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Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American
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currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in
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(WCW), and has also wrestled for
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(JCP), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE),
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(TNA, later Impact Wrestling), and
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(ECW). He is a four-time
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in wrestling, being a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion (Indianapolis version). He is the eighth WCW Triple Crown Champion. During the 1980s and 1990s, Steiner wrestled alongside his older brother
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as
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. He has won several tag team titles, including the
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,
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,
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, and the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and TNA, as well as the WWF's Survivor Series in 1993.


Early life

Scott Rechsteiner was born in
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, on July 29, 1962. He was a folkstyle wrestler at 190 lbs during his time at the
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. He became a three-time Big 10 runner-up after finishing fifth as a freshman. In 1986, he became an
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n and placed sixth in the nation his senior year. His brother,
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, also wrestled for Michigan and became a professional wrestler.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1986–1989)

Rechsteiner trained under Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. at Torio's Health Club in
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, as well as The Sheik,Loverro, Thom (2006). ''
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''. Pocket Books. . p. 89
and debuted under his real name in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association in 1986. On August 14, 1986, in Dearborn, Michigan, Rechsteiner defeated The Great Wojo for the
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. He held the title until May 3, 1987, when he lost it to Wojo in Toledo. He then formed a
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with his trainer, Graham. On October 6, 1987, they defeated Chris Carter and Mohammad Saad for the WWA World Tag Team Championship. On December 6, they lost the title to Carter and Don Kent. In 1988, Rechsteiner joined the
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-based Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) under his real name. He formed a tag team with Billy Joe Travis and defeated the Cuban Choir Boys for the CWA World Tag Team Championship on May 29. On June 6, they lost the title to Gary Young and Don Bass. Rechsteiner and Travis regained the title on June 27 and lost it to the
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( Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) on August 15. Rechsteiner formed a new tag team with Jed Grundy, and on February 18, 1989, they dethroned CWA World Tag Team Champions Robert Fuller and
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. Rechsteiner's third and final CWA reign ended on February 25, when Fuller and Golden regained the title. He left the CWA soon after.


World Championship Wrestling (1989–1992)

Rechsteiner, under the ring name Scott Steiner, debuted in
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(WCW) during a backstage interview at
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, later accompanying his brother
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to the ring as he lost the
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to Mike Rotunda. Scott would begin wrestling in singles bouts on WCW programming before the Steiners began teaming together. The Steiners lost their first high-profile bout to Kevin Sullivan & Rotunda at Clash of the Champions VII but defeated them in a rematch at the Great American Bash 1989. The Steiners also competed in the "King of the Hill" two-ring battle royal earlier in the show but were unsuccessful. During this time, the Steiners were managed by
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and often brought their pitbull Arnold to the ring. Rick nervously began a relationship with a shy fan named "
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" who eventually received a make-over and transformed into
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. Green was responsible for tripping up Scott at
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and costing the Steiners the
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as well as luring Scott into a parking lot assault by Sullivan and her new masked tag team,
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. Doom, with Woman in their corner, would defeat the Steiners at Halloween Havoc '89 after Woman interfered. On November 1, 1989, in
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, The Steiner Brothers defeated
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( Michael Hayes and
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) for the
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. They held the title for over five months before losing it to
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(
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and
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) in
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, at
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. The Steiner Brothers defeated The Midnight Express (
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and
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) for the
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on August 24, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. During their title reign, WCW withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance (in January 1991) and the title was renamed the
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. The Steiner Brothers competed in a WarGames match at WrestleWar 1991, which received a five-star rating from ''
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''. After winning the
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on February 18, they vacated the United States Tag Team Championship, on February 20. After they won the
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from
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and
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at the
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on March 21, announcers began referring to them as "Triple Crown Champions". In 1990, Steiner began wrestling in singles matches. WCW's weekend TBS shows ('' Power Hour'', '' Saturday Night'', and ''
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''), featured the NWA/WCW Gauntlet Series, in which a wrestler was selected to face a different top star on each show that weekend, winning $10,000 if they defeated all three. Steiner was the first to successfully "run the gauntlet" from September 21–23, defeating
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, Ric Flair and
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. On January 30, 1991, Steiner had a
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match against Flair at '' Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite'', which ended in a time limit draw. In late 1992 the Steiners temporarily disbanded when Rick suffered a torn pectoral muscle. Scott then started wrestling single matches, and then later teased a heel turn when he teamed with
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against
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and
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on an October 10, 1992, episode of ''
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''. During the match Bagwell was injured when he was attacked
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and when Steiner went to tag Bagwell, he was unable to. An angry Steiner then kicked Bagwell and slammed him into the ring where he was attacked by Austin and Pillman who then won the match. Shortly after he won the
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on October 17, 1992. Steiner later vacated the title when The Steiner Brothers left WCW for the
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(WWF) that November, after a contract dispute with WCW Executive Vice President
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.


World Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)

WWF talent relation officials Pat Patterson and Bruce Prichard were enamored with Scott Steiner and pitched an idea to Vince McMahon for Scott to come in as a surprise entry into the Royal Rumble in 1993 and win the event, then moving on to win the world championship at WrestleMania 9. However Vince was not keen to the idea and both the Steiners themselves voiced their desire to remain as a tag team, therefore Vince began booking them as such. The Steiner Brothers made their WWF television debut with a
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on the December 21, 1992, episode of '' Prime Time Wrestling''. They appeared on the debut episode of ''
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'' on January 11, 1993. Their pay-per-view debut came on January 24, at the
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, where they defeated The Beverly Brothers (
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and
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). At
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on April 4, The Steiner Brothers defeated The Headshrinkers ( Samu and Fatu). After WrestleMania, The Steiner Brothers feuded with Money Inc. (
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and Irwin R. Schyster). At
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on June 13, The Steiner Brothers and The Smokin' Gunns ( Billy and
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) defeated The Headshrinkers and Money Inc. in an eight-man tag match. The following evening in Columbus, Ohio, in an untelevised match at a ''Raw'' taping, The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. for the
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. Money Inc. regained the title on June 16, at a house show in Rockford, Illinois, and lost it back to The Steiner Brothers at another house show, on June 19, in
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. The Steiner Brothers defended the title against
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(
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and
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) at
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on August 30 in their home state of Michigan and walked away victoriously with a pinfall win. On the September 13 episode of ''Raw'' in New York, New York, The Steiner Brothers defended the title against
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(
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and
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) in a "Province of Quebec Rules" match, wherein the title could change hands via disqualification. The match ended when the
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of The Quebecers,
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, threw a
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into the ring and Scott caught it. When the referee saw Scott holding the foreign object, he disqualified The Steiner Brothers and awarded the title to The Quebecers. Scott defeated Pierre in a singles match the following week on ''Raw''. Steiner competed in the elimination match main event of
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, marking his only headlining WWF pay-per-view appearance. On January 22, 1994, Scott Steiner was the first entrant in the
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. After nine minutes, he was eliminated by
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. Following this, the Steiner Brothers left the WWF in mid-1994.


New Japan Pro Wrestling (1991–1995)

In 1991, the Steiners worked for
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while under contract with WCW and WWF. On March 21, 1991, they defeated
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and
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for the
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. They dropped the titles to Hase and
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on November 5. Then On June 26, 1992, they defeated Big Van Vader and
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for the titles. They dropped them to
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and
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on November 22. During their time in the WWF, they only did a few matches. In 1994 after leaving the WWF, they returned to Japan as full-time workers until the end of 1995.


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

On July 28, 1995, The Steiner Brothers debuted in
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(ECW), at The Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York, defeating Dudley Dudley and Vampire Warrior. Rick had been in ECW by himself since April 1995. On August 4, in The Flagstaff in
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, they defeated Dudley Dudley and
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. They made their
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debut on August 5, at
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, teaming with
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to lose to Scorpio,
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, and Cactus Jack. On August 25, in Jim Thorpe, they defeated Scorpio and Malenko, and defeated Scorpio and
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the following evening. On August 28, they defeated Dudley Dudley and
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in the Big Apple Dinner Theater in
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. At Gangstas Paradise on September 16, they teamed with Taz and lost to
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(
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and
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) and
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. On September 23, in Middletown, they defeated Raven and Stevie Richards. Scott Steiner made his final ECW appearance on October 28, teaming with Taz and losing to The Eliminators.


Return to WCW


Steiner Brothers (1996–1998)

The Steiner Brothers rejoined WCW in 1996, debuting on the March 11 edition of
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. They won the World Tag Team Championship from
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on July 24, but proceeded to lose it back to them just three days later. After the formation of the New World Order (nWo), the Steiner Brothers feuded with The Outsiders, who had won the World Tag Team Championship from
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. The Steiners won the tag belts at
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on January 25, 1997. The following Nitro,
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stripped them of the titles and returned them to The Outsiders due to WCW referee
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, who was not an official referee for Souled Out, counting the fall. Harlem Heat would challenge the Steiners for their spot as contenders for the tag belts. The Steiners eventually won and earned a match with the Outsiders at
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on August 9. Scott would cover Scott Hall for the fall but
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pulled referee Nick Patrick out of the ring and Patrick ended the match as disqualification. The Steiners finally won the belts on October 13, defeating Hall and Syxx, who wrestled in the injuired Nash's place via " Wolfpac Rules". From mid 1997 into early 1998, Scott Steiner underwent noticeable physical changes, such as massively increasing his muscle mass, cutting his signature mullet and growing a goatee. During this period, Steiner feuded with nWo member Buff Bagwell over who had the better physique. In early 1998, he began leaving Rick in the ring by himself during tag team matches, or starting the match without ever tagging his brother in.


