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{{short description|American retired professional wrestler (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name        = Scott Steiner
|image       = Scott Steiner Photo Op GalaxyCon Des Moines 2025.jpg
|caption     = Steiner in 2025
|birthname   = Scott Rechsteiner
|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1962|7|29}}
|birth_place = [[Bay City, Michigan]], U.S.
|alma_mater  = [[University of Michigan]]
|spouse      =  {{marriage|Christa Podsedly|2000}}
|children    = 2
|relatives   = [[Rick Steiner]] (brother)<br/>[[Bron Breakker]] (nephew)
|names       = Scott Rechsteiner<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 31, 2012|title=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/scott-steiner.html|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731084929/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/scott-steiner.html|archive-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref><br />'''Scott Steiner'''<ref name="WWEBio"/>
|height      = 6 ft 1 in<ref name=TNA>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster/item/2407-Scott-Steiner |title=TNA Wrestling profile |access-date=February 5, 2011 |work=[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521000801/http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster/item/2407-Scott-Steiner |archive-date=May 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name="WWEBio">{{cite web |title=Scott Steiner - WWE Profile |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/scott-steiner |website=[[WWE]] |access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref>
|weight      = 276 lb<ref name=TNA/><ref name="WWEBio"/>
|billed      = [[Detroit, Michigan]]<ref name=TNA/>
|trainer     = Dr. Jerry Graham Jr.<br />[[The Sheik (wrestler)|The Sheik]]
|debut       = August 14, 1986
}}
'''Scott Rechsteiner''' (born July 29, 1962), better known by the [[ring name]] '''Scott Steiner''', is an American [[professional wrestler]].

Steiner is known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), and has also wrestled for [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]] (WWF/WWE), [[Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW). He is a four-time [[world champion]] in wrestling, being a [[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|one-time]] [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|one-time]] [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship|WWA World Heavyweight Champion]], and a [[List of WWC Universal Heavyweight Champions|one-time]] [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship|WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion]] and a one-time [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Indianapolis version)|WWA World Heavyweight Champion]] (Indianapolis version). He is the eighth [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WCW Triple Crown winners|WCW Triple Crown Champion]].

During the 1980s and 1990s, Steiner wrestled alongside his older brother [[Rick Steiner|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 [[Impact Tag Team Championship|TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship]]. He headlined multiple [[pay-per-view]] [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|events for WCW]] and [[List of Impact Wrestling pay-per-view events|TNA]], as well as the WWF's [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series in 1993]].

== Early life ==
Scott Rechsteiner was born in [[Bay City, Michigan]], on July 29, 1962.<ref name=mlive>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2016/06/pro_wrestler_scott_steiner_reu.html|title=Pro wrestler Scott Steiner reunites with old friend Jim Harbaugh, glad he's back at Michigan|last=Baumgardner|first=Nick|work=[[Mlive]]|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Birthday">{{cite web |title=WWE on Instagram: "Happy Birthday to "Big Poppa Pump," Scott Steiner!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/wwe/p/Bl0yOKsH4VR/?hl=en |website=Instagram |access-date=August 21, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was a folkstyle wrestler at 156&nbsp;lbs during his time at the [[University of Michigan]]. He became a three-time [[Big Ten Conference|Big 10]] runner-up after finishing fifth as a freshman. In 1986, he became an [[NCAA Division I]] [[All-America]]n and placed sixth in the nation his senior year. His brother, [[Rick Steiner]], also wrestled for Michigan and became a professional wrestler.

== Professional wrestling career ==
=== Early career (1986–1989) ===
Rechsteiner trained under Dr. Jerry Graham Jr. at Torio's Health Club in [[Toledo, Ohio]], as well as [[The Sheik (wrestler)|The Sheik]],<ref name=ss89>Loverro, Thom (2006). ''[[The Rise and Fall of ECW]]''. Pocket Books. {{ISBN|978-1-41-651312-4}}. p. 89</ref> and debuted under his real name in the [[World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)|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 (Indianapolis version)|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 (wrestler)|Don Kent]].<ref name="accelerator3359">{{cite web|url= http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/ssteiner.html|title=Scott Steiner at Accelerator3359.com|access-date=April 11, 2007| date=July 9, 2006}}</ref>

In 1988, Rechsteiner joined the [[Memphis, Tennessee|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 (wrestler)|Mike Davis]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones (wrestler)|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 (wrestler)|Robert Fuller]] and [[Bunkhouse Buck|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.

=== World Championship Wrestling (1989–1992) ===
{{Main|The Steiner Brothers}}
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 Steiner|Rick]] to the ring as he lost the [[WCW World Television Championship|NWA World Television Championship]] to [[Mike Rotunda]]. Scott would begin wrestling in singles bouts on WCW programming before the Steiners began [[The Steiner Brothers|teaming together]]. The Steiners lost their first high-profile bout to [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]] & Rotunda at [[Clash of the Champions VII]] but defeated them in a rematch at the [[The Great American Bash (1989)|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 "[[Nancy Benoit|Robin Green]]" who eventually received a make-over and transformed into [[Nancy Benoit|Woman]]. Green was responsible for tripping up Scott at [[Clash of the Champions VIII]] and costing the Steiners the [[WCW Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]] as well as luring Scott into a parking lot assault by Sullivan and her new masked tag team, [[Doom (professional wrestling)|Doom]]. Doom, with Woman in their corner, defeated the Steiners at [[Halloween Havoc '89]] after Woman interfered.

On November 1, 1989, in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], The Steiner Brothers defeated [[Fabulous Freebirds|The Fabulous Freebirds]] ([[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|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 (professional wrestling)|Doom]] ([[Butch Reed]] and [[Ron Simmons]]) in [[Washington, D.C.]], at [[Capital Combat]].<ref name="accelerator3359"/> The Steiner Brothers defeated [[The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)#Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane|The Midnight Express]] ([[Bobby Eaton]] and [[Stan Lane]]) for the [[NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship|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|WarGames]] match at [[WrestleWar 1991]]. 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#I|WCW/New Japan Supershow]] on March 21, announcers began referring to them as "Triple Crown Champions".<ref name="accelerator3359"/>

In 1990, Steiner began wrestling in singles matches. WCW's weekend TBS shows (''[[WCW Power Hour|Power Hour]]'', ''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'', and ''[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]''), featured the NWA/WCW Gauntlet Series, in which a wrestler was selected to face a different top star on each show that weekend, winning $10,000 if they defeated all three. Steiner was the first to successfully "run the gauntlet" from September 21–23, defeating [[Bobby Eaton]], [[Ric Flair]] and [[Arn Anderson]]. On January 30, 1991, Steiner had a [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] match against Flair at ''[[Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite]]'', which ended in a time limit draw. In late 1992 the Steiners temporarily disbanded when Rick suffered a torn pectoral muscle. Scott then started wrestling single matches, and then later teased a heel turn when he teamed with [[Buff Bagwell|Marcus Bagwell]] against [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] and [[Brian Pillman]] on an October 10, 1992, episode of ''[[WCW WorldWide]]''. During the match Bagwell was injured when he was attacked by Arn Anderson and when Steiner went to tag Bagwell, he was unable to. An angry Steiner then kicked Bagwell and slammed him into the ring where he was attacked by Austin and Pillman who then won the match.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Hollywood Blonds vs Marcus Bagwell and Scott Steiner, WCW 1992|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/maVW7stxawzc/|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110113238/https://www.bitchute.com/video/maVW7stxawzc/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly after he won the [[WCW World Television Championship]] on October 17, 1992.<ref>{{Citation|title=Young Scott Steiner SLAYS Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, wins first singles title in WCW|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huowej0leAg|language=en|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref> Steiner later vacated the title when The Steiner Brothers left WCW for the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) that November, after a contract dispute with WCW Executive Vice President [[Bill Watts]].<ref name="accelerator3359"/><ref name="Gernand">{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/features/histor04.htm|author =Gernand, M.|title=The History of WCW, Part IV|publisher=DDT Digest|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref>

=== World Wrestling Federation (1992–1994) ===
WWF talent relation officials [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] and [[Bruce Prichard]] were enamored with Scott Steiner and pitched an idea to [[Vince McMahon]] for Scott to come in as a surprise entry into the [[Royal Rumble match|Royal Rumble]] in 1993 and win the event, then moving on to win the world championship at [[WrestleMania IX]]. However Vince was not keen on the idea and both the Steiners themselves voiced their desire to remain as a tag team, therefore Vince began booking them as such.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://art19.com/shows/something-to-wrestle-with-bruce-prichard/episodes/9c3437ac-ff78-4c0f-acb7-b361cb70e6e8|publisher=MLW Radio|title=Episode 32: WrestleMania IX|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706161726/https://art19.com/shows/something-to-wrestle-with-bruce-prichard/episodes/9c3437ac-ff78-4c0f-acb7-b361cb70e6e8|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Steiner Brothers made their WWF television debut with a [[Promo (professional wrestling)|promo]] on the December 21, 1992, episode of ''[[WWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]''. They appeared on the debut episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' on January 11, 1993. Their [[pay-per-view]] debut came on January 24, at the [[Royal Rumble (1993)|1993 Royal Rumble]], where they defeated [[Beverly Brothers|The Beverly Brothers]] ([[Mike Enos|Blake]] and [[Wayne Bloom|Beau]]). At WrestleMania IX on April 4, The Steiner Brothers defeated [[The Samoan SWAT Team|The Headshrinkers]] ([[Samu (wrestler)|Samu]] and [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Fatu]]).<ref name="accelerator3359"/>

