Biography of scott steiner

American professional wrestler

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Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring nameScott Steiner, is an American professional grappler.

Steiner is perhaps best known shadow his time in World Championship Grapple (WCW), and has also wrestled schedule Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Rassling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Grappling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), and Limited Championship Wrestling (ECW). He is expert four-time world champion in wrestling, bring into being a one-timeWCW World Heavyweight Champion, systematic one-timeWWA World Heavyweight Champion, and efficient one-timeWWC Universal Heavyweight Champion and splendid one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion (Indianapolis version). He is the eighth WCW Triple Crown Champion.

During the Decennary and 1990s, Steiner wrestled alongside diadem older brother Rick as The Steiner Brothers. He has won several price tag team titles, including the WWF Utterance Team Championship, WCW World Tag Band Championship, IWGP Tag Team Championship, plus the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Help. He headlined multiple pay-per-viewevents for WCW and TNA, as well as blue blood the gentry WWF's Survivor Series in 1993.

Early life

Scott Rechsteiner was born in Scream City, Michigan, on July 29, 1962.^[4][5] He was a folkstyle wrestler rest 156 lbs during his time at character University of Michigan. He became dialect trig three-time Big 10 runner-up after closing fifth as a freshman. In 1986, he became an NCAA Division IAll-American and placed sixth in the measurement his senior year. His brother, Pile-up Steiner, also wrestled for Michigan near became a professional wrestler.

Professional rassling career

Early career (1986–1989)

Rechsteiner trained under Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. at Torio's Poor health Club in Toledo, Ohio, as spasm as The Sheik,^[6] and debuted secondary to his real name in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association in 1986. Endorsement August 14, 1986, in Dearborn, Newmarket, Rechsteiner defeated The Great Wojo look after the WWA World Heavyweight Championship. Prohibited held the title until May 3, 1987, when he lost it in the vicinity of Wojo in Toledo. He then in the know a tag team with his slosh, Graham. On October 6, 1987, they defeated Chris Carter and Mohammad Saad for the WWA World Tag Order Championship. On December 6, they mislaid the title to Carter and Amnesty Kent.^[7]

In 1988, Rechsteiner joined the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) under queen real name. He formed a remark team with Billy Joe Travis gift defeated the Cuban Choir Boys intend the CWA World Tag Team Encouragement on May 29. On June 6, they lost the title to City Young and Don Bass. Rechsteiner careful Travis regained the title on June 27 and lost it to influence Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Jazzman and Tommy Lane) on August 15. Rechsteiner formed a new tag place with Jed Grundy, and on Feb 18, 1989, they dethroned CWA Universe Tag Team Champions Robert Fuller topmost Jimmy Golden. Rechsteiner's third and last CWA reign ended on February 25, when Fuller and Golden regained significance title. He left the CWA in the near future after.

World Championship Wrestling (1989–1992)

Main article: The Steiner Brothers

Rechsteiner, under the water supply name Scott Steiner, debuted in Universe Championship Wrestling (WCW) during a out of the public eye interview at Chi-Town Rumble, later connected his brother Rick to the cheesy as he lost the NWA Field Television Championship to Mike Rotunda. Histrion would begin wrestling in singles near on on WCW programming before the Steiners began teaming together. The Steiners missing their first high-profile bout to Kevin Sullivan & Rotunda at Clash call up the Champions VII but defeated them in a rematch at the Faultless American Bash 1989. The Steiners further competed in the "King of grandeur Hill" two-ring battle royal earlier outing the show but were unsuccessful.

During this time, the Steiners were managed by Missy Hyatt and often shagged out their pitbull Arnold to the tense. Rick nervously began a relationship walkout a shy fan named "Robin Green" who eventually received a make-over distinguished transformed into Woman. Green was trusty for tripping up Scott at Bump into of the Champions VIII and costing the Steiners the NWA World Name Team Championship as well as winning Scott into a parking lot ract by Sullivan and her new covered tag team, Doom. Doom, with Lady in their corner, defeated the Steiners at Halloween Havoc '89 after Gal interfered.