New World Order (1998–2000)

On February 22, 1998, Steiner joined the nWo at
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, by attacking his brother Rick while they were defending the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Outsiders, whom he personally handed the belts to. The next night, on Nitro he adopted a new gimmick,
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his hair and beard blond and further increasing his muscle mass. Scott then adopted the nicknames "White Thunder", in reference to his bleached hair and goatee and his all-white singlet, and "Superstar", as a homage to "Superstar" Billy Graham. However, he soon discarded both nicknames, and instead proclaimed himself as "Big Poppa Pump". Steiner further altered his attire as he began wearing sunglasses and
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headgear as part of his ring entrance outfit. He then began teaming with his best friend David Davoudpour and feuded with Rick for much of 98. At the same time, the nWo would split into rival factions, nWo Wolfpack led by Nash and nWo Hollywood led by Hollywood Hogan. Steiner and Davoudpour will establish themselves as members of the latter. In November, Steiner would become leader of nWo Hollywood after Hogan went on hiatus. In early 1999, Steiner would become a prominent member of a newly reunited nWo elite following the Fingerpoke of Doom. He feuded with
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,
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, Booker T, and
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and won the United States Heavyweight Championship and World Television Championship. In March, he turned on Bagwell, kicking him out of the group, and eventually reunited with his brother. In mid-1999, he was sidelined with a back injury and stripped of the United States Heavyweight Title. On a December 1999 episode of ''
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'', Steiner cut a
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to announce his
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from professional wrestling due to this injury. Later that evening, he revealed himself to, in fact, be in fine health, turning on and attacking
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. He continued to be a top heel into 2000 and joined the reformed nWo.


Main event push and World Heavyweight Championship (2000–2001)

After the nWo disbanded again, Steiner briefly joined
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and
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's New Blood stable before switching to
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, turning face for a brief time. At Spring Stampede, he competed in a tournament for the United States Championship, defeating
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by disqualification when he blinded him, which caused Wall to accidentally chokeslam the referee through a table instead. He then defeated
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by submission with his finisher, the '' Steiner Recliner'' before ultimately winning the tournament after defeating Sting in the finals, albeit due to interference from Sting's previous opponent
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. Steiner would also feud with
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and his brother, a now-heel Rick. Steiner would turn heel again on former nWo teammate Kevin Nash at Bash at the Beach by helping Goldberg defeat him in a match where fellow nWo alumnus Scott Hall's contract was on the line, joining the New Blood in the process. On November 26, 2000, at Mayhem, Steiner defeated Booker T to win the World Heavyweight Championship, becoming a Triple Crown Champion in the process. In January 2001, Steiner became the centerpiece of Ric Flair's Magnificent Seven stable. He feuded with Booker T over several months and pay-per-views until losing the World Heavyweight Championship back to him on the final episode of ''Nitro'' on March 26, 2001. After WCW was purchased by the WWF, Rechsteiner, unlike many of his colleagues, did not join the WWF and instead opted to wait until his contract with
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expired later that year before seeking other opportunities.


World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)

After his contract with AOL-Time Warner expired in November 2001, Rechsteiner joined the
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, where he was reunited with his former WCW valet Midajah. He appeared at WWA house shows in Europe and Australia throughout 2001 and 2002. At the third WWA pay-per-view, The Eruption, on April 12, 2002, at the
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in
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, Steiner challenged Nathan Jones for the
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. Despite the presence of WWA Commissioner Sid at ringside, Steiner was able to cheat his way to victory, striking Jones with the title belt and making Jones submit with the Steiner Recliner. Steiner held the belt for several months (although never defending it) before vacating it in November 2002 and leaving WWA for
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(WWE). Before joining WWE, Steiner teamed with his brother Rick to defeat
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and
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on May 2, 2002, in Japan, on
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's 30th Anniversary show.


Return to WWE (2002–2004)

In October 2002, Rechsteiner signed a three-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and returned to WWE television after an eight-year absence at
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in Madison Square Garden on November 17. There, Scott Steiner attacked
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and Christopher Nowinski after they delivered a promo insulting New York City, establishing him as a
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. Over the following weeks, General Managers
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and
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both courted Steiner, each trying to sign him to their respective brand,
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or SmackDown!. Bischoff was ultimately successful, after McMahon rejected Steiner's sexual advances. On Raw in January 2003 Steiner began feuding with
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, and his faction Evolution. They began competing against one another for strength and muscle conditioning leading to world title matches at the
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and No Way Out. Steiner won the first match by disqualification after Triple H attacked him with a sledgehammer, but lost the second match at No Way Out via pinfall. Both matches were not well received by fans with the first going on to win the
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's "Worst Worked Match" award. On April 14, Steiner faced off against Nowinski in a debate over the
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. Later that year, Steiner formed a
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with
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, with
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as their
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. The team lasted several months, and feuded with La Résistance. They broke up after Test turned heel and began misogynistically treating Keibler. On June 15, Steiner defeated Test in a grudge match to win the managerial services of Keibler at Bad Blood, but lost her back to Test in a rematch on the August 18 episode of ''Raw''. At
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on September 21, Steiner faced Test with Keibler's managerial services again on the line with the extra stipulation that, if Steiner lost, he would become Test's
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. Steiner lost after Keibler's interference backfired, and the tag team was reunited at Test's behest. After another mistake by Keibler cost the team a match on the September 29 episode of ''Raw'', Steiner belly to belly suplexed her, resulting in Steiner turning heel and teaming on better terms with Test as Keibler was forced to remain their reluctant manager. On December 1, Mick Foley fired in storyline Steiner and Test freeing Stacy as their manager. His last WWE match was as a part of the 2004 Royal Rumble, lasting over 6 minutes before being eliminated by Booker T. Steiner suffered an injury in 2004, sidelining him for two months. While injured, he was released from WWE on August 17, 2004.


Independent circuit (2004–2006)

Rechsteiner underwent foot surgery in July 2004, having six screws inserted into his foot, a tendon transplant, and a
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. He then convalesced in a
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for eight months. Scott Steiner returned to the ring on August 28, 2005, in Asheville, North Carolina for the
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, Universal Championship Wrestling, teaming with his brother Rick in 2006. On June 10, 2006, they defeated
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and Jeff Lewis. He wrestled briefly in LAW, alongside Buff Bagwell, and feuded with the tag team Fame and Fortune. On March 11, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Eddie Venom & Elvis Elliot at a UCW wrestling show in Bay City, Michigan. On June 2, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Elvis Elliot & Original Sinn (Sinn Bodhi) at a UCW wrestling show at Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan entitled "Steiner Brothers Return Home."


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling


Alliance with Jeff Jarrett (2006–2007)

Steiner debuted in
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(TNA) at Destination X 2006, before making his '' Impact!'' debut on March 18, identifying himself as
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's bodyguard. In subsequent weeks, he attacked TNA wrestlers and staff, demanding to be hired. At
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on April 23, Steiner, Jarrett, and America's Most Wanted lost to Sting,
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,
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, and
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in a
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. Steiner and Jarrett then challenged Sting and a partner of his choosing to face them at Sacrifice on May 14. Sting hinted at three potential partners (Buff Bagwell,
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and Rick Steiner) before choosing
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. Sting and Joe defeated Steiner and Jarrett. After failing to defeat Sting to qualify for the third
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, Steiner lost to Samoa Joe at
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. At Victory Road, he faced Joe, Sting, and
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in a four-way bout to decide the number one contender for Jarrett's
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. Sting pinned Steiner to win, and Steiner resumed his role as Jarrett's bodyguard. He then faced Christian Cage on the August 10 ''
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'' and was in Jarrett's corner at
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before disappearing from TNA. On February 8, 2007, Steiner returned as NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage's "special consultant", in Cage's match with
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at Against All Odds, interfering to cost Angle the match and joining
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. Steiner eliminated Angle in a gauntlet match to determine a number one contender, then lost to him at Destination X. At
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, Steiner was part of Team Cage, which lost to Team Angle in a Lethal Lockdown match.


Steiner Brothers reunion and various storylines (2007–2008)

