: With The Prophecy vs The Second City Saints in Ring Of Honor. Then with the Second City Saints vs Generation Next. Then with Mick Foley vs The Carnage Crew.

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* WorthyOpponent: Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, the Second City Saints. They even teamed up together against Generation Next in Ring Of Honor.

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* WorthyOpponent: Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, the Second City Saints. They even It did not start out that way, Punk trying to make history at Steamboat's expense but they eventually reach the point where they teamed up together against Generation Next in Ring Of Honor.
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* TheReveal: Would often enter a territory as someone's unannounced tag team partner. Most notably, his classic 1989 series of matches with Wrestling/RicFlair started when Steamboat (billed as "Mr. X") teamed with Eddie Gilbert against Flair and Windham. Flair's surprise at seeing his former archrival was a classic Nature Boy meltdown.

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* TheReveal: Would often enter a territory as someone's unannounced tag team partner. Most notably, his classic 1989 series of matches with Wrestling/RicFlair started when Steamboat (billed as "Mr. X") teamed with Eddie Gilbert against Flair and Windham.Windham at a TV taping. Flair's surprise at seeing his former archrival was a classic Nature Boy meltdown.
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* TheReveal: Would often enter a territory as someone's unannounced tag team partner. Most notably, his classic 1989 series of matches with Wrestling/RicFlair started when Steamboat (billed as "Mr. X") teamed with Eddie Gilbert against Flair and Windham. Flair's surprise at seeing his former archrival was a classic Nature Boy meltdown.
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* {{Face}}: Spent his entire career as a good guy, which is almost unheard of in Professional Wrestling. TNA planned a storyline around his first-ever heel turn, based around Vince [=McMahon=] snubbing him years earlier, but Steamer never appeared on ''Impact'' again. (Smart man.)

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* {{Face}}: Spent his entire career as a good guy, which is almost unheard of in Professional Wrestling. TNA planned a storyline around his first-ever heel turn, based basing it around Vince [=McMahon=] snubbing him years earlier, but Steamer never appeared on ''Impact'' again. (Smart man.)
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* {{Face}}: Spent his ''entire career'' as a good guy, which is almost unheard of in ProfessionalWrestling.

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* {{Face}}: Spent his ''entire career'' entire career as a good guy, which is almost unheard of in ProfessionalWrestling.Professional Wrestling. TNA planned a storyline around his first-ever heel turn, based around Vince [=McMahon=] snubbing him years earlier, but Steamer never appeared on ''Impact'' again. (Smart man.)

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