After WrestleMania, The Steiner Brothers feuded with [[Money Inc.]] ([[Ted DiBiase]] and [[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]]). At [[King of the Ring (1993)|King of the Ring]] on June 13, The Steiner Brothers and [[The Smoking Gunns|The Smokin' Gunns]] ([[Billy Gunn|Billy]] and [[Bart Gunn|Bart]]) defeated The Headshrinkers and Money Inc. in an eight-man tag match. The following evening in [[Columbus, Ohio]], in an untelevised match at a ''Raw'' taping, The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF World Tag Team Championship]]. Money Inc. regained the title on June 16, at a [[house show]] in [[Rockford, Illinois]], and lost it back to The Steiner Brothers at another house show, on June 19, in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref name="accelerator3359"/>

The Steiner Brothers defended the title against [[Heavenly Bodies (1990s tag team)|The Heavenly Bodies]] ([[Tom Prichard]] and [[Jimmy Del Ray]]) at [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam]] on August 30 in their home state of Michigan and walked away victoriously with a pinfall win.

On the September 13 episode of ''Raw'' in [[New York City|New York, New York]], The Steiner Brothers defended the title against [[The Quebecers]] ([[Jacques Rougeau|Jacques]] and [[Pierre Carl Ouellet|Pierre]]) in a "Province of Quebec Rules" match, wherein the title could change hands via disqualification. The match ended when the [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] of The Quebecers, [[Raven (wrestler)|Johnny Polo]], threw a [[hockey stick]] into the ring and Scott caught it. When the referee saw Scott holding the [[foreign object (professional wrestling)|foreign object]], he disqualified The Steiner Brothers and awarded the title to The Quebecers. Scott defeated Pierre in a singles match the following week on ''Raw''.<ref name="accelerator3359"/> Steiner competed in the elimination match main event of [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series]], marking his only headlining WWF pay-per-view appearance. On January 22, 1994, Scott Steiner was the first entrant in the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble]]. After nine minutes, he was eliminated by [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]. Following this, the Steiner Brothers left the WWF in mid-1994.<ref name="accelerator3359"/>

=== New Japan Pro Wrestling (1991–1995) ===
In 1991, the Steiners worked for [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] while under contract with WCW and WWF. On March 21, 1991, they defeated Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. They dropped the titles to Hase and [[Keiji Muto]] on November 5. Then On June 26, 1992, they defeated [[Big Van Vader]] and [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] for the titles. They dropped them to [[Scott Norton]] and [[Tony Halme]] on November 22. During their time in the WWF, they only did a few matches.

In 1994 after leaving the WWF, they returned to Japan as full-time workers until the end of 1995.

=== Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995) ===
On July 28, 1995, The Steiner Brothers debuted in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), at The Orange County Fairgrounds in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]], defeating [[D'Von Dudley]] and [[Gangrel|Vampire Warrior]]. Rick had been in ECW by himself since April 1995. On August 4, in The Flagstaff in [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]], they defeated D'Von Dudley and [[2 Cold Scorpio]]. They made their [[2300 Arena|ECW Arena]] debut on August 5, at [[Wrestlepalooza (1995)|Wrestlepalooza]], teaming with [[Eddie Guerrero]] to lose to Scorpio, [[Dean Malenko]], and [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]]. On August 25, in Jim Thorpe, they defeated Scorpio and Malenko, and defeated Scorpio and [[Chris Benoit]] the following evening. On August 28, they defeated Dudley Dudley and [[Dances with Dudley]] in the Big Apple Dinner Theater in [[Kennett Square, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="ECW">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/|title=The History of Extreme Championship Wrestling|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> At [[ECW Gangstas Paradise|Gangstas Paradise]] on September 16, they teamed with [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]] and lost to [[The Eliminators]] ([[John Kronus]] and [[Perry Saturn]]) and [[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason]]. On September 23, in Middletown, they defeated [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Stevie Richards]]. Scott Steiner made his final ECW appearance on October 28, teaming with Taz and losing to The Eliminators.

=== Return to WCW (1996&ndash;2001)===
==== Steiner Brothers (1996&ndash;1998) ====
[[File:Scott Steiner Nitro.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Steiner during a taping of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'' in 1998]]
The Steiner Brothers rejoined WCW in 1996, debuting on the March 11 edition of [[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]. They won the World Tag Team Championship from [[Harlem Heat]] on July 24, but proceeded to lose it back to them just three days later. After the formation of the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo), the Steiner Brothers feuded with [[The Outsiders (professional wrestling)|The Outsiders]], who had won the World Tag Team Championship from Harlem Heat.<ref name="accelerator3359"/> The Steiners won the tag belts at [[Souled Out (1997)|Souled Out]] on January 25, 1997. The following Nitro, [[Eric Bischoff]] stripped them of the titles and returned them to The Outsiders due to WCW referee [[Randy Anderson]], who was not an official referee for Souled Out, counting the fall. Harlem Heat would challenge the Steiners for their spot as contenders for the tag belts. The Steiners eventually won and earned a match with the Outsiders at [[Road Wild (1997)|Road Wild]] on August 9. Scott would cover [[Scott Hall]] for the fall but [[Kevin Nash]] pulled referee [[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]] out of the ring and Patrick ended the match as disqualification. The Steiners finally won the belts on October 13, defeating Hall and [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]], who wrestled in the injuired Nash's place via "[[Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Wolfpac Rules]]".

From mid 1997 into early 1998, Scott Steiner underwent noticeable physical changes, such as massively increasing his muscle mass, cutting his signature [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] and growing a goatee.<ref name="Bixler">{{cite news|url=http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/wawli/Nos.610-623.html|author=Bixler, M.|title = Big Poppa Pump Doing Time|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=April 11, 2007|date=March 18, 1999}}</ref> During this period, Steiner feuded with nWo member [[Buff Bagwell]] over who had the better physique. In early 1998, he began leaving Rick in the ring by himself during tag team matches, or starting the match without ever tagging his brother in.

==== New World Order (1998&ndash;2000) ====
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On February 22, 1998, Steiner joined the nWo at [[SuperBrawl VIII]], by attacking his brother Rick while they were defending the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Outsiders, whom he personally handed the belts to. The next night, on Nitro he adopted a new [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmick]], [[Hair coloring|dyeing]] his hair and beard [[blond]], and further increasing his muscle mass over the ensuing months.<ref name="accelerator3359"/> Scott then adopted the nicknames "White Thunder", in reference to his bleached hair and goatee and his all-white singlet, and "Superstar", as a homage to [[Superstar Billy Graham|"Superstar" Billy Graham]]. However, he soon discarded both nicknames, and instead proclaimed himself as "'''Big Poppa Pump'''". Steiner further altered his attire as he began wearing sunglasses and [[Mail (armour)|chain mail]] headgear as part of his ring entrance outfit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/sports/scott-steiner-vs-diamond-dallas-page |title=Wrestling's Best Real Life Brawls - Scott Steiner vs. DDP |publisher=UGO.com |access-date=March 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723033621/http://www.ugo.com/sports/scott-steiner-vs-diamond-dallas-page |archive-date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref> He then began teaming with Buff Bagwell and feuded with Rick for much of 98. At the same time, the nWo would split into rival factions, nWo Wolfpack led by Nash and nWo Hollywood led by [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]]. Steiner and Bagwell established themselves as members of the latter. In November, Steiner would become leader of nWo Hollywood after Hogan went on hiatus.

