Bronson Rechsteiner

Last updated
Bronson Rechsteiner
Birth nameBronson Rechsteiner
Born (1997-10-24) October 24, 1997 (age 24) [1]
Woodstock, Georgia, United States [1]
Alma mater Kennesaw State University [1]
Parent(s) Rick Steiner (father)
Family Scott Steiner (uncle)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bron Breakker [2] [3]
Bronson Rechsteiner [4]
Rex Steiner [5]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [1] [2]
Billed weight230 lb (104 kg) [1] [2]
Billed fromWoodstock, Georgia, United States [2]
Trained by WWE Performance Center [6] [7]
DebutOctober 8, 2020 [4]

Bronson Rechsteiner (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. He is currently signed to the professional wrestling promotion WWE where he performs for the NXT brand under the ring name Bron Breakker. A second generation professional wrestler, he is the son of Rick Steiner and the nephew of Scott Steiner (who performed together as the Steiner Brothers).

Contents

Early life

Rechsteiner was born in Woodstock, Georgia. He attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, where he played football, winning letters in three years. [1] He also participated in wrestling, winning the Georgia Class AAAAAA state championship (220 lb weight class) in 2016. [8] Rechsteiner went on to study at Georgia's Kennesaw State University, majoring in criminal justice, where he played for the Kennesaw State Owls. As a freshman in 2016 he played special teams and defense. In 2017, he moved to offense as a running back. [1] [6]

American football career

In April 2020, Rechsteiner was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent fullback. [9] [10] He was released in August 2020. [11]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2020)

Rechsteiner debuted in professional wrestling on October 8, 2020 in Ringgold, Georgia at the "WrestleJam 8" event promoted by AWF/WOW, defeating Jamie Hall. [4] [6]

WWE (2021–present)

In February 2021, WWE announced that they had signed Rechsteiner to a contract. [12] Later that month, he was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for training. [6] [7] At the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view on May 16, 2021, Rechsteiner and several other wrestlers portrayed "zombies" in a lumberjack match between Damian Priest and The Miz. [13] Rechsteiner wrestled his first match for WWE on the September 14 episode of NXT under the ring name "Bron Breakker", defeating LA Knight; [3] [14] he later had a staredown with new NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa. [15] Breakker unsuccessfully challenged Ciampa for the title at the Halloween Havoc television special on October 26. [16] In November 2021, Breakker participated in WWE's tour of the United Kingdom. [17] On December 5 at WarGames, Breakker teamed with Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, and Tony D'Angelo (as "Team 2.0") to defeat Ciampa, Knight, Johnny Gargano, and Pete Dunne ("Team Black & Gold") in a WarGames match, with Breakker pinning Ciampa. [18]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Rechsteiner wrestles in a "powerhouse" style. [19] His finishing hold was originally the Steiner Recliner, a camel clutch; his uncle Scott Steiner used the same hold. [4] In September 2021, he began using a gorilla press powerslam. [2] [3] [14]

Related Research Articles

Scott Steiner American professional wrestler

Scott Rechsteiner, better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

Danny Burch British professional wrestler

Martin Harris is an English professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. He has worked in the British independent circuit under the ring name Martin Stone with promotions such as Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), and International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK).

Luke Menzies is an English professional wrestler and former professional rugby league player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Ridge Holland.

Johnny Gargano American professional wrestler

John Anthony Nicholas Gargano is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Johnny Gargano. He is the first ever NXT Triple Crown Winner, a former NXT Champion, a record three-time NXT North American Champion, and a former NXT Tag Team Champion.

Tommaso Ciampa American professional wrestler

Tommaso Whitney is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tommaso Ciampa and is the current NXT Champion in his second reign.

Samuel Robert Shaw is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Dexter Lumis.

LA Knight American professional wrestler

Shaun Ricker is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, performing on its NXT brand under the ring name L.A. Knight. Ricker is also known for his time with Impact Wrestling. Ricker has also worked extensively on the U.S. independent wrestling circuit, and has been signed by prominent promotions like Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and the National Wrestling Alliance.

Cameron Grimes American professional wrestler

Trevor Lee Caddell is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Cameron Grimes.

Timothy Thatcher American professional wrestler

Timothy Moura is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand.

Kevin Kesar is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE where he performed under the ring name Karrion Kross, and previously under the ring names Kevin Kross and Killer Kross.

Walter (wrestler) Austrian professional wrestler

Walter Hahn, known mononymously as WALTER, is an Austrian professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT UK brand. He was previously the longest reigning NXT United Kingdom Champion; his 870 day reign as champion being the longest reign in WWE history since 1988. He is the leader of the Imperium stable featuring Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner.

