Hometown Born in Honolulu, Hawaii Lives in Charlotte, North Carolina
Height 5'10"
Weight 235 lbs
Marital Status Divorced from Bonnie One Son: Richard
Trained by Verne Gagne The Iron Sheik
Debut 1976 (Mid Atlantic region)
Previous Names Dick Blood (AWA) Sam Steamboat Jr. "The Dragon"
Finishing Move(s) Flying Bodypress
Favorite Move(s) Dragon Armdrag Leaping Judo Chop Knife Edge Chop The BodySlam The Heel Kick
Notable Feuds Ric Flair (WWF) Randy Savage (WWF) Jake Roberts (WWF) Steve Austin (WCW) C.M. Punk (ROH) Second City Saints Generation Next Mick Foley (ROH) Chris Jericho (WWE)
Title History NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Ric Flair (June 15, 1977); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Ric Flair & Greg Valentine (August 22, 1977); NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (October 21, 1977); PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) Rookie of the Year (1977); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Ken Patera & Masked Superstar [Tournament] (April 23, 1978); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Ric Flair & John Studd (August 5, 1978); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Ric Flair & John Studd (November 5, 1978); NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (December 18, 1978); PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) Tag Team of the Year w/Paul Jones (1978); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Ken Patera & John Studd (????, 1979); NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Paul Jones (June 10, 1979); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke (October 24, 1979); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens (May 10, 1980); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating The Iron Sheik (November 1, 1980); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Ivan Koloff (October 10, 1981); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Jim Nelson & Don Kernodle (August 22, 1982); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Don Kernodle & Sgt. Slaughter (March 12, 1983); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (October 3, 1983); NWA (Mid Atlantic) World Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (November 24, 1983); NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Dick Slater (April 21, 1984); WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight title defeating Randy “Macho Man” Savage (March 29, 1987); PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) Match of the Year vs. Randy Savage at WrestleMania III (1987); NWA World Heavyweight title defeating “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair (Febuary 20, 1989); PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) Match of the Year vs. Ric Flair at WrestleWar (1989); WCW World Tag Team titles w/Dustin Rhodes defeating Larry Zbyszko & Arn Anderson (November 19, 1991); WCW World Television title defeating Steve Austin (September 2, 1992); WCW World Tag Team titles w/Shane Douglas defeating Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (November 18, 1992); WCW World Television title defeating “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (August 18, 1993); WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating “Stunning” Steve Austin (August 24, 1994); PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) Editor’s Award (1995); Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Inductee (1996)