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My Take
Blackman is exactly the kind of craftsman I root for. A karateka from Pennsylvania, he won crowds not with theatrics but with credible strikes and the chaos of hardcore matches, standing 188 cm of grim efficiency. Six WWF Hardcore Championship reigns and the record for most combined days as champion mark a man who excelled in the rough mid-card trenches rather than the marquee spotlight. That he became a martial arts instructor afterward only deepens the impression of unglamorous discipline. I have a soft spot for performers who never coast, and Blackman, the quiet professional, is precisely that.
Overview
Steve Blackman (born September 28, 1963) is an American martial arts instructor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1997 to 2002, where he was a frequent challenger for the promotion's mid-card titles. He held the WWF Hardcore Championship six times and holds the record for most combined days as champion, a total of 172 days.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Blackman
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・ブラックマン
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・ぶらっくまん
- Born
- September 28, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Annville Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / karateka
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.