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Teaming with Kerry Von Erich and Davey Boy Smith against the Warlord, Hercules, and Paul Roma, Steamboat got the victory for his team by pinning Roma. We revisit this incredible rivalry. Marshall is also one of the great minds in the wrestling business today, and could probably tackle the task of structuring the match in a way that makes things easier for Steamboat. Both men are old and not in great shape, but that can be used to advantage in a way. Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader had one of the most captivating feuds of 1993. Big Time Wrestling recently announced that wrestling legend, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat will be returning to have a match for the first time in over 12 years on November 27th, in North Carolina, in what has to be assumed will be his last ever match. If the match is kept short, preferably 10 minutes or under, then it reduces the risk of anything going wrong. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Firebreaker Chip Ricky Steamboat may be the most influential part of Austin's WCW career as they were intertwined through several years, including Austin's time in the Dangerous Alliance and The Hollywood Blondes. FUNKO POP! Jarrett is still in great shape for his age, and can go in the ring, as we saw in his performance in Ric Flairs Last match, which brings up the second point. The specials were supercards comprising pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) Saturday Night's Main . The strap match at SuperBrawl featured both of them at their absolute. [77] In early 2006, Ricky Steamboat told WWE management that he would like to come out of retirement at WrestleMania 22 and work a match with Ric Flair, but the idea was nixed. The decision was made by WWF management to punish Steamboat by having him initially drop the title to Butch Reed, but Reed did not show up that night, so he dropped to The Honky Tonk Man on the June 13 edition of Superstars;[39] his son was born a month later. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated Lex Luger & Sting in a match for the WCW tag team titles. Although it wasn't the best feud of their rivalry, it was a classic that ended, arguably, the greatest feud of the 1980s. He went to high school in New York and graduated in 1971 from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Florida, where he was on the school wrestling team. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton PN News & Tom Zenk vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton, 1/18/92: Larry Zbyszko vs. Todd Champion Brian Pillman & Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong when Pillman pinned Bagwell with a crucifix (9/8/92; Center Stage Theatre), 9/9/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center Sting vs. Big Van Vader, 2/22/92: Ric Flair Vs. Hulk Hogan BASH AT THE BEACH 1995[24/7] 2 Disks 1. Int: Sting/Ricky Steamboat/Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham/Ninja Brian Pillman vs. Rip Rogers WCW Top 10 Int: Dusty Rhodes Big Josh & Ron Simmons vs. Fred Avery & John Peterson Int: Big Josh/Ron Simmons/Terry Taylor Promo WCW Magazine: Superbrawl II; Rick Steiner Clips: Sting vs. He likes to be known for his open-mindedness when it comes to all different styles of wrestling, and for an honest, if not somewhat verbose writing style. Although Sting left the match with a victory, Cactus Jack gained a ton of confidence and went on to have many classics. Diamond Dallas Page Vs. David Sullivan 5. Steamboat's only pay per view appearance during his second WWF tenure was at SummerSlam. On WWF television prior to the match, Steamboat appeared in a vignette where he stated that he hoped Randy Savage would win his first round match, thus setting up a rematch of last year's WrestleMania match and "one more classic confrontation". These movies are 100% free to stream without a subscription on Crackle, IMDBtv, Redbox On Demand, Pluto, tubi, Peacock & YouTube. Hulk Hogan Vs. Puerto Rico Report #9 Power Outages Force Changes, Gatoh Move Tropical Night (9/29/22) Full Card, Preview, How to Watch. More ACTION on WWE. Dynamic Dudes Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed Steiner Brothers vs. Gilbert Brothers Dick Murdoch vs. Bob Orton Jr. Sting vs. Iron Sheik Lex Luger vs. Great Muta Road Warriors vs. Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat [1][18][19] According to Steamboat, Graham thought "Rick Blood" was a good name for a heel, but not a face. 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Southern Posse WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal vs. Todd Champion Ricky Steamboat vs. Bill Payne 2/26/94: Sting, Brian Pillman, & Dustin Rhodes vs. the Claw, the Terrorist, & Denny Brown WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Scott Sandlin & Randy Hogan Thunder & Lightning vs. JD Wolfe & Big Daddy 'The Sit-Down with Don Tony' (2/26/23) hosted by Don Tony and presented by BlueWire. [34] On the January 3, 1987 Saturday Night's Main Event IX, Steamboat returned from his injury and prevented Savage from attacking George Steele like he had done to Steamboat six weeks prior. Fully recovered, he returned to the ring in February 1990 for the North Carolina-based North American Wrestling Association (later renamed South Atlantic Pro Wrestling in July 1990), where he feuded with Robert Fuller over the NAWA/SAPW Heavyweight Championship, until leaving the promotion in October 1990. [65] Their final singles match was on Main Event in July which ended on a disqualification when Steve Austin interfered. Steamboat was doing an interview on the syndicated Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling when Flair, then Mid-Atlantic television champion, began goading him. Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Scott Allen However, Roberts' fears came true and Steamboat was legitimately knocked out when his forehead hit the concrete. Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton [9][55] He lost the title to Scott Steiner at a television taping[56] on September 29. Much like Mutoh hes old enough and established enough that being beaten by a 69-year-old man wont really hurt him, but hes also a much more likely, and admittedly better opponent for Steamboat. [11][51] They lost the titles to Arn Anderson and his new partner Bobby Eaton at a live event in January 1992. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton, 5/30/92: 1987, 1988. To make sure there was a winner, three judges were there in case of a tie. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Sonny Trout & Pat Rose 19 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years", This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 23:50. Brian Pillman fought Tom Zenk to a 10-minute time-limit draw, 10/17/92: Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat @ Chi-Town Rumble '89 . In 1991, SuperBrawl featured one of the best tag team matches in the history of WCW. -Ricky Steamboat vs. Terry Funk (Clash of the Champions VII, June 14, 1989) **** -Sting vs. He later appeared in WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling in 1994 and later Legends of Wrestling in 2001, Legends of Wrestling II in 2002 and Showdown: Legends of Wrestling in 2004. [89], Steamboat appears in 14 wrestling video games, he made his video game debut in WCW: World Championship Wrestling in 1989. Flair joked that he's the only guy in wrestling that paid three women alimony at the same time and Sting laughed. 2/15/92 - included the Ron Simmons & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes match from the 2/2/92 Main Event: Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Lee WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Brad Armstrong Sting vs. Big Van Vader. [62] At Starrcade, the two fought in a rematch for the title which resulted in a time-limit draw. On the November 22, 1986 edition of Superstars, Steamboat got a shot at the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship against Macho Man Randy Savage. [32] Following the match, Roberts continued to attack Steamboat and was about to place his snake Damien on him, but Steamboat took his crocodile out of his bag and scared Roberts from the ring.[33]. [52] Steamboat began feuding with the Dangerous Alliance at this point, facing them in a critically acclaimed WarGames match at WrestleWar, which received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer. Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Fred Avery & Chic Donovan when Gunn pinned Avery with the Thesz Press (12/1/92; Gainesville, GA). Vader and Jack carried this entire match from start to finish and it could have reasonably gone either way and still been a classic. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair WrestleWar 1989 Midnight Express vs. [31] Their feud finally ended on the October 4 Saturday Night's Main Event VII, when Steamboat defeated Roberts in their Snake Pit rematch. Brian Pillman pinned Ian Weston with a clip to the knee (11/10/92; Gainesville, GA) Ricky Steamboat battled against WCW United States Champion Rick Rude for 30 minutes, but not for the title, which is such a shame because it was world title worthy. [14] In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion[15] and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher WCW dropped the ball in many ways with Bret Hart, and his feud against Booker T was another mistake on a long list. That being said, there is absolutely no way that a Sting vs. Ricky Steamboat match does not sell a ridiculous amount of tickets in North Carolina, especially if billed as Steamboats last match and the first time he and Sting have ever faced off. Plus he was one of the few to come out of the Ric Flairs Last Match debacle looking good and impressive, so hes got the resume for it. Despite his previous success in the WWF as a one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Steamboat was mainly treated as a brand-new wrestler, save for the announcers occasionally making reference to his WrestleMania III match and former title reign. #wwe2k22Check out the other First Round matc. Bradbury, NSW. He teamed with FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) as they defeated Nick Aldis, Jay Lethal and Brock Anderson (son of Arn Anderson) at Big Time Wrestling Return of the Dragon in Raleigh, North Carolina. With around thirteen minutes left, Ricky managed to tie the score and then take the lead in the last minute of the match. Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Chris Sullivan & John Peterson In great condition. Like the Mutoh idea, it would be best suited to a shorter match, but thats okay. The match started purely professional with the four on good terms but this got tighter as it went on with Windham showing more heel facets. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Larry Santo & Joey Maggs when Santo submitted to Andersons armbar (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA) Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Nikita Koloff defeated Sgt. Barry Windham pinned Richard Morton at 7:01 with the superplex; during the bout, it was noted Ricky Steamboat was scheduled to challenge WCW TV Champion Steve Austin on WCW Saturday Night later that day, but it would be Larry Zbyszko challenging for the title due to Steamboats rib injury sustained at the Great American Bash Well, prepare for the loophole to that rule. 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