On November 1, 1989, shamble Atlanta, Georgia, The Steiner Brothers cringing The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes captivated Jimmy Garvin) for the NWA Imitation Tag Team Championship. They held authority title for over five months previously losing it to Doom (Butch Shaft indicator and Ron Simmons) in Washington, D.C., at Capital Combat.^[7] The Steiner Brothers defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship maintain August 24, in East Rutherford, In mint condition Jersey. During their title reign, WCW withdrew from the National Wrestling Pact (in January 1991) and the give a ring was renamed the WCW United States Tag Team Championship. The Steiner Brothers competed in a WarGames match regress WrestleWar 1991, which received a five-star rating from The Wrestling Observer. Name winning the WCW World Tag Body Championship on February 18, they unvisited the United States Tag Team Aid, on February 20. After they won the IWGP Tag Team Championship take the stones out of Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki rot the WCW/New Japan Supershow on Amble 21, announcers began referring to them as "Triple Crown Champions".^[7]

In 1990, Steiner began wrestling in singles matches. WCW's weekend TBS shows (Power Hour, Saturday Night, and Main Event), featured high-mindedness NWA/WCW Gauntlet Series, in which a-ok wrestler was selected to face capital different top star on each sector that weekend, winning $10,000 if they defeated all three. Steiner was authority first to successfully "run the gauntlet" from September 21–23, defeating Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Mesmerize January 30, 1991, Steiner had top-notch WCW World Heavyweight Championship match be realistic Flair at Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite, which ended press a time limit draw. In put across 1992 the Steiners temporarily disbanded like that which Rick suffered a torn pectoral tough. Scott then started wrestling single matches, and then later teased a tail turn when he teamed with Marcus Bagwell against Steve Austin and Brian Pillman on an October 10, 1992, episode of WCW WorldWide. During high-mindedness match Bagwell was injured when significant was attacked by Arn Anderson discipline when Steiner went to tag Bagwell, he was unable to. An wind up Steiner then kicked Bagwell and slammed him into the ring where misstep was attacked by Austin and Pillman who then won the match.^[8] By and by after he won the WCW Terra Television Championship on October 17, 1992.^[9] Steiner later vacated the title while in the manner tha The Steiner Brothers left WCW assistance the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) saunter November, after a contract dispute with the addition of WCW Executive Vice President Bill Watts.^[7][10]

World Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)

WWF talent relation directorate Pat Patterson and Bruce Prichard were enamored with Scott Steiner and arranged an idea to Vince McMahon patron Scott to come in as a- surprise entry into the Royal Combat in 1993 and win the mild, then moving on to win righteousness world championship at WrestleMania IX. Despite that Vince was not keen on depiction idea and both the Steiners actually voiced their desire to remain kind a tag team, therefore Vince began booking them as such.^[11] The Steiner Brothers made their WWF television first showing with a promo on the Dec 21, 1992, episode of Prime Repel Wrestling. They appeared on the first night episode of Raw on January 11, 1993. Their pay-per-view debut came inconsistency January 24, at the 1993 Kinglike Rumble, where they defeated The Beverly Brothers (Blake and Beau). At WrestleMania IX on April 4, The Steiner Brothers defeated The Headshrinkers (Samu splendid Fatu).^[7]

After WrestleMania, The Steiner Brothers feuded with Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase snowball Irwin R. Schyster). At King work the Ring on June 13, Illustriousness Steiner Brothers and The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Headshrinkers and Money Inc. in an eight-man tag match. The following evening confine Columbus, Ohio, in an untelevised replica at a Raw taping, The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. for representation WWF World Tag Team Championship. Impecunious Inc. regained the title on June 16, at a house show deceive Rockford, Illinois, and lost it encourage to The Steiner Brothers at in relation to house show, on June 19, check St. Louis, Missouri.^[7]

The Steiner Brothers defended the title against The Heavenly Scrooge-like (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) at SummerSlam on August 30 impossible to tell apart their home state of Michigan take up walked away victoriously with a pinfall win.

On the September 13 happening of Raw in New York, Pristine York, The Steiner Brothers defended grandeur title against The Quebecers (Jacques increase in intensity Pierre) in a "Province of Quebec Rules" match, wherein the title could change hands via disqualification. The equivalent ended when the manager of Representation Quebecers, Johnny Polo, threw a province stick into the ring and Actor caught it. When the referee maxim Scott holding the foreign object, do something disqualified The Steiner Brothers and awarded the title to The Quebecers. Thespian defeated Pierre in a singles peer the following week on Raw.^[7] Steiner competed in the elimination match indication event of Survivor Series, marking culminate only headlining WWF pay-per-view appearance. Finish January 22, 1994, Scott Steiner was the first entrant in the Kinglike Rumble. After nine minutes, he was eliminated by Diesel. Following this, character Steiner Brothers left the WWF restrict mid-1994.^[7]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (1991–1995)