In early 1999, Steiner would become a prominent member of a newly reunited nWo elite following the [[Fingerpoke of Doom]]. He feuded with [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]], [[Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], and [[The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]] and won the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Heavyweight Championship]] and [[WCW World Television Championship|World Television Championship]]. In March, he turned on Bagwell, kicking him out of the group, and eventually reunited with his brother. In mid-1999, he was sidelined with a back injury and stripped of the United States Heavyweight Title. On a December 1999 episode of ''Nitro'', Steiner cut a [[Promo (professional wrestling)|promo]] to announce his [[retirement]] from professional wrestling due to this injury. Later that evening, he revealed himself to, in fact, be in fine health, turning on and attacking [[Sid Eudy|Sid Vicious]]. He continued to be a top [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] into 2000 and joined the reformed nWo.<ref name="accelerator3359"/>

==== Main event push and WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2000–2001) ====
After the nWo disbanded again, Steiner briefly joined [[Vince Russo]] and Eric Bischoff's [[The New Blood|New Blood]] stable before switching to [[The Millionaire's Club]], turning face for a brief time. At [[Spring Stampede (2000)|Spring Stampede]] on April 16, 2000, he competed in a tournament for the United States Championship, defeating [[Jerry Tuite|The Wall]] by disqualification when he blinded him, which caused Wall to accidentally [[chokeslam]] the referee through a table instead. He then defeated [[Mike Awesome]] by submission with his finisher, the ''[[Camel clutch|Steiner Recliner]]'' before ultimately winning the tournament after defeating [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] in the finals, albeit due to interference from Sting's previous opponent [[Vampiro]]. Steiner would also feud with [[Tank Abbott]] and his brother, a now-heel Rick. Steiner would turn heel again on former nWo teammate Kevin Nash at [[Bash at the Beach (2000)|Bash at the Beach]] on July 9 by helping Goldberg defeat him in a match where fellow nWo alumnus Scott Hall's contract was on the line, joining the New Blood in the process.

On November 26 at [[Mayhem (2000)|Mayhem]], Steiner defeated Booker T to win the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]], becoming a [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)|Triple Crown Champion]] in the process. In January 2001, Steiner became the centerpiece of Ric Flair's [[The Magnificent Seven (professional wrestling)|Magnificent Seven]] stable.<ref name="Powell">{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/nov27_wcw-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101083744/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/nov27_wcw-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|author=Powell, J.|title=Steiner wins WCW World Title|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=April 11, 2007|date=November 27, 2000}}</ref> He feuded with Booker T over several months and pay-per-views until losing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to him on the final episode of ''Nitro'' on March 26. After WCW was purchased by the WWF, Rechsteiner, unlike many of his colleagues, did not join the WWF and instead opted to wait until his contract with [[WarnerMedia|AOL Time Warner]] expired later that year before seeking other opportunities.<ref name="Eck" />

=== World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002) ===
After his contract with AOL Time Warner expired in November 2001, Rechsteiner joined the [[World Wrestling All-Stars]], where he was reunited with his former WCW valet [[Midajah]]. He appeared at WWA house shows in Europe and [[Australia]] throughout 2001 and 2002. At the third WWA pay-per-view, [[WWA Eruption|The Eruption]], on April 12, 2002, at the [[Rod Laver Arena]] in [[Melbourne]], Steiner challenged [[Nathan Jones (wrestler)|Nathan Jones]] for the [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. Despite the presence of [[Professional wrestling authority figures|WWA Commissioner]] [[Sid Eudy|Sid]] at ringside, Steiner was able to cheat his way to victory, striking Jones with the title belt and making Jones submit with the Steiner Recliner. Steiner held the belt for several months (although never defending it) before vacating it in November 2002 and leaving WWA for [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE).<ref name="Eck" /> Before joining WWE, Steiner teamed with his brother Rick to defeat [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki]] on May 2, 2002, in [[Japan]], on New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 30th Anniversary show.

=== Return to WWE (2002–2004) ===
[[Image:Scottsteiner full.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Steiner in WWE in 2003]]
In October 2002, Steiner signed a three-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and returned to WWE television after an eight-year absence at [[Survivor Series (2002)|Survivor Series]] in [[Madison Square Garden]] on November 17. There, Steiner attacked [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Christopher Nowinski]] after they delivered a promo insulting New York City, establishing him as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]].

Over the following weeks, [[Professional wrestling authority figures|General Managers]] Eric Bischoff and [[Stephanie McMahon]] both courted Steiner, each trying to sign him to their respective brand, [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] or [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]]. Bischoff was ultimately successful, after McMahon rejected Steiner's sexual advances.<ref name="Eck">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_4/ai_96307129|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042121/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_4/ai_96307129|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|author=Eck, K.|title=Big, poppa's back: Scott Steiner looks to pump up the action in WWE|publisher=Wrestling Digest|access-date=June 15, 2007|date=February 2003 }}</ref>

On ''Raw'' in January 2003 Steiner began feuding with [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Triple H]], and his faction Evolution. They began competing against one another for strength and muscle conditioning leading to world title matches at the [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]] on January 19 and [[No Way Out (2003)|No Way Out]] on February 23. Steiner won the first match by disqualification after Triple H attacked him with a sledgehammer, but lost the second match at No Way Out via pinfall. Both matches were not well received by fans with the first going on to win the [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'s "Worst Worked Match" award.

On the April 14 episode of ''Raw'', Steiner faced off against Nowinski in a debate over the [[Iraq War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cagesideseats.com/2012/4/14/2946195/wwf-wwe-wcw-scott-steiner-video-chris-nowinski-debate-raw |title=On this date in WWF history: Scott Steiner and Chris Nowinski debate the war in Iraq (seriously) |author=Holland, Hulk |publisher=Cageside Seats |date=April 14, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, Steiner formed a [[tag team]] with [[Test (wrestler)|Test]], with [[Stacy Keibler]] as their [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]]. The team lasted several months, and feuded with [[La Résistance (professional wrestling)|La Résistance]], losing to them at [[WWE Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] on May 18. They broke up after Test [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#T|turned]] heel and began [[Misogyny|misogynistically]] treating Keibler. On June 15, Steiner defeated Test in a grudge match to win the managerial services of Keibler at [[WWE Bad Blood (2003)|Bad Blood]], but lost her back to Test in a rematch on the August 18 episode of ''Raw''. At [[Unforgiven (2003)|Unforgiven]] on September 21, Steiner faced Test with Keibler's managerial services again on the line with the extra stipulation that, if Steiner lost, he would become Test's [[Domestic worker|manservant]]. Steiner lost after Keibler's interference backfired, and the tag team was reunited at Test's behest. After another mistake by Keibler cost the team a match on the September 29 episode of ''Raw'', Steiner [[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|belly to belly suplexed]] her, resulting in Steiner turning heel and teaming on better terms with Test as Keibler was forced to remain their reluctant manager. At [[Survivor Series (2003)|Survivor Series]] on November 16, Steiner and Team Bischoff defeated Team Austin in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match in which he was first man eliminated. On the December 1 episode of ''Raw'', [[Mick Foley]] fired ''([[kayfabe]])'' Steiner and Test, freeing Keibler as their manager. At [[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] on December 14, Steiner and Test competed in a Tag Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship which was won by [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]] ([[Dave Bautista|Batista]] and [[Ric Flair]]). On the January 19, 2004 episode of ''Raw'', Steiner lost to Goldberg in a triple threat match also involving Test. Steiner's last WWE match was as a part of the [[Royal Rumble match]] at the [[Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble]] on January 25, lasting six minutes before being eliminated by Booker T. Steiner suffered an injury, sidelining him for two months. While injured, he was released from WWE on August 17.

=== Independent circuit (2004–2006) ===
Rechsteiner underwent foot surgery in July 2004, having six screws inserted into his foot, a tendon transplant, and a [[Bone grafting|bone graft]]. He then convalesced in a [[Orthopedic cast|cast]] for eight months. Scott Steiner returned to the ring on August 28, 2005, in [[Asheville, North Carolina]] for the [[Independent circuit|independent]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], Universal Championship Wrestling, teaming with his brother Rick in 2006. On June 10, 2006, they defeated [[Disco Inferno (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]] and Jeff Lewis. He wrestled briefly in LAW, alongside Buff Bagwell, and feuded with the tag team Fame and Fortune.<ref name="Goforth">{{cite web|url=http://www.bootydaddy.com/about/intervw.htm|author=Goforth, S.|title=Big Poppa Pump Interview|publisher=BootyDaddy.com| access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Oliver">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/04/19/1540925.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101040931/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/04/19/1540925.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|author=Oliver, G.|title=Scott Steiner: On conquests and conquering|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=April 11, 2007|date=April 19, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="Baines">{{cite news|url=http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/02/05/1427117.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101082915/http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/02/05/1427117.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|author=Baines, T.|title=Steiner's pumpin' it up again in ring| newspaper=[[Ottawa Sun]]|access-date=April 11, 2007|date=February 5, 2006}}</ref>

On March 11, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Eddie Venom and Elvis Elliot at a UCW wrestling show in Bay City, Michigan.

On June 2, 2006, the Steiner Brothers defeated Elvis Elliot and [[Sinn Bodhi|Original Sinn]] (Sinn Bodhi) at a UCW wrestling show at Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan entitled "Steiner Brothers Return Home."

=== Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ===
====Alliance with Jeff Jarrett (2006&ndash;2007)====
[[File:Steiner en TNA.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Steiner in TNA]]
Steiner debuted in [[Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) at [[Destination X (2006)|Destination X]] on March 12, 2006, as a heel, before making his ''[[Impact! (TV series)|Impact!]]'' debut on March 18, identifying himself as [[Jeff Jarrett]]'s [[bodyguard]]. In subsequent weeks, he attacked TNA wrestlers and staff, demanding to be hired.

