Steamboat was one of the best of all-time. So smooth, technically sound, showed emotion to get the crowd invested, and almost every feud he had was great.
AGREED, I think the only thing that kept him a step behind was his promos. He didn't screw them up but they seemed so monotone most of the time. If Dusty or Ric would've worked with him on that part of his game we would've seen him in more huge matches.
@@Crash88 I agree. The only promo that he showed fire in was the promo he did at WM3 right before his legendary match with Randy Savage. Plus, his them song, Alan Parsons Project "Sirius" was such an awesome choice. It gets you pumped as it builds up.
Steamboat could go 60 minutes night after night like it was nothing. The intense conditioning and the superb storytelling made it possible. Not to mention the raw talent. I'm still sitting here in stitches thinking about the undertaker trying so hard not to call people jobbers lol
I'm happy that Undertaker acknowledged Ricky Steamboat, despite not wanting to job to Taker. Ricky is my idol and one of the best performers of all-time.
Vince was just doing what he does to people to him. To be squashed by Undertaker, he knew it was done. Only 4 years from what was one of greatest Mania matches ever to that point, but lets have you be opening match for 8 months like noone remembers who you are? come on, even as a kid the whole time I was thinking, why is Ricky Steamboat just a fire breathing Dragon and fighting opening card guys ( smash, haku, paul roma, etc). and about to feud with Skinner, a swamp man? Vince and his grudges.
@littletom1978 That's what Tony Khan should've said to Jericho but Chris' ego is too big and naive. At least Terry Funk understood and put everyone in ECW over.
@@kenterminateddq5311 Terry and Jericho were both in their late 40's-early 50's , Steamboat wasn't even 40 yet at that point and still doing fantastic work. Funk was treated as a legend to help make losing mean more to get the younger stars over, on top of being professional to know that's what should be doing at that point. Jericho should have been used better to elevate, not deflate, younger guys, but not be treated like Steamboat was being back in 91
I was a Chinese/Hawaiian wrestler having a tryout backstage at a RAW. I met Blood and in my excitement shook his hand and introduced myself from Hawaii. I had forgotten that he wasnt actually from Hawaii. (The Steamboat name carries a legacy here)
Flair and Steamboat had the best in ring chemistry of any two wrestlers that I've watched. Their matches together never disappointed. They were both great workers and knew how to put their opponent over.
I was a kid during that time....I remember crying when Randy hit Ricky with the ring bell....that entire match was entertaining....I was more elated when Ricky won,....nothing else mattered to me....
Steamboat and Flair trained together..... They had some of the greatest matches of all time... Ask Flair.... Steamboat was a former NWA World Champion .....
Just those first 2 minutes are great. “I know what the good stuff is, I focus on the lil improvements” good for Taker, a lot of talent need to adhere to this imo
It blows my mind that Austin was fired shortly after that fantastic Steamboat feud. How do you see that much in someone including giving him your second most important championship, then cut him loose due to an injury?
@@palaceofwisdom9448 ridiculous. Bischoff was completely clueless at that time. Sullivan wanted him to stay, but I think others were VERY wary of the young blonde Steve such as Hogan and Flair who were ageing and of course Dusty who wanted his son to be pushed ahead instead
I'd LOVE to get some Tajiri stories from 'Taker! Especially his take on that hilarious segment between him, Tajiri, Kane, and Regal. That was absolite gold from everyone involved and, considering Tajiri stories are always great and how good 'Taker is at telling stories, it would be fantastic.
I would say he was beyond that. Lee never had the benefit of longevity or having a pioneer to compare too. Steamboat had that option and thankfully he also had the insight to take feedback from other top guys. Perfect combination of ability, insight, and humbleness.
Steamboat is an athletic freak that could chop, sell, put on classics and get you into every aspect of the match. And all due respect to Lanny Poffo, Ricky is a wrestling genius.
"Premium live event" is just another example of Vince Mcmahon's absurd language guidelines ("Don't say "hospital", say "medical facility"). Everyone outside WWE still says "pay per view".
