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Rick Steiner: Classic Photos8 E0 `* b# z2 U: q5 @# F) J
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" V' L& H+ A6 \5 |3 F# v tRick Steiner first made waves in the wrestling world in the late 1980s.7 h# S) Z8 u" V0 H( v# x+ N
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After breaking away from the nefarious Varsity Club, "The Dog-Faced Gremlin" defeated his former teammate Mike Rotunda for the NWA Television Title./ P9 t0 ]- G2 `" i
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) J$ w3 u0 C1 f9 c' {# Y/ XHe soon began dominating the tag team ranks with his younger brother, Scott.
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- `1 { ~) Z# ^. NThe Steiner Brothers held tag team championships in both WWE and WCW.
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In WWE, Rick and Scott were two-time World Tag Team Champions.1 L7 m% b- b& q" ?; J& a
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( x8 W+ b$ P% c# W$ |% L1 RIn 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.& B* V) z/ c8 I+ H7 d8 x$ z+ {
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Rick Steiner: Current photos
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- R+ d( E2 `' L8 \Rick Steiner currently runs a real estate business in Georgia.) g8 K0 x9 j) F( f
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5 L7 c+ W0 W5 O0 N" jHe is also a member of the Cherokee County Board of Education.
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