Scott Steiner’s Son, Brock Rechsteiner, Offered WWE NIL Deal

Scott Steiner’s son, Brock Rechsteiner, just landed a WWE NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deal, a monumental step in what could be a promising wrestling career furthering the Steiner family name in professional wrestling. The move has excited many within the wrestling community and outside of it, since this could be a new chapter for one of wrestling’s most iconic families.

Brock Rechsteiner: The Athlete

Brock Rechsteiner is currently making a reputation as a wide receiver for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. At 6’2″ and weighing 225 pounds, Rechsteiner definitely has the height and mass evocative of his father in wrestling legend proportions. His talents have been unmatched in college football, where a skillful and potential player emerged.

Football Career Highlights

Throughout his three years playing football at the collegiate level, Rechsteiner has caught 16 passes for 246 yards with two touchdowns. The numbers aren’t necessarily eye-popping, but a big factor to take into consideration is that most of this production happened during his junior year. In that season, Rechsteiner played an essential role in one of the better seasons by the Gamecocks. This included going 9-5 and winning the Conference USA championship game before losing in the Cure Bowl.

Probably the most memorable game was when Rechsteiner caught two passes for 90 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown, against Southern Miss. On that particular play, he had just demonstrated to NFL scouts how good he could be and hinted that he was also capable of many other good things in football, perhaps even wrestling.

The Steiner Legacy

First, one has to put the magnitude of Brock Rechsteiner’s WWE NIL offer into context regarding the rich wrestling heritage of the Steiner family.

Scott Steiner: The Big Bad Booty Daddy

Scott Steiner, the father of Brock, was a big legend in professional wrestling. With his insane strength, his peculiar charisma, and promos that have been etched in the memory of fans worldwide, Scott Steiner has indeed left an indelible mark on the industry. He gained success in three major wrestling promotions: WCW, World Wrestling Federation, and TNA23.

Scott Steiner has captured many championships throughout his career, including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and numerous tag team championships alongside his brother Rick as part of the very popular Steiner Brothers tag team. His reinvention as the “Big Poppa Pump” character in the late 1990s cemented him as one of the most unique and memorable figures in professional wrestling.

Rick Steiner vs. The Dog-Faced Gremlin

The uncle of Brock is also a famous professional wrestler, known as Rick Steiner. He received the ring name of “Dog-Faced Gremlin.” Rick was pretty successful as a single wrestler and as a member of the Steiner Brothers. He won many championships during his career, such as the WCW World Television Championship and many tag team titles.

Bron Breakker: The New Generation

Brock’s cousin Bronson Rechsteiner, now going by the ring name Bron Breakker, has lots of waves running for him currently in the WWE, as he is the reigning Intercontinental Champion. From Breakker’s rise through the ranks in NXT to his successes on the main roster in such a short amount of time shows that family wrestling ability doesn’t necessarily end with this generation of the Steiners.

WWE’s NIL Deal

This offer of a WWE NIL deal to Brock Rechsteiner is a great opportunity for the young athlete and possibly another turn in the Steiner wrestling saga.

What is a WWE NIL deal?

NIL deals, or Name, Image, and Likeness deals, have become increasingly prevalent in collegiate athletics since recent changes to NCAA regulations. Such deals allow college athletes to profit from their personal brand while still maintaining amateur status. WWE’s NIL program, “Next In Line,” looks to find and cultivate the next WWE Superstars coming out of college athletics.

The Offer

That was an offer right from Paul Levesque, better known by his ring name of Triple H and now WWE’s Chief Content Officer. Such a high level of interest in Brock Rechsteiner underlines how promising he can be for them in becoming one of the main wrestling stars in the future.

Mending Fences

It’s particularly noteworthy to offer an NIL deal to Brock Rechsteiner because Scott Steiner has had a rather long history of being at odds with WWE, particularly with Triple H. Scott Steiner even acknowledged that he “left WWE a long time ago with a lot of hard feelings”. However, he has also stated that he’d put aside all that animosity if it would serve his son’s future career.

