Steven Romero

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Steven Romero, (June 21, 1955 - September 2, 1985) born Steven Nicolas Romero, was a 2nd generation professional wrestler best known by the ring name Jay Youngblood.

[edit] Background

Steven was the son of wrestler Ricky Romero. On September 2, 1985, Youngblood died in Melbourne, Australia, while touring in the South Pacific. He may have ruptured his spleen in a match and had a series of heart attacks when rushed to the back, where he died. He is buried at Llano Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home at Amarillo, Texas, beside his late parents Ricky Romero (1931-2006) and Stella Marrujo Romero (1931-2006).

He was the brother of wrestlers Chris and Mark Youngblood.

[edit] Career

Romero started wrestling in 1979 under the name of Jay Youngblood to make a name for himself and not on his father's name. He wrestled in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in a regular tag team with Ricky Steamboat and also wrestled in the Pacific Northwest territory. He went to Florida Championship Wrestling in 1985 and also wrestling in the American Wrestling Association that year.

Youngblood died while on a wrestling tour of the South Pacific on September 2, 1985.

In April of 2006 at local Amarillo indy-wrestling promotion West Texas Wrestling Legends, Jay's nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and the son of Ted DiBiase, Mike DiBiase teamed up as "Team 3G" (Team Third Generation Wrestlers) and went on to become the first-ever WTWL Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Cup Tournament winners at "The Legacy of Legends" show.

On April 27th and 28th, 2007 local Amarillo indy-wrestling promotion Professional Wrestling Federation (formerly known as West Texas Wrestling Legends) held the 2nd annual two night 2007 Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Cup Tournament event that was won by "The Ruthless One" WidowMaker & Mosh Pit Mike of "Pain Inc." after they defeated Jay's nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and "The Hooligan" Austin Riley in the final round of the tournament. As winners of the Jay Youngblood Memorial Cup, WidowMaker and Mosh Pit Mike were also crowned the first-ever PWF Tag Team Champions in front of a sold out crowd.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mark Youngblood

• Maple Leaf Wrestling

• NWA Canadian Television Championship (1 time)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Porkchop Cash (1), Jake Roberts (1), and Ricky Steamboat (1)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (5 times) - with Ricky Steamboat

• NWA All-Star Wrestling

• NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Joe Ventura
• NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)

• NWA Western States Sports

• NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ricky Romero

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling

• NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Lightfoot

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 308 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 19 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Ricky Steamboat in 2003.

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Tag Team of the Year in 1983 - with Ricky Steamboat.