More on Steamboat’s Health, WWE Partners With Burger King

July 5, 2010

Richie Steamboat, the son of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, posted the following yesterday on his Twitter account: "GREAT day! Nothing beats a 4th of July with friends & family! Dad is doing great! Will hopefully be out of hospital soon! He’s a fighter!!!"

Licensing.biz is reporting that WWE has launched a new partnership with Burger King. The promotion has already begun in The UK, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and will feature WWE themed toys for Burger King Kid’s Meals. The article goes on to note, "WWE has sealed a global partnership with Burger King, which will see a special Kids Meal promotion running this summer across 10,000 restaurants in over 30 countries."

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.