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| death_cause = Complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]]<ref name="Oliver"/><ref name="Luis"/>
| death_cause = Complications from [[Alzheimer's disease]]<ref name="Oliver"/><ref name="Luis"/>
| trainer = Lord James Blears<ref name="Oliver"/><br>[[Lou Thesz]]<ref name="Oliver"/>
| trainer = Lord James Blears<ref name="Oliver"/><br>[[Lou Thesz]]<ref name="Oliver"/>
| debut = 1950s<ref name="Oliver"/>
| debut = Mid-1950s<ref name="Oliver"/><ref name="Luis"/>
| retired = 1970s<ref name="Oliver"/>
| retired = Late-1970s<ref name="Oliver"/><ref name="Luis"/>
}}
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'''Samuel K. Mokuahi''' (May 4, 1934 to May 2, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''Sam "Sammy" Steamboat'''.<ref name="Almanac">{{cite news|first=Hicks|last=Brady|title=2006: The year in wrestling|work=PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts|publisher=Kappa Publications|id=2007 Edition|page=20}}</ref><ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/05/04/1564717.html|author=Oliver, Greg|title=Sam Steamboat was a Hawaiian legend|publisher=[[Quebecor Media]]|work=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=May 4, 2006|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Luis">{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/05/19/news/story10.html|author=Luis, Cindy|title=Wrestler Sammy Steamboat promoted paddling|work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|date=May 19, 2006|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
'''Samuel K. Mokuahi''' (May 4, 1934 to May 2, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''Sam "Sammy" Steamboat'''.<ref name="Almanac">{{cite news|first=Hicks|last=Brady|title=2006: The year in wrestling|work=PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts|publisher=Kappa Publications|id=2007 Edition|page=20}}</ref><ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/05/04/1564717.html|author=Oliver, Greg|title=Sam Steamboat was a Hawaiian legend|publisher=[[Quebecor Media]]|work=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=May 4, 2006|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Luis">{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/05/19/news/story10.html|author=Luis, Cindy|title=Wrestler Sammy Steamboat promoted paddling|work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|date=May 19, 2006|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
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== Professional wrestling career ==
== Professional wrestling career ==
Mokuahi was trained to wrestle by Lord James Blears and [[Lou Thesz]]. He debuted in the 1950s, adopting the ring name "Sam Steamboat", the English translation of his birth name.<ref name="Oliver"/>
Mokuahi was trained to wrestle by Lord James Blears and [[Lou Thesz]]. He debuted in the 1950s, adopting the ring name "Sam Steamboat", the English translation of his birth name.<ref name="Oliver"/><ref name="JohnsonOliver2012">{{cite book|author=Johnson, Steven and Oliver, Greg|author3=Mike Mooneyham|coauthors=J. J. Dillon|title=The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0wxLpfRhZqcC&pg=PT426|date=1 October 2012|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-269-5|pages=426–}}</ref>


Steamboat began his career with the Honolulu-based [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] Mid-Pacific Promotions. He won his first [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] on August 5, 1956, [[tag team|teaming]] with [[Billy Varga]] to defeat Great Togo and [[Tosh Togo]] for the [[NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship]]. On January 25, 1961, Steamboat defeated [[Dick Hutton]] to win the [[NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship]]. He lost the championship to Luigi Macera on April 15, 1961.
Steamboat began his career with the Honolulu-based [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] Mid-Pacific Promotions. He won his first [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] on August 5, 1956, [[tag team|teaming]] with [[Billy Varga]] to defeat Great Togo and [[Tosh Togo]] for the [[NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship]]. On January 25, 1961, Steamboat defeated [[Dick Hutton]] to win the [[NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship]]. He lost the championship to Luigi Macera on April 15, 1961.
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Steamboat went on to compete in the [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based [[Georgia Championship Wrestling]], where he won the [[NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)]] with [[Eddie Graham]] in 1964, and the [[North Carolina]]-based [[Jim Crockett Promotions|Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling]], where he held the [[NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)]] with Graham in 1965.<ref name="Titles"/>
Steamboat went on to compete in the [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]-based [[Georgia Championship Wrestling]], where he won the [[NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)]] with [[Eddie Graham]] in 1964, and the [[North Carolina]]-based [[Jim Crockett Promotions|Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling]], where he held the [[NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)]] with Graham in 1965.<ref name="Titles"/>


In the mid-1960s, Steamboat began wrestling for [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]], where he reformed his alliance with Eddie Graham. Steamboat won the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)]] on five occasions between 1964 and 1967, as well as the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)]] on two occasions in 1965 and the [[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship]] in 1969.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|edition=4th|year=2006|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref>
In the mid-1960s, Steamboat began wrestling for [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]], where he reformed his alliance with Eddie Graham. Steamboat won the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)]] on five occasions between 1964 and 1967, as well as the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)]] on two occasions in 1965 and the [[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship]] in 1969.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|edition=4th|year=2006|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref><ref name="III2003">{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JyiSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA132|date=1 January 2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4|pages=132–}}</ref>


