Bradbury, NSW. Some Topics Discussed: Don Tony's picks & reaction to these 2022 Observer Newsletter Awards Winners: Wrestler Of The Year: Jon Moxley.. Tag Team: FTR.. Rude took a commanding 3-1. Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Fred Avery & Chic Donovan when Gunn pinned Avery with the Thesz Press (12/1/92; Gainesville, GA). WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor vs. Tom Zenk, 5/2/92 hosted by Jim Ross; included a look at the feud between Ricky Steamboat and WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and footage from the previous weeks Pro of Ross conducting a podium interview with Paul E. Dangerously, with Madusa, in which Dangerously claimed Steamboat was stalking Madusa outside of the ring and Madusa then cried while talking about Steamboat being a woman beater; featured the Super Nintendo Top 10 Challenge rankings: 10) WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor, 9) Cactus Jack, 8) Nikita Koloff, 7) Ron Simmons, 6) Larry Zbyszko, 5) Dustin Rhodes, 4) WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, 3) Big Van Vader, 2) Steamboat, and 1) Rude; included a Wrestle War 92 ad; featured a segment of Missy Does the Mail in which Missy Hyatt discussed Koloffs claim that WCW World Champion Sting is his favorite wrestler and offered to face Vader in Stings absence; Missy then claimed Koloff was setting Sting up to turn on him at Wrestle War; footage then aired of Eric Bischoff conducting an interview at home with Sting about his recovery after the injury from Vader and Koloffs comments; included footage from the recent WCW Saturday Night Best 2 out of 3 falls match between Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin and WCW US Tag Team Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine: Follow Whether he wrestled under his real name, or the legendary Great Muta alias, the match would certainly sell tickets and PPV buys. Steamboat teamed with sometimes partner/longtime friend Sting in tag team matches against Flair and Austin through July and August, including on episodes of Main Event and Pro. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Brian Pillman at 9:39 by catching the challenger coming into the ring and hitting the Stun Gun; during the bout, it was announced Rick & Scott Steiner would face Bobby Eaton & Terry Taylor and Jushin Liger would face WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong as part of WCW Saturday Night, 7/25/92 featured the Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Cactus Jack match from the 7/11/92 episode of Worldwide: He and Flair battled in a Steel Cage match that also ended their first major feud in WCW. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. 5/9/92 Jim Ross provided sole commentary for the match: That being said, after Ric Flairs performance in his last match ever in July, the bar for Steamboats performance isnt very high. WCW Main Event - TV-Show @ Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. [30] They later battled each other in a Snake Pit match (no DQ) in front of 74,000 fans at The Big Event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which Steamboat won with a small package despite Roberts dominating virtually the entire match to that point. WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Nikita Koloff after hitting him with a foreign object when Madusa distracted the referee (10/14/92; Dothan, AL), 10/6/92; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton Harley Race helped Vader win, which left some fans very unhappy. [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]. DE. Its already confirmed that Sting will be taking part in Keiji Mutohs retirement match, but its not the only one his participation in could help. This is also a onetime ring name of, Championship Wrestling from Florida (19761977), Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and departure (19861988), North American Wrestling Association / South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (1990), United States Heavyweight Champion and retirement (1994), Agent and feud with Chris Jericho (20052009). WWE Mattel Elite 93 . The day after his dark match loss, Steamboat gave his notice to WWF management and then quit the company shortly thereafter. Ricky Steamobat & Nikita Koloff vs. Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes, 6/6/92: To make matters worse, the rivalry ended on an episode of Nitro. This list will rank the 10 best feud-ending matches in the history of WCW. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Booker T and Bret Hart had a great feud in 1999. 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 only knock against this classic bout is that it ended in a draw. It is rumored that Steamboat was booked to be squashed by The Undertaker on Superstars to build Undertaker for his impending WWF World Heavyweight Championship match against Hulk Hogan, and that Steamboat chose to quit the WWF rather than lose to Undertaker. Steamboat lost the match by countout but after the match, Savage continued to assault him and injured Steamboat's larynx (kayfabe) with the ring bell, beginning an angle between the two. 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". [89], Steamboat appears in 14 wrestling video games, he made his video game debut in WCW: World Championship Wrestling in 1989. Big Josh vs. Greg Valentine, 7/18/92 featured an opening announcement by Jim Ross of the title victories by Big Van Vader and Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at the Great American Bash; included footage of the final minutes of the Williams & Gordy vs. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham NWA Tag Team Title tournament finals match from the Bash; featured an ad promoting the new WCW Magazine; included a segment of Missy Does the Mail in which Missy Hyatt introduced footage of how Brad Armstrong won the WCW Light Heavyweight Title from Scotty Flamingo July 5 at the Omni, followed by a backstage promo by Armstrong on his title win; Missy then discussed the Armstrong vs. Jushin Liger match later that day on WCW Saturday Night; featured footage from the closing moments of the Vader vs. Sting match at the Bash: Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953), [1] [2] better known by his ring name Ricky " The Dragon " Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now In September and October 1990, he toured with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he faced high-profile stars like Hiroshi Hase and The Great Muta and teamed up with the likes of Owen Hart, Pegasus Kid, Riki Choshu, Shinya Hashimoto, and Miguel Perez, Jr. Introduction Below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Please note that ratings are given to the overall match; not to the performers within them. During his time in the WWF, Steamboat asked Pat Patterson to work as a heel. Evento. These retro episodes return remastered and will be posted every Tuesday at 12 Noon EST. After leaving the NWA, Steamboat underwent surgery on his injured foot. WCW TV Champion Barry Windham vs. Joe Cruz [36][37][38] The highly influential match was considered an instant classic by both fans and critics and was named 1987's Match of the Year by both Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer. The Italian Stallion & Ian Weston ZU VERKAUFEN! Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Scott Allen Big Van Vader vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell #wwe2k22Check out the other First Round matc. Brian Pillman pinned Ian Weston with a clip to the knee (11/10/92; Gainesville, GA) Steve Austin vs. Joey Maggs The story behind the last match of Flair and Steamboat's 1989 feud helped sell the stakes in this bout. It could easily be considered the greatest match of 1989. In this page you find the full list of all the Tag Teams and Stables included by default in WWE 2K20 with thei Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and Sting vs. Rick Rude and Nasty Boys (11 27 1993) FrancisDonald56648670. [25], In the opening round at WWF The Wrestling Classic, Steamboat faced Davey Boy Smith in a rare match pitting two fan favorites against each other. Sting and the nWo, for example, never got a classic feud-ending match. 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If he can work with a 73-year-old Flair, he can work with 69-year-old Steamboat easily. Van Hammer pinned Rex Cooper with the slingshot suplex Jarrett could have an easy payday by basically just being Ric Flair for a night; that is, play the role of Flair in a Flair/Steamboat match. tv results. THE 100 - LINCOLN (RICKY WITTLE SIGNED WITH C.O.A.) Ricky The Dragon Steamboat Brand new in mint condition Pro wrestling crate 394489959743. Steamboat was doing an interview on the syndicated Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling when Flair, then Mid-Atlantic television champion, began goading him. The last the wrestling world saw of Steamboat was at the House of the Dragon Dynamite special, where he served as special guest timekeeper for a 2 Out of 3 Falls match between Daniel Garcia and Bryan Danielson. The match that helped turn Sting into an icon is also the last match of a great feud between Sting and Ric Flair in 1988. -Ricky Steamboat vs. Terry Funk (Clash of the Champions VII, June 14, 1989) **** -Sting vs. WCW US Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin vs. Terrence Taylor, 6/13/92: Original air date June. Slaughter and Don Kernodle; Steamboat and Youngblood being turned on by their friends Jack and Jerry Brisco; Steamboat in a shocking (and emotional) feud against former mentor McDaniel; and his last great series in the territory, feuding with Tully Blanchard over the NWA TV title. 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. 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. 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Sgt. Butch Reed & the Barbarian defeated Tom Zenk & Jimmy Garvin when Reed pinned Garvin with a shoulderblock off the top More ACTION on WWE. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Firebreaker Chip At 69 years old there can be no doubt that Steamboat will be incredibly limited in the ring, and as such will need someone quite competent in order to see him through. Puerto Rico Report #9 Power Outages Force Changes, Gatoh Move Tropical Night (9/29/22) Full Card, Preview, How to Watch. Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader had one of the most captivating feuds of 1993. 'The Sit-Down with Don Tony' (2/26/23) hosted by Don Tony and presented by BlueWire. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [8], Notable moments involving Steamboat's time in the Mid-Atlantic territory include: the day Flair dragged his face around the television studio, causing facial scarring, and Steamboat retaliating the following week by ripping Flair's expensive suit to shreds (an angle that would be reworked several times involving other wrestlers in the years that followed); when longtime tag team partner Jones turned heel on Steamboat at the end of a two-ring battle royal; Steamboat and Youngblood painting yellow streaks down the backs of Paul Jones and Baron von Raschke in order to embarrass them into defending the World Tag Team titles against the two; Steamboat and Youngblood's top drawing feud with Sgt. Brian Pillman vs. Rikki Nelson Il gruppo originale era formato da Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Ric Flair e Tully Blanchard . It would be smartest then for his opponent to be a heel, or at least someone talented and aggressive enough to display heelish tendencies. Nasty Boys 6. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage: World Wrestling Federation: WrestleMania III Pontiac 29 mars: 1988 Sting vs. Ric Flair: Jim Crockett Promotions: Clash of the Champions I Greensboro 27 mars: 1989 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair Two Out of Three Falls: World Championship Wrestling: Clash of the Champions VI La Nouvelle-Orlans 2 avril: 1990 . Sting defeated Hiroshi Hase in a Singles match January 23 ECW: Battle of the Belts . Steamboat mentioned he got engaged. [13] He also won the Television title (which by that point had been renamed NWA World Television Championship) a second time. SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 STAR-TELEGRAM.COM It's the most fun yet! WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Tom Zenk, 9/26/92: Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Johnny B. Badd The crowd was on the edge of their seat this entire match. WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor vs. Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip This article is about Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Some are just in the public domain. [79] He made another appearance on WWE television during Ric Flair's farewell on the March 31, 2008 edition of Raw. 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. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. Mike Thor & George South [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. WWE Mattel Elite 62 Sting . Barry Windham vs. Bob Cook Tony Atlas vs. Scott Allen Vader vs. Sting (SuperBrawl 1993) There are a handful of Sting-Vader matches that are noteworthy, but none like this. Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Mark Canterbury & Bob Cook Easily the most fun and relaxed show yet. Steamboat "hurt" his knee and Flair won the match with a Cradle. Match with a Cradle a classic feud-ending match knee and Flair won match. 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