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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Ring name(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Rick Hunter|Rick Steiner]]<br>[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Rick Hunter<!--(Scott Hunter's brother; McDonalds)-->|Rick Steiner]]<br>[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Name(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |'''The Steiner Brothers'''<br>The Steiners
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Heights'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Heights'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Rick:<br>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)<br>Scott:<br>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Rick:<br>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)<br>Scott:<br>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Combined weight'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Combined weight'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |510 lb (230 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |560 lb (250 kg)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Hometown'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Bay City, Michigan]], U.S.
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Bay City, Michigan]], U.S.
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Debut'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Debut'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |1989
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1989
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Promotions'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Years active'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Xtreme Championship Wrestling|XCW]]<br>[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]]<br>[[New Japan Pro Wrestling|NJPW]]<br>[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]]<br>[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]]<br>[[IWE|IWF]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1988–1999<br>2002<br>2005–2009<br>2012–present
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'''The Steiner Brothers''' are the professional wrestling [[Tag Team Match|tag team]] of American brothers [[Rick Hunter|Rick Hunter]] and [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]. The brothers wrestled as amateurs at the [[University of Michigan]]. The team debuted in 1989, and competed in promotions such as [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]], [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]], [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] and the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]], winning in the process 10 World Tag Team and one United States Tag Team [[Championship|Championships]], before disbanding in 1998. The brothers reunited on the [[Independent Circuit|independent circuit]] in the early 2000s, and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] in May 2007.
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The '''Steiner Brothers''' are an American [[professional wrestling]] [[Tag Team|tag team]] consisting of brothers '''[[Rick Hunter<!--(Scott Hunter's brother; McDonalds)-->|Rick Steiner]]''' (real name Robert Rechhunter) and '''[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]''' (real name Scott Rechhunter).
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They are one of two tag teams to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF World Tag Team Championship]], the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] and the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] in professional wrestling history (the other being the [[Dudley Boyz|Dudley Boyz/Team 3D]]) and the only team to achieve that before WCW was purchased by the IWF.
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The brothers wrestled as [[Amateur wrestling|amateurs]] at the [[University of Michigan]]. The team made their professional wrestling debut in 1989, and competed in promotions such as [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW), [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), and the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF), winning 11 world tag team championships and one United States Tag Team Championship, before disbanding in 1998.
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==Professional wrestling career==
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The brothers reunited on the [[independent circuit]] in the early 2000s, and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] in May 2007. They are the first tag team to hold the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE, 1971–2010)|IWF World Tag Team Championship]], the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]], and the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]].
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===National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)===
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The Steiner Brothers are highly regarded, considered as one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history. On April 1, 2022, they were inducted in the [[IWE Hall of Fame (2022)|IWE Hall of Fame]].
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==Professional wrestling career==
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===World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)===
===International Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)===
===International Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)===
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===World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)===
===World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)===
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===Separation and beyond (1997–1998)===
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===Separation and beyond (1998–2001)===
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===Reunion (2006–2008)===
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===New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2002)===
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===Reunions (2005–2009)===
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2008)===
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2008)===
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==In wrestling==
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===Reunions (2012–present)===
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*'''Double-team finishing moves'''
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**''Steinerizer'' ([[Doomsday Device#Elevated diving bulldog|Scott lifts the opponent up followed by Rick hitting an aided diving bulldog]])
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**''Steiner DDT'' ([[Double-Team Maneuvers|Rick lifts the opponent up followed by Scott hitting an aided elevated DDT]])
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**''Steiner Device'' ([[Doomsday Device|Rick holds the opponent in an electric chair position while Scott hits a diving clothesline to the opponent]])
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*'''Double-team signature moves'''
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**[[Double-Team Maneuvers#STO, German suplex combination|''Steiner-Line'' / German suplex combination]]
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*'''Scott's finishing moves'''
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**''[[Frankensteiner|Frankensteiner]]'' – 1980s–1990s; used rarely as a regular move thereafter
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**''Steiner Recliner'' ([[Camel Clutch#Camel clutch|Standing camel clutch]])
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**''SSD – Steiner Screwdriver'' ([[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Vertical suplex piledriver|Vertical suplex piledriver]])
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**[[Powerbomb#Double underhook powerbomb|Twisting double underhook powerbomb]] – mid-late 1990s
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*'''Rick's finishing moves'''
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**[[Aerial Techniques#Diving bulldog|Diving bulldog]]
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**''Steiner Driver'' ([[Death Valley Driver|Death Valley driver]])
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*'''[[Manager|Managers]]'''
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**[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle Dibiase]]
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**[[Nancy Hunter|Robin Green]]
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*'''Entrance themes'''
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**"Hot Stuff" by [[Donna Summer]] (NWA / WCW) – 1989
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**"[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]] (NWA / WCW / XCW) – 1989–1990, 1995
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**"The Best Is Yet To Come" (NWA / WCW) – 1990
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**"Swamp Dog" (NWA / WCW) – 1990–1992
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**"Star Spangled Banner" (WCW) – Starrcade '90
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**"The Way Of The Wizard" (NJPW) – 1991–1997
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**"[[The Victors]] ([[University of Michigan]] Fight Song)" (IWF) – 1992–1994
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**"Steinerized" by D.Conort, M.seitz, J.Papa (WCW) – 1996–1998
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''[[Jim Crockett Promotions]] / [[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
 
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**[[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship]] ([[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|1 time]])
 
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**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|7 times]])
 
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**[[WCW World Television Championship|NWA/WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|4 times]]) – Rick (2) and Scott (2)
 