At [[TNA Lockdown (2006)|Lockdown]] on April 23, Steiner, Jarrett, and [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] lost to Sting, [[AJ Styles|A.J. Styles]], [[R-Truth|Ron Killings]], and [[Rhyno|Rhino]] in a [[Lethal Lockdown match]]. Steiner and Jarrett then challenged [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and a partner of his choosing to face them at [[TNA Sacrifice (2006)|Sacrifice]] on May 14. Sting hinted at three potential partners (Buff Bagwell, [[Lex Luger]] and Rick Steiner) before choosing [[Samoa Joe]]. Sting and Joe defeated Steiner and Jarrett.

After failing to defeat Sting to qualify for the third [[King of the Mountain match]], Steiner lost to Samoa Joe at [[Slammiversary (2006)|Slammiversary]] on June 18. At [[Victory Road (2006)|Victory Road]] on July 16, he faced Joe, Sting, and [[Christian Cage]] in a four-way bout to decide the number one contender for Jarrett's [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. Sting pinned Steiner to win, and Steiner resumed his role as Jarrett's bodyguard. He then faced Christian Cage on the August 10 ''[[Impact! (TV series)|Impact]]'' and was in Jarrett's corner at [[Hard Justice (2006)|Hard Justice]] on August 13 before disappearing from TNA.

On February 8, 2007, Steiner returned as NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage's "special consultant", in Cage's match with [[Kurt Angle]] at [[TNA Against All Odds|Against All Odds]] on February 11, interfering to cost Angle the match and joining [[Christian's Coalition]]. Steiner eliminated Angle in a gauntlet match to determine a number one contender, then lost to him at [[Destination X (2007)|Destination X]] on March 11. At [[Lockdown (2007)|Lockdown]] on April 15, Steiner was part of Team Cage, which lost to Team Angle in a Lethal Lockdown match.

====Steiner Brothers reunion and various storylines (2007&ndash;2008)====
At [[Sacrifice (2007)|Sacrifice]] on May 13, the Steiner Brothers reunited. They were scheduled to wrestle [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] in a "dream match" at [[Slammiversary (2007)|Slammiversary]] on June 17, but Scott was replaced by [[Road Warrior Animal]] after suffering a severe throat injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/183071442.shtml |title=TNA News: More on Scott Steiner's Serious Injury Inside |access-date=March 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217034531/http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/183071442.shtml |archive-date=February 17, 2008 }}</ref> Steiner returned on July 15, at [[Victory Road (2007)|Victory Road]], costing [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Brother Ray]] a match. At [[Bound for Glory (2007)|Bound for Glory]] on October 14, The Steiner Brothers defeated Team 3D in a 2-out-of-3 Tables Match. At [[Genesis (2007)|Genesis]] on November 11, they unsuccessfully challenged the tag team champions, Tomko and A.J. Styles.

[[File:Scott Steiner en la TNA.jpg|thumb|Steiner at a house show in TNA]]
At [[Turning Point (2007 wrestling)|Turning Point]] on December 2, Steiner competed in the "Feast or Fired Battle Royal", winning a briefcase containing a contract for a [[Impact World Championship|TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] match. On the December 13 episode of ''Impact!'', he beat [[Petey Williams]], [[Road Dogg|B.G. James]], and [[Christopher Daniels]]. Following the match, [[Jim Cornette]] offered him [[United States dollar|$]]50,000 for his briefcase, which he refused. Steiner then switched briefcases with Petey Williams (which contained an [[Impact X Division Championship|X Division Title]] contract), stating afterwards he would get his original briefcase back the next week. At [[Against All Odds (2008)|Against All Odds]] on February 10, 2008, Steiner defeated Williams to win both briefcases, after a distraction from an unknown woman later introduced as [[Rhaka Khan]]. After winning both cases, Steiner issued a challenge to anyone, which Williams answered. Williams lost after more interference by Khan. Steiner then took Williams as his [[Mentorship|protégé]] and gave him the X Division briefcase 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 (2008)|Sacrifice]] on May 11, Steiner cashed in his briefcase and faced Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. During the lead-up to the match, Steiner would make his now-infamous "Scott Steiner math" promo by saying that Samoa Joe had "8 and a {{1/3}}% chance of winning" while Steiner had "141 and {{2/3}}% chance of winning".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=msDuNZyYAIQ|title = Scott Steiner's Math Promo Sacrifice 2008 ACTUAL FOOTAGE|website = [[YouTube]]| date=May 2, 2017 }}</ref> However, Kurt Angle fell out of the mix by suffering an injury, which rendered Professor Steiner's arithmetic obsolete. He lost, and tore his ACL, sidelining him and requiring surgery.

==== Main Event Mafia (2008&ndash;2010) ====
{{Main|Main Event Mafia}}
[[Image:5 Main Event Mafia members.jpg|left|thumb|Steiner with [[The Main Event Mafia]]]]
On the October 30 ''Impact!'', Steiner returned, joining [[The Main Event Mafia]] and attacking several wrestlers with a lead pipe. On the November 13 ''Impact!'', he turned on former protégé Petey Williams after Williams tried to talk with him about the Main Event Mafia situation. Steiner threw him off a ladder and the Main Event Mafia attacked him backstage.

At [[Genesis (2009)|Genesis]] on January 11, 2009, Mick Foley, A.J. Styles and [[D-Von Dudley|Brother Devon]] defeated Steiner, Booker T, and [[Billy Gunn|Cute Kip]] when Foley pinned Steiner after a [[Double arm DDT|double underhook DDT]] onto a [[Folding chair|steel chair]]. At [[TNA Against All Odds|Against All Odds]] on February 8, Steiner pinned Williams after a ''[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Vertical suplex piledriver|Steiner Screwdriver]]'' to end their feud.

Steiner and Booker T then formed a tag team. At [[Victory Road (2009)|Victory Road]] on July 19, they defeated [[Beer Money, Inc.]] ([[James Storm]] and [[Bobby Roode|Robert Roode]]) for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Championship]]. At [[Bound for Glory (2009)|Bound for Glory]] on October 18, they lost the titles to [[The British Invasion (professional wrestling)|The British Invasion]] in a [[Triple Threat match|four way]] [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team match]] (which also included Team 3D and Beer Money).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_36107.shtml|title=PARKS' TNA BOUND FOR GLORY PPV REPORT 10/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the pre-game and first hour of the show|last=Parks|first=Greg|date=October 18, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=October 18, 2009}}</ref>

On the following episode of ''Impact!'', Angle announced the disbanding of the Main Event Mafia, which Steiner refused to accept.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_36225.shtml|title=WILKENFELD'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 10/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|date=October 22, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=October 23, 2009}}</ref> Steiner then feuded with [[Bobby Lashley]], defeating him in a Falls Count Anywhere Match at [[Turning Point (2009 wrestling)|Turning Point]] on November 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_36774.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA TURNING POINT PPV REPORT 11/15: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Daniels|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=November 15, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=November 22, 2009}}</ref> The next month, at [[Final Resolution (2009)|Final Resolution]] on December 20, Lashley defeated Steiner in a [[Last Man Standing match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_37540.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA FINAL RESOLUTION PPV REPORT 12/20: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Daniels, Angle vs. Wolfe|date=December 20, 2009|access-date=December 21, 2009|last=Caldwell|first=James|publisher=PWTorch}}</ref>

On February 4, 2010, Steiner's profile was removed from TNA's official website.<ref name="Steinerdeparture">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_38771.shtml|title=TNA News: Update on Scott Steiner apparently leaving TNA|date=February 5, 2010|access-date=February 7, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|publisher=PWTorch}}</ref> His departure from TNA was confirmed the following week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_38869.shtml|title=TNA News: Scott Steiner now taking independent bookings after TNA departure|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|publisher=PWTorch}}</ref>

=== World Wrestling Council (2010) ===
Steiner joined the Puerto Rican promotion [[World Wrestling Council]] (WWC) in March 2010, debuting in an angle where he attacked [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship|Universal Heavyweight Champion]] [[Ray González]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1269793039|title=WWC: Scott Steiner in Puerto Rico |date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2010 |last=Martin |first=Adam |publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> On April 3, at ''Camino a la Gloria 2010'', Steiner wrestled his first match for WWC, losing to González in a championship match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1271634963|title=Video: Scott Steiner vs. Ray Gonzalez|date=April 18, 2010|access-date=April 23, 2010|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> On April 24, he defeated González in a rematch to become the new Universal Heavyweight Champion.<ref name=UniversalChampionship>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1272224957 |title=Video: Steiner wins Universal title |date=April 25, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2010 |last=Gerweck |first=Steve |publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> On May 29, he was stripped of the title, after a defense against González ended in a no contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prwrestling.com/noticiasprw2/2013.php |title=WWC summer Madness 5/29 |work=Puerto Rico Wrestling |date=May 30, 2010 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721190802/http://prwrestling.com/noticiasprw2/2013.php |archive-date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref> On July 11, González defeated Steiner (in a match refereed by [[Ricky Banderas]]) to regain the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prwrestling.com/noticiasprw2/2160.php |title=Aniversario WWC en Bayamon 7/11 |work=Puerto Rico Wrestling |date=July 11, 2010 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715053920/http://www.prwrestling.com/noticiasprw2/2160.php |archive-date=July 15, 2010 }}</ref>

