Steamboat has had quite a life when it comes to marriages. He has been married five times. He is currently married to Sandi McAlister with whom he tied the knot in 2017.
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Richard Henry Blood Senior (born February 28, 1953, West Point, New York, United States) is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his in-ring name Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. He is known for his work with the American Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). In JCP and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a four-time World Television Champion, a twelve-time World Tag Team Champion and a two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. In the WWE, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.
Steamboat made his WWE debut in 1985 and was given the gimmick of a babyface nicknamed “the Dragon” which he kept for the remainder of his career. He appeared at the inaugural WrestleMania where he defeated Matt Borne. During a televised episode of WWF Championship Wrestling, Steamboat and Muraco were scheduled for a match that never officially started after Muraco jumped Steamboat before the bell. Following the beat down, Muraco and Fuji then used Steamboat’s karate black belt to hang him outside the ring from the top rope before Steamboat was finally saved by Tito Santana and the Junkyard Dog.
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Steamboat was named as one of the members to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. After the announcement, Steamboat was attacked by Chris Jericho, who began to feud with the Hall of Famers. In his first match in nearly 15 years, Steamboat returned to the ring alongside Piper and Snuka to take on Jericho at WrestleMania 25. While both Snuka and Piper were swiftly eliminated during the match, Steamboat held his own against Jericho, performing exceptionally well for his age and also dropped some of his trademark moves. Jericho would eventually go on to win the match and Steamboat received a lot of plaudits for his performance.
Steamboat has had quite a life when it comes to marriages. He has been married five times. He is currently married to Sandi McAlister with whom he tied the knot in 2017. Before this, he married Maureen Powers in 1977. He divorced her in 1980. He was then married to Debra Blood from 1981 to 1985. Bonnie Hastings was his third wife from 1985 to 2003. After divorcing her, Steamboat married Claudia Sobieski and that marriage lasted from 2004 to 2012.