Scott Steiner added, “I left with a lot of hard feelings, but at some point you gotta let it be. You can’t be angry the whole time. You can’t hold a grudge. Plus, some people that you have a grudge against probably don’t even know anyway, and I didn’t want to screw up anything for [Bron], so I just buried the hatchet.

The reconciliation between Scott Steiner and WWE, facilitated by the potential of Brock’s wrestling career, adds another layer to an already intriguing storyline, showing family legacy as that one unifying point in the world of wrestling.

Brock Rechsteiner’s Future

While the WWE NIL deal offer is great, a path that he could take, Brock Rechsteiner’s future remains really open. Of course, he is an exceptional football player and might be thinking about heading into the NFL after college. But he also comes from a family that has been part of professional wrestling, and the call of joining their lines is very strong.

Football Prospects

Brock has been very solid on the football field, if unspectacular. Given his size, speed, and athleticism, he’s an intriguing prospect for professional football. It’s always a dicey proposition to try to determine who’s going to cut it at the NFL level, but Rechsteiner’s physical attributes and the family pedigree of athletic excellence he comes from might make him enticing to teams that look for raw potential.

Wrestling Potential

If Brock were to decide to enter professional wrestling, he would be coming into the business with a number of very strong advantages. His football background would serve as a great base for the physicality involved in wrestling. The Steiner family name carries a lot of weight in the wrestling world, which could help open doors and create opportunities.

Of course, Brock’s cousin Bron Breakker has already shown how well the Steiner wrestling genes can translate into modern WWE success. Breakker’s fast track to the top can provide a template of sorts for any potential Brock Lesnar wrestling career.

The Impact on WWE and Professional Wrestling

With the potential addition of Brock Rechsteiner to the WWE roster, that could be all but a whole different story for not just the company but also for the entire wrestling fraternity.

Continuing the Steiner Legacy

Excellence and professional wrestling are synonymous with the name Steiner. By bringing Brock aboard, WWE would get to tap from this rich vein into wrestling history. This could translate into new stories and feuds that might further allure audiences. Getting to see a new generation compete within a Steiner in the rings of WWE—mostly for older, long-standing fans—is huge.

New Blood in the WWE

WWE’s NIL program has the simple idea of recruiting new, athletic talent from an array of sports into the company. Brock Rechsteiner would be that prototype of a prospect WWE would love to develop—with football experience, having wrestling as a pedigree, really. If true, his potential signing could join other signals that recruiting other sports is now one preferred strategy, since this has clicked with stars such as Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.

Potent Storylines and Feuds

If Brock signs with WWE, the storytelling options are aplenty. A feud or alliance with his cousin Bron Breakker can only be a great story. Given the legendary history of the Steiner Brothers as a tag team, an opportunity for Brock to form the next-generation tag team—either with Breakker or another partner—can just reinvigorate WWE’s tag team scene.

Conclusion

An offer for a WWE NIL deal to Brock Rechsteiner is quite the confluence of sport, entertainment, and family. Being the son of Scott Steiner, the nephew of Rick Steiner, and the cousin of Bron Breakker, some of the weight of one of wrestling’s most iconic families rests on his shoulders. Whether this opportunity is taken up in professional wrestling or whether Brock Rechsteiner stays with football, whichever the case may be, is very bright for athletics.

For WWE, it’s an exciting prospect of adding another Steiner to their roster, and for a lot of different reasons. For the fans, it’s the tease of a new generation of Steiner greatness in that ring.

With the wrestling world fairly eagerly waiting, one fact can now be assumed: the Steiner name in professional wrestling isn’t anywhere near closing. And with the possible rise of Brock Rechsteiner in joining to follow his family’s footsteps, we may stand on the verge of a new turn in one of professional wrestling’s longer-lived, as well as active, family versus family rivalries.