At Sacrifice, the Steiner Brothers reunited. They were scheduled to wrestle
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in a "dream match" at
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, but Scott was replaced by Road Warrior Animal after suffering a severe throat injury. Steiner returned on July 15, at Victory Road, costing Brother Ray a match. At Bound for Glory, The Steiner Brothers defeated Team 3D in a 2-out-of-3 Tables Match. At
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, they unsuccessfully challenged the tag team champions, Tomko and A.J. Styles. At
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Steiner competed in the "Feast or Fired Battle Royal", winning a briefcase containing a contract for a
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match. On the December 13 episode of ''Impact!'', he beat
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, B.G. James, and Christopher Daniels. Following the match,
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offered him $50,000 for his briefcase, which he refused. Steiner then switched briefcases with
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(which contained an X Division Title contract), stating afterwards he would get his original briefcase back the next week. At Against All Odds, Steiner defeated Williams to win both briefcases, after a distraction from an unknown woman later introduced as
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. After winning both cases, Steiner issued a challenge to anyone, which Williams answered. Williams lost after more interference by Khan. Steiner then took Williams as his protégé and gave him the X Division briefcase on the April 17 edition of ''Impact!''. Later that night, Williams cashed in the opportunity, beating Jay Lethal for the X Division title with the Canadian Destroyer. At Sacrifice on May 11, Steiner cashed in his briefcase and faced Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. During the lead-up to the match, Steiner would make his now-infamous "Scott Steiner math" promo by saying that Samoa Joe had "8 1/3% chance of winning" while Steiner had "141 2/3% chance of winning". However, Kurt Angle fell out of the mix by suffering an injury, which rendered Professor Steiner's arithmetic obsolete. He lost, and tore his ACL, sidelining him and requiring surgery.


Main Event Mafia (2008–2010)

On the October 30 ''Impact!'', Steiner returned, joining
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and attacking several wrestlers with a lead pipe. On the November 13 ''Impact!'', he turned on former protégé Petey Williams after Williams tried to talk with him about the Main Event Mafia situation. Steiner threw him off a ladder and the Main Event Mafia attacked him backstage. At
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,
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,
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and
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defeated Steiner, Booker T, and Cute Kip when Foley pinned Steiner after a
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onto a steel chair. At Against All Odds, Steiner pinned Williams after a '' Steiner Screwdriver'' to end their feud. Steiner and Booker T then formed a tag team. At Victory Road, they defeated
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( James Storm and
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) for the
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. At Bound for Glory, they lost the title to
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in a four way Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team match (which also included Team 3D and Beer Money). On the following episode of ''Impact!'', Angle announced the disbanding of the Main Event Mafia, which Steiner refused to accept. Steiner then feuded with
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, defeating him in a Falls Count Anywhere Match at
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. The next month, at Final Resolution, Lashley defeated Steiner in a
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. On February 4, 2010, Steiner's profile was removed from TNA's official website. His departure from the company was confirmed the following week.


World Wrestling Council (2010)

Steiner joined the Puerto Rican promotion
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(WWC) in March 2010, debuting in an angle where he attacked Universal Heavyweight Champion
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. On April 3, at ''Camino a la Gloria 2010'', Steiner wrestled his first match for WWC, losing to González in a championship match. On April 24, he defeated González in a rematch to become the new Universal Heavyweight Champion. On May 29, he was stripped of the title, after a defense against González ended in a no contest. On July 11, González defeated Steiner (in a match refereed by
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) to regain the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.


Return to TNA (2011–2012)

On the January 27, 2011, episode of ''Impact!'' (taped January 12), Steiner returned to TNA as a face, saving Kurt Angle,
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, and Crimson from Fortune and
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. The next week, Fortune turned on Immortal and aligned themselves with Steiner, Angle and Crimson. On February 13, at Against All Odds, Steiner, James Storm and Robert Roode defeated Immortal members
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, Gunner and Murphy in a six-man tag match. Steiner pinned Gunner after the Frankensteiner. Steiner then began feuding with Rob Terry after Terry attacked him on the February 24 ''Impact!'', during a "posedown" between the two. The following week, Steiner defeated Terry in a singles match. On the March 24 ''Impact!'', Steiner formed a tag team with Crimson and defeated
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). After the match, Moore disrespected Steiner. This led to a match between the two the following week, which Steiner won. On April 17, at
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, Steiner and Crimson lost a four-way tag team number one contenders cage match to Ink Inc. On the next episode of ''Impact!'', Steiner turned heel by attacking Matt Morgan, after they had each announced their intention to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The two brawled backstage on the April 28 ''Impact!''. On the May 26 episode of the now renamed ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner interfered in and cost Morgan his match with Jeff Jarrett. On the June 2 ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner and Jarrett defeated Morgan and Kurt Angle, when Steiner pinned Morgan. At Slammiversary IX on June 12, Morgan defeated Steiner in a singles match to end the feud. On the June 30 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner joined Immortal. At
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, Immortal (Steiner, Abyss and Gunner) lost to Fortune (
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, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian). At
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on November 13, Steiner and Bully Ray lost to former Immortal stablemates Mr. Anderson and
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in a tag team match. After three months of inactivity, Rechsteiner was released from TNA in March 2012.


