WWE Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat recently spoke with the Post and Courier about various topics. Here are the highlights.
On WWE turning down his request to turn heel: “Pat [Patterson] simply told me that it would probably ruin my career… I just wanted to experience what it felt like on the other side of the fence. As we all know, the heels have the most fun out there in the ring.”
On working with Ric Flair: “I learned so much from Ric Flair … just listening to him guide me early in my career,” says Steamboat. “I think one of the biggest attributes that helped me and other guys, too, during that era was the fact that we wrestled nearly every night back then. Monday night we’d be in Greenville and the next night we’d be in Columbia, so it’s only 90 miles.”
Steamboat also talked about his favorite tag team partner and more. You can read the entire interview here.
