Collection: Ricky " the Dragon " Steamboat

One of the greatest of all time.

“Ricky Steamboat had everything — charisma, work rate, intensity and one of the best bodies in our business," WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair once said of his greatest rival. "He was just amazing."

That is the type of awe The Dragon inspired in his peers. The consummate wrestler’s wrestler, Steamboat was a locker room favorite throughout his career,  but he became a sports-entertainment icon on the strength of four legendary bouts — his 1989 three-match series against The Nature Boy over the NWA World Championship and a WrestleMania III classic against “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Steamboat debuted more than a decade before these famous bouts under the name Richard Blood. Learning his trade in small promotions across the country, the Hawaiian competitor made his first major impact in the Mid-Atlantic region. During his nearly eight-year run in the territory, The Dragon specialized in tag team competition, forming a dynamic and highly-successful tandem with Jay Youngblood.