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| 3 | Richard Henry Blood Jr. (born July 7, 1987) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er under the name Richie Steamboat. He is, of course, the son of Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Famer [[Wrestling/RickySteamboat Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]]. He started his career in 2008 in the Carolinas indy scene after training under George South and Wrestling/HarleyRace. He has also competed for Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and a variety of independent promotions. He was in WWE's developmental program ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' until he was released. He has also used the name Ricky Steamboat Jr. Among his in-ring achievements, while in WWE's FCW program, he was the last wrestler to hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fcw/fcw-fl-h.html FCW Florida Heavyweight Title]] before it was retired and replaced with the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-nxt.html WWE NXT Heavyweight Title]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fcw/fcw-fl-t.html FCW Florida Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/SethRollins Tyler Black]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Championship_Wrestling#FCW_15_Championship FCW 15 Championship]], which was contested in 15-minute iron man matches. He came in third for ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'''s "Rookie Of The Year" Award in 2008, behind [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Joe Hennig]] and Brett [=DiBiase=] and ahead of [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=5236&name=Ryan+McBride Ryan [=McBride=]]]. |
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| 5 | After a back injury in 2012 he retired from Wrestling. |
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| 7 | !! "Dragon Jr. Tropes": |
| 8 | * ArchEnemy: (in WWC): Hiram Tua; (in FCW): [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt Husky Harris]], [[Wrestling/ChrisHero Kassius Ohno]] |
| 9 | * {{Badass|Family}} WrestlingFamily: You have to ask? |
| 10 | * BashBrothers: Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns pre-Wrestling/TheShield, Wrestling/BoDallas |
| 11 | * FinishingMove: Neckbreaker, Sling Blade |
| 12 | * GameBreakingInjury: A back injury and surgery in 2012. |
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