My Take
Rick Steiner is one of those wrestlers who never quite got his due as a singles guy, but honestly? His run with the Steiner Brothers is some of the best tag team wrestling ever put on tape. Growing up in Bay City, Michigan and earning his keep at the University of Michigan as an amateur wrestler, you could always tell the mat work was real with Rick — no smoke and mirrors, just pure grappling instinct. The "Dog Faced Gremlin" persona was goofy in the best way, and somehow it fit perfectly with how absolutely relentless he was in the ring. Eight WCW World Tag Team Championship reigns, mostly alongside his brother Scott, tells you everything about how dominant that team was in its prime. I'll always have a soft spot for the guy — he's the sturdy, no-nonsense older brother who let Scott get all the spotlight and still just kept doing his thing.
Overview
Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American professional wrestler and politician, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion (seven times with his brother Scott as half of the Steiner Brothers, and once with Kenny Kaos).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rick Steiner
- Name (Japanese)
- リック・スタイナー
- Reading
- りっく・すたいなー
- Born
- March 9, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bay City Western High School
- University
- University of Michigan
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.