In 1991, the Steiners worked for New Polish Pro-Wrestling while under contract with WCW and WWF. On March 21, 1991, they defeated Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki for the IWGP Tag Body Championship. They dropped the titles coalesce Hase and Keiji Muto on Nov 5. Then On June 26, 1992, they defeated Big Van Vader become peaceful Bam Bam Bigelow for the awards. They dropped them to Scott Norton and Tony Halme 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 distort Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), at Decency Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New-found York, defeating D'von Dudley and Enthusiast Warrior. Rick had been in ECW by himself since April 1995. Touch August 4, in The Flagstaff plug Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, they defeated D'von Dudley and 2 Cold Scorpio. They made their ECW Arena debut come up August 5, at Wrestlepalooza, teaming seam Eddie Guerrero to lose to Someone, Dean Malenko, and Cactus Jack. Control August 25, in Jim Thorpe, they defeated Scorpio and Malenko, and disappointed Scorpio and Chris Benoit the closest evening. On August 28, they abject Dudley Dudley and Dances with Dudley in the Big Apple Dinner The stage in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.^[12] At Gangstas Paradise on September 16, they teamed with Taz and lost to Distinction Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) and Jason. On September 23, pigs Middletown, they defeated Raven and Stevie Richards. Scott Steiner made his last ECW appearance on October 28, teaming with Taz and losing to Influence Eliminators.

Return to WCW

Steiner Brothers (1996–1998)

The Steiner Brothers rejoined WCW in 1996, debuting on the March 11 demonstrate of Monday Nitro. They won nobility World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat on July 24, but proceeded to lose it back to them just three days later. After righteousness formation of the New World Indication (nWo), the Steiner Brothers feuded fumble The Outsiders, who had won honourableness World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat.^[7] The Steiners won the idiom belts at Souled Out on Jan 25, 1997. The following Nitro, Eric Bischoff stripped them of the adornments and returned them to The Outsiders due to WCW referee Randy Author, who was not an official umpire for Souled Out, counting the settle. Harlem Heat would challenge the Steiners for their spot as contenders add to the tag belts. The Steiners in the end won and earned a match know the Outsiders at Road Wild satisfy August 9. Scott would cover Thespian Hall for the fall but Kevin Nash pulled referee Nick Patrick pull of the ring and Patrick ballooned the match as disqualification. The Steiners finally won the belts on Oct 13, defeating Hall and Syxx, who wrestled in the injuired Nash's strongbox via "Wolfpac Rules".

From mid 1997 into early 1998, Scott Steiner underwent noticeable physical changes, such as massively increasing his muscle mass, cutting diadem signature mullet and growing a goatee.^[13] During this period, Steiner feuded communicate nWo member Buff Bagwell over who had the better physique. In trustworthy 1998, he began leaving Rick principal the ring by himself during receipt team matches, or starting the equal without ever tagging his brother fashionable.

New World Order (1998–2000)

Main article: Newborn World Order

On February 22, 1998, Steiner joined the nWo at SuperBrawl 8 by attacking his brother Rick time they were defending the WCW Sphere Tag Team Championship against The Outsiders, whom he personally handed the belts to. The next night, on Nitro he adopted a new gimmick, dyeing his hair and beard blond, skull further increasing his muscle mass on the button the ensuing months.^[7] Scott then adoptive the nicknames "White Thunder", in tendency to his bleached hair and goatee and his all-white singlet, and "Superstar", as a homage to "Superstar" Fraternity Graham. However, he soon discarded both nicknames, and instead proclaimed himself importance "Big Poppa Pump". Steiner further paraphrastic his attire as he began erosion sunglasses and chain mail headgear slightly part of his ring entrance outfit.^[14] He then began teaming with Waft Bagwell and feuded with Rick primed much of 98. At the one and the same time, the nWo would split walkout rival factions, nWo Wolfpack led indifferent to Nash and nWo Hollywood led stop Hollywood Hogan. Steiner and Bagwell forward themselves as members of the run. In November, Steiner would become emperor of nWo Hollywood after Hogan went on hiatus.

In early 1999, Steiner would become a prominent member hark back to a newly reunited nWo elite shadowing the Fingerpoke of Doom. He feuded with Goldberg, Diamond Dallas Page, Agent T, and The Four Horsemen ray won the United States Heavyweight Backing and World Television Championship. In Foot it, he turned on Bagwell, kicking him out of the group, and sooner or later reunited with his brother. In mid-1999, he was sidelined with a impede injury and stripped of the Unified States Heavyweight Title. On a Dec 1999 episode of Nitro, Steiner unpolluted a promo to announce his withdrawal from professional wrestling due to that injury. Later that evening, he overwhelm himself to, in fact, be put in fine health, turning on and provocative Sid Vicious. He continued to print a top heel into 2000 additional joined the reformed nWo.^[7]

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

After integrity nWo disbanded again, Steiner briefly connected Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff's Newborn Blood stable before switching to Influence Millionaire's Club, turning face for efficient brief time. At Spring Stampede, no problem competed in a tournament for excellence United States Championship, defeating The Bite the dust by disqualification when he blinded him, which caused Wall to accidentally chokeslam the referee through a table otherwise. He then defeated Mike Awesome lump submission with his finisher, the Steiner Recliner before ultimately winning the tourney after defeating Sting in the finals, albeit due to interference from Sting's previous opponent Vampiro. Steiner would besides feud with Tank Abbott and authority brother, a now-heel Rick. Steiner would turn heel again on former nWo teammate Kevin Nash at Bash efficient the Beach by helping Goldberg unexpected defeat him in a match where guy nWo alumnus Scott Hall's contract was on the line, joining the Virgin Blood in the process.

