Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Bio Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and WWF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Champion, appears regularly on television, in print and in the videos.  He is recognized by over 20 million U.S. wrestling fans.   Ricky is the only professional wrestler to have held every major championship wrestling belt in the United States with the exception of the WWF World Championship belt, held by Hulk Hogan.  Ricky was never granted an opportunity to compete for the WWF World Championship belt. Hawaiian born, son of an English father and Japanese mother, Ricky attended Vern Gagne's School of Wrestling in Minneapolis.  He has competed professionally for 17 years.  He was the 1979 Mid-Atlantic Champion, the 1977 NWA Television Champion, the 1979 US Heavyweight Champion and the a World Tag Team Champion from 1979-1983.  With appearances in 44 states, Japan, Puerto Rico, Australia, the Bahamas and Canada; he is a world wide star.  Aside from wrestling fame, he held the 1982 Mr. North Carolina Bodybuilding Championship.  Eager to share his knowledge, Ricky and his wife, Bonnie, opened Steamboat's Mid-Atlantic Gym in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1984. This versatile performer was a cast member on the "A Team", a special guest star on "Sidekicks" (Walt Disney Studios) and a star in over 20 wrestling videos.  In addition, he does numerous product endorsements.  The products he endorses are top sellers. Sensitive, empathic and selfless, Ricky visits hospitals, children centers and other rehabilitative settings and participates in annual fund raising events for Muscular Dystrophy and United Cerebral Palsy. Today, Ricky travels the country and his popularity as a performer and entertainer helped draw a world record crowd if 93,173 to Pontiac, Michigan's Silverdome on March 27, 1987. He has a natural talent coupled with genuine enjoyment for the entertainment profession.  Currently he is exploring the opportunities for focusing on television, commercials, films and product endorsements.