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Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner.
Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion (seven times with his brother Scott and once with Kenny Kaos). There was also a period of time when he held both the tag team titles himself, having won them at Halloween Havoc 1998. In addition to tag team success, he was also a one time United States Heavyweight Champion and a three time World Television Champion. Besides WCW, Steiner also found success in the World Wrestling Federation, where he and Scott won the World Tag Team Championship twice.
Rechsteiner was an amateur wrestling standout at the University of Michigan, where he placed second at the Big Ten Championships in 1983, became an NCAA qualifier and established the fastest pin record in the school's history at 15 seconds. After earning his bachelor's degree in education, he was introduced to professional wrestling by George "The Animal" Steele and entered the business immediately out of college. He initially wrestled under the name Rob Rechsteiner before he took on the simpler stage name Rick Steiner. He spent time in the American Wrestling Association, Montreal promotion International Wrestling, and the Universal Wrestling Federation before going to work for the National Wrestling Alliance in 1988.
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time with a professional career that spans 40 years. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is noted for his lengthy and highly decorated tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (now known as WWE). Flair is officially recognized by WWE, TNA and PWI as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (seven-time NWA Champion, seven-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF Champion) although his actual tally of World Championship reigns varies by source—Flair considers himself a 21-time world champion.
In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he also had two stints as a booker—in 1989–1990 and 1994. Flair also became the first and only man to have won the WWF Championship in a Royal Rumble match, when he accomplished this in the 1992 edition of the event. In 2012, Flair became the first ever double inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame, first inducted in 2008 for his individual career, and for a second time in 2012 as a member of the Four Horsemen. He is also an NWA Hall of Famer (class of 2008). Flair's hair styles and mannerisms are based on those of Buddy Rogers, who previously and famously used the "Nature Boy" gimmick in the 1950s and '60s. Coincidentally, Flair also followed Rogers in becoming the second man to win both the WWF and the NWA World Heavyweight Championships.
Actors: Rhyan Schwartz (actor), Sean Parker (actor), Sean Parker (director), Sean Parker (producer), Sean Parker (writer), Sean Parker (editor), Austin Hillebrecht (director), Austin Hillebrecht (composer), Austin Hillebrecht (producer), Austin Hillebrecht (writer), Austin Hillebrecht (actor), Barrie Wild (actor), Dennis Fitzpatrick (actor), David Loftus (actor), Catherine Johnson (actress),
Plot: When a headstrong filmmaker gets a lowly job at the worst film production house in town, he leads a disillusioned film crew into hijacking their company's latest movie, filming a better version behind the back of their overbearing director.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Eddie Guerrero (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Gerald Brisco (actor), Jamie Gibson (actor), Shane Douglas (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Bobby Eaton (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Scott Bigelow (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bret Hart (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Jimmy Hart (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Shane Douglas (actor), Sid Eudy (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Tonga Fifita (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Peter Gruner (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor),
Plot: The 32-person Tournament for the World Title concludes with two Semi-Final matches between Jeff Jarrett/Chris Benoit and Bret Hart/Sting. The winners face each other in the Finals for the coveted Championship. The Revolution and The Filthy Animals face off in a Six-person Tag Team match: Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko & Asya (w/ Shane Douglas) vs. Eddie Guerrero, Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson (w/ Konnan). Other matches include: Goldberg vs. Sid Vicious in an I Quit match, David Flair vs. Kimberly, Scott Hall vs. Booker T. for the United States and World Television titles, Meng vs. The Total Package (w/ Elizabeth), Berlyn (w/ The Wall) vs. Vampiro (w/ Jerry Only) in a Dog Collar match, Curt Hennig vs. Buff Bagwell in a Retirement match, Norman Smiley vs. Brian Knobs (w/ Jimmy Hart) to determine the first World Hardcore Champion, and Evan Karagias (w/ Madusa) vs. The Disco Inferno (w/ Tony Marinara) for the Cruiserweight title.
