WWE: Bizarre real-life stories of WWE wrestlers

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Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat

Ricky Steamboat

Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat

The man who dazzled the audience with his martial arts and in-ring abilities, Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat is not what he seems.

Hailing from West Point, New York, he was born nowhere near Hawaii. Also, while growing up, he was not a martial arts student, rather, he was a weightlifting disciple.

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However, the most shocking revelation is not his hometown, but his name itself. He actually got his name officially changed because his real name, Richard Blood (that’s right), was way too brutal for the spectators.

Now that you think about it, Blood would have been a perfectly suitable name for his WWE gimmick.

Edited by Staff Editor
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