=== Return to TNA (2011–2012) ===
{{Main|Immortal (professional wrestling)}}
[[Image:Scott Steiner, 14 March 2011 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|250px|Steiner in TNA in 2011]]
On the January 27, 2011, episode of ''Impact!'' (taped January 12), Steiner returned to TNA as a face, saving Kurt Angle, [[Matt Morgan]], and [[Anthony Mayweather|Crimson]] from [[Fortune (professional wrestling)|Fortune]] and [[Immortal (professional wrestling)|Immortal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_46733.shtml|title=TNA News: Impact spoiler news & notes from this week's TV tapings for the next three episodes of Impact |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.net/2011/01/12/cobertura-y-resultados-de-tna-impact-27-de-enero-del-2011/|title=Cobertura y Resultados de TNA Impact! 27 de enero del 2011 – ¿Se revela a los "ellos?|author=Wαя€vเℓ|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2011|work=SuperLuchas}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_47130.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact report 1/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Team Angle vs. Team Immortal, Anderson vs. Hardy, Flair goes nuts, Steiner returns|date=January 27, 2011|last=Caldwell|first=James|access-date=January 28, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> The next week, Fortune turned on Immortal and aligned themselves with Steiner, Angle and Crimson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_47424.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact report 2/3: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Impact on Spike TV – "they" reveal, TNA World Title match|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=February 4, 2011|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On February 13, at [[TNA Against All Odds|Against All Odds]], Steiner, James Storm and Robert Roode defeated Immortal members [[Rob Terry]], [[Jaxson Ryker|Gunner]] and [[Mikael Judas|Murphy]] in a six-man tag match. Steiner pinned Gunner after the [[Frankensteiner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_47702.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Against All Odds PPV results 2/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Anderson vs. Hardy, Genesis re-matches, fluid X Division situation|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=February 13, 2011|access-date=February 13, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Steiner then began feuding with Rob Terry after Terry attacked him on the February 24 ''Impact!'', during a "posedown" between the two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_48029.shtml|title=Bax's TNA Impact report 2/24: Alt. perspective review of Angle-Anderson-RVD main event, "Big Surprise" revealed, March 3 hype|last=Baxendell|first=Matt|date=February 25, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> The following week, Steiner defeated Terry in a singles match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_48210.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Impact report 3/3: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Impact on Spike TV – Hogan, wedding, 3/3/11 reveal, Tag Title match, retirement match, celebrities |date=March 3, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2011 |last=Caldwell |first=James |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116164819/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_48210.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2011 }}</ref>

On the March 24 ''Impact!'', Steiner formed a tag team with Crimson and defeated [[Ink Inc.]] ([[Jesse Neal]] and [[Shannon Moore]]). After the match, Moore disrespected Steiner. This led to a match between the two the following week, which Steiner won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_48712.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact report 3/24: Who's the #1 contender? Anderson vs. RVD main event, Flair vs. Fortune, Abyss returns|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 24, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_48920.shtml|title=Bax's TNA Impact report 3/31: Alt. perspective review of Thursday's Impact – steel cage main event, Bax Reax & letter grade on overall show |date=March 31, 2011 |last=Baxendell|first=Matt|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 1, 2011}}</ref> On April 17, at [[Lockdown (2011)|Lockdown]], Steiner and Crimson lost a four-way tag team number one contenders [[cage match]] to Ink Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_49368.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Lockdown PPV results 4/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live all-cage match PPV – Sting vs. Anderson vs. RVD, Angle vs. Jarrett|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>

On the next episode of ''Impact!'', Steiner turned heel by attacking Matt Morgan, after they had each announced their intention to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1303448790|title=Impact Results – 4/21/11|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=April 22, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2011|work=WrestleView}}</ref> The two brawled backstage on the April 28 ''Impact!''. On the May 26 episode of the now renamed ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner interfered in and cost Morgan his match with Jeff Jarrett. On the June 2 ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner and Jarrett defeated Morgan and Kurt Angle, when Steiner pinned Morgan. At [[Slammiversary IX]] on June 12, Morgan defeated Steiner in a singles match to end the feud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_50710.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Slammiversary PPV results 6/12: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Sting vs. Anderson, Angle vs. Jarrett blow-off|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On the June 30 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Steiner joined Immortal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_51156.shtml|title=Bax's TNA Impact Wrestling report 6/30: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Impact with 'Limited Commercial Interruption'|last=Baxendell|first=Matt|date=June 30, 2011|access-date=July 1, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> At [[Hardcore Justice (2011)|Hardcore Justice]] on August 7, Immortal (Steiner, [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]] and Gunner) lost to Fortune (A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, and [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]]). At [[Turning Point (2011 wrestling)|Turning Point]] on November 13, Steiner and [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bully Ray]] lost to former Immortal stablemates [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Anderson]] and Abyss in a tag team match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_55119.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Turning Point PPV results 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Roode-Styles, five title matches|date=November 13, 2011|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref>

After three months of inactivity, Rechsteiner was released from TNA in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_59898.shtml|title=Former TNA star criticizes booking|date=April 2, 2012|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1333411266 |title=Report states TNA has released Scott Steiner |date=April 2, 2012 |last=Martin |first=Adam |work=WrestleView |access-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413052021/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1333411266 |archive-date=April 13, 2012 }}</ref>

=== Return to the independent circuit (2010–2015) ===
In 2010, Steiner defeated [[Brutus Beefcake]] to become Canadian Wrestling International (CWI)'s first Heavyweight Champion in Caledonia, Ontario. He retained the title in matches against Kevin Nash and Big Van Vader.

Following his departure from TNA, Steiner began performing for various European promotions on a European tour. On May 31, 2013, the Steiner Brothers won the Preston City Wrestling Tag Team Championship before losing it the following day. On June 2, Steiner won the Dutch Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchprowrestling.nl/index.php/shows/grandslam |title=Site still has to be updated with the results for Grandslam. 800 DPW fans, including me, witnessed Scott Steiners win. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611022321/http://www.dutchprowrestling.nl/index.php/shows/grandslam |archive-date=June 11, 2013 }}</ref> On June 23, the Steiner Brothers defeated [[Eddie Kingston]] and [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]] at the [[House of Hardcore|House of Hardcore 2]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_71469.shtml|title=Show results - 6/22 HOH in Philadelphia, Pa.: MVP vs. Sami Callihan, Dreamer vs. Storm main event, Steiners, J-Mo, more |last=Gee Schoon Tong|first=Chris|date=June 23, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=June 23, 2013}}</ref>

On June 7, 2015, Steiner was pinned by [[Rob Van Dam]] at [[Citi Field]]`s Legends of Wrestling show. After the match Steiner and [[Doc Gallows]] attacked Van Dam leading to [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] coming to the aid of Van Dam and spearing Steiner.<ref name=Wrestlezone>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/585763-gallery-goldberg-hits-the-ring-at-legends-of-wrestling-photos-of-ric-flair-rvd-dreamer-steiner-bret-hart-more-from-this-weekends-event|title=Goldberg hits the ring at the Legends of Wrestling|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}}

=== Second return to Impact Wrestling (2017–2019) ===
On April 23, 2017, Steiner returned to TNA (by then, renamed [[Impact Wrestling]]), aligning himself with [[Josh Mathews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/impact-wrestling-news/78807-spoilers-423-impact-wrestling-tv-tapings-results-from-orlando/|title=4/23 Impact Wrestling TV tapings results from Orlando|date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> On July 2, 2017, at [[Slammiversary XV]] Steiner returned to action teaming with Josh Mathews in a losing effort to [[Abyss (wrestler)|Joseph Park]] and [[Jeremy Borash]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pwmania.com/impact-slammiversary-results-july-2-2017|title=Impact - GFW Slammiversary Results - July 2, 2017|first=PWMania com|last=Staff|work=PWMania - Wrestling News - WWE News, Payback 2023, Spoilers, Results, Rumors, AEW |date=July 3, 2017|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref>