Keywords: dog-collar, retirement, screaming-man, tournament, world-championship-wrestling, wrestlingActors: Hulk Hogan (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Scott Bigelow (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Shane Douglas (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Sid Eudy (actor), Bill Goldberg (actor), Peter Gruner (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Curt Hennig (actor), Booker Huffman (actor),
Plot: WCW Title (Retirement Match): Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash, WCW United States Title: Chris Benoit vs. Dallas Page, WCW Tag Team Titles: The Triad vs. Harlem Heat, Goldberg vs. Rick Steiner, Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman, Sid Vicious vs. Sting, The Revolution vs. The West Texas Rednecks, The Filthy Animals vs. The Dead Pool, Buff Bagwell vs. The Cat
Keywords: world-championship-wrestling, wrestlingActors: Chris Jericho (actor), Dean Malenko (actor), Larry Pfohl (actor), Gene Okerlund (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Jerry Lynn (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Sal Guerrero (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Tony Schiavone (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Rick Steiner (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Eric Bischoff (producer), Bill DeMott (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Scott Hall (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Jeff Jarrett (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Sean Waltman (actor), Kevin Nash (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Charles Ashenoff (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Eddie Guerrero (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Jimmy Hart (actor), Bobby Heenan (actor), Hulk Hogan (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Lash Huffman (actor), Dean Malenko (actor), Gene Okerlund (actor), Dallas Page (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Charles Scaggs (actor), Eric Bischoff (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Mike Tenay (actor), Chris Benoit (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Scott Steiner (actor), Rick Steiner (actor), Scott Norton (actor), Masahiro Chôno (actor), Sonny Onoo (actor), Antonio Inoki (actor), Kensuke Sasaki (actor), Shinya Hashimoto (actor), Akira Hokuto (actress),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Steve Borden (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Kevin Nash (actor), Larry Pfohl (actor), Mike Rotunda (actor), Jerry Saganowich (actor), Michael Seitz (actor), Tracy Smothers (actor), Rick Steiner (actor), Scott Steiner (actor), Terry Taylor (actor), Brian Yandrisovitz (actor), Jimmy 'Jam' Garvin (actor), Tom Zenk (actor), Tommy Rich (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Jim Ross (actor), Dusty Rhodes (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Larry Pfohl (actor), Joe Laurinaitis (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Teddy Long (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Earl Hebner (actor), James E. Cornette (actor), Steve Borden (actor), Bobby Eaton (actor), Mike Kimmel (actor), Tony Schiavone (actor), Mike Rotunda (actor),
Plot: This video features highlights of some of the matches from the Third Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup tag team tournament. The tournament took place from April 22-April 23, 1988. Most of the matches of this large tournament are left out, and a lot of the matches are edited pretty short to fit on a two hour tape. Teams included on the tape are The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), The Midnight Express (Eaton and Lane), The Four Horsemen (Anderson and Blanchard), The Fantastics (Rogers and Fulton), Lex Luger and Sting, The Jive Tones (Whatley and Conway), Ivan Koloff and Dick Murdoch, Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez, The Varsity Club (Rotunda and Steiner), The Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian), Jimmy Valiant and Mighty Wilbur, The Sheepherders (Miller and Williams), Kendall Windham and The Italian Stallion, and Ron Simmons and Steve Williams. I won't tell the matches as that will give away the winners (since this was a single elimination tournament). Other matches on the card are NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs Nikita Koloff, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) vs J.J. Dillon in a bloody Texas Bullrope Match, and Jimmy Garvin vs Kevin Sullivan in a Prince of Darkness Death Match (both wrestlers had hoods over their heads and couldn't see). Finally, the tape goes back to January 24, 1988 for the finals of the Third Annual Bunkhouse Stampede. Battle royales had been held at several house shows in the weeks leading up to this event, and the winners of each battle royale entered this battle royale final, held inside a steel cage. The match is joined in progress on the tape, so I don't know if some wrestlers had already been eliminated. The wrestlers on the tape are Arn Anderson, Road Warrior Animal, The Barbarian, Tully Blanchard, Ivan Koloff, Lex Luger, The Warlord, and the winner of the first two Bunkhouse Stampedes, Dusty Rhodes.
Keywords: pro-wrestling, wrestling