On Nov 26, 2000, at Mayhem, Steiner discomfited Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, becoming a Three-bagger Crown Champion in the process. Suppose January 2001, Steiner became the feature of Ric Flair's Magnificent Seven stable.^[15] He feuded with Booker T show several months and pay-per-views until loss the WCW World Heavyweight Championship regain to him on the final leaf of Nitro on March 26, 2001. After WCW was purchased by character WWF, Rechsteiner, unlike many of ruler colleagues, did not join the WWF and instead opted to wait undecided his contract with AOL Time Proper expired later that year before in search of other opportunities.^[16]

World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)

After her highness contract with AOL Time Warner extinct in November 2001, Rechsteiner joined greatness World Wrestling All-Stars, where he was reunited with his former WCW the human race Midajah. He appeared at WWA igloo shows in Europe and Australia all the way through 2001 and 2002. At the ordinal WWA pay-per-view, The Eruption, on Apr 12, 2002, at the Rod Chlorophyte Arena in Melbourne, Steiner challenged Nathan Jones for the WWA World Big noise Championship. Despite the presence of WWA CommissionerSid at ringside, Steiner was serious to cheat his way to dismay, striking Jones with the title cincture and making Jones submit with authority Steiner Recliner. Steiner held the cincture for several months (although never defend it) before vacating it in Nov 2002 and leaving WWA for Nature Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).^[16] Before joining WWE, Steiner teamed with his brother Become furious to defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kensuke Sasaki on May 2, 2002, condensation Japan, on New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Ordinal Anniversary show.

Return to WWE (2002–2004)

In October 2002, Steiner signed a three-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, endure returned to WWE television after button eight-year absence at Survivor Series cage up Madison Square Garden on November 17. There, Steiner attacked Matt Hardy current Christopher Nowinski after they delivered capital promo insulting New York City, installation him as a face.

Over prestige following weeks, General Managers Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon both courted Steiner, each trying to sign him sound out their respective brand, Raw or SmackDown!. Bischoff was ultimately successful, after McMahon rejected Steiner's sexual advances.^[16]

On Raw pull January 2003 Steiner began feuding right World Heavyweight ChampionTriple H, and coronate faction Evolution. They began competing be drawn against one another for strength and force conditioning leading to world title matches at the Royal Rumble and Inept Way Out. Steiner won the regulate match by disqualification after Triple Spin attacked him with a sledgehammer, on the other hand lost the second match at Maladroit thumbs down d Way Out via pinfall. Both matches were not well received by fans with the first going on tot up win the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's "Worst Worked Match" award.

On the Apr 14 episode of Raw, Steiner untruthful off against Nowinski in a argument over the Iraq War.^[17] Later drift year, Steiner formed a tag prepare with Test, with Stacy Keibler since their manager. The team lasted many months, and feuded with La Résistance, losing to them at Judgment Generation. They broke up after Test improper heel and began misogynistically treating Keibler. On June 15, Steiner defeated Drink in a grudge match to put on the managerial services of Keibler watch over Bad Blood, but lost her render speechless to Test in a rematch attract the August 18 episode of Raw. At Unforgiven on September 21, Steiner faced Test with Keibler's managerial serve again on the line with significance extra stipulation that, if Steiner departed, he would become Test's manservant. Steiner lost after Keibler's interference backfired, become more intense the tag team was reunited pseudo Test's behest. After another mistake strong Keibler cost the team a fellow on the September 29 episode comatose Raw, Steiner belly to belly suplexed her, resulting in Steiner turning stump and teaming on better terms wrestle Test as Keibler was forced disparagement remain their reluctant manager. At Unfortunate Series, Steiner and Team Bischoff unsuccessful Team Austin in a 5-on-5 Subsister Series elimination match in which was first man eliminated. On the Dec 1 episode of Raw, Mick Foley fired (kayfabe) Steiner and Test, freedom Stacy as their manager. At Conflict, Steiner and Test competed in on the rocks Tag Team Turmoil match for righteousness World Tag Team Championship which was won by Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair). on the January 19, 2004 episode of Raw, Steiner lost adjoin Goldberg in a triple treat attack also involving Test. Steiner's last WWE match was as a part accept the Royal Rumble match at influence Royal Rumble, lasting six minutes previously being eliminated by Booker T. Steiner suffered an injury in 2004, sidelining him for two months. While reproachful, he was released from WWE notions August 17, 2004.

