Scott Steiner
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Scott Carl Rechsteiner ( born July 29, 1962 in Bay City, Michigan, United States), better known by his ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Steiner gained great notoriety for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling with his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order.
Last Steiner stood in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under contract. He is also known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions to, World Wrestling All-Stars and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Career
Scott Rechsteiner, the younger brother of Robert Rechsteiner, his wrestling career began under his real name in World Wrestling Association ( WWA ), which was based in Indianapolis. In August 1986, he was allowed to secure the WWA Heavyweight Champion Greg Wojokowski. In 1988 it was allowed to win the AWA Renegade Rampage Tournament.
He then joined in the CWA, where he could pick up the tag team titles also twice. He eventually teamed up with his brother to tag team Steiner Brothers and was able to work with this for World Championship Wrestling.
World Championship Wrestling
The Steiner Brothers gave at the event Clash of the Champions VII her debut against the team Mike Rotundo and Kevin Sullivan. On November 1, 1989, she could defeat the Fabulous Freebirds and the first time so keep the WCW Tag Team title. Until 1992, the Steiner Brothers WCW Tag Team titles held one more time, to Scott's brother Rick Steiner left WCW. Since Scott Steiner had only limited success as an individual wrestler, he left the same year also the WCW.
World Wrestling Federation (1992-1994)
The end of 1992 he signed a contract with his brother at the competition Federation, the World Wrestling Federation. The tag team was reunited in 1993 and was allowed to have a long feud with the tag team Money Inc., consisting of the wrestlers Ted R.Schyster perform "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase and Irwin (IRS). During this feud, the Steiner Brothers Two times World Tag Team titles won. Recently lost the Steiner Brothers this title in September 1993 at the Quebecers. Mid-1994, both brothers left the promotion.
Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1995)
Together with his brother Rick Steiner celebrated on 28 July 1995 his debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling. After moderate success, the brothers left the ECW already back in October 1995.
World Championship Wrestling (1996-2001)
After the return of the brother -trailer combination on the WCW turned soon a success. Thus, the Harlem Heat, however, the Steiners against the reigning champions Harlem Heat were the WCW World Team Championship title back up day, won back after two days. Then succeeded the Steiner Brothers for revenge against the Quebecers who were now under the name of French Canadiens at the WCW under contract.
Then fehdeten the Steiners against the Outsiders, consisting of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to the World Tag Team Championship title, which repeatedly changed hands in the history of the dispute. By the year 1998, the Steiner Brothers WCW Tag Team titles received a total of six times, until Scott surprisingly successful tag team was resolved simply by attack played against his brother, to join the former group nWo (New World Order ).
His brother, the loud storyline refused also to join the grouping, was put in a feud with him. In 2000 Scott Rechsteiner was sidelined because of a serious back injury for several months. In April 2000, he returned. From this time he was given a career boost as a single wrestler, 2001 WCW World title gave him.
World Wrestling Allstars (2001-2002)
However, the WCW went bankrupt in the sequence and was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation competitors, which did not take Rechsteiner. He then signed a contract with the WWA ( World Wrestling All-Stars ), which took over many former wrestlers in the WCW.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2004)
Rechsteiner returned at the big event Survivor Series 2002. Although his return to former WWF initially promising began by challenging the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Rechsteiner slipped quickly into the mid -card. Due to this development left Scott Rechsteiner the WWE on August 17, 2004.
Independent (2004-2005)
He then joined for 2 years temporarily lived in independent leagues. His greatest success was about winning the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title, which he won in 2005 and contributed to the year 2006.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006 - 2012)
In March 2006, Rechsteiner debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA shortly ), but he had no long -term contractual commitment, but merely a setting for several weeks.
In February 2007 he returned to TNA and allowed to be there, the grouping Christian 's Coalition to connect. As a member of that group, he feuded against Kurt Angle.
Mid-May 2007 undertook TNA also Scott's brother, making the successful tag team the Steiner Brothers could occur together. In June, Scott suffered in a match in Puerto Rico a life-threatening throat injury and was emergency surgery. In July he was ready for use again. Meanwhile, Road Warrior Animal had represented him.
In 2008/2009 he formed together with Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Sting and Booker T, Stable " The Main Event Mafia."
After a break of one year from the end of 2009 Rechsteiner celebrated in January 2011 again at the age of 48 years, his return to the program by TNA to participate in an applied storyline between the Gruppierunge Immortal and Fortune. After a further, small programs he left in March 2012, TNA.
Achievements
- 2x CWA Tag Team Champion (1x with Billy Travis, 1x with Jed Grundy )
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2x IWGP Tag Team Champion ( with Rick Steiner)
- Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling America
- Ring Ka King 1x Ring Ka King Tag Team Champion ( with Abyss )
- Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- World Wrestling All-Stars
- World Wrestling Association ( Indianapolis )
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- World Wrestling Federation
- 2x WWF Tag Team Champion ( with Rick Steiner)