Ricky Steamboat Speaks on His Health & Aneurism Recovery

March 28, 2012

During a new interview conducted for The Miami Herald, WWE Legend Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat had the following to say about the current status of his health and recovery from a brain aneurism:

"I'm very happy with as far as I have come," Steamboat said. "Having a brain type aneurism, a brain bleed, really put things in perspective of what a good life and being a good person is really about. I've always been a believer in God, but it sort of renewed and restored the faith that I have in him.

So with that being said, physically I’m about 80 percent of what I was. The doctors have said that they don’t want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can’t survive anymore trauma."

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.