Scott Steiner

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

Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and has also wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).

He is a four-time world champion in wrestling, being a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WWA World Heavyweight Champion (Indianapolis version).

He is the eighth WCW Triple Crown Champion.

Scott Rechsteiner was born in Bay City, Michigan, on July 29, 1962.

He was a folkstyle wrestler at 190 lbs during his time at the University of Michigan.

He became a three-time Big 10 runner-up after finishing fifth as a freshman.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Steiner wrestled alongside his older brother Rick as The Steiner Brothers.

He has won several tag team titles, including the WWF Tag Team Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, IWGP Tag Team Championship, and the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship.

In 1986, he became an NCAA Division I All-American and placed sixth in the nation his senior year.

His brother, Rick Steiner, also wrestled for Michigan and became a professional wrestler.

Rechsteiner trained under Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. at Torio's Health Club in Toledo, Ohio, as well as The Sheik, and debuted under his real name in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association in 1986.

On August 14, 1986, in Dearborn, Michigan, Rechsteiner defeated The Great Wojo for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship.

He held the title until May 3, 1987, when he lost it to Wojo in Toledo.

He then formed a tag team with his trainer, Graham.

On October 6, 1987, they defeated Chris Carter and Mohammad Saad for the WWA World Tag Team Championship.

On December 6, they lost the title to Carter and Don Kent.

In 1988, Rechsteiner joined the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) under his real name.

He formed a tag team with Billy Joe Travis and defeated the Cuban Choir Boys for the CWA World Tag Team Championship on May 29.

On June 6, they lost the title to Gary Young and Don Bass.

Rechsteiner and Travis regained the title on June 27 and lost it to the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) on August 15.

Rechsteiner formed a new tag team with Jed Grundy, and on February 18, 1989, they dethroned CWA World Tag Team Champions Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden.

Rechsteiner's third and final CWA reign ended on February 25, when Fuller and Golden regained the title.

He left the CWA soon after.

Rechsteiner, under the ring name Scott Steiner, debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during a backstage interview at Chi-Town Rumble, later accompanying his brother Rick to the ring as he lost the NWA World Television Championship to Mike Rotunda.

Scott would begin wrestling in singles bouts on WCW programming before the Steiners began teaming together.

The Steiners lost their first high-profile bout to Kevin Sullivan & Rotunda at Clash of the Champions VII but defeated them in a rematch at the Great American Bash 1989.

The Steiners also competed in the "King of the Hill" two-ring battle royal earlier in the show but were unsuccessful.

During this time, the Steiners were managed by Missy Hyatt and often brought their pitbull Arnold to the ring.

Rick nervously began a relationship with a shy fan named "Robin Green" who eventually received a make-over and transformed into Woman.

Green was responsible for tripping up Scott at Clash of the Champions VIII and costing the Steiners the NWA World Tag Team Championship as well as luring Scott into a parking lot assault by Sullivan and her new masked tag team, Doom.

Doom, with Woman in their corner, would defeat the Steiners at Halloween Havoc '89 after Woman interfered.

On November 1, 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia, The Steiner Brothers defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

They held the title for over five months before losing it to Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) in Washington, D.C., at Capital Combat.

The Steiner Brothers defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship on August 24, 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 Steiner Brothers competed in a WarGames match at WrestleWar 1991, which received a five-star rating from The Wrestling Observer.

After winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship on February 18, they vacated the United States Tag Team Championship, on February 20.

After they won the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki at the WCW/New Japan Supershow on March 21, announcers began referring to them as "Triple Crown Champions".

He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and TNA, as well as the WWF's Survivor Series in 1993.