Steven Romero
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Steven 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 1, 1985, Youngblood died 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 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 1, 1985.
In April of 2006 at local Amarillo indy-wrestling promotion West Texas Wrestling Legends (WTWL), Jay's nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and the son of Ted DiBiase, Mike DiBiase teamed up as "Team 3G" (Team Third Generation Wrestlers). They won the first-ever WTWL Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Cup Tournament at "The Legacy of Legends" show.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- National
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- NWA Canadian Tag Team championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Joe Ventura
- Regional
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- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Porkchop Cash (1), Jake Roberts (1), and Ricky Steamboat (1)
- NWA Canadian Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ricky Romero
- NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Lightfoot
- NWA Pacific Coats Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
- NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mark Youngblood
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- PWI ranked him # 308 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- PWI ranked him # 19 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Ricky Steamboat in 2003.
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- Tag Team of the Year with Ricky Steamboat in 1983.