What Vince gets so wrong about wrestling = he thinks he needs language to disguise the product. Don't say "wrestler", don't say "pay per view", don't say "hospital"...it's all motivated by a sense of shame, like "people don't like wrestling so we have to sell it like it's something else". Actually Vince, people DO like wrestling.
I respect Mark's opinion but I can't figure out how his WM25 match against Shawn Michaels was better than the one he had the next year at WM26 - The Streak vs Career match. Man that match had so much in it, the emotions that that match had is something exceptional. I have never felt so much in any WWF/E match ever. The ending to that match, especially where HBK defiantly slaps Taker and then gets Tombstoned was something epic. I was just re-watching that match and it hit me hard yet again.
Actually no, he was an idiot because when he won the Intercontinental belt (when he was chosen to wear the title), his wife demanded that he take time off and come home! Which was a terrible idea! Vince puts that belt on you, you are green-lit to down the road become the next Heavyweight champion! Also, it means you defend the belt. translation: More work + more money coming in. It's the ideal time to work even harder. You win the Intercontinental championship, back then THAT had real meaning. You do NOT ask for vacation time to go home. But instead of explaining it to his wife, he just agreed to her demands. Vince got upset and told him he'd have to drop the belt. So it ended up on the waist of The Honky Tonk Man. Who ended up being the longest reining Intercontinental champion in WWF history. Why? He understood he'd have to put in a ton of work, and he made a ton of money too.
Winning the IC title does not automatically mean you were going to become world champ. Did Honky tonk man? Did Rick Rude? Mr. Perfect? Yes a few guys did do it but those were elite talents. Ricky was great but he was never going to be a WWF world champion. That was never in the cards. Even if someone somewhere speculates, he wasn't a Vince McMahon world champion. I always thought he fit better in the NWA anyway.
Mark thank you for admitting you could not perform like you did when you were agile as a cat. You are one of the few to admit your movement ability changed with age. Wish Mike Tyson would have seen this video before a staged boxing match staged 59
Uh? Ricky got plenty of recognition in the past 10-15 years, from his Hall of fame induction to wrestling a match the following night at Wrestlemania 25, to training superstars of WWE, to having his own dvd set collection released by WWE, to being praised by just about every wrestlers past and present...he's getting more recognition than ever.
Steamboat v Jake the Snake, man they went for an hour and intense. The only match I saw that was better was HBK V Angle at whatever wrestlemania that was . I never saw the Steamboat V MM wrestlemania 3 match, have to see if I can find it
If you're a babyface and you aren't watching Ricky Steamboat matches daily, to learn how to fight back against a heel and sell, you are not a student of the game.
For me the wrestler with one of the worst gimmicks that seem to over shadow his extraordinary good wrestling skills was Dustin Rhodes!!! He was a technical wrestler!
3:07-3:22 what could you have done that’s really good? You coulda retired Taker 🤣🤣 those last few years after the HBK matches ruined your legacy for me personally, you became a charicature of the amazing worker you once were; wrestling Roman for no reason multiple times and wrestling after Brock at Summerslam and just coming back time and again when your best days were clearly behind you, ruined you. Sorry lol
@@CannedHam2479 Obviously. You understand reality the other way around son . No one in the world remembers the Savage vs. Ricky match. Maybe some in America and some in Canada maybe. But the scene of Hogan lifting Andre, that particular scene, everyone knows and remembers for sure. Even Vince McMahon in his last documentary said that Hulk Hogan and Andre drew the house . Ricky Steamboat himself in the Andre vs. Hogan documentary said that Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant drew the house. The truth is painful, and unfortunately it hurts to the point that it makes some people cry.😂😂🍼🍼🍼
Steamboat was one of the best of all-time. So smooth, technically sound, showed emotion to get the crowd invested, and almost every feud he had was great.
