Richard Henry Blood ( born February 28 , 1953 ) , better known by his ring name Ricky `` The Dragon '' Steamboat , is an American professional wrestler who became one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early 1990s and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 . Richard Henry Blood ( born February 28 , 1953 ) , better known by his ring name Ricky `` The Dragon '' Steamboat , is an American professional wrestler who is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers of the late 1980s and early 1990s .