Rick Steiner

Rick Steiner
Steiner in 2021
Birth nameRobert Rechsteiner
Born (1961-03-09) March 9, 1961 (age 63)
Bay City, Michigan, U.S.[1][2]
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Children3, including Bron Breakker
FamilyScott Steiner (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rick Steiner[3]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Billed weight280 lb (127 kg)[3]
Billed fromDetroit, Michigan[3]
Trained byBrad Rheingans
Eddie Sharkey[1]
Debut1983[1]
Retired2019

Robert Rechsteiner[1] (born March 9, 1961)[1] is an American 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 an eight time World Tag Team Champion (seven times with his brother Scott as half of the Steiner Brothers, and once with Kenny Kaos). In addition to tag team success, he was also a one time United States Heavyweight Champion and a three time World Television Champion. Beyond WCW, Steiner found success in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he and Scott held the IWGP Tag Team Championship twice, and the World Wrestling Federation, where they won the World Tag Team Championship twice.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rick Steiner". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Rick Steiner's official MySpace".
  3. ^ a b c d "Rick Steiner - WWE Alumini Profile". WWE. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2019.