Return to the independent circuit (2010–present)

In 2010, Steiner defeated
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to become Canadian Wrestling International (CWI)'s first Heavyweight Champion in Caledonia, Ontario. He retained the title in matches against
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and Big Van Vader. Following his departure from TNA, Steiner began performing for various European promotions on a European tour. On May 31, 2013, the Steiner Brothers won the Preston City Wrestling Tag Team Championship before losing it the following day. On June 2, Steiner won the Dutch Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. On June 23, the Steiner Brothers defeated
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and Homicide at the House of Hardcore 2 event. On June 7, 2015, Steiner was pinned by
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at
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`s Legends of Wrestling show. After the match Steiner and
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attacked RVD leading to
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coming to the aid of Van Dam and spearing Steiner.


Second Return to Impact Wrestling (2017–2020)

On April 23, 2017, Steiner returned to TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling aligning himself with
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. On July 2, 2017, at Slammiversary XV Steiner returned to action teaming with Josh Mathews in a losing effort to Joseph Park and
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. At the April 22, 2018, television tapings Steiner was announced as
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's partner for the
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match against
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at the Redemption. Steiner and Drake went on to win the tag team titles. A few weeks later, Steiner and Drake retained the Impact World Tag Team Championships in a rematch against LAX. On the May 17, 2018, episode of ''Impact Wrestling '', Steiner and Drake lost the Impact World Tag Team Championships to
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and
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. On the May 31, 2018, episode of ''Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure'', Steiner was defeated by his former partner Eli Drake ending their partnership following their title loss. On the January 11, 2019, episode of Impact Wrestling, Steiner made a special return during
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's Smoke Show segment attacking The Desi Hit Squad. On the August 2, 2019, Unbreakable event, he teamed up with
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and
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On March 6, 2020, during the ''Impact!'' taping in Atlanta it was reported that Steiner had collapsed backstage and had stopped breathing requiring his heart to be shocked with a defibrillator.


National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020)

Steiner made a surprise appearance at the December 17 tapings of
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. He was next seen on the January 7 episode where he was revealed to be the third member of
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' team. He made his in ring debut on the following weeks episode, coming up short against team
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. Steiner challenged
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for the
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at the Hard Times PPV. He defeated Stevens via Disqualification, meaning Stevens retained the championship.


WWE Hall of Fame Induction (2022)

On April 1, 2022, the
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were inducted in the
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Professional wrestling style and persona

During his early years working with his brother Rick, they used an athletic style mixed with amateur background focused on suplex-based moves. He also created and popularized the Frankensteiner move, a hurracarrana where the opponent does not hit the ring with their back, but with their head instead. He also created the Steiner Screwdriver, a vertical suplex transitioned into a reverse piledriver. Talking about his time as WCW World Champion, Eric Bischoff praised Steiner's skills and said, "I liked what he could do in the ring and his in-ring abilities were nothing short of amazing uthe was volatile in and out of the ring." On May 1, 2008, during the build up to that year's Sacrifice, before his match against Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, Steiner cut a promo talking about his chances of winning. This promo is notable due to Steiner's humorous abuse of numbers, percentages, and math. His "Steiner Math" promo has been parodied several times by wrestlers and other people not associated with wrestling.


Other media

In 2022 Steiner made an appearance on ''
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'' with wrestling promoter Ronnie Gossett.


Business ventures

From April 2016 until August 2020, Rechsteiner and his wife operated a
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restaurant in
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.


Personal life

Steiner has been married to Christa Podsedly since June 7, 2000. They have two children together. His nephew
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is also a professional wrestler and is currently signed to WWE, performing on NXT 2.0 under the name Bron Breakker.