At the April 22, 2018, television tapings Steiner was announced as [[LA Knight|Eli Drake]]'s partner for the [[Impact World Tag Team Championship]] match against [[Latin American Xchange|The Latin American Xchange]] at [[Impact Wrestling Redemption|Redemption]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/redemption/|title=Redemption - Impact Wrestling|work=IMPACT Wrestling|access-date=December 21, 2019|archive-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723192135/https://impactwrestling.com/redemption/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Steiner and Drake went on to win the tag team titles. A few weeks later, Steiner and Drake retained the Impact World Tag Team Championships in a rematch against LAX.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=197866|title=Impact Wrestling #719 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/impact-wrestling-results/102978-impact-results-4-26-18-fallout-from-the-redemption-ppv-tag-title-main-event/|title=Impact Results – 4/26/18 (Fallout from the Redemption PPV, Tag Title main event)|date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> On the May 17, 2018, episode of ''Impact Wrestling '', Steiner and Drake lost the Impact World Tag Team Championships to [[Andrew Everett]] and [[Joaquin Wilde|DJZ]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/impact-results-may-17th-2018/|title=IMPACT Results May 17th, 2018|work=IMPACT Wrestling|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=December 21, 2019|archive-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723193245/https://impactwrestling.com/impact-results-may-17th-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the May 31, 2018, episode of ''Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure'', Steiner was defeated by his former partner Eli Drake ending their partnership following their title loss.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=199664|title=Impact Wrestling #724 - Under Pressure « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/impact-wrestling/2018/5/31/17403720/impact-wrestling-preview-may-31-2018-under-pressure-pentagon-austin-aries-allie-su-yung|title=Impact Wrestling preview (May 31, 2018): Under Pressure|date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> On the January 11, 2019, episode of Impact Wrestling, Steiner made a special return during [[Scarlett Bordeaux]]'s Smoke Show segment attacking The [[Desi Hit Squad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2019/01/07/impact-wrestling-spoilers-for-january-11-2019/|title=IMPACT WRESTLING Results For January 11, 2019|date=January 8, 2019}}</ref> On the August 2, 2019, [[Impact Wrestling Unbreakable (2019)|Unbreakable]] event, he teamed up with Petey Williams and [[Jordynne Grace]] defeated Dicky Mayer, [[Gentleman Jervis]] and [[Ryan Taylor (wrestler)|Ryan Taylor]] this was Steiner's last match in TNA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unbreakable: A Dream Trio of Pump! |url=https://impactwrestling.com/unbreakable-a-dream-trio-of-pump/ |access-date=September 28, 2019 |work=impactwrestling.com |date=August 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929094112/https://impactwrestling.com/unbreakable-a-dream-trio-of-pump |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020) ===
Steiner made a surprise appearance at the December 17 tapings of [[NWA Powerrr]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ewrestling.com/article/spoiler-former-wwe-wcw-superstar-debuts-nwa-powerrr-taping-photos|title=Spoiler: Former WWE & WCW Superstar Debuts At NWA Powerrr Taping (Photos) {{!}} EWrestling|website=ewrestling.com|date=December 17, 2019 |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> He was next seen on the January 7 episode where he was revealed to be the third member of [[Nick Aldis]]' team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/01/nwa-powerrr-live-ongoing-results-664511/|title=NWA Powerrr Recap (1/7): Scott Steiner Arrives, Rosa Battles ODB, Aldis Faces Starks, Tim Storm|date=January 7, 2020|website=Wrestling Inc.|language=en|access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> He made his in ring debut on the following weeks episode, coming up short against team [[Ricky Morton|Morton]].<ref>{{Citation|title=NWA Powerrr {{!}} Episode 14 "Strictly Business Takeover" (2020)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfglX_xo64M|language=en|access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> Steiner challenged [[Aron Stevens]] for the [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship|NWA National Championship]] at the [[NWA Hard Times|Hard Times]] PPV. He defeated Stevens via Disqualification, meaning Stevens retained the championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/nwa-hard-times-results-ppv/|title=NWA Hard Times Results|last=Brandon StroudFacebookTwitter|date=January 25, 2020|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|access-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref>

=== WWE Hall of Fame Induction (2022) ===
On April 1, 2022, the Steiner Brothers were inducted in the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2022)|WWE Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=John |title=Steiner Brothers WWE Hall of Fame bound |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/03/28/steiner-brothers-wwe-hall-of-fame-bound/ |access-date=April 2, 2022 |work=Slam Wrestling |date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Professional wrestling style and persona==
During his early years working with his brother Rick, they used an athletic style mixed with amateur background focused on suplex-based moves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/64803/the-2001-series-part-2-greed-2001-wcws-final-ppv-scott-steiner-defends-the-wcw-world-title-against-ddp-booker-t-challenges-rick-steiner-for-the-us-title-and-a-ton-of-great-cruiserweight-action.html?p=1|title=THE 2001 SERIES PART 2: GREED 2001, WCW'S FINAL PPV - SCOTT STEINER DEFENDS THE WCW WORLD TITLE AGAINST DDP, BOOKER T CHALLENGES RICK STEINER FOR THE US TITLE, AND A TON OF GREAT CRUISERWEIGHT ACTION &#124; PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> He also created and popularized the Frankensteiner move, a ''[[Huracánrana]]'' where the opponent does not hit the ring with their back, but with their head instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/la-huracarrana-el-frankensteiner-y-como-diferenciar-ambas-movidas/|title=La Huracarrana, el Frankensteiner y cómo diferenciar ambas movidas ｜ Superluchas|website=Superluchas &#124; WWE, RAW, Lucha Libre, UFC y Box|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/raul-mata-passes-away-71-years-old-272901|title=Raul Mata passes away at 71 years old|date=December 20, 2018|website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> He also created the Steiner Screwdriver, a vertical suplex transitioned into a reverse piledriver.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/scott-steiner-queda-fuera-tna-recordando-su-lucha-ante-goldberg/|title=Scott Steiner queda fuera TNA - Recordando su lucha ante Goldberg ｜ Superluchas|website=Superluchas &#124; WWE, RAW, Lucha Libre, UFC y Box|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/36392/full-coverage-of-tna-against-all-odds.html?p=1|title=FULL COVERAGE OF TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS|first=Buck|last=Woodward|date=February 8, 2009|work=PWInsider|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref>

Talking about his time as WCW World Champion, Eric Bischoff praised Steiner's skills and said, "I liked what he could do in the ring and his in-ring abilities were nothing short of amazing [but] he was volatile in and out of the ring."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lovell |first1=Blake |title=Eric Bischoff On Initial Discussions Of Buying WCW, How He Would've Changed PPVs, Scott Steiner As WCW Champion |work=411MANIA |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/eric-bischoff-buying-wcw-ppvs-scott-steiner/ |access-date=December 23, 2020|date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>

On May 1, 2008, during the build up to that year's [[Sacrifice (2008)|Sacrifice]], before his match against Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, Steiner cut a promo talking about his chances of winning. This promo is notable due to Steiner's humorous abuse of numbers, percentages, and math.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Satin |first1=Ryan |title=WATCH: Samoa Joe Talks About Scott Steiner's Infamous Math Promo |url=https://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/samoa-joe-steiner-math/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Pro Wrestling Sheet |date=August 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Jason |title=3/31 TNA special results: Powell's review of Scott Steiner's appearance, Rhino vs. Madman Fulton, Suicide and Manik vs. Kid Kash and Johnny Swinger, Hernandez vs. Chase Stevens |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/31/3-31-tna-special-results-powells-review-of-scott-steiners-appearance-rhino-vs-madman-fulton-suicide-and-manik-vs-kid-kash-and-johnny-swinger-hernandez-vs-chase-stevens/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |date=April 1, 2020}}</ref> His "Steiner Math" promo has been parodied several times by wrestlers and other people not associated with wrestling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Joseph |title=Petey Williams Loved The 'Scott Steiner Math' Promo |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/petey-williams-loved-scott-steiner-math-promo/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=411 Mania |date=April 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Jeremy |title=Jeopardy Contestant Uses Steiner Math to Hype 'Greatest of All-Time' Tournament |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/jeopardy-contestant-uses-steiner-math-to-hype-greatest-of-all-time-tournament/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=411 Mania |date=November 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Jeremy |title=Wendy's Recreates Scott Steiner's 'Steiner Math' Promo on Twitter |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wendys-recreates-scott-steiners-steiner-math-promo-twitter/ |access-date=March 10, 2021 |work=411 Mania |date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

== Other media ==
In 2000 Steiner made an appearance in [[Charmed]] season 3 “Wrestling with Demons”

In 2001 Steiner appeared in an episode of [[The Jersey]] called [[List of The Jersey episodes|The Sadie Incident]] alongside [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]

In 2017, Steiner made acting debut in Costa Rican-Indian film ''[[1 Chor 2 Mastikhor]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=WWE Superstar Scott Steiner to feature in Bhojpuri movie '1 Chor 2 Mastikhor' |url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2017/10/11/wwe-superstar-scott-steiner-feature-bhojpuri-movie-1-chor-2-mastikhor/ |work=The American Bazaar |date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>

