Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboats WWE Future

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After his performance at Wrestlemania and on Raw, WWE have decided to make Ricky "The dragon" Steamboat a regular performer for the next month or so.

The current plan is to put him against Jericho in a singles match at Backlash.

Steamboat retired from in-ring action when he injured his back in a match with Steve Austin for WCW in 1994.

great news steamboat i just said in another thread i think he could have another wwe run glad to see we'll be seeing more of him i was surprised to see at his age he's still got it

I wasn't so sure, I was just happy to live with what we got from Steamboat, I hope they don't push him to hard, that being said the more intense he trains the stronger and fitter he will become, like I say I just hope he doesn't push it to hard!

its amazing to see someone like him back. back in 1996 when jake roberts came back to do king of the ring he was only 41 and they were calling him OLD! steamboat is well past 50 and they arent sayin a thing haha!
i love it tho, he really still does have it!

After not seeing steamboat in his prime its awesome seing him now and hopefully he has a little run to backlash with a last hurah against jericho. Hes unbleviable for over 50 he could teach half the roster how to work

was he the guy that lasted the longest against Jericho?

if so, then yeah, i enjoyed his performance, and would like to see him back in a limited capacity

Yes thats the guy Doom, he wrestled on RAW and was excellent again

Suppose it's been oright the way this legends things eventually panned out.

I thought Rourke would be absolutely awful so I'm glad that was scrapped. Just watch WCW and realise Celebrity wrestling doesn't work.

The main reason I reckon it's good though is that everyone, young marks and wise old men (Gaff ) knows Hogan and Austin inside out. Everyone knows the gimmick and the talent those lot have.

But by the sounds of it some people have no idea who this "Steamboat fellow" is which is a huge shame because he was such a talent and easily deserves the be remembered properly when the likes of Flair are put on a pedestal. The younger fans now know Ricky and it's great to see him getting recognition rather than yet another ham fisted Hogan match.

Good stuff

I agree with almost all of that post Disco, only im not as old as you and grandad Maccs

the-gaffer wrote:

Yes thats the guy Doom, he wrestled on RAW and was excellent again

yeah, i saw him after finally watching raw. he was damn good. He'll be great in a limited capacity.

If hes gonna keep doing the high flying moves like he did at mania and Raw then come the Steamboat

I've always loved to watch Steamboat, and I'd even rank him above Flair in terms of in-ring ability, so it's a real shame that he isn't recognised by most of the newer fans. That being said, as much as I love him, and he still put in a good performance at Mania, I really felt that should have been it. The guy was forced to retire due to a serious injury, so a one off match might be ok, but anything more is kinda pushing it I think.

'The Dragon' Steamboats old classic

bengt wrote:

'The Dragon' Steamboats old classic

Come again?

thegunman84 wrote:

I've always loved to watch Steamboat, and I'd even rank him above Flair in terms of in-ring ability, so it's a real shame that he isn't recognised by most of the newer fans. That being said, as much as I love him, and he still put in a good performance at Mania, I really felt that should have been it. The guy was forced to retire due to a serious injury, so a one off match might be ok, but anything more is kinda pushing it I think.

Agree with this completely

It's in his own hands though, not as if he's contracted or anything.

He should resist taking it on but there should be at least 3 or 4 occasions throughout the year when he would be welcomed back, particularly with most legends either dead, dying or at TNA these days.

I marked for Steamboat tbh. I think he can have a very good - great match with Jericho. I would like the feud to run another two months or so as I think it could be a great feud. Its been alright but they could bring Steamboats son in and something there.

I think wha Steamboat did over the weekend was near on perfect, thats why I would rather he left it be although until Backlash would be ok but beyond that in a regular role in an actual feud then I just don't think it would improve on what he did