AGREED, I think the only thing that kept him a step behind was his promos. He didn't screw them up but they seemed so monotone most of the time. If Dusty or Ric would've worked with him on that part of his game we would've seen him in more huge matches.
@@Crash88 I agree. The only promo that he showed fire in was the promo he did at WM3 right before his legendary match with Randy Savage.
Plus, his them song, Alan Parsons Project "Sirius" was such an awesome choice. It gets you pumped as it builds up.
Steamboat could go 60 minutes night after night like it was nothing. The intense conditioning and the superb storytelling made it possible. Not to mention the raw talent.
I'm still sitting here in stitches thinking about the undertaker trying so hard not to call people jobbers lol
I'm happy that Undertaker acknowledged Ricky Steamboat, despite not wanting to job to Taker.
Ricky is my idol and one of the best performers of all-time.
Ricky doesn't get enough credit and rarely gets mentioned.
@Danny-sd5vm unless when someone talks about WrestleMania 3 or Flair matches.
Vince was just doing what he does to people to him. To be squashed by Undertaker, he knew it was done. Only 4 years from what was one of greatest Mania matches ever to that point, but lets have you be opening match for 8 months like noone remembers who you are? come on, even as a kid the whole time I was thinking, why is Ricky Steamboat just a fire breathing Dragon and fighting opening card guys ( smash, haku, paul roma, etc). and about to feud with Skinner, a swamp man? Vince and his grudges.
@littletom1978 That's what Tony Khan should've said to Jericho but Chris' ego is too big and naive.
At least Terry Funk understood and put everyone in ECW over.
@@kenterminateddq5311 Terry and Jericho were both in their late 40's-early 50's , Steamboat wasn't even 40 yet at that point and still doing fantastic work. Funk was treated as a legend to help make losing mean more to get the younger stars over, on top of being professional to know that's what should be doing at that point. Jericho should have been used better to elevate, not deflate, younger guys, but not be treated like Steamboat was being back in 91
Petition for Mark to get Kurt Angle 👇
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Steamboat was one of my all time favorite wrestlers. His matches with Flair are some of the best matches in wrestling history IMHO.
I was a Chinese/Hawaiian wrestler having a tryout backstage at a RAW. I met Blood and in my excitement shook his hand and introduced myself from Hawaii.
I had forgotten that he wasnt actually from Hawaii. (The Steamboat name carries a legacy here)
Flair and Steamboat had the best in ring chemistry of any two wrestlers that I've watched. Their matches together never disappointed. They were both great workers and knew how to put their opponent over.
I remember Steamboat's 2 out of 3 falls match with Rick Flair just amazing
WrestleMania III against Randy "Macho Man" Savage is a Classic
This guy right here is my best friend because he knows certified hood classic wrestling🤜🤛
@@futurecaf3166 😆
I was a kid during that time....I remember crying when Randy hit Ricky with the ring bell....that entire match was entertaining....I was more elated when Ricky won,....nothing else mattered to me....
That’s my fav match of all time.
Howard finkel yelling, and a neeeew intercontinental champion.
Still get the chillls
I need to go back to watch that match tonight cause I love appreciating just a straight up great wrestling match
Seems to me that an enhancement talent willing to stand in that body bag until someone lets him out has earned himself another match on TV
Steamboat and Flair trained together.....
They had some of the greatest matches of all time...
Ask Flair....
Steamboat was a former NWA World Champion .....
Yeah....we know.
Just those first 2 minutes are great. “I know what the good stuff is, I focus on the lil improvements” good for Taker, a lot of talent need to adhere to this imo
Steamboat was maybe the best for a long time, back to teaming with Jay Youngblood.
You know what, those Austin matches in 94 were outrageously good.
& his feud with Rude was fire at the time
It blows my mind that Austin was fired shortly after that fantastic Steamboat feud. How do you see that much in someone including giving him your second most important championship, then cut him loose due to an injury?