Incidents and controversies

Rechsteiner's weight gain in the late 1990s led to allegations of steroid abuse, which he denied. Upon returning to WWE in late 2002, he was asked to undergo a steroid test, and agreed on the condition that
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take one as well; he claims that WWE did not follow through with either test. On April 21, 1998, in
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, Rechsteiner threatened Georgia Department of Transportation employee Paul Kaspereen after Kaspereen informed him that an exit ramp leading off
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was closed. He then hit Kaspereen twice with his
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pickup truck. Kaspereen was not seriously hurt. Rechsteiner was subsequently arrested and pleaded guilty on March 17, 1999, to aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, both of which are
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carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. Under Georgia's first-offender rules, which stipulate that a first-time offender will be found not guilty if they do not violate the terms of their probation, Judge C. Michael Roach sentenced Rechsteiner to 10 days in Cherokee County Jail. He also placed Rechsteiner on seven years'
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; ordered him to pay $25,000 in fines, restitution, and legal fees; and made him perform 200 hours of
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. In December 2005, Rechsteiner,
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, and Buff Bagwell were removed from a flight from
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to
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following a disturbance on board the plane. They were detained for several hours before Rechsteiner and Bagwell were released and permitted to continue on their journey; Luger, however, was held without bail and later charged and jailed. Rechsteiner would later refer to the incident during his in-character interviews, describing himself as a violent criminal with little regard for the forces of law and order. At a TNA house show in San Juan on June 3, 2007, Rechsteiner was kicked in the throat by his opponent, Apolo. After he began coughing up blood, he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a torn
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and given five hours to live. He was put in an
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for two days, while doctors cut through his ribs and lung to repair the tear, then began draining fluid from his lungs for the next two weeks. Unable to fly because the change in air pressure would have caused his lung to collapse, he eventually left on a cruise ship and arrived in mainland U.S. one week later. Following his departure from TNA, Rechsteiner began expressing his disdain with TNA management via
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, specifically Hulk Hogan and
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. As a result, he was contacted by TNA's attorneys. After he continued making similar remarks, TNA filed a legal complaint against him in June 2012. He responded by filing a countersuit against TNA on September 10, claiming he was owed royalties. It was reported in November that a second lawsuit was filed by Rechsteiner, claiming he was injured as a result of TNA officials such as Hogan allowing
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to wrestle him while intoxicated. TNA's lawsuit against Rechsteiner was dismissed by a judge in February 2016. Rechsteiner was banned from attending the 2015
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ceremony after Hogan's wife accused him of accosting her at a San Jose airport. Hogan's wife alleged that he threatened to kill Hogan, and the couple subsequently reported the incident to police. Rechsteiner denies making the death threat.


Championships and accomplishments


Amateur wrestling

*
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** 1983 Division I Big 10 – Fifth place ** 1984 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up ** 1985 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up ** 1986 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up ** 1986 Division I All American – Sixth place