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**[[Pat O'Connor]] Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990)
 
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*'''[[George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
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**Class of 2014
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|Mid-Atlantic Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|Mid-Atlantic Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<sup>1</sup>
**[[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<sup>1</sup>
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*'''[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'''
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*'''[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
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**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWGP Tag Team Champions|2 times]])
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**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWGP Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]])
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*'''[[Preston City Wrestling]]'''
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**PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Pro Wrestling America]]'''
*'''[[Pro Wrestling America]]'''
**[[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)|PWA Tag Team Championship]] (1 time)
**[[PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)|PWA Tag Team Championship]] (1 time)
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*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
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**[[PWI Match of the Year]] (1991) &ndash; {{small|vs. [[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]] and [[Kevin Borden|Sting]], [[WCW SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl I|SuperBrawl]], May 19}}
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**[[PWI Match of the Year]] (1991) &ndash; {{small|vs. [[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]] and [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]], [[WCW SuperBrawl 1|SuperBrawl I]], May 19}}
**[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] (1990, 1993)
**[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] (1990, 1993)
**PWI ranked them #'''2''' of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003
**PWI ranked them #'''2''' of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003
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*'''Pure Action Championship Wrestling'''
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**PACW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*'''United Wrestling Federation'''
*'''United Wrestling Federation'''
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**UWF Rock 'n' Roll Express Championship (1 time, current)
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**UWF Rock 'n' Roll Express Championship (1 time)
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*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
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*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]'''
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**[[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]]) – Scott
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**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|2 times]])
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**[[WCW World Television Championship|NWA/WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|5 times]]) – Rick (3) and Scott (2)
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**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|7 times]])
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*'''Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards'''
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**[[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship]] ([[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|1 time]])
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**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] (1991) <small>with Sting and [[Bryan Pillman]] vs. [[Ric Flair]], [[Larry Zbyszko]], [[Harry Windham]] and [[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]] (February 24, [[WarGames Match|WarGames match]], [[WCW WrestleWar#1991|WrestleWar]]</small>)
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**[[Pat<!--Tom--> O'Connor<!--O'Donnell (1972, pg. 143)--> (wrestler)|Pat O'Connor]] Memorial Tag Team Tournament (1990)
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**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) <small>vs. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki, [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#I|WCW/New Japan Supershow]], Tokyo, March 21</small>
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*'''[[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation/IWE]]'''
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**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE, 1971–2010)|IWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE, 1971–2010)|2 times]])
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**[[IWE Hall of Fame]] (Class of 2022)
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*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
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**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1991) <small>vs. [[Hiroshi Hase]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki]], [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#I|WCW/New Japan Supershow]], Tokyo, March 21</small>
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (1990)
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (1990)
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<small><sup>1</sup>While this Mid-Atlantic promotion is an NWA affiliated promotion, operates out of the same region as the first Mid-Atlantic promotion, and has revived some of the championships it used, it isn't the same promotion. The original Mid-Atlantic promotion was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and was sold outright to Ted Turner in November 1988. The promotion was then renamed World Championship Wrestling.</small>
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<small><sup>1</sup>While this Mid-Atlantic promotion is an NWA affiliated promotion, operates out of the same region as the first Mid-Atlantic promotion, and has revived some of the championships it used, it isn't the same promotion. The original Mid-Atlantic promotion was once owned by Jim Crockett Jr. and was sold outright to Ted Turner in November 1988. The promotion was then renamed World Championship Wrestling.</small>
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==
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{{IWGP Tag Team Championship}}
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{{World Tag Team Championship (IWE)}}
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{{WCW United States Tag Team Championship}}
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{{WCW World Tag Team Championship}}
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{{IWE Hall of Fame}}

Current revision as of 13:51, 4 January 2025

Steiner Brothers
Ring name(s) Rick Steiner
Scott Steiner
Name(s) The Steiner Brothers
The Steiners
Heights Rick:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Scott:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Combined weight 560 lb (250 kg)
Hometown Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Debut 1989
Years active 1988–1999
2002
2005–2009
2012–present

The Steiner Brothers are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Rick Steiner (real name Robert Rechhunter) and Scott Steiner (real name Scott Rechhunter).

The brothers wrestled as amateurs at the University of Michigan. The team made their professional wrestling debut in 1989, and competed in promotions such as Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), winning 11 world tag team championships and one United States Tag Team Championship, before disbanding in 1998.

The brothers reunited on the independent circuit in the early 2000s, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in May 2007. They are the first tag team to hold the IWF World Tag Team Championship, the WCW World Tag Team Championship, and the IWGP Tag Team Championship.

The Steiner Brothers are highly regarded, considered as one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history. On April 1, 2022, they were inducted in the IWE Hall of Fame.

Contents

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1988–1992)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1992–1994)

[edit] Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)

[edit] Separation and beyond (1998–2001)

[edit] New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2002)

[edit] Reunions (2005–2009)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2008)

[edit] Reunions (2012–present)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

1While this Mid-Atlantic promotion is an NWA affiliated promotion, operates out of the same region as the first Mid-Atlantic promotion, and has revived some of the championships it used, it isn't the same promotion. The original Mid-Atlantic promotion was once owned by Jim Crockett Jr. and was sold outright to Ted Turner in November 1988. The promotion was then renamed World Championship Wrestling.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Template:IWGP Tag Team Championship Template:World Tag Team Championship (IWE) Template:WCW United States Tag Team Championship Template:WCW World Tag Team Championship Template:IWE Hall of Fame

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