Big Update on Ricky Steamboat’s Condition: Burst Capillary

July 3, 2010

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat actually suffered a burst capillary which caused the bleeding in the brain. A recent angiogram revealed the burst, which turned out NOT to be an aneurysm as originally thought. At this point, Steamboat will be kept in the hospital for another 5 days, at which time he will be given another angiogram to see how he’s recovering. It should be noted that WWE doctor’s who examined Steamboat after Monday night felt that the injury was not sustained as a result of the Nexus attack.

PWInsider.com provided another update on Steamboat’s condition on 7/5, noting that all signs point to a complete recovery for Ricky, and that WWE is hopeful that he will be resuming his backstage duties with the company in the near future.

Update on 7/8: Jim Ross has posted the following on his Twitter account: "Steamboat out of ICU and should be released from Tampa hospital in a few days. Should be good to go in a month."

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.