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Post by absolutelyperfect on Sept 28, 2010 17:00:57 GMT -5
I've read about them not mentioning his past in 1991 when he returned, but then i watched a match from Challenge on youtube where Monsoon mentions Wrestlemania 3. Still cant understand why they didnt give him more of a push then, they could have had Flair v Steamboat in the WWF, very much a missed oppoturnity imo.
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Sept 28, 2010 18:32:52 GMT -5
i reckon its cos he ask for time off [its on his dvd] when his son was born when he won the IC title.
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Post by DTP. on Sept 28, 2010 18:38:23 GMT -5
I thought it was a drug test failure, or something. I know Honky wasn't intended to be IC champ and Ricky was to have a longer reign in 1988.
And in 1991, they almost acted as though they'd never seen Steamboat before in their lives, stupidly. Like he was somebody new.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Sept 28, 2010 18:59:50 GMT -5
Yeah, when he returned to the WWF, they only called him "The Dragon". Although everyone knew exactly who he was. It's like when The Iron Sheik returned to the WWF when he was with Sgt. Slaughter and General Adnan. They called him Col. Mustafa, but EVERYONE and their dog knew it was The Iron Sheik, but they didn't call him that.
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Post by Burger Lad on Sept 29, 2010 16:02:05 GMT -5
Never appreciated him back in the day when he had that Dragon gimmick and did the fire breathing thing - easy to see why he went to WCW... did his contract expire?
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Post by Terrys Wrestling Figures on Sept 29, 2010 17:34:34 GMT -5
on is dvd he said he asked for release due to not getting the main event spot promised when he returned.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2010 20:26:01 GMT -5
Naturally that included mentioning him being NWA World champion too.
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Post by Kenny Powers on Sept 29, 2010 20:40:36 GMT -5
My take on his return was that they didn't trust pushing him again after he asked for time off to be with his son when he won the IC title. It was definately a wasted run, it should have been a big deal.
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Post by The Boglin on Sept 30, 2010 9:42:32 GMT -5
Yeah, when he returned to the WWF, they only called him "The Dragon". Although everyone knew exactly who he was. It's like when The Iron Sheik returned to the WWF when he was with Sgt. Slaughter and General Adnan. They called him Col. Mustafa, but EVERYONE and their dog knew it was The Iron Sheik, but they didn't call him that. Could of sworn they called him the Dragon ricky steamboat but i could be wrong |
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Post by ttr23 on Sept 30, 2010 19:34:11 GMT -5
just like form raw this past monday night when they said it was the first time randy orton ever wrestled chris jericho i guess they forgot about how jericho's first feud when he came back was against randy orton or when they faced off on a raw in 2003
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Post by No Brokeback on Sept 30, 2010 19:36:55 GMT -5
I KNEW IT. I KNEW that Steamboat was called "the dragon". Other than Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat.
I remember seeing him live, and there was a guy who went on the Turnbuckle and spit fire and he was one of the coolest wrestlers I saw as a kid. I tried telling my friend it was Ricky Steamboat, but he insisted that he never just went by the name of 'The Dragon'. I never cared to look it up either, but I saw him live so I'm bragging!
Now I need to prove my friend wrong, that Steamboat was (who I called) The Dragon Man
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Post by juicewinslow on Sept 30, 2010 23:42:44 GMT -5
They intoduced him as "The Dragon" but they still refered to him as Ricky Steamboat as well.