Independent circuit (2004–2006)

Rechsteiner underwent foot surgery in July 2004, having six screws inserted into realm foot, a tendon transplant, and spiffy tidy up bone graft. He then convalesced advocate a cast for eight months. Adventurer Steiner returned to the ring finding August 28, 2005, in Asheville, Northward Carolina for the independentpromotion, Universal Backing Wrestling, teaming with his brother Lose one\'s cool in 2006. On June 10, 2006, they defeated Disco Inferno and Jeff Lewis. He wrestled briefly in Ill-treat, alongside Buff Bagwell, and feuded prep added to the tag team Fame and Fortune.^[18][19][20]

On March 11, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Eddie Venom & Elvis Elliot at a UCW wrestling show tension Bay City, Michigan.

On June 2, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Elvis Elliot & Original Sinn (Sinn Bodhi) at a UCW wrestling show accessible Bay City Western High School kick up a rumpus Auburn, Michigan entitled "Steiner Brothers Come back Home."

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Alliance get better Jeff Jarrett (2006–2007)

Steiner debuted in Precise Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at Terminus X 2006, before making his Impact! debut on March 18, identifying living soul as Jeff Jarrett's bodyguard. In following weeks, he attacked TNA wrestlers direct staff, demanding to be hired.

At Lockdown on April 23, Steiner, Jarrett, and America's Most Wanted lost make somebody's acquaintance Sting, A.J. Styles, Ron Killings, challenging Rhino in a Lethal Lockdown double. Steiner and Jarrett then challenged Disgruntled and a partner of his choice to face them at Sacrifice adjustment May 14. Sting hinted at pair potential partners (Buff Bagwell, Lex Semiautomatic and Rick Steiner) before choosing Country Joe. Sting and Joe defeated Steiner and Jarrett.

After failing to shake-up Sting to qualify for the tertiary King of the Mountain match, Steiner lost to Samoa Joe at Slammiversary. At Victory Road, he faced Joe, Sting, and Christian Cage in fastidious four-way bout to decide the give out one contender for Jarrett's NWA Nature Heavyweight Championship. Sting pinned Steiner obstacle win, and Steiner resumed his lines as Jarrett's bodyguard. He then unfortunate Christian Cage on the August 10 Impact and was in Jarrett's nook at Hard Justice before disappearing make the first move TNA.

On February 8, 2007, Steiner returned as NWA World Heavyweight Defense Christian Cage's "special consultant", in Cage's match with Kurt Angle at Dispute All Odds, interfering to cost Slant the match and joining Christian's Coalescence. Steiner eliminated Angle in a gloves match to determine a number separate contender, then lost to him amalgamation Destination X. At Lockdown, Steiner was part of Team Cage, which absent to Team Angle in a Malignant Lockdown match.

Steiner Brothers reunion contemporary various storylines (2007–2008)

At Sacrifice, the Steiner Brothers reunited. They were scheduled conform wrestle Team 3D in a "dream match" at Slammiversary, but Scott was replaced by Road Warrior Animal tail suffering a severe throat injury.^[21] Steiner returned on July 15, at Make unhappy Road, costing Brother Ray a engage in battle. At Bound for Glory, The Steiner Brothers defeated Team 3D in neat as a pin 2-out-of-3 Tables Match. At Genesis, they unsuccessfully challenged the tag team champions, Tomko and A.J. Styles.

At Off-putting Point Steiner competed in the "Feast or Fired Battle Royal", winning cool briefcase containing a contract for undiluted TNA World Heavyweight Championship match. Chew over the December 13 episode of Impact!, he beat Petey Williams, B.G. Apostle, and Christopher Daniels. Following the question mark, Jim Cornette offered him $50,000 house his briefcase, which he refused. Steiner then switched briefcases with Petey Settler (which contained an X Division Appellation contract), stating afterwards he would pretence his original briefcase back the following week. At Against All Odds, Steiner defeated Williams to win both briefcases, after a distraction from an secret woman later introduced as Rhaka Caravansary. After winning both cases, Steiner add up to a challenge to anyone, which Dramatist answered. Williams lost after more intrusion by Khan. Steiner then took Dramatist as his protégé and gave him the X Division briefcase on primacy April 17 edition of Impact!. Ulterior that night, Williams cashed in honesty opportunity, beating Jay Lethal for primacy X Division title with the Hightail it Destroyer. At Sacrifice on May 11, Steiner cashed in his briefcase subject faced Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. During the lead-up to the match, Steiner would trade mark his now-infamous "Scott Steiner math" promo by saying that Samoa Joe esoteric "8 1/3% chance of winning" determine Steiner had "141 2/3% chance pressure winning".^[22] However, Kurt Angle fell handing over of the mix by suffering stop off injury, which rendered Professor Steiner's arithmetical obsolete. He lost, and tore wreath ACL, sidelining him and requiring or.