Professional wrestling

* Big Time Wrestling ** BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Canadian Wrestling's Elite ** CWE 123Approved.ca Television Championship (1 time) * Canadian Wrestling International ** CWI Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Continental Wrestling Association **
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( 3 times) – with Billy Travis (2) and Jed Grundy (1) ** Renegade Rampage Tournament (1988) * Dutch Pro Wrestling ** Dutch Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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** Class of 2014 *
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/
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**
WCW World Heavyweight Championship The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the original world title of ...
( 1 time) **
WCW World Television Championship The WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion. The title was created in 1974 by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) as a ...
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WCW United States Heavyweight Championship The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE ...
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NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship The NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for previously in the United States-based Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotions, with the title now i ...
( 1 time) – with
Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American real estate broker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was ...
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WCW World Tag Team Championship The WCW World Tag Team Championship (previously NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) ...
( 7 times) – with Rick Steiner ** Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Rick Steiner ** WCW United States Championship Tournament (1999) ** WCW United States Championship Tournament (April 2000) ** London Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament - with Sting ** Eighth WCW Triple Crown Champion *Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame **Class of 2021 *
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, restarted by Jim Crockett's son and Jim Crockett Jr's brother, David Crockett. Founded in 1931, the promoti ...
1 **MACW Hardcore Championship (3 times, current) **
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a territory- promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Title history On October 13, 1970, t ...
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NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a tag team title defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Co ...
( 1 time) – with Rick Steiner *
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV ...
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IWGP Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of the NJPW's governing body, the . The title was introduced on December 12, 1985 at an NJPW live event. The ...
( 2 times) – with
Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American real estate broker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was ...
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Preston City Wrestling Pro Championship Wrestling (PCW UK) is a British owned independent professional wrestling promotion established as Preston City Wrestling in 2011. It was re-branded as Pro Championship Wrestling in 2020, and is still stylised as PCW. PCW runs t ...
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PCW Tag Team Championship Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River, New Jersey. It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years ...
(1 time) – with Rick Steiner *
Pro Wrestling America Pro Wrestling America is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the 1980s and early 1990s. Founded and promoted by retired wrestler Eddie Sharkey, a longtime veteran of the American Wrestling Association ...
** PWA Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Rick Steiner * ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publi ...
'' ** Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Steiner vs.
Lex Luger Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. In 2011 he began working with WWE on its wellness policy. He is best known for ...
and Sting at SuperBrawl
** Tag Team of the Year (1990, 1993) with Rick Steiner **
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year This is a list of both active and inactive ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' awards which are voted on by '' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') readers every year from 1972 onwards, expanding to more categories in later years. Unlike other wrestlin ...
(1989) ** PWI ranked him No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the
PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publi ...
in 1991 ** PWI ranked him No. 77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 ** PWI ranked him No. 2 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Rick Steiner in 2003 * Pure Action Championship Wrestling ** PACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner *
Ring Ka King Ring Ka King (English: King of the Ring) was an Indian professional wrestling brand of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling). Filming for the promotion's television product began in December 2011 with the backing ...
** RKK Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with
Abyss Abyss may refer to: * Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld Film and television * ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen * ''The Abyss'' (1988 film) (''L'Œuvre au noir''), a French- ...
** World Cup of Ring Ka King (2012) - with Abyss, Sir Brutus Magnus, Deadly Danda, and
Sonjay Dutt Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer and manager. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop ActionImpact Wrestling under the ring name Sonjay ...
* Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling ** SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling ** TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship ( 2 times) – with Booker T (1) and
Eli Drake Shaun Ricker (born November 1, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name LA Knight. Ricker is known for his time in Impact Wrestling as Eli Drake. Rick ...
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Feast or Fired Feast or Fired is a professional wrestling match concept featured in Impact Wrestling. The idea is based on the object on a pole match, which sees wrestlers trying to gain possession of items hanging from poles attached to the ring posts. In this ...
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Feast or Fired Feast or Fired is a professional wrestling match concept featured in Impact Wrestling. The idea is based on the object on a pole match, which sees wrestlers trying to gain possession of items hanging from poles attached to the ring posts. In this ...
( 2007World Heavyweight Championship contract)3 * United Wrestling Federation ** Rock 'n' Roll Express Tag Team Tournament (2007) - with Rick Steiner * Universal Championship Wrestling ** UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
World League Wrestling Harley Race's Wrestling Academy is a professional wrestling school located in Troy, Missouri. It was established in 1999 by former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Harley Race. Students of the school are incorporated into the professional wres ...
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WLW Tag Team Championship The World League Wrestling (WLW) Tag Team Championship, is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American independent professional wrestling promotion World League Wrestling Harley Race's Wrestling Academ ...
(1 time) – with Kyle Roberts *
World Wrestling All-Stars World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) was a professional wrestling promotion founded by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus in 2001. The promotion was operated by McManus' International Touring Company. WWA was one of several promotions to come ...
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WWA World Heavyweight Championship The World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Wrestling All-Stars. It was the primary championship in the WWA. The title was sanctioned by WWA as their world ...
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World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis) The World Wrestling Association was an Indianapolis-based professional wrestling promotion which was operated by Dick the Bruiser and his business partner Wilbur Snyder. It was affiliated with the larger American Wrestling Association and recogni ...
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WWA World Heavyweight Championship The World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Wrestling All-Stars. It was the primary championship in the WWA. The title was sanctioned by WWA as their world ...
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WWA World Tag Team Championship The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. A ...
( 1 time) – with Jerry Graham, Jr. *
World Wrestling Council The World Wrestling Council (WWC) (Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha"), is a Puerto-Rican professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón Sr., Victor J ...
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WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship was establ ...
( 1 time) * World Wrestling Federation/WWE **
WWF World Tag Team Championship The World Tag Team Championship was the original professional wrestling world tag team championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, and the promotion's third tag team championship overall. Originally established by the then- ...
( 2 times) – with
Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American real estate broker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was ...
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WWE Hall of Fame The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. Originally known as the "WWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993 when André the Giant was posthumously i ...
(Class of 2022) - as a member of
The Steiner Brothers The Steiner Brothers are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott "Scott Steiner" Rechsteiner. The brothers wrestled as amateurs at the University of Michigan. The team ma ...
* World Wide Wrestling Association ** WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * ''
Wrestling Observer Newsletter The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four W ...
'' ** Best Wrestling Maneuver (1989, 1990) Frankensteiner ** Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Steiner vs.
Hiroshi Hase is a Japanese politician who is currently the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture. He served as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Prior to his appointment in the Cabinet, he also ser ...
and
Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring. Sasaki is the first of four men ever to hold all three of '' puroresus major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heav ...
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WCW/New Japan Supershow WCW/New Japan Supershow was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event jointly produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was held in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and was promoted as "Starrcade ...
** Tag Team of the Year (1990) with Rick Steiner ** Worst Worked Match of the Year (2003) vs.
Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler currently serving as the chief content officer for WWE. He is widely regarded as ...
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Royal Rumble The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named afte ...
1 This Mid-Atlantic promotion, while currently operating out of the same region of the United States and having revised some of the championships used by the original Mid-Atlantic promotion, is not the same promotion that was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and was sold to Ted Turner in 1988. It is just another NWA affiliated promotion.
2 Had won a match with the other Feast or Fired winners for an opportunity to trade his unopened case with someone else choosing
Petey Williams Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also ...
' case and when his new case was opened it contained the X Division Title match. Later gave the case to back to Williams.

3 Defeated Petey Williams to reclaim his original briefcase


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