Steamboat returned to Hawaii in the late 1960s, winning the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship on three further occasions and the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship on four further occasions. He also won the [[NWA Pacific International Championship|NWA North American Championship (Hawaii version)]] on four occasions. He retired in the late 1970s.<ref name="Oliver"/>
Steamboat returned to Hawaii in the late 1960s, winning the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship on three further occasions and the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship on four further occasions. He also won the [[NWA Pacific International Championship|NWA North American Championship (Hawaii version)]] on four occasions. He retired in the late 1970s.<ref name="Oliver"/>
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*'''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]'''
*'''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]'''
**[[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Ciclon Negro
**[[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Ciclon Negro
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)|NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'']] ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)#Title history|5 times]]) – with [[Eddie Graham]] (3), Ron Etchison (1), and [[Jose Lothario]] (1)
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)|NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'']] ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version)#Title history|5 times]]) – with [[Eddie Graham]] (3 times), Ron Etchison (1 time), and [[Jose Lothario]] (1 time)
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)|NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'']] ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship#Title History|1 time]]) – with Eddie Graham<sup>1</sup>
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)|NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'']] ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship#Title History|1 time]]) – with Eddie Graham<sup>1</sup>


Revision as of 21:38, 10 March 2016

Sammy Steamboat
Birth nameSamuel K. Mokuahi[1]
Born(1934-05-04)May 4, 1934
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[2]
DiedMay 2, 2006(2006-05-02) (aged 71)[1][2]
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[1]
Cause of deathComplications from Alzheimer's disease[1][2]
Spouse(s)Sheryll Mokuahi[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sam Steamboat
Sammy Steamboat
Trained byLord James Blears[1]
Lou Thesz[1]
DebutMid-1950s[1][2]
RetiredLate-1970s[1][2]

Samuel K. Mokuahi (May 4, 1934 to May 2, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sam "Sammy" Steamboat.[3][1][2]

Early life

Mokuahi grew up in Honolulu, attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School, where he played multiple different sports.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Mokuahi was trained to wrestle by Lord James Blears and Lou Thesz. He debuted in the 1950s, adopting the ring name "Sam Steamboat", the English translation of his birth name.[1][4]

Steamboat began his career with the Honolulu-based NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions. He won his first championship on August 5, 1956, teaming with Billy Varga to defeat Great Togo and Tosh Togo for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship. On January 25, 1961, Steamboat defeated Dick Hutton to win the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship. He lost the championship to Luigi Macera on April 15, 1961.

In the early 1960s, Steamboat relocated to the continental United States, where he competed for the Los Angeles, California-based promotion Worldwide Wrestling Associates. In 1960, he won the WWA International Television Tag Team Championship with Dick Hutton.

Steamboat went on to compete in the Atlanta, Georgia-based Georgia Championship Wrestling, where he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) with Eddie Graham in 1964, and the North Carolina-based Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, where he held the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) with Graham in 1965.[5]

In the mid-1960s, Steamboat began wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Florida, where he reformed his alliance with Eddie Graham. Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) on five occasions between 1964 and 1967, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) on two occasions in 1965 and the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship in 1969.[5][6]

Steamboat returned to Hawaii in the late 1960s, winning the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship on three further occasions and the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship on four further occasions. He also won the NWA North American Championship (Hawaii version) on four occasions. He retired in the late 1970s.[1]

Personal life

Mokuahi was married to Sheryll, with whom he had seven children.[1]

Mokuhai was an avid surfer and canoist.[1]

Fellow professional wrestler Ricky Steamboat took his ring name from Mokuahi due to their resemblance and was briefly billed as his son or nephew. However, the two men were unrelated.[1][7][8][9]

Death

Mokuahi died in Hawaii from complications from Alzheimer's disease on May 2, 2006.[3][1]

Championships and accomplishments

1Steamboat and Graham won this championship by winning a tournament held on a card promoted in the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Oliver, Greg (May 4, 2006). "Sam Steamboat was a Hawaiian legend". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Luis, Cindy (May 19, 2006). "Wrestler Sammy Steamboat promoted paddling". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 20. 2007 Edition.
  4. ^ Johnson, Steven and Oliver, Greg; Mike Mooneyham (1 October 2012). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons. ECW Press. pp. 426–. ISBN 978-1-77090-269-5. {{cite book}}: Missing |author2= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (1 January 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
  7. ^ Dave Meltzer; Bret Hart (January 2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-1-58261-817-3.
  8. ^ Ed Symkus; Vinnie Carolan (2004). Wrestle Radio U. S. A.: Grapplers Speak. ECW Press. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-1-55022-646-1.
  9. ^ R. D. Reynolds (2007). The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!. ECW Press. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-1-55490-287-3.

External links

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