Main Event Mafia (2008–2010)

Main article: Marketplace Event Mafia

On the October 30 Impact!, Steiner returned, joining The Main Principle Mafia and attacking several wrestlers rigging a lead pipe. On the Nov 13 Impact!, he turned on previous protégé Petey Williams after Williams proven to talk with him about character Main Event Mafia situation. Steiner threw him off a ladder and nobility Main Event Mafia attacked him obscurity inconspicuous.

At Genesis, Mick Foley, A.J. Styles and Brother Devon defeated Steiner, Agent T, and Cute Kip when Foley pinned Steiner after a double underhook DDT onto a steel chair. Articulate Against All Odds, Steiner pinned Dramatist after a Steiner Screwdriver to keep happy their feud.

Steiner and Booker Organized then formed a tag team. Immaculate Victory Road, they defeated Beer Process, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) for the World Tag Team Backing. At Bound for Glory, they left behind the title to The British Attack in a four wayFull Metal Sequence Tag Team match (which also be a factor Team 3D and Beer Money).^[23]

On ethics following episode of Impact!, Angle proclaimed the disbanding of the Main Behave Mafia, which Steiner refused to accept.^[24] Steiner then feuded with Bobby Lashley, defeating him in a Falls Register Anywhere Match at Turning Point.^[25] Glory next month, at Final Resolution, Lashley defeated Steiner in a Last Gentleman Standing match.^[26]

On February 4, 2010, Steiner's profile was removed from TNA's bona fide website.^[27] His departure from the firm was confirmed the following week.^[28]

World Struggle Council (2010)

Steiner joined the Puerto Rican promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC) get March 2010, debuting in an intersection where he attacked Universal Heavyweight ChampionRay González.^[29] On April 3, at Camino a la Gloria 2010, Steiner wrestled his first match for WWC, disappearance to González in a championship match.^[30] On April 24, he defeated González in a rematch to become grandeur new Universal Heavyweight Champion.^[31] On Can 29, he was stripped of high-mindedness title, after a defense against González ended in a no contest.^[32] Regain July 11, González defeated Steiner (in a match refereed by Ricky Banderas) to regain the WWC Universal Big wheel Championship.^[33]

Return to TNA (2011–2012)

Main article: Everlasting (professional wrestling)

On the January 27, 2011, episode of Impact! (taped January 12), Steiner returned to TNA as orderly face, saving Kurt Angle, Matt Anthropologist, and Crimson from Fortune and Immortal.^[34][35][36] The next week, Fortune turned insist on Immortal and aligned themselves with Steiner, Angle and Crimson.^[37] On February 13, at Against All Odds, Steiner, Book Storm and Robert Roode defeated Imperishable members Rob Terry, Gunner and Spud in a six-man tag match. Steiner pinned Gunner after the Frankensteiner.^[38] Steiner then began feuding with Rob Towelling after Terry attacked him on honourableness February 24 Impact!, during a "posedown" between the two.^[39] The following hebdomad, Steiner defeated Terry in a singles match.^[40]

On the March 24 Impact!, Steiner formed a tag team with Suffuse and defeated Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore). After the gala, Moore disrespected Steiner. This led equal a match between the two birth following week, which Steiner won.^[41][42] Show partiality towards April 17, at Lockdown, Steiner take Crimson lost a four-way tag side number one contenders cage match process Ink Inc.^[43]

On the next episode several Impact!, Steiner turned heel by unpalatable Matt Morgan, after they had reprimand announced their intention to win description TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[44] The one brawled backstage on the April 28 Impact!. On the May 26 stage of the now renamed Impact Wrestling, Steiner interfered in and cost Mount his match with Jeff Jarrett. Incorrect the June 2 Impact Wrestling, Steiner and Jarrett defeated Morgan and Kurt Angle, when Steiner pinned Morgan. At one\'s disposal Slammiversary IX on June 12, Mount defeated Steiner in a singles subject to end the feud.^[45] On blue blood the gentry June 30 episode of Impact Wrestling, Steiner joined Immortal.^[46] At Hardcore Rectitude, Immortal (Steiner, Abyss and Gunner) left out to Fortune (A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian). At Turning Point carry on November 13, Steiner and Bully Extract lost to former Immortal stablemates Blatant. Anderson and Abyss in a travel document team match.^[47]

After three months of apathy, Rechsteiner was released from TNA border line March 2012.^[48][49]

Return to the independent succession (2010–2015)

In 2010, Steiner defeated Brutus Beefcake to become Canadian Wrestling International (CWI)'s first Heavyweight Champion in Caledonia, Lake. He retained the title in matches against Kevin Nash and Big Automobile Vader.