@@palaceofwisdom9448 ridiculous. Bischoff was completely clueless at that time. Sullivan wanted him to stay, but I think others were VERY wary of the young blonde Steve such as Hogan and Flair who were ageing and of course Dusty who wanted his son to be pushed ahead instead
Ricky steamboat had such a beautiful arm drag that commentators reference him if another wrestler does one with great technique.
I always loved the Dragon Armdrag
I'd LOVE to get some Tajiri stories from 'Taker! Especially his take on that hilarious segment between him, Tajiri, Kane, and Regal. That was absolite gold from everyone involved and, considering Tajiri stories are always great and how good 'Taker is at telling stories, it would be fantastic.
Ricky is Bruce Lee of Wrestling
Absolutely
I would say he was beyond that. Lee never had the benefit of longevity or having a pioneer to compare too. Steamboat had that option and thankfully he also had the insight to take feedback from other top guys. Perfect combination of ability, insight, and humbleness.
Steamboat is an athletic freak that could chop, sell, put on classics and get you into every aspect of the match. And all due respect to Lanny Poffo, Ricky is a wrestling genius.
Matt is wearing shoes? Must be an ice storm blowing through lol
Steamboat is thoroughly underrated... He really is an all time great!
"Premium live event" is just another example of Vince Mcmahon's absurd language guidelines ("Don't say "hospital", say "medical facility"). Everyone outside WWE still says "pay per view".
By definition its not a pay per view though, its just the term used for the shows now
@@CaliPaliGuyhe was talking about the past though. Even more absurd.
What Vince gets so wrong about wrestling = he thinks he needs language to disguise the product. Don't say "wrestler", don't say "pay per view", don't say "hospital"...it's all motivated by a sense of shame, like "people don't like wrestling so we have to sell it like it's something else". Actually Vince, people DO like wrestling.
@ one of the worst takes/opinions ive heard
@ they were always called ppv when they were ppv, when the moved to the network the name changed to ple.
I always felt Steamboat missed a chance to play a heel.
He has the perfect heel name: Dick Blood.
we need the legendary taker to come out
I respect Mark's opinion but I can't figure out how his WM25 match against Shawn Michaels was better than the one he had the next year at WM26 - The Streak vs Career match. Man that match had so much in it, the emotions that that match had is something exceptional. I have never felt so much in any WWF/E match ever. The ending to that match, especially where HBK defiantly slaps Taker and then gets Tombstoned was something epic. I was just re-watching that match and it hit me hard yet again.
1994 Heel Owen Hart vs Babyface Steamboat wouldve been the GOAT match
Y2J & Owen vs Shawn & Ricky
Taker sounds like he amused himself at the expense of the job guys. There's a word for that kind of behavior
Ricky was Goat honestly
WrestleMania III was a classic.
Steamboat vs Taker would have been good
When Steamboat was on Collision years ago and was selling the belt shots from Starks…man he could teach young talents how to sell
Actually no, he was an idiot because when he won the Intercontinental belt (when he was chosen to wear the title), his wife demanded that he take time off and come home! Which was a terrible idea! Vince puts that belt on you, you are green-lit to down the road become the next Heavyweight champion! Also, it means you defend the belt. translation: More work + more money coming in. It's the ideal time to work even harder. You win the Intercontinental championship, back then THAT had real meaning. You do NOT ask for vacation time to go home. But instead of explaining it to his wife, he just agreed to her demands. Vince got upset and told him he'd have to drop the belt. So it ended up on the waist of The Honky Tonk Man. Who ended up being the longest reining Intercontinental champion in WWF history. Why? He understood he'd have to put in a ton of work, and he made a ton of money too.
Winning the IC title does not automatically mean you were going to become world champ. Did Honky tonk man? Did Rick Rude? Mr. Perfect? Yes a few guys did do it but those were elite talents. Ricky was great but he was never going to be a WWF world champion. That was never in the cards. Even if someone somewhere speculates, he wasn't a Vince McMahon world champion. I always thought he fit better in the NWA anyway.
The first wrestler I saw as my favorite was The Dragom Steamboat. What a great performer.
Steamboat/Regal at Fall Brawl 93, with the psychology of Steamboat’s hurt ribs, is one of my favourite matches.
Undertaker is the best❤🫀
Mark is the f'ing GOAT! My first favorite Wrestler growing up.
Mark thank you for admitting you could not perform like you did when you were agile as a cat. You are one of the few to admit your movement ability changed with age.
Wish Mike Tyson would have seen this video before a staged boxing match staged 59
It's about time Ricky gets some recognition.
Uh? Ricky got plenty of recognition in the past 10-15 years, from his Hall of fame induction to wrestling a match the following night at Wrestlemania 25, to training superstars of WWE, to having his own dvd set collection released by WWE, to being praised by just about every wrestlers past and present...he's getting more recognition than ever.
The greatest match I have ever seen was Steamboat vs Savage
Steamboat v Jake the Snake, man they went for an hour and intense. The only match I saw that was better was HBK V Angle at whatever wrestlemania that was . I never saw the Steamboat V MM wrestlemania 3 match, have to see if I can find it
Taker's status for raw Netflix
I wish Undertaker would have had more matches against guys like Steamboat, Savage and Mr Perfect in the early 90's instead of giants.
Best cross body of all time
I'd love to see stone cold on here
Yall need Randy on the podcast
Another day with Mean Mark/The Undertaker
Soooooo, are we getting a new episode sometime soon?
Steamboat honestly was the most talented babyface in the NWA and the fact that he didn't get as many belt runs is just terrible.
Who is the guy in the interview with Taker?
If you're a babyface and you aren't watching Ricky Steamboat matches daily, to learn how to fight back against a heel and sell, you are not a student of the game.
Any chance at all we could get Sting on the show someday?
Enhancement talent lol
No disrespect but who is the guy with Taker?
For me the wrestler with one of the worst gimmicks that seem to over shadow his extraordinary good wrestling skills was Dustin Rhodes!!! He was a technical wrestler!
3:07-3:22 what could you have done that’s really good? You coulda retired Taker 🤣🤣 those last few years after the HBK matches ruined your legacy for me personally, you became a charicature of the amazing worker you once were; wrestling Roman for no reason multiple times and wrestling after Brock at Summerslam and just coming back time and again when your best days were clearly behind you, ruined you. Sorry lol
People keep saying flair as one of best in ring that’s bs Steamboat was way better
Get Nash and Sean Oliver on
Get jake Steve Austin Ricky steam hardy brothers edge and Christian ric flair etc
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I was a fan of undertaker since he debuted but I really really really do not like Mark Calloway. Wow.
WAS? dude IS
You
Steamboat vs Savage at Wm 3 was half of the draw
Huckster vs Andre gets too much credit for drawing 93 k
Trying to deny the credit Hogan and Andre for the success of WrestleMania III is a lie. and yes your the Huckster son
Dumb take. I love macho and steamboat, but this was peak hulkamania.
@ Horrible take. I loooooove the Huckster. Hogan is my all time fav, but Macho/Steamboat was AT LEAST HALF if the draw for Wm 3, Brotherrrrrrrrr
@@Aizenborgman Too bad reality vehemwntly dusagrees with you, Brotherrrrrrrrrr!!
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@@CannedHam2479 Obviously. You understand reality the other way around son . No one in the world remembers the Savage vs. Ricky match. Maybe some in America and some in Canada maybe. But the scene of Hogan lifting Andre, that particular scene, everyone knows and remembers for sure. Even Vince McMahon in his last documentary said that Hulk Hogan and Andre drew the house . Ricky Steamboat himself in the Andre vs. Hogan documentary said that Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant drew the house. The truth is painful, and unfortunately it hurts to the point that it makes some people cry.😂😂🍼🍼🍼
Taker sucks
Steamboat has always sucked. Piper all day
Piper Perri??
Mark did you ever do an appearance at Danville middle school in Danville Pennsylvania ?
Whoop Whoop