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1 Y+ ?% V9 n& m! x; D. VRick Steiner first made waves in the wrestling world in the late 1980s.
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( O$ G" G8 x9 K7 ~: YAfter breaking away from the nefarious Varsity Club, "The Dog-Faced Gremlin" defeated his former teammate Mike Rotunda for the NWA Television Title.+ x, H. j: L8 ?
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He soon began dominating the tag team ranks with his younger brother, Scott.) v, q" W- [9 ]2 b' j
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0 U% C: j+ l4 C& u% IThe Steiner Brothers held tag team championships in both WWE and WCW.
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7 g7 @4 _4 T8 z4 G1 @6 L3 U& L1 gIn WWE, Rick and Scott were two-time World Tag Team Champions.* W! I8 \1 Q+ a' z9 X0 S2 `: d
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In WCW, The Steiners were four-time tag champs.
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On his own, Rick Steiner held the Television Title three times and the United States Championship once.' i5 M( _1 C/ M1 I, Z
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# N+ \6 H# c r0 V* Q) N2 ARick Steiner: Current photos
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Rick Steiner currently runs a real estate business in Georgia.
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He is also a member of the Cherokee County Board of Education.8 o! [( S- C4 A; `* E, G+ ^
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