In 2022 Steiner made an appearance on ''[[Judge Steve Harvey]]'' with wrestling promoter Ronnie Gossett.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohan |first=Sai |date=March 30, 2022 |title=Scott Steiner Makes Cameo On Judge Steve Harvey Show |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/03/scott-steiner-makes-cameo-on-judge-steve-harvey-show/ |website=Wrestling Inc.s |access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref>

== Business ventures ==
From April 2016 until August 2020, Rechsteiner and his wife operated a [[Shoney's]] restaurant in [[Acworth, Georgia]].<ref name="Shoneys">{{Cite web | url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/hes-got-a-kid-15-wrestlers-you-wouldnt-believe-are-dads/ |title = He's Got a Kid? 15 Wrestlers You Wouldn't Believe Are Dads|date = December 20, 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Steiner has been married to Christa Podsedly since June 7, 2000. They have two children together, Brandon and Brock. Brandon is a [[point guard]] on the [[Colorado State Rams men's basketball|Colorado State men's basketball team]],<ref name="Shoneys" /> while Brock plays [[college football|football]] for [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State]] and is a [[WWE ID and WWE NIL|WWE NIL prospect]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/brandon-rechsteiner-says-brock-rechsteiner-will-be-wwe-teases-possible-bloodline-story-steiner|title=Brandon Rechsteiner Says Brock Rechsteiner Will Be In WWE, Teases Possible Bloodline-Like Story For Steiner Family|work=Fightful|accessdate=February 21, 2025|date=February 21, 2025|author=Russell, Skylar}}</ref> His nephew [[Bron Breakker|Bronson Rechsteiner]] is also a professional wrestler and is currently signed to WWE, performing under the name Bron Breakker.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lennard|last=Surrao|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/rumor-rick-steiner-s-son-wwe-tryout-recent-debut-another-wrestler-expected-sign-2021|title=Rick Steiner's son has a WWE tryout after recent debut, another wrestler expected to sign in 2021|access-date=February 14, 2021|work=Sportskeeda|date=November 28, 2020}}</ref>

=== Incidents and controversies ===
[[File:Steiner Brothers with a fan.jpg|thumb|Rechsteiner and his [[the Steiner Brothers|brother and former tag team partner]] Rick posing with a fan in 2018]]
Rechsteiner's weight gain in the late 1990s led to allegations of [[ergogenic use of anabolic steroids|steroid abuse]], which he denied. Upon returning to WWE in late 2002, he was asked to undergo a steroid test, and agreed on the condition that [[Triple H]] take one as well; he claims that WWE did not follow through with either test.<ref name="Mooneyham1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=588D457D-3048-826A-C4F98B1F293389D0|author=Mooneyham, M.|title=Phannies: Wrestling's Worst|access-date=April 11, 2007|date=July 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213060256/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=588D457D-3048-826A-C4F98B1F293389D0 |archive-date=February 13, 2007}}</ref>

On April 21, 1998, in [[Cherokee County, Georgia]], Rechsteiner threatened [[Georgia Department of Transportation]] employee Paul Kaspereen after Kaspereen informed him that an [[exit ramp]] leading off [[Interstate 575]] was closed. He then hit Kaspereen twice with his [[Ford F-Series|Ford F-250]] pickup truck. Kaspereen was not seriously hurt. Rechsteiner was subsequently arrested and pleaded guilty on March 17, 1999, to [[aggravated assault]] and making terroristic threats, both of which are [[felony|felonies]] carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. Under Georgia's first-offender rules, which stipulate that a first-time offender will be found [[acquittal|not guilty]] if they do not violate the terms of their probation, Judge C. Michael Roach sentenced Rechsteiner to 10 days in [[Cherokee County Jail]]. He also placed Rechsteiner on seven years' [[probation]]; ordered him to pay [[United States dollar|$]]25,000 in fines, restitution, and legal fees; and made him perform 200 hours of [[community service]].<ref name="Bixler"/><ref name="Eck"/>

In December 2005, Rechsteiner, [[Lex Luger]], and [[Buff Bagwell]] were removed from a flight from [[Minneapolis]] to [[Winnipeg]] following a disturbance on board the plane. They were detained for several hours before Rechsteiner and Bagwell were released and permitted to continue on their journey; Luger, however, was held without bail and later charged and jailed. Rechsteiner would later refer to the incident during his in-character interviews, describing himself as a violent criminal with little regard for the forces of law and order.<ref name="Mooneyham2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=4438C534-3048-826A-C4A8E390AFC75CC9|author=Mooneyham, M.|title=Wrestlers In Jail For The Holidays |access-date=April 11, 2007|date=December 18, 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225803/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=4438C534-3048-826A-C4A8E390AFC75CC9 |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref>

Following his departure from TNA, Rechsteiner began expressing his disdain with TNA management via [[Twitter]], specifically [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Eric Bischoff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1333739952|title=Scott Steiner rants on TNA, Hogan and more on Twitter|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=April 6, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2012|work=Wrestleview}}</ref> As a result, he was contacted by TNA's attorneys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_61461.shtml|title=TNA News: Steiner & Hogan say Twitter feud now involving attorneys, Brooke Hogan signs with TNA?|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> After he continued making similar remarks, TNA filed a legal complaint against him in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_62623.shtml|title=TNA News: TNA takes legal action against Scott Steiner, reveals pay per appearance|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> He responded by filing a countersuit against TNA on September 10, claiming he was owed [[royalty payment|royalties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1348788709|title=Report: Scott Steiner files countersuit against TNA |last=Martin |first=Adam |date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=September 27, 2012|work=WrestleView}}</ref> It was reported in November that a second lawsuit was filed by Rechsteiner, claiming he was injured as a result of TNA officials such as Hogan allowing [[Jeff Hardy]] to wrestle him while intoxicated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/scott-steiner-sues-tna-claims-fellow-wrestler-was-drunk-ring|title=Scott Steiner sues TNA, claims fellow wrestler was drunk in ring|last=Greenberg|first=Pierce|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=November 6, 2012|work=[[The City Paper]]}}</ref> TNA's lawsuit against Rechsteiner was dismissed by a judge in February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/100208/steiner-vs-tna-lawsuit-dismissed.html|title=Steiner Vs. TNA Lawsuit Dismissed|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=August 9, 2019|work=PWInsider.com}}</ref>

Rechsteiner was banned from attending the 2015 [[WWE Hall of Fame]] ceremony after Hogan's wife accused him of accosting her at a [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] airport. Hogan's wife alleged that he threatened to kill Hogan, and the couple subsequently reported the incident to police. Rechsteiner denies making the death threat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/5545182-scott-steiner-denies-threatening-hulk-hogan/|title=Scott Steiner denies threatening Hulk Hogan|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324152408/https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/5545182-scott-steiner-denies-threatening-hulk-hogan/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Health issues ===
At a TNA [[house show]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] on June 3, 2007, Rechsteiner was kicked in the throat by his opponent [[Germán Figueroa|Apolo]]. After he began [[hemoptysis|coughing up blood]], he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a [[tracheobronchial injury|torn trachea]] and given five hours to live. He was put in an [[induced coma]] for two days, while doctors [[thoracotomy|cut through his ribs and lung]] to repair the tear, then began [[thoracentesis|draining fluid]] from his lungs for the next two weeks. Unable to fly because the change in air pressure would have caused his lung [[pneumothorax|to collapse]], he eventually left on a [[cruise ship]] and arrived in the Mainland U.S. one week later.<ref name="Eck2">{{cite news|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2008/05/qa_with_scott_steiner.html|author=Eck, K.|title=Q&A with Scott Steiner|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=May 10, 2008|date=May 9, 2008|archive-date=May 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503143613/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2008/05/qa_with_scott_steiner.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 6, 2020, during an ''Impact!'' taping in Atlanta it was reported that Reichsteiner had collapsed backstage and had [[respiratory arrest|stopped breathing]], requiring his heart to be shocked with a [[defibrillator]] and being rushed to the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/scott-steiner-said-to-be-doing-well-after-collapsing-at-impact-taping/ar-BB10RVPZ|title=Scott Steiner said to be 'doing well' after collapsing at Impact taping|website=www.msn.com|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> He subsequently had a heart procedure after the health scare.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFelice |first1=Robert |date=March 7, 2020 |title=Scott Steiner Rushed To Hospital After Collapsing At IMPACT Event, Scott D'Amore Says He's Okay |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/scott-steiner-rushed-hospital-after-collapsing-backstage-impact-wrestling-town-beatdowntype-message |work=Fightful News |access-date=September 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rueter |first1=Sean |date=March 7, 2020 |title=Scott Steiner said to be 'doing well' after collapsing at Impact taping |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2020/3/7/21169052/scott-steiner-collapses-backstage-impact-taping-emergency-room-doing-well |work=Cageside Seats |access-date=September 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[File:Scott Steiner 2018 champ.jpg|thumb|Steiner in 2018]]

