Rick Steiner

[6.0] "Had a good look and was a rather good tag worker but completely lacked the charisma of his brother. I'm just sayin' that Scott would've been able to sell the Chucky promo."

[7.0] "Very talented technical wrestler, great in the Steiner Brothers but a singles flop. He had wasn't the most charismatic but got over."

[5.0] ""The Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner was a legendary tag team wrestler who managed to play his part with his brother, Scott Steiner and managed to be beloved by fans from any league they went to. AWA, NWA, NJPW, JCP, WCW, WWF/E, SMW, USWA & ECW. When they broke off from each other in 1998, Rick Steiner was largely exposed as a singles competitor. He wasn't that good and Scott was leagues better than his brother. He had terrible matches with the likes of Kevin Nash, HIS OWN BROTHER, Booker T, Sting, Goldberg, Perry Saturn, Chris BENOIT. He just couldn't do it! So giving him a push from 1999-2001 was shocking because he wasn't as good as he used to be! After WCW folded, he mostly floated around the independents or various promotions."

[6.0] "Rick Steiner was a great wrestler when teaming with Scott Steiner but his solo work was not as impressive to me. He was very good in the ring but did not have the charisma of his brother or his son for that matter. Good wrestler when teaming but never had a great solo run"

[5.0] "Rick was THE Steiner Brother when teaming with Scott. After Superbrawl in '98, Rick was thrown down to the mid-card while Scott was getting his push in the nWo and became "Big Poppa Pump". The Dog-Faced Gremlin did have a mean suplex and an okay rivalry with Scott with their break-up. Sad we never got a clean 1 on 1 battle of the Steiners."

[6.0] "You know, the sad part is that before the Steiner Brothers broke up, Rick Steiner was considered the better wrestler of the two, and they were absolutely right. For the absolute BEAST Scott was during the early 90s, Rick had *it* when it came to in-ring. That was before they were given the chance to show their entertainment value solo, which had widely varying results. Scott had Big Poppa Pump, Rick had... barking a bit and arguing with Chucky. Not exactly a glowing record."

[6.0] "Had a unique look and was a legit mat wrestler and could do the power stuff and suplex guys like Vader. Started going downhill in the Russo era WCW, but that was like a bunch of guys who were hanging on to their aging careers."

[10.0] "A legit tough guy, A two time all-American in amateur wrestling as a shoot. Strong as a ox. Would waylay guys in the chest with his Steiner lines, could take the biggest guy/ smallest guy and suplex them on their heads, and threw a mean bulldog from the top rope. He was one of the guys who inside the ring could do what he wanted to with you and there wasn't much you were gonna do to stop him, and outside of the ring he wasn't a guy you wanted to mess around with either for the same reason. Also, I don't wanna give too much of my tag team speil on a singles, but as a tag wrestler whether it was varsity club with Rotunda, Steiners with his brother Scott, or later years with Tank Abbott, Rick always pulled his end of the team."

[9.0] "Was totally solid and very watchable until the Steiner Brothers split, then he became one of the most useless WCW employees altogether. Started in the UWF as a meathead to respect but not totally fear, soon enough though you were taught to fear him. Extremely physical in the ring, especially for the time. Loved The Varsity Club run and felt the face turn against Mike Rotundo was very well done. The transition to a lovable goof was seamless, and well received by the fans, He was then paired with his brother Scott (and after a brief hiccup of growing pains), the team went on to be one of THE BEST TAG TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF WRESTLING. Things were going well enough until the split where Scott became Big Poppa Pump and Rick became a reason to fast forward. While I am a fan, those last few years were B A D. really REALLY bad. so bad they drag the overall score down. Post Steiner Brothers = Avoid. 8.5 rounded up."

[10.0] "How could a man like Rick steiner be rated that low, 5.71'! Really'! ..... Classic matches everywhere, the best in ring within the two brothers and don't get me wrong, Scott was also athletic but rick was a beast and deserves more recognition for his work in both singles and tag team competition."

[10.0] "All I hear is "solid tag team presence" and "goof charisma", yet these are the same who give Big E a bigger rating for the same reasons and he's just like Rick. When he got off Varsity Club and made a run for himself, Rick was hella over and his win against Mike Rotunda for the TV belt screams that in your face. Rick was the best between the two when it came to wrestling skills. He was better when Scotty was green and after he roided up, due to him keeping his mobility. Dogfaced Gremlin although it sounds lame, it stuck good with him because of how he attacked (like a rabid bulldog), and let's remember that a gimmick like that could get over back then. This is his very first 10, and those are the reasons for it."

[9.0] "I really do not understand how one of the best tag team wrestlers of all time can be rated lower than Eve Torres. Inmates, what are you thinking? Classic matches in New Japan, some solid WCW work and responsible for shooting out the greatness that will be Bron Breakker. This is a really good wrestler."

