Could another Steiner be on his way to the WWE?
As we know, the 28-year-old Bron Breakker, son of Rick Steiner, took the WWE by storm in many ways since he inked a WWE developmental deal in early-2021. The real-life Bronson Rechsteiner dabbled with a handful of matches on the independent circuit a few years before he signed the contract, but for all intents and purposes, he learned from scratch at the WWE Performance Center. A former college football player, the future Breakker played for the Kennesaw State Owls on the gridiron for four years before he decided to enter the 2020 NFL draft after he completed college. Bronson went undrafted, but signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens for that year's training camp before he was cut from the team.
Given his athletic background and explosive ability, he seemed to be a good fit for a potential pursuit of sports entertainment. It didn't take long to see that the newly-named Bron Breakker was a natural inside the ring ropes, showing a level of poise rarely seen by those that are new recruits from the Performance Center. It would be unfair to put him in the same category as Kurt Angle since the Olympic gold medalist is in a league all his own, but considering how quickly Breakker excelled at sports entertainment, there were certain assimilates as far as raw ability.
Breakker was showcased in NXT, but truth be told, he was ready for the main roster at least a year before he got there, becoming a victim of circumstances when he was used as the anchor for Vince McMahon's failed NXT 2.0 rebrand when Triple H was on medical leave because of a heart issue.
Since he joined the main roster in early-2024, Bron Breakker was spotlighted relatively well, winning the Intercontinental championship twice throughout the year. More importantly, he was paired with Paul Heyman and The Vision stable, which carried a level of cache with it, mostly because if someone is associated with Heyman, it translates to something meaningful within the scope of the organization. As I wrote at the time, Breakker has main event potential and it should be something that the office books carefully, as not to miss the boat on such a stellar talent, particularly when a portion of the legitimate money-drawing stars are already retired.
Breakker suffering a hernia that put him out of commission until Wrestlemania earlier this year spurred rumors that the injury might've delayed main event plans for him, and given that he was rather directionless since that time, at least until recently, there might be some merit to that speculation. Still, something as simple as Breakker winning at next month's Money in the Bank pay-per-view could be an indication that management still has big plans for him. Again, given how seamlessly he adapted to the sport, it would be wise for TKO to make a hefty investment in the future of Bron Breakker.
But, what about Brock Rechsteiner?
The 23-year-old cousin of Breakker made a name for himself in college football as well, playing for Jacksonville State for four seasons, primary as a wide receiver. One of his college photos was of him in the football uniform, sporting his dad's trademark chain link headpiece and holding a World Heavyweight championship replica belt. According to Scott Steiner, his son signed a WWE NIL deal last year to have the option to pursue pro wrestling when his football career concluded.
Unfortunately, Rechsteiner's time on the field might've already ended. He went undrafted this year, but signed with the New Orleans Saints just a few months ago, hoping to make the team by the end of training camp at the end of this month. Just a few days ago, it was reported that he was suspended for six games. The New Orleans Saints official website confirmed that Brock Rechsteiner violated the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy.
You could say it runs in the family, but that's a different discussion for a different time.
Generally speaking, it's usually a long shot for undrafted free agents to make the final 53-man squad, but not impossible. Some guys can even make a decent payday on the practice squad of an NFL franchise. That said, at this point, regardless of the fact that the second-generation Steiner can still practice and participate in the preseason games, would the Saints truly consider signing an undrafted free agent that would theoretically have to sit out the first six games of the regular season? Furthermore, why would they make any significant investment into a player that already has one strike for PEDs against him before he plays in any type of NFL game?
The odds are that Rechsteiner's football days over.
It's not surprising that there's already speculation that Scott Steiner's son could join his cousin under WWE contract sooner rather than later, especially because of the report that he already signed an NIL contract last year. Fightful Select has a report that some within the WWE already assume that the younger Rechsteiner will