My Take
Scott Steiner is one of those guys who started out as a legitimately great technical wrestler — his early tag team run with his brother Rick in the late 80s and early 90s showed real athleticism and creativity — and then somehow reinvented himself into "Big Poppa Pump," this jacked, trash-talking, chainmail-wearing wild man who became one of WCW's most entertaining acts. I genuinely think that transformation is underrated as a piece of pro wrestling character work. He was never going to win a diplomacy award, but his promos were must-see TV, and the man could absolutely go in the ring when he needed to. His TNA run kept him in the spotlight well past the point most guys would have hung it up, which says something about his staying power.
Overview
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), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Scott Steiner
- Name (Japanese)
- スコット・スタイナー
- Reading
- すこっと・すたいなー
- Born
- July 29, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bay City Western High School
- University
- Private
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.