Bronson Reed Australian professional wrestler

Jermaine Haley is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Jonah. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Bronson Reed, and is a former one-time NXT North American Champion.

MSK (professional wrestling) Professional wrestling stable

MSK is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Wes Lee and Nash Carter. The team is currently performing in WWE on the NXT brand, where they are one time NXT Tag Team Champions.

Raquel González (wrestler) American professional wrestler and manager

Victoria González is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE and performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Raquel González.

Indi Hartwell Australian professional wrestler

Samantha De Martin, better known by her ring name Indi Hartwell, is an Australian professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand, and is a member of The Way. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, as well as a former WSW Women's Champion and RCW Women's Champion.

Christian Brigham is an American professional wrestler, who is best known for performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Christian Casanova. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Carmelo Hayes. He is the current NXT North American Champion in his first reign.

Omari Jahi Palmer is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the promotion WWE, where he performs on the NXT and 205 Live brands under the ring name Odyssey Jones.

The Creed Brothers is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Brutus Creed and Julius Creed. They are currently working for the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where they perform on the NXT brand as part of the Diamond Mine stable.

NXT 2.0: Halloween Havoc was a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on October 26, 2021 and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for their NXT brand division. It was hosted by Chucky in a crosspromotion for the Chucky TV series, with Grayson Waller and LA Knight also serving as hosts.

Jacy Jayne American professional wrestler

Taylor Grado is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne, and is one-half of the current NXT Women's Tag Team Champions with Gigi Dolin in their first reign. She began her career under the name Avery Taylor. Before signing with WWE, Jayne had previously been signed to World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bronson Rechsteiner". Kennesaw State Owls . Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bron Breakker". WWE.com. WWE. 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Currier, Joseph (September 14, 2021). "Bronson Rechsteiner makes WWE NXT debut, defeats LA Knight". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Surrao, Lennard (November 28, 2020). "Rick Steiner's son has a WWE tryout after recent debut, another wrestler expected to sign in 2021". Sportskeeda . Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Guzzo, Gisberto (September 10, 2021). "Bronson Rechsteiner changes his name on social media to Rex Steiner". Fightful. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Boorstein, Eli (February 26, 2021). "Former KSU football star Rechsteiner signs WWE contract". Marietta Daily Journal . Yahoo! News . Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Nason, Josh (February 11, 2021). "HHH audio: Velveteen Dream update, Steve Cutler, Edge, new signings". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved March 9, 2021. He mentioned Bronson Rechsteiner (son of Rick Steiner) as someone training at the PC.
  8. ↑ "Son of former pro wrestling star Rick Steiner wins Georgia state title". USA Today High School Sports. USA Today. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (April 28, 2020). "Bronson Rechsteiner, son of Rick Steiner, aims to carry on family's pro sports legacy". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ Hensley, Jamison (April 26, 2020). "Baltimore Ravens sign Kennesaw State FB Bronson Rechsteiner". ESPN . Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ Brown, Clifton (August 10, 2020). "Ravens waive undrafted fullback Bronson Rechsteiner". Baltimore Ravens . Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ McGeorge, Alistair (February 11, 2021). "WWE's Triple H confirms Brock Lesnar lookalike Parker Boudreaux signing: 'I'm incredibly excited'". Metro . DMG Media . Retrieved February 14, 2021. Triple H – whose real name is Paul Levesque – also casually namedropped the signing of Bronson Rechsteiner, whose father is wrestler [sic] legend Rick Steiner.
  13. ↑ Hart, Danny (May 21, 2021). "'They ruined it, it was horrible'- John Cena Sr. criticizes recent WWE match". Sportskeeda . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "WWE NXT results, Sept 14, 2021: Ciampa wins back Goldie and InDex says "I do" to begin NXT 2.0 era". WWE.com. WWE. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ Currier, Joseph (September 14, 2021). "Tommaso Ciampa wins NXT Championship, Von Wagner debuts". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved September 15, 2021. Tonight's show ended with a backstage segment where Bron Breakker (Bronson Rechsteiner) congratulated Ciampa. Ciampa then congratulated Breakker on his first win in NXT. The two had a tense staredown as they shook hands and Breakker looked at Ciampa's title belt.
  16. ↑ Aiken, Chris (October 26, 2021). "WWE NXT Halloween Havoc live results: Ciampa vs. Breakker". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2021). "Bron Breakker - matches - 2021". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  18. ↑ Kyln, Parker (December 5, 2021). "WWE NXT WarGames live results: old school vs. new school". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2020). "Bron Breakker". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 18, 2021.