WWE Releases Son of Hall Of Famer

[Chip]

I can't remember the last talent that Ricky gave a rub to that benefited from it.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Knew who it was when I saw the thread title. Maybe he decided to retire?

[Savage Gambino]

Dec 19, 2013 14:32:38 GMT -5 Sin Cara Tres said:

I don't think it's scummy, he's been injured forever and may not be suitable for another job within the company.

From WWE's perspective, it probably looked like another Brett DiBiase situation. I'm saddened, but hardly surprised.

[Deleted]

I hoped it was Randy Orton after seeing the thread title.

[spyda]

Good, I never liked Richie

[lildude8218]

this is because I made that joke about him yesterday. WWE reads the boards and went "wait, Richie is still employed?"

[Crappler El 0 M]

I'm not really surprised. I had heard he was re-evaulating his career options. He was removed from the NXT profile page about two months ago.

[kidglov3s]

This sucks, I think he was the last active wrestler left from Wrestlemania IV!

[JTG Fan]

Man, I was always really hoping to see Ricky Steamboat re-incarnate in WWE.

[Heartbreaker]

Nooooooooo! I really liked Richie and he was adorable.

[ededdneddy]

They should have brought him up when Jericho was facing off against his father

[Slanted and Enchanted]

I remember Flair's HoF speech and how he was excited of the idea that Reid and Richie would continue the legacy of their fathers and feud in the WWE. With Reid's sad demise and Richie possibly calling it quits it is sad to know that we will never see that second-gen feud come to fruition.

[MolotovMocktail]

Kind of sad. Ever since Rick Sr.'s wife was pregnant with him, you could tell he wanted his son to make it in the business, and he got hurt just when he was about to get his big break.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

That sucks and it's so weird that he had a career ending back injury which was what keep his dad away right?

[JCBaggee]

Dec 19, 2013 19:59:19 GMT -5 ededdneddy said:

They should have brought him up when Jericho was facing off against his father

Why? Ricky moved better in that match than Richie would have. Hell, I think he moved around better than Jericho did that night.

[Essential1]

Wasn't Asian enough.

Too latino.

[thegame415]

Dec 19, 2013 13:56:34 GMT -5 KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! said:

I could see TNA pushing him just because of his dad and the fact that Richie was kind of, sort of in WWE for a while.

What's Steamboat Dragon doing in the Impact Zone?

[Captain2]

Dec 19, 2013 14:39:28 GMT -5 Dave the Dave said:

Dec 19, 2013 14:32:38 GMT -5 Sin Cara Tres said:

I don't think it's scummy, he's been injured forever and may not be suitable for another job within the company.

And even if he was, I'm sure there was someone better.

"This kid used to wrestle, but he blew his knee out so he's gonna be head of accounting for the next 39 years. You're fired actual accountant"

"My name is Frank"

"Do I look like I care?"

[Kayfabe FAN don't want none]

- Regarding WWE releasing Richie Steamboat from his developmental deal, the news came out only through a recent interview that Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) did. It was reported back in late October that Steamboat was still recovering from back surgery he had last year and that there was some concern he may not be able to return to the ring.

[Kash Flagg]

He always wanted to race cars anyway. That's what he was trying to do before he decided to go into the family bidness.