Listen to Macho Man here:
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Post by oldsckulpiledriver on Oct 1, 2010 9:19:08 GMT -5
They intoduced him as "The Dragon" but they still refered to him as Ricky Steamboat as well. Listen to Macho Man here: Sometimes the announcers would mess up and still use a wrestlers old name when calling a match. Steamboat was definatley just 'The Dragon" around 91. Same thing with Davey Boy Smith. He was just The Bulldog when he came back as a singles wrestler. One of the announcers called him Davey Boy by accident. I remember in the 80s someone called Haku- KING TONGA when his name first changed. Or it might have been The Tonga Kid.. I know it was one of the 2. |
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Post by LeighD on Oct 1, 2010 14:27:21 GMT -5
Steamboat' 1991 run in the WWF was laughable at best. Seriously, with his talent he needed to be feuding with the main eventers. Sadly, his highlight of that run was a 6-man tag team win at SUmmerSlam '91.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Oct 1, 2010 14:50:45 GMT -5
Yeah, when he returned to the WWF, they only called him "The Dragon". Although everyone knew exactly who he was. It's like when The Iron Sheik returned to the WWF when he was with Sgt. Slaughter and General Adnan. They called him Col. Mustafa, but EVERYONE and their dog knew it was The Iron Sheik, but they didn't call him that. Could of sworn they called him the Dragon ricky steamboat but i could be wrong They mentioned his name fairly often, but i don't think he was ever officially announced that way. It was the same thing that was done with Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog, and Texas Tornado (sometimes, which was ever stranger) They would mention their names and, in the case of 2nd generation guy, their heritage. They would go out of their way to not mention anything they'd done outside of WWE though. That was also the case with guy like Dusty Rhodes and Ronnie Garvin, though they at least got to keep their names completely intact. |
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Post by The Boglin on Oct 1, 2010 15:24:21 GMT -5
Could of sworn they called him the Dragon ricky steamboat but i could be wrong They mentioned his name fairly often, but i don't think he was ever officially announced that way. It was the same thing that was done with Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog, and Texas Tornado (sometimes, which was ever stranger) They would mention their names and, in the case of 2nd generation guy, their heritage. They would go out of their way to not mention anything they'd done outside of WWE though. That was also the case with guy like Dusty Rhodes and Ronnie Garvin, though they at least got to keep their names completely intact. Pretty sure they introduced the Bulldog as the British Bulldog Dave boy smith |
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Post by Greensborohill on Oct 8, 2010 14:35:55 GMT -5
I thought it was a drug test failure, or something. I know Honky wasn't intended to be IC champ and Ricky was to have a longer reign in 1988. And in 1991, they almost acted as though they'd never seen Steamboat before in their lives, stupidly. Like he was somebody new. Steamboat asked for time off after winning the IC belt so they were set for Butch Reed to take the IC belt off of him. According to Reed they never told him ahead of time, it was just a “day of” type thing. So on the day the belt was supposed to change hands Reed was admittedly late to the tapings. Patterson and Hogan were freaking out backstage when Honky Tonk walks by and Hogan points at him and says “Give it to him.” And the rest is history. |
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Post by skribbel24 on Oct 9, 2010 3:05:58 GMT -5
Steamboat' 1991 run in the WWF was laughable at best. Seriously, with his talent he needed to be feuding with the main eventers. Sadly, his highlight of that run was a 6-man tag team win at SUmmerSlam '91. That was what I thought also. Even at SummerSlam '91, he was pretty much squashed by Hercules during the 6-man tag. |
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Oct 13, 2010 0:03:15 GMT -5
Steamboat' 1991 run in the WWF was laughable at best. Seriously, with his talent he needed to be feuding with the main eventers. Sadly, his highlight of that run was a 6-man tag team win at SUmmerSlam '91. I completely agree. I thought WWE would have done well to have a Steamboat-Flair redux feud because their WCW one was short. Steamboat and Flair should have traded the WWF title until Bret Hart was ready to be the next big star. |
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Post by June on Oct 13, 2010 8:01:01 GMT -5
I love Steamboat, but I don't feel sorry for him. He was given an incredible rub by going over Savage at WM3 for the then meaningful IC Title, and then after decides to go on a paternity leave. I'm not knocking him for stepping up to the plate and being there for his new baby, but he knew how cutthroat the business was, so he had to have known what would happen.
IC had a great run as IC Champ, but I always feel cheated that Steamboat did not have a legendary run, it sort of weakend the title a bit looking back.
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