Interesting Facts about Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat

Interesting Facts about Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat

March 20, 2023

By Ryan Porzl

Professional wrestling has had it's share of all time greats and one of those all-time greats, especially when it comes to in-ring skills, is Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat. From the 1970s to the 1990s, few were Steamboat's equal as he was the perfect babyface who you could never hate and was part of some of the greatest matches of all time. You have a hard time picking a classic match from that era that did not involve Ricky Steamboat. This past February, Steamboat celebrated a big birthday as the Dragon turned 70. To honor him, I decided to do another interesting fact article, this time, on him. Some stuff you may know while others you may not.

Note: I don't own the pictures. I found them online.

2012 Wrestling Year End Awards

2012 Wrestling Year End Awards
January 5, 2013
By Ryan Porzl

Here are my year end awards for pro wrestling. These are my opinions alone

2011 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards

2011 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards
December 30, 2011
By Ryan Porzl

These are my 2011 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards I wrote back in 2011.

Like with MMA, I will have my own pro wrestling year end awards

Ricky The Dragon Steamboat WCW Theme ("Opening Ceremony") - HQ

Happy 70th Birthday to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.

Billion Dollar Babies

Off by four days but Happy 50th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Billion Dollar Babies.

WWF Wrestlemania 2 Review

WWF Wrestlemania 2 Review
November 15, 2011 (edited February 28, 2023)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Wrestlemania 2
Tagline: What the World Has Come to/The Premier Sporting Event of the Year!
Date: April 7, 1986
Location: Uniondale, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California
Live or Tape: Live
Arena(s): Nassau Coliseum, Rosemont Horizon, and LA Sports Arena
Attendance: 40,085 (Combined)
Announcers: Vince McMahon & Susan St. James (Uniondale); Gorilla Monsoon, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, & Cathy Lee Crosby (Chicago); Jesse "The Body" Ventura, "Lord" Alfred Hayes, and Elvira (Los Angeles)
Interviewers: Vince McMahon, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and "Lord" Alfred Hayes
Others: Ernie Ladd (guest commentator)
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View, Closed Circuit Television

DREAM THEME SONG

On this day 15 years ago, the Japanese MMA promotion DREAM debuted. DREAM was one of several Japanese Mixed Martial Arts promotions that tried to fill the void left by the end of PRIDE Fighting Championships but wasn't able to and eventually shut down in 2012. Still, I love the name DREAM and they had my favorite theme song in MMA.