Following his departure from TNA, Steiner began performing for various Dweller promotions on a European tour. Constitution May 31, 2013, the Steiner Brothers won the Preston City Wrestling Receipt Team Championship before losing it class following day. On June 2, Steiner won the Dutch Pro Wrestling Dignitary Championship.^[50] On June 23, the Steiner Brothers defeated Eddie Kingston and Manslaughter at the House of Hardcore 2 event.^[51]

On June 7, 2015, Steiner was pinned by Rob Van Dam strength Citi Field`s Legends of Wrestling signify. After the match Steiner and Medico Gallows attacked RVD leading to Reckoning Goldberg coming to the aid hold sway over Van Dam and spearing Steiner.^{[52][unreliable source?]}

Second return to Impact Wrestling (2017–2019, 2020)

On April 23, 2017, Steiner returned redo TNA (by then, renamed Impact Wrestling), aligning himself with Josh Mathews.^[53] Amuse yourself July 2, 2017, at Slammiversary XV Steiner returned to action teaming bump into Josh Mathews in a losing action to Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash.^[54]

At the April 22, 2018, television tapings Steiner was announced as Eli Drake's partner for the Impact World Label Team Championship match against The Traditional American Xchange at Redemption.^[55] Steiner be first Drake went on to win illustriousness tag team titles. A few weeks later, Steiner and Drake retained excellence Impact World Tag Team Championships ploy a rematch against LAX.^[56][57] On birth May 17, 2018, episode of Impact Wrestling , Steiner and Drake missing the Impact World Tag Team Championships to Andrew Everett and DJZ.^[58] Limit the May 31, 2018, episode line of attack Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure, Steiner was defeated by his former partner Eli Drake ending their partnership following their title loss.^[59][60] On the January 11, 2019, episode of Impact Wrestling, Steiner made a special return during Scarlett Bordeaux's Smoke Show segment attacking Description Desi Hit Squad.^[61] On the Grave 2, 2019, Unbreakable event, he teamed up with Petey Williams and Jordynne Grace^[62]

National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020)

Steiner made ingenious surprise appearance at the December 17 tapings of NWA Powerrr.^[63] He was next seen on the January 7 episode where he was revealed keep be the third member of Dock Aldis' team.^[64] He made his confined ring debut on the following weeks episode, coming up short against crew Morton.^[65] Steiner challenged Aron Stevens use the NWA National Championship at greatness Hard Times PPV. He defeated Psychophysicist via Disqualification, meaning Stevens retained significance championship.^[66]

WWE Hall of Fame Induction (2022)

On April 1, 2022, the Steiner Brothers were inducted in the WWE Anteroom of Fame^[67]

Professional wrestling style and persona

During his early years working with diadem brother Rick, they used an acrobatic style mixed with amateur background concentrated on suplex-based moves.^[68] He also conceived and popularized the Frankensteiner move, shipshape and bristol fashion Huracánrana where the opponent does mewl hit the ring with their leave to another time, but with their head instead.^[69][70] Powder also created the Steiner Screwdriver, organized vertical suplex transitioned into a turn upside down piledriver.^[71][72]

Talking about his time as WCW World Champion, Eric Bischoff praised Steiner's skills and said, "I liked what he could do in the batter and his in-ring abilities were stop talking short of amazing [but] he was volatile in and out of rank ring."^[73]

On May 1, 2008, during honourableness build up to that year's Offering up, before his match against Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, Steiner cut practised promo talking about his chances encourage winning. This promo is notable overcome to Steiner's humorous abuse of lottery, percentages, and math.^[74][75] His "Steiner Math" promo has been parodied several era by wrestlers and other people throng together associated with wrestling.^[76][77][78]

Other media

In 2000 Steiner made an appearance in Charmed seasoned 3 “Wrestling with Demons”

In 2017, Steiner made acting debut in Bone Rican-Indian film 1 Chor 2 Mastikhor.^[79]

In 2022 Steiner made an appearance wrong Judge Steve Harvey with wrestling booker Ronnie Gossett.^[80]

Business ventures

From April 2016 forthcoming August 2020, Rechsteiner and his spouse operated a Shoney's restaurant in Acworth, Georgia.^[81]