===Amateur wrestling===
* '''[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'''
** 1983 Division I Big 10 – Fifth place
** 1984 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up
** 1985 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up
** 1986 Division I Big 10 – Runner-up
** 1986 Division I All American – Sixth place

=== Professional wrestling ===
* '''[[Big Time Wrestling (Boston)|Big Time Wrestling]]'''
** BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1099|title=BTW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
** Jimmy Valiant Boogie Jam Battle Royal (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=BTW Return Of The Dragon |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=351920 |website=Cagematch |access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
* '''Canadian Wrestling's Elite'''
** CWE 123Approved.ca Television Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=123509 |title=CWE 6th Anniversary Small Town Throw Down Tour - Tag 4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |website=Cagematch.net |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* ''' Canadian Wrestling International'''
** CWI Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''[[Continental Wrestling Association]]'''
** [[CWA Tag Team Championship]] ([[CWA Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) – with [[Billy Travis]] (2) and Jed Grundy (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wttcwa3.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: CWA - CONTINENTAL WRESTLING ASSOCIATION (Tennessee) |website=Solie.org |date=January 2, 1988 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** Renegade Rampage Tournament (1988)<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=191112</ref>
* '''Dutch Pro Wrestling'''
** Dutch Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=5&nr=298 |title=Dutch Heavyweight Championship « Titel-Datenbank « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |website=Cagematch.de |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
** Class of 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=81532 |title=STEINERS, HENNIG AND MORE HEADLING 2014 NATIONAL PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS |website=PWInsider.com |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[Jim Crockett Promotions]] / [[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
** [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/304454110215 |title=WWE.com: 20001126 - Scott Steiner |access-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709153310/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/304454110215 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 }}</ref>
** [[WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|2 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tvwcw.html |title=Solie's Title Histories:WCW |website=Solie.org |date=February 16, 2000 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|2 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445411231 |title=WWE.com: 19990411 - Scott Steiner |access-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720124245/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445411231 |archive-date=July 20, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/3044541421 |title=WWE.com: 20000416 - Scott Steiner |access-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720124255/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/3044541421 |archive-date=July 20, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/unitedstates/|title=WWE United States Championship|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>
** [[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship]] ([[WCW United States Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Rick Steiner]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/usttwcw.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: WCW |website=Solie.org |date=July 31, 1992 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|7 times]]) – with Rick Steiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html |title=NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW) |website=Wrestling-titles.com |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html |title=WCW World Tag Team Title |website=Wrestling-titles.com |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[Pat O'Connor (wrestler)|Pat O'Connor]] Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Rick Steiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/powcw.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: WCW |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[WCW tournaments#WCW United States Championship Tournament (1999)|WCW United States Championship Tournament (1999)]]
**[[WCW tournaments#WCW United States Championship Tournament (April 2000)|WCW United States Championship Tournament (April 2000)]]
**[[WCW tournaments#London Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament (2000)|London Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament]] - with [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]]
** Eighth [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of WCW Triple Crown winners|WCW Triple Crown Champion]]
*'''[[Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
**Class of 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Next Official Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony |url=https://memphis-wrestling.jimdosite.com/hall-of-fame/ |publisher=Official Memphis Wrestling |website=memphis-wrestling.jimdosite.com |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref>
* '''[[National Wrestling Alliance|Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]]'''<sup>1</sup>
**MACW Hardcore Championship (3 times)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1314 |title=MACW Hardcore Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |website=Cagematch.net |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship#title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/mahtnwa.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship#title history|1 time]]) – with Rick Steiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/mattnwa.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWGP Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Rick Steiner]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/list_category.php?cat=3 |title=Heavy weight class一覧｜王座変遷｜DataBase｜新日本プロレスリング |website=Njpw.co.jp |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[Preston City Wrestling]]'''
** [[Preston City Wrestling#PCW Tag Team Championship|PCW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with Rick Steiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1812 |title=PCW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |website=Cagematch.net |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[Pro Wrestling America]]'''
** [[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)|PWA Tag Team Championship]] ([[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)#Title history|1 time]]) – with Rick Steiner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pwatt.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: PWA |website=Solie.org |date=January 15, 1985 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
** [[PWI Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) <small>with Rick Steiner vs. [[Lex Luger]] and [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] at [[SuperBrawl 1991|SuperBrawl]]</small>
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (1990, 1993) <small>with Rick Steiner</small>
** [[Most Improved Wrestler of the Year]] (1989)
** PWI ranked him No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the [[PWI 500]] in 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50091.htm |access-date=March 10, 2009 |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1991 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607044856/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50092.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2008 }}</ref>
** PWI ranked him No. 77 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years |access-date=September 15, 2010 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227054535/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2009 }}</ref>
** PWI ranked him No. 2 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Rick Steiner in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi100tg.htm |access-date=March 10, 2009 |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325080845/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi100tg.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref>
* '''Pure Action Championship Wrestling'''
** PACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner
* '''[[Ring Ka King]]'''
** [[Ring Ka King#RKK Tag Team Championship|RKK Tag Team Championship]] ([[Ring Ka King Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/03/14/19499766.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716025643/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/03/14/19499766.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=Ring ka King: Coronations and championships – Jarrett's control quest continues|last=Kapur|first=Bob|date=March 14, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
** World Cup of Ring Ka King (2012) – with Abyss, [[Nick Aldis|Sir Brutus Magnus]], [[Saurav Gurjar|Deadly Danda]], and [[Sonjay Dutt]]<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=78061</ref>
* '''Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling'''
** SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htsscw.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: SCW - SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling]]'''
** [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] (1) and [[Eli Drake]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/wttnaction.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: TNA TOTAL NON-STOP ACTION |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/impact-wrestling/2018/4/22/17269212/scott-steiner-eli-drake-as-his-partner-wins-impact-tag-titles-2018-redemption|title=Scott Steiner and Eli Drake win the Impact tag titles at Redemption|date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
** [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Feast or Fired|Feast or Fired]] ([[Turning Point (2007 wrestling)|2007]] – [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Feast or Fired#Results|X Division Championship contract]])<sup>2</sup><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/unions/WWEverything/forums/26082484/tna-spoilers-for-1213-big-named-fired-feast-or-fired-revealed | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615080700/http://www.gamespot.com/unions/WWEverything/forums/26082484/tna-spoilers-for-1213-big-named-fired-feast-or-fired-revealed | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title = GameSpot Forums - World Wrestling Everything - TNA Spoilers for 12/13…}}</ref>
** [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Feast or Fired|Feast or Fired]] ([[Turning Point (2007 wrestling)|2007]] – [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Feast or Fired#Results|World Heavyweight Championship contract]])<sup>3</sup>
* '''United Wrestling Federation'''
** Rock 'n' Roll Express Tag Team Tournament (2007) - with Rick Steiner
* '''Universal Championship Wrestling'''
** UCW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[World League Wrestling]]'''
**[[WLW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with Kyle Roberts<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2005 |title = WLW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - the Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
* '''[[World Wrestling All-Stars]]'''
** [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtwwas.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: WWAS - WORLD WRESTLING ALL-STARS |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)]]'''
** [[WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Indianapolis version)|WWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Indianapolis version)#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtwwai.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: WWA - WORLD WRESTLING ASSOCIATION (Indianapolis) |website=Solie.org |date=April 22, 1964 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
** [[WWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Jerry Graham Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwwai.html |title=Solie's Title Histories: WWA - WORLD WRESTLING ASSOCIATION (Indianapolis) |website=Solie.org |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[World Wrestling Council]]'''
** [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=UniversalChampionship/>
* '''[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation/WWE]]'''
** [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)|2 times]]) – with [[Rick Steiner]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321211111 |title=WWE.com: 19930614 - the Steiners |access-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025658/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321211111 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132152 |title=WWE.com: 19930619 - the Steiners |access-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025803/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132152 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref>
**[[WWE Hall of Fame]] (Class of 2022) - as a member of [[The Steiner Brothers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Steiner Brothers to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2022 |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/the-steiner-brothers-to-be-inducted-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-of-2022/ |website=WWE.com |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
* '''World Wide Wrestling Association'''
** WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Wrestling Maneuver|Best Wrestling Maneuver]] (1989, 1990) <small>[[Frankensteiner]]</small>
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) <small>with Rick Steiner vs. [[Hiroshi Hase]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki]] at [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#I|WCW/New Japan Supershow]]</small>
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (1990) <small>with Rick Steiner</small>
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (2003) <small>vs. [[Triple H]] at [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]]</small>

<sup>1</sup><small> This 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.</small><br/>
<sup>2</sup><small> Had won a match with the other Feast or Fired winners for an opportunity to trade his unopened case with someone else choosing [[Petey Williams]]' case and when his new case was opened it contained the X Division Title match. Later gave the case to back to Williams.</small><br/>
<sup>3</sup><small> Defeated Petey Williams to reclaim his original briefcase</small>

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