[9.0] "This low rating seems very silly considering how many years Rick Steiner spent as an absolute beast, throwing around opponents with ease and just generally being a blast to watch. To be sure, he had a few bad years towards the end, but most of his career is very impressive and he was so popular in the late 80s that he was considered to beat Flair for the world title."

[8.0] "You people are nuts. The Dog faced gremlin was great and a tag legend. His Varsity club stuff was also great as was his stuff in UWF."

[7.0] "Rick was a badass, I think he deserves a higher rating. Wasn't as good as his brother, but had great suplexes."

[9.0] "My - in ring style - absolutely most favourite wrestler. Legitimate wrestler, if he wants to suplex you, he will suplex you. He looked badass, because he was badass. The Buff injury was horrible, but his top rope bulldog was otherwise a great move, so was the dead valley driver. He was over with the crowd, his later ring attire - the leather jacket with the chrome like dogs on his shoulders looked cool. Not the greatest promo, not exactly a world champion material, but a solid wrestler, that can just beat people up. To me, that is way more interesting than Hogan hulking up and tearing 5 millionth tshirt."

[1.0] "In my opinion Rick is one of the most overrated wrestlers of all time. His 1998-1999 WCW run itself is very hard to watch most of the time minus the one good match he had with Scott."

[9.0] "Rick Steiner's awesome! He wasn't a great promo or anything but the guy was a beast in the ring, like an ameture rasslin' version of all the great hosses today. People forget that the Steiner were innovators back in the day, some of them we today like the Steinerizer which was used by American Alpha a few years ago. and then there are some we don't like Rick's lariat, Nobody does it like him with the whole shoulder into it. Scott may have exceeded Rick on a technical and charismatic standpoint, but that doesn't mean Rick wasn't any good, Rick's a beast."

[5.0] "While the Steiner brothers were a great tag team, neither guy was as good on his own, especially Rick. He had absolutely no charisma, and his utter lack of selling ability really hurt his ability to put on stories. He had some skills in the ring, but they really needed a tag partner to shine."

[8.0] "The Steiners were one of the most over acts in North America in the early to mid 90's. Rick had a strong amateur wrestling pedigree, and was a solid in-ring worker. He played his role in the team and played it well, and his physical charisma made up for a lack of mic skills. By the late 90's it was pretty clear he was done with the business and was simply going through the motions, like much of the WCW roster. His tag team accomplishments more than speak for themselves."

[7.0] "A really good in-ring competitor, with some great amateur wrestling background, yet always failed to make it as a singles star, no doubt because of his lack of charisma. Still, the Steiners are one of the best tag teams of all time and a lot of that is due to Rick and some of his singles matches were good."

[6.0] "Rick Steiner was solid in the ring, definitely above average for his time. But he had zero charisma, which held him back significantly."

[6.0] "Despite arguable having a more interesting look that Scott (at least, until Scott got super roided) Rick never had the charm to make it as a singles star. Having a face that literally resembles a bulldog, you would think he might have some connection as a solo. But he always floundered. He was great in the team with his brother & the Steiners were quite revolutionary for their time."

[5.0] "Rick will also be remember as the banana of the Steiners. Scott had a successful run as a singles. Rick was successful with the Varsity Club and with Scott. When Rick wrestled he was okay with a Greco-Roman background but his movers didn't always excite me. When the Steiners split up, went downhill. I remember him as a singles wrestler in WCW and it was not successful."

[5.0] "Rick Steiner had a pair of decent singles runs, in 1988-1989 and 1991, but outside of that, his singles career didn't amount to a whole lot. As a worker, he was OK, but he needed an opponent willing to be thrown around in order to have a good match."

[5.0] "Had a very good first decade or so of his career. Everything since then has been, more or less, forgettable garbage. Scott was obviously the true star."

[8.0] "He didn't make quite the impact that his brother Scott made but I thought the Steiner Brothers were one of the best tag-teams around."

[3.0] "Steiner was a perfect example of everything wrong with the final days of WCW. He had no personality, a terrible gimmick, and could not tell a story in the ring. He may have been better at some point in his career, but 99-00 Steiner didn't have a single good match/promo/feud."

[9.0] "Rick Steiner was in the top two tag teams of all time The Steiner brothers. He is one of the most athletic wrestlers ever. With great power and speed. Probably the first wrestler to bring the Japanese style to the US. He worked stiff or was skilled enough to make it look stiff and believable. A skill lacking today's wrestlers."

[7.0] "While the Dog-Faced Gremlin never made quite as successful a transition to singles competition as his brother, Rick Steiner was always a solid tag team presence both while tagging with Scott and as part of the Varsity Club. He didn't have quite the flashy ring style as Scott, but did have a solid mat game and was always hard-hitting, and always came off as a very tough competitor. He and Scott will certainly go down as one of the top tag teams of the 1990s."

[9.0] "The dog faced gremlin, great tag team specialist with his brother Scott and with the varsity club, always hard hitting with great suplexes. Very underrated performer"