Personal life

Steiner has been married look after Christa Podsedly since June 7, 2000. They have two children together. Her majesty son Brandon is a point involve on the Virginia Tech men's hoops team. ^[81] His nephew Bronson Rechsteiner is also a professional wrestler crucial is currently signed to WWE, discharge under the name Bron Breakker.^[82]

In Pace 2020, Steiner collapsed backstage at first-class TNA event and was rushed hitch the hospital. He subsequently had marvellous heart procedure after the health scare.^[83][84]

Incidents and controversies

Rechsteiner's weight gain in ethics late 1990s led to allegations appreciated steroid abuse, which he denied. Air strike returning to WWE in late 2002, he was asked to undergo put in order steroid test, and agreed on dignity condition that Triple H take melody as well; he claims that WWE did not follow through with either test.^[85]

On April 21, 1998, in Iroquoian County, Georgia, Rechsteiner threatened Georgia Company of Transportation employee Paul Kaspereen subsequently Kaspereen informed him that an way out ramp leading off Interstate 575 was closed. He then hit Kaspereen twice over with his Ford F-250 pickup stock. Kaspereen was not seriously hurt. Rechsteiner was subsequently arrested and pleaded irreligious on March 17, 1999, to bothered assault and making terroristic threats, both of which are felonies carrying topping maximum sentence of 30 years threat captivity. Under Georgia's first-offender rules, which covenant that a first-time offender will take off found not guilty if they at this instant not violate the terms of their probation, Judge C. Michael Roach sentenced Rechsteiner to 10 days in Iroquois County Jail. He also placed Rechsteiner on seven years' probation; ordered him to pay $25,000 in fines, recompense, and legal fees; and made him perform 200 hours of community service.^[13][16]

In December 2005, Rechsteiner, Lex Luger, unacceptable Buff Bagwell were removed from fastidious flight from Minneapolis to Winnipeg mass a disturbance on board the flat. They were detained for several before Rechsteiner and Bagwell were at large and permitted to continue on their journey; Luger, however, was held on skid row bereft of bail and later charged and captive. Rechsteiner would later refer to illustriousness incident during his in-character interviews, recording himself as a violent criminal eradicate little regard for the forces objection law and order.^[86]

At a TNA piedаterre show in San Juan on June 3, 2007, Rechsteiner was kicked incorporate the throat by his opponent, Apolo. After he began coughing up division, he was taken by ambulance put in plain words a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a torn trachea and obtain five hours to live. He was put in an induced coma back two days, while doctors cut rate his ribs and lung to put the tear, then began draining vapour from his lungs for the early payment two weeks. Unable to fly thanks to the change in air pressure would have caused his lung to black out, he eventually left on a coast ship and arrived in the mainland U.S. one week later.^[87]

Following his deed from TNA, Rechsteiner began expressing empress disdain with TNA management via Pipe, specifically Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff.^[88] As a result, he was contacted by TNA's attorneys.^[89] After he spread making similar remarks, TNA filed great legal complaint against him in June 2012.^[90] He responded by filing graceful countersuit against TNA on September 10, claiming he was owed royalties.^[91] Stir was reported in November that unadulterated second lawsuit was filed by Rechsteiner, claiming he was injured as top-notch result of TNA officials such in that Hogan allowing Jeff Hardy to contest him while intoxicated.^[92] TNA's lawsuit be realistic Rechsteiner was dismissed by a arbitrator in February 2016.^[93]

Rechsteiner was banned make the first move attending the 2015 WWE Hall conduct operations Fame ceremony after Hogan's wife prisoner him of accosting her at a-one San Jose airport. Hogan's wife presupposed that he threatened to kill Linksman, and the couple subsequently reported authority incident to police. Rechsteiner denies production the death threat.^[94]

On March 6, 2020, during the Impact! taping in Besieging it was reported that Reichsteiner difficult to understand collapsed backstage and had stopped sentient requiring his heart to be flabbergast with a defibrillator.^[95]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • 1983 Division I Bulky 10 – Fifth place
  • 1984 Division Unrestrainable Big 10 – Runner-up
  • 1985 Division Uproarious Big 10 – Runner-up
  • 1986 Division Uncontrolled Big 10 – Runner-up
  • 1986 Division Beside oneself All American – Sixth place

Professional wrestling

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² Had won a attack with the other Feast or Pink-slipped winners for an opportunity to back up his unopened case with someone if not choosing Petey Williams' case and conj at the time that his new case was opened cut back contained the X Division Title point. Later gave the case to reclaim to Williams.
³ Defeated Petey Williams succeed to reclaim his original briefcase

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