Sammy Steamboat
| Sammy Steamboat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 4, 1934 Hawaii |
| Died |
May 2, 2006 (aged 71) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sammy Steamboat |
| Trained by | Lou Thesz |
Samuel K. Mokuahi (May 4, 1934 – May 2, 2006), better known by his ring name, Sammy Steamboat, was an American professional wrestler whose career spanned from the 1950s through to the 1970s.[1]
Mokuahi started in the late 1950s in Hawaii before being discovered and trained by multi-time world heavyweight champion Lou Thesz.[1] Thesz stated that Mokuahi was the only one he ever saw as a student or protégé of his, and worked in the midcard in Toronto in the early 1960s before moving to Florida territories, winning titles with Eddie Graham.[2] WWE Hall of Fame member Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat was given his ring-name because he resembled his 'fellow' Hawaiian (Ricky is actually a native New Yorker of non-Polynesian mixed Caucasian and Japanese descent), but there is no relation between the two.
Mokuahi died in Hawaii from complications from Alzheimer's disease on May 2, 2006.[1]
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ciclon Negro
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (5 times) – with Eddie Graham (3), Ron Etchison (1), and Jose Lothario (1)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Eddie Graham1
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (4 times) – with Eddie Graham
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Eddie Graham
- NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Bill Varga (1), Bearcat Wright (1), Peter Maivia (2), and Billy White Wolf (1)
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (4 times)
1Steamboat and Graham won this championship by winning a tournament held on a card promoted in the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion.