Scott Steiner
Ring name(s)	Scott Rechsteiner[1] Scott Steiner[1]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Billed weight	276 lb (125 kg)[2]
Born	(1962-07-29) July 29, 1962 (age 49)[1] Bay City, Michigan[1]
Resides	Detroit, Michigan
Billed from	Detroit, Michigan[2]
Trained by	Dr. Jerry Graham, Jr. The Sheik[1]
Debut	1986[1]
Website	www.BootyDaddy.com

Scott Carl Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order. He is also known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.^[1][3]

While in WCW, Steiner became a one time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a two time WCW United States Champion, a two time WCW World Television Champion, and won the WCW Triple Crown Championship. He won a second world championship, the WWA World Heavyweight Championship, in 2002.

Steiner's greatest success has come as a tag team wrestler, as he is a twelve time World Tag Team Champion (seven times in World Championship Wrestling, two times in the World Wrestling Federation and two times in New Japan Pro Wrestling with Rick and one time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling with Booker T), a one time U.S. Tag Team Champion with Rick in WCW, and a one time Ring Ka King Tag Team Champion with Abyss. All totaled, between WCW, WWF/E, NJPW, and TNA/Ring Ka King, Steiner has won 19 championships.

Before Professional Wrestling[link]

Before getting into the world of professional wrestling, Steiner was an amateur wrestler. Wrestling at 190 lbs for the University of Michigan Steiner was a three time BIG 10 Runner up, after finishing fifth as a freshman. In 1986 as a senior, Steiner finished as an NCAA Division I All American placing sixth in the nation.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Early career[link]

Despite rumors that Steiner trained first under the Original Sheik, he was originally trained under Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. at Torio's Health Club in Toledo Ohio and debuted in the Toledo, Ohio-based World Wrestling Association in 1986 as Scott Rexsteiner, a variation of his last name. On August 14, 1986 in Dearborn, Michigan, Steiner defeated "The Great Wojo" Greg Wojciechowski for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship. He held the title until May 3, 1987, when he lost to Wojciechowski in Toledo, Ohio. Steiner then formed a tag team with Graham, and as a team they defeated Chris Carter and Mohammad Saad with their manager, the Dark Angel, to gain the WWA World Tag Team Championship on October 6, 1987. Their reign ended in Toledo on December 6, 1987 when they lost to Carter and Don Kent.^[4]

In 1988, Steiner joined the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association, wrestling under his real name. He formed a tag team with Billy Joe Travis, and the duo defeated the Cuban Choir Boys for the CWA World Tag Team Championship on May 29, 1988. Their reign ended on June 6, 1988 when they lost to Gary Young and Don Bass. Steiner and Travis regained the title on June 27, 1988, but lost to the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) on August 15, 1988. Steiner formed a new tag team with Jed Grundy, and on February 18, 1989 they defeated CWA World Tag Team Champions Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden. Steiner's third and final reign ended on February 25, 1989 when Fuller and Golden regained the title, and he left the CWA soon after. Steiner went on to form a tag team with his brother Rick known as the Steiner Brothers.^[4]

Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)[link]

Steiner made his debut for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) at Starrcade 1988: True Grit, cheering on his brother Rick as he defeated Mike Rotunda for the NWA World Television Championship. After Rick lost the title back to Rotundo at Chi-Town Rumble, Scott and Rick began teaming together in tag team matches.

On November 1, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, the Steiner Brothers defeated the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael "P.S." Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. They held the title for over five months when on May 19, 1990, they were defeated by Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) in Washington, D.C. at Capital Combat.^[4] The Steiner Brothers defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship on August 24, 1990 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 WCW United States Tag Team Championship. The Steiners competed in a WarGames match at WrestleWar 1991, a match that would get a Five-Star rating from Dave Meltzer. Upon winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship on February 18, 1991, the Steiners vacated the WCW United States Tag Team Championship on February 20, 1991. After the Steiner Brothers won the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki at the WCW/New Japan Supershow on March 21, 1991, announcers began referring to them as "Triple Crown Champions".^[4]

At the same time, Steiner was being groomed as a singles performer. On WCW's weekend TBS shows (WCW Power Hour, WCW Saturday Night, and WCW Main Event), there was a special "gauntlet" match segment where a performer was picked to wrestle a top star on each show on that weekend, winning the sum of $10,000 USD (kayfabe) if they defeated all three. Steiner was the first announced to run the gauntlet with his first opponent being Ric Flair. By way of backfiring interference by the Four Horsemen, Steiner beat Flair by pinfall. He would then get a title match against Flair at Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite on January 30, 1991, which ended in a time limit draw. Steiner won the WCW World Television Championship on September 29, 1992. The Steiner Brothers, however, left WCW for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after being low balled on their contract renewal by then-WCW head Bill Watts.^[4][5]

World Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)[link]

The Steiner Brothers left WCW in November 1992, with Scott vacating the WCW World Television Championship. They quickly signed contracts with the WWF, making their televised debut in an interview on the December 21, 1992 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling. They also appeared on the debut episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993. They made their WWF pay-per-view debut on January 24, 1993 at the 1993 Royal Rumble, defeating the Beverly Brothers (Blake and Beau). At WrestleMania IX on April 4, 1993, the Steiner Brothers defeated The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu).^[4]

Following WrestleMania, the Steiner Brothers began feuding with Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster). At King of the Ring on June 13, 1993, the Steiner Brothers and The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Headshrinkers and Money Inc. The following evening, on the June 14, 1993 episode of Raw, the Steiner Brothers defeated Money, Inc. for the WWF World Tag Team Championship in Columbus, Ohio. However Money, Inc. regained the titles on June 16, 1993 at a house show in Rockford, Illinois, but lost the title to the Steiner Brothers once again at another house show on June 19, 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri.^[4] The Steiner Brothers successfully defended their title against The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) on August 30, 1993 at SummerSlam. On the September 13, 1993 episode of Raw in New York, New York, the Steiner Brothers defended their title against The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) in a "Province of Quebec rules" match, wherein titles can change hands via disqualification. The match ended when the manager of The Quebecers, Johnny Polo, threw a hockey stick into the ring, which was caught by Scott. When the referee saw Scott holding the illegal weapon, he disqualified the Steiner Brothers, thus awarding the WWF Tag Team Championship to The Quebecers. Scott gained a measure of revenge by defeating Pierre in a singles match the following week on Raw.^[4]

On January 22, 1994, both Steiners entered the Royal Rumble, with Scott entering at number one. After Rick entered at number three, the brothers cooperated until being eliminated by Owen Hart and Diesel, respectively. The Steiners left the promotion in mid-1994.^[4]

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)[link]

The Steiner Brothers debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on July 28, 1995 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York, defeating Dudley Dudley and Vampire Warrior. They next appeared with ECW in The Flagstaff on August 4, 1995 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, defeating Dudley Dudley and 2 Cold Scorpio. The Steiner Brothers made their debut in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ECW Arena on August 5, 1995 at Wrestlepalooza 1995, teaming with Eddie Guerrero in a loss to Scorpio, Dean Malenko, and Cactus Jack. On August 25, 1995 in Jim Thorpe they defeated Scorpio and Malenko, and they went on to defeat Scorpio and Chris Benoit the following evening. On August 28, 1995, they defeated Dudley Dudley and Dances With Dudley in the Big Apple Dinner Theater in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.^[6] At Gangstas' Paradise on September 16, 1995, the Steiner Brothers joined forces with Taz in a loss to The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) and Jason. On September 23, 1995 in Middletown, they defeated Raven and Stevie Richards. Scott Steiner made his final ECW appearance on October 28, 1995, teaming with Taz and losing to The Eliminators in a tag team match.

Return to World Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)[link]

Steiner during a taping of WCW Monday Nitro in 1998.

The Steiner Brothers re-signed with WCW in 1996. They won the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat on July 24, 1996, but lost the title to Harlem Heat just three days later. Following the formation of the New World Order (nWo), the Steiner Brothers began feuding with The Outsiders, who had won the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat.^[4]

In late 1997/early 1998 Steiner increased his muscle mass, cut his signature mullet, began sporting a goatee and a "Fu Manchu mustache",^[7] and developed a short fuse of his temper. He then started a feud with Buff Bagwell of the nWo over who had the better physique, with both wrestlers showing off their enormous muscles to the public. He and his brother also began having trouble working together in the ring, as Scott would often leave Rick in the ring by himself or would start the match and not tag his brother in.

Scott joined the nWo at SuperBrawl VIII on February 22, 1998, by attacking his brother Rick while they were defending the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Outsiders. The next night on Monday Nitro, he adopted a new gimmick that was somewhat reminiscent of "Superstar" Billy Graham, dyeing his hair and beard blond and increasing in muscle mass even further.^[4] Scott adopted two new nicknames: "White Thunder" (referring to his bleached hair and goatee and his all-white wrestling gear) and "Superstar" (as a homage to "Superstar" Billy Graham"), including a black 'S' logo in the style of the Superman logo. He finally adopted the nickname "Big Poppa Pump", which many thought was inspired by New York rapper Notorious BIG's song "Big Poppa". Steiner soon joined forces with Buff Bagwell who started calling himself "Buff Daddy" - named after rapper Puff Daddy. He remained a member of the nWo until the group disbanded in early 1999.

Throughout most of 1999, he feuded with wrestlers such as Goldberg, Diamond Dallas Page, Booker T, and cruiserweight Rey Misterio, Jr., and won both the United States Heavyweight Championship and WCW World Television Championship in the process. In late 1999, Steiner suffered a back injury and was removed from action. On an episode of WCW Monday Nitro in December 1999 in Houston, Texas, Steiner delivered an emotional speech in which he announced his retirement from professional wrestling. Later that evening, Steiner revealed himself to be in perfect health, turning on Sid Vicious. He went on to become an integral part of the reformed nWo in 2000.^[4]

After the nWo disbanded once again, Steiner became one of the central members of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff's New Blood faction. On November 26, 2000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and in doing so also became a WCW Triple Crown winner. In January 2001, he became the centerpiece of Ric Flair's Magnificent Seven faction.^[8] Steiner's feud with Booker T continued several months over several pay-per-views until he lost the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to Booker on the final episode of Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001 after the company had been purchased by the WWF. Unlike many of his colleagues, Steiner did not join the WWF, instead opting to wait until his contract with AOL Time Warner expired later that year before seeking further employment.^[9]

World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)[link]

After his contract with AOL-Time Warner expired in November 2001, Steiner joined the World Wrestling All-Stars, where he was reunited with 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 in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Steiner challenged Nathan Jones for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship. Despite the presence of WWA Commissioner Sid at ringside, Steiner was able to cheat his way to a victory, striking Jones with the title belt and then pinning him. Steiner held the belt for several months, although never defending it, before vacating the title in November 2002 and leaving WWA for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).^[9] In one of his last appearances before re-joining WWE, Steiner teamed with his brother Rick to defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kensuke Sasaki on May 2, 2002 in Japan at the New Japan Pro Wrestling thirtieth Anniversary show in a match refereed by Chyna.

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004)[link]

Steiner in WWE.

In October 2002, Steiner signed a three year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and returned to WWE television after an eight-year absence at the Survivor Series in Madison Square Garden on November 17. On that night, he attacked Matt Hardy and Christopher Nowinski after they delivered a promo insulting New York City, marking his return as a face. Over the following weeks, General Managers Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon both courted Steiner, with each trying to sign Steiner to their respective brand, Raw or SmackDown!. Bischoff was ultimately successful after McMahon rejected Steiner's advances.^[9] Once on Raw, Steiner feuded with then-World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, culminating in title matches at the 2003 Royal Rumble and at No Way Out. Steiner won the first match by disqualification after Triple H attacked Steiner with a sledge hammer and lost the later match via pinfall.

Later in 2003, Steiner formed a tag team with Test, with Stacy Keibler as their manager. The team was together for several months and had feuds with other teams such as La Resistance. The tag team separated after Test turned heel due to his misogynistic treatment of Keibler. Steiner defeated Test in a grudge match to win the managerial services of Keibler at Bad Blood on June 15, 2003, but lost her back to Test in a rematch on the August 18, 2003 episode of Raw. At Unforgiven on September 21, Steiner faced Test with Keibler's managerial services on the line once again, with the stipulation that Steiner become Test's manservant if he lost. Steiner was defeated following a mistake by Keibler, and the tag team was reunited. After another mistake by Keibler cost the partners a tag team bout on the September 29 episode of Raw, a frustrated Steiner belly to belly suplexed Keibler, turning heel as a result. Steiner and Test teamed together, with Keibler their reluctant manager. Steiner suffered an injury in 2004, sidelining him for two months. While he was injured, WWE negotiated his contractual release, and Steiner left WWE on August 17, 2004.

Independent circuit (2004–2005)[link]

Steiner underwent foot surgery in July 2004, having six screws inserted into his foot, a tendon transplant, and a bone graft, then convalesced, wearing a cast for eight months. He returned to the ring on August 28, 2005 in Asheville, North Carolina for the Universal Championship Wrestling independent promotion, teaming with his brother Rick to defeat Disco Inferno and Jeff Lewis. Scott Steiner wrestled briefly for the LAW promotion where he worked alongside Buff Bagwell and feuded briefly with tag team Fame and Fortune.^[10][11][12]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006–2010)[link]

Steiner in TNA.

Steiner debuted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at Destination X 2006, before making his TNA Impact! debut on March 18, 2006, identifying himself as Jeff Jarrett's bodyguard. In subsequent weeks, Steiner began attacking members of the TNA roster, demanding to be hired. At Lockdown on April 23, 2006, Steiner, Jarrett, and America's Most Wanted lost to Sting, A.J. Styles, Ron Killings, and Rhino in a Lethal Lockdown match. Following the defeat, Steiner and Jarrett challenged Sting and any partner of his choosing to face them at Sacrifice on May 14, 2006. Sting teased three potential partners (Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger and Steiner's brother Rick) before revealing his chosen partner to be Samoa Joe. Sting and Joe went on to defeat Steiner and Jarrett at Sacrifice. After failing to defeat Sting to qualify for the third King of the Mountain match, Steiner faced, and lost to, Samoa Joe in a singles bout at Slammiversary. At Victory Road, Steiner faced Joe, Sting, and Christian Cage in a four way bout for the number one contendership to Jarrett's NWA World Heavyweight Championship; the match was won by Sting, who pinned Steiner, and Steiner resumed his role as Jarrett's bodyguard. Steiner then faced Christian Cage on the August 10 edition of Impact and was in Jarrett's corner at Hard Justice. On February 8, 2007, Steiner returned to TNA and revealed himself to be the "special consultant" to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage in Cage's match with Kurt Angle at Against All Odds and joining Christian's Coalition. Steiner then started a feud with Kurt Angle after costing him the NWA World title at Against All Odds. Steiner eliminated Angle in a Gauntlet Match where the winner would face then champion Christian Cage at Destination X. Steiner would then lose to Angle at Destination X. At Lockdown, Steiner was part of Team Cage as they faced Team Angle in a Lethal Lockdown match.

At Sacrifice, Steiner was reunited with Rick. The Steiner Brothers were scheduled to wrestle Team 3D in a "dream match" at Slammiversary, but Scott was replaced with Road Warrior Animal after suffering a severe throat injury (see below).^[13] Steiner returned to TNA on July 15, 2007 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. The Steiners then went on to compete at Genesis against the tag team champions Tomko and A.J. Styles for the title in a losing effort.

Steiner in a house show in TNA.

Scott would then go onto Turning Point in the Feast or Fired Battle Royal, where he would successfully capture one of the four briefcases, containing a contract to challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the December 13 episode of Impact! Steiner beat Petey Williams, B.G. James, and Christopher Daniels. Following the match, Jim Cornette offered Steiner a check for $50,000 in exchange for his briefcase, but was turned down, with Steiner then choosing to switch briefcases with Petey Williams. He stated afterwards he would get his original case back the following week. At Against All Odds Steiner defeated Petey, winning both of the briefcases, after a distraction from an unknown, tall, muscular African American woman later named Rhaka Khan. After winning both cases, Steiner issued a challenge to anyone after a match with Abyss, in which Petey Williams was the man to answer. Williams lost, after yet another interference by Khan. Scott, then started training Petey as his protege, and gave him the X Division title shot 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, Steiner came up short in his title hunt by losing to Samoa Joe, and sustaining a knee injury. In March 2008, Steiner participated in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración event Rey de Reyes (2008), where he, Ron Killings and Konnan's Legion Extrangera (Electroshock and Kenzo Suzuki) as they beat Alebrije, Charly Manson, Laredo Kid and Chavo Guerrero, Sr.. On June 24, it was revealed that Steiner had surgery and had to take time off to recover from a torn ACL in his knee.

Steiner with The Main Event Mafia

On the October 30 edition of Impact!, Steiner returned, joining The Main Event Mafia and attacking several superstars with a lead pipe. On the November 13 edition of Impact!, Steiner turned on former protegé Petey Williams after Williams tried to talk with Steiner about the Main Event Mafia situation and subsequently threw him off of a ladder after a beatdown backstage by the Main Event Mafia. At Genesis, Mick Foley, A.J. Styles and Brother Devon defeated Steiner, Booker T, and Cute Kip, after Foley pinned Steiner following a double underhook DDT onto a steel chair. At Against All Odds, Steiner defeated Petey Williams after a Steiner ScrewDriver.

Steiner entered a feud with the returning Samoa Joe, where Joe would threaten and attack Steiner for several weeks until Destination X where they finally faced off. Steiner won after Joe got himself disqualified and both Steiner and Joe fought to the outside of the arena. Steiner and Booker T then formed the Mafia's resident tag team, immediately setting their sights on the TNA Tag Team Championship. At Victory Road, Steiner and Booker defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) to win the World Tag Team Championship. At Bound for Glory Steiner and Booker lost the title to the British Invasion in a four way Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team match, which also included Team 3D and Beer Money.^[14] On the following edition of Impact! Angle announced the death of the Main Event Mafia, something Steiner refused to admit.^[15]

Following the end of the Main Event Mafia, Steiner entered into a feud with Bobby Lashley, whom he defeated in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Turning Point.^[16] The following month at Final Resolution, Lashley defeated Steiner in a Last Man Standing match in similar fashion.^[17] On February 4, 2010, Steiner's profile was removed from TNA's official website.^[18] His departure from the company was confirmed the following week.^[19]

World Wrestling Council (2010)[link]

After his departure from TNA, Steiner joined the Puerto Rican promotion World Wrestling Council, debuting in March in an angle, where he attacked Universal Heavyweight Champion Ray González.^[20] On April 3, at Camino a la Gloria 2010, Steiner wrestled his first match for the company, losing to González in a match for the Universal Heavyweight Championship.^[21] However, on April 24 Steiner defeated González in a rematch to become the new Universal Heavyweight Champion.^[22] On May 29 Steiner was stripped of the title, after a Championship match between him and González went to a no contest.^[23] On July 11 González defeated Steiner in a match refereed by Ricky Banderas to regain the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.^[24]

Return to TNA (2011–2012)[link]

Steiner with Beer Money, Inc. after a match.

On January 12, 2011, at the tapings of the January 27 edition of Impact!, Steiner returned to the promotion as a face, saving Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan, and Crimson from Fortune and Immortal.^[25][26][27] The following week Fortune turned on Immortal and aligned themselves with Steiner, Angle and Crimson.^[28] Steiner wrestled his return match on February 13 at Against All Odds, where he, James Storm and Robert Roode defeated Immortal members Rob Terry, Gunner and Murphy in a six man tag team match, winning using his patented Frankensteiner.^[29] Steiner then began feuding with Rob Terry, with Terry attacking him on the February 24 edition of Impact!, during a posedown between the two.^[30] The following week Steiner defeated Terry in a singles match.^[31] On the March 24 edition of Impact!, Steiner formed a tag team with Crimson as they defeated Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore) in a tag team match. After the match Moore showed disrespect towards Steiner, which led to a match between the two the following week, which Steiner won.^[32][33] On April 17 at Lockdown, Steiner and Crimson were unsuccessful in becoming the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a four tag team steel cage match, which was won by Ink Inc.^[34] On the following edition of Impact!, Steiner turned heel by attacking Matt Morgan, after each of them had announced their intention of going for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[35] During their feud, both Morgan and Steiner has brawl backstage on April 28, 2011 on the episode of TNA Impact. On May 26, 2011 on the episode of TNA Impact, Steiner interfered in Morgan match against Jeff Jarrett allowing Jarrett to win. On June 2, 2011 on the episode of TNA Impact, Steiner and Jarrett team up in a tag team match against Morgan and Angle which Team Steiner and Jarrett win after Steiner pinned Morgan. On June 12 at Slammiversary IX, Morgan defeated Steiner in a singles match to end his feud with Morgan.^[36] On the June 30 edition of Impact Wrestling, Steiner joined Immortal.^[37] On November 13 at Turning Point, Steiner and Bully Ray were defeated by their former Immortal stablemates Mr. Anderson and Abyss in a tag team match.^[38] After three months of inactivity, it was reported in March 2012 that Steiner had been released from TNA.^[39][40]

Ring Ka King (2011)[link]

Since December Steiner has been part of Ring Ka King a wrestling promotion based in India. On February 22 Steiner along with Abyss became the Ring Ka King tag team champions. They lost the titles on April 14th to The Bollywood Boyz.

Other media[link]

Acting career[link]

Steiner appeared in the television program Charmed on February 1, 2001, playing "Mega Man" in the episode "Wrestling With Demons". He also appeared in the Disney Channel television show The Jersey as himself.

DVD[link]

On December 12, 2009, Steiner released a workout DVD, Scott Steiner's FREAK SHOW: The Big Poppa Pump Workout.

Personal life[link]

His brother is Robert Rechsteiner, better known by his ring name Rick Steiner.

Injury[link]

While wrestling Apolo at a TNA house show in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 3, 2007, Steiner sustained a kick to the throat. After he began coughing up blood, he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a torn trachea and given five hours to live. Steiner was put into an induced coma for two days, during which time doctors cut through his ribs and lung and repaired the tear, then began draining fluid from his lungs, a process that lasted two weeks. Unable to fly (because the change in air pressure would have caused his lung to collapse) Steiner eventually left Puerto Rico on a cruise ship and arrived back in the United States one week later.^[41]

Controversies[link]

Steiner's weight gain in the late 1990s led to allegations of steroid abuse, which he denied. Steiner claims that, upon returning to World Wrestling Entertainment in late 2002 he was asked to undergo a steroid test. According to Steiner, he agreed to take the test - on the condition that Triple H take one as well. Steiner claims that WWE never followed through. ^[42]

On April 21, 1998 in Cherokee County, Georgia, Steiner threatened Georgia Department of Transportation employee Paul Kaspereen after Kaspereen informed him that an exit ramp leading off Interstate 575 was closed. He then twice hit Kaspereen with his Ford F-250 pickup truck (Kaspereen was not badly hurt). Steiner was subsequently arrested, and on March 17, 1999 he pled guilty to aggravated assault and making terroristic threats (felonies carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment). Under Georgian first-offender rules, which stipulates 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 Steiner to 10 days in the Cherokee County jail. He also placed Steiner on a seven year probation order, ordered him to pay USD$25,000 in fines, restitution, and legal fees and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service.^[7][9]

Towards the end of his tenure in World Championship Wrestling, Steiner embarked upon a rivalry with wrestler Diamond Dallas Page after insulting Page's wife Kimberly during an interview. Kimberly had fallen afoul of Steiner after claiming that drug paraphernalia found backstage belonged to Tammy Lynn Sytch, an accusation that, despite Sytch's vehement denial, led to her being released from the promotion soon after. The acrimony between Steiner and Page eventually descended into violence, with the two men engaging in a locker room fight before being separated by other wrestlers.^[9] The fight itself lasted less than 30 seconds, and probably closer to 10 seconds, before more than a half-dozen wrestlers intervened and pulled Steiner off of Page. Page was left bloodied and bruised after the ordeal.

On the February 7, 2000 episode of Nitro, Steiner angered WCW officials when he directed disparaging remarks towards World Championship Wrestling and Ric Flair during an interview. In the course of the interview, Steiner claimed that when Ric Flair appeared on WCW programming, "the people at home, all they did was grab their remote, and change the channel to the WWF, and watch Stone Cold - a person you and your own friends got fired from here, 'cause you're a jealous old bastard!" Steiner went on to call Flair an "ass-kissing, butt-sucking bastard" and finished the tirade with the words "WCW sucks!". He was suspended for two weeks with pay for the incident.^[9][43]

In January 2001, Steiner was arrested after inadvertently assaulting Randall Mankins, an emergency medical technician employed by the Kernersville, North Carolina fire department. As part of an episode of WCW Monday Nitro, an EMT was sent to the ring to tend to Michael Modest and Christopher Daniels, who were selling leg injuries ostensibly inflicted by Steiner. As the EMT entered the ring, Steiner struck him twice. Steiner was arrested for assault the following morning as he tried to board a plane.^[44] Charges of assault were later dropped when it was determined that Steiner was not made aware that this EMT was not a paid actor.

In 2001, Steiner fought backstage with WCW road agent Terry Taylor.^[9]

In December 2005, Steiner, along with Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell, were removed from a flight from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Winnipeg, Manitoba following a disturbance onboard the plane. The three men were detained for several hours before Steiner and Bagwell were released and permitted to continue on their journey (Luger, however, was held without bail and later charged and jailed). Steiner would later invoke the incident in his in-ring interviews, describing himself as a violent criminal with little regard for the forces of law and order.^[45]

Following his departure from TNA Steiner began expressing his problems with TNA management, specifically Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff over twitter.^[46] As a result of this Steiner was contacted by attorneys representing TNA.^[47]

In wrestling[link]

Steiner performing his signature Steiner Recliner on Matt Morgan.

• Finishing moves
  • Frankensteiner, sometimes from the top rope^[1][3] – 1980s–1990s; used rarely thereafter
  • SSD – Steiner Screwdriver (Vertical suplex piledriver)^[1] – Early 1990s
  • Steiner Flatliner^[3] (Reverse STO)^[1] – 2002–2004; used rarely thereafter
  • Steiner Recliner (Standing camel clutch)^[1][2][48]
  • Super Samoan drop^[1][49]
  • Twisting double underhook powerbomb^[1][50] – Mid–Late 1990s; used rarely as a regular move thereafter

• Signature moves
  • Elbow drop with theatrics, followed by push ups^[1]
  • Inverted DDT^[1][50]
  • Military press into either a drop or a slam^[49][51]
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly to back^[1][50]
    • Double underhook^[48]
    • Dragon^[49]
    • Exploder,^[1][52] sometimes from the second rope^[1]
    • Gutwrench^[53]
    • Spinning side / Overhead belly to belly,^[1][50] sometimes from the second rope^[1]
    • Super^[53]
  • Steiner-Line (Lariat)^[1]
  • STF^[49]
  • Tilt-a-whirl slam^[54]

• With Rick Steiner
  • Double team finishing moves
    • Steiner DDT (Electric chair (Rick) / Diving DDT (Scott) combination)^[55]
    • Steiner Device (Electric chair (Rick) / Diving clothesline (Scott) combination)^[56]
    • Steinerizer (Electric chair (Scott) / Diving bulldog (Rick) combination)^[57]
    • Steiner-Line / German suplex combination^[58]

• With Booker T
  • Double team finishing moves
    • Double chokeslam^[59]

• Managers
  • Ted DiBiase^[60]
  • Missy Hyatt^[60]
  • Stacy Keibler^[60]
  • Midajah^[60]
  • Rhaka Khan^[60]
  • nWo girls (Tylene Buck, April Hunter, Shakira (Kim Kanner), Midajah, and Pamela Paulshock)
  • Shikira^[60]
  • Vincent^[61]

• Nicknames
  • "The Big Bad Booty Daddy"^[1][3]
  • "Big Poppa Pump"^[1][3]
  • "The Genetic Freak"^[1][3]
  • "Freakzilla"^[3]
  • "Superstar"^[1][3]
  • "White Thunder"^[1][3]

• Entrance themes
  • "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer^[62] (WCW; Used while teaming with his brother Rick)
  • "Steinerized" by D. Conort, M. Seitz and J. Papa^[62] (WCW; Used while teaming with his brother Rick)
  • "Rockhouse" by Jimmy Hart and H. Helm (WCW; Used while a part of the New World Order)
  • "Kevin Nash / Wolfpac Theme" (WCW; Used while a part of the New World Order)
  • "Holla if Ya Hear Me" by Jim Johnston (WWE)
  • "Main Event Mafia" by Dale Oliver (TNA; Used while a part of the Main Event Mafia)
  • "Genetic Perfection" by Dale Oliver (TNA / Ring Ka King; March 18, 2006–March 2012)
  • "Immortal Theme" by Dale Oliver^[63] (TNA; Used while a part of Immortal)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Amateur wrestling[link]

• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • 1983 Division I Big 10 – Fifth place^[1]
  • 1984 Division I Big 10 – Runner up^[1]
  • 1985 Division I Big 10 – Runner up^[1]
  • 1986 Division I Big 10 – Runner up^[1]
  • 1986 Division I All American – Sixth place^[1]

Professional wrestling[link]

• Continental Wrestling Association
  • CWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Billy Travis (2) and Jed Grundy (1)^[1][64]

• Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner^[1][64]
  • NWA (Mid-Atlantic version)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Rick Steiner^[65][66]
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[67][68]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[69]
  • WCW World Television Championship (2 times)^[1][64]
  • Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Rick Steiner
  • Eighth Triple Crown Champion

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling¹
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[64]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner^[1][64]

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rick Steiner^[1][64]

• Pro Wrestling America
  • PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner^[1][64]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Steiner vs. Lex Luger and Sting at SuperBrawl
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1990, 1993) with Rick Steiner
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1989)
  • PWI ranked him #2 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Rick Steiner in 2003^[70]
  • PWI ranked him #6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991^[71]
  • PWI ranked him #77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[72]

• Ring Ka King
  • Ring Ka King Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Abyss^[73]

• Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling
  • SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][64]

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Booker T^[1][64]

• World Wrestling All-Stars
  • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[64]

• World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
  • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][64]
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Graham, Jr.^[1][64][74]

• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[22]

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rick Steiner^[75][76]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best Wrestling Maneuver (1989, 1990) Frankensteiner
  • Match of the Year (1991) with Rick Steiner vs. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki at WCW/New Japan Supershow
  • Tag Team of the Year award (1990) with Rick Steiner
  • 5 Star Match (1991) with Brian Pillman, Sting & Rick Steiner, vs. Ric Flair, Larry Zbyszko, & Sid Vicious & Barry Windham (February 24, WarGames match, WrestleWar)
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2003) vs. Triple H at No Way Out

¹This 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.

References[link]

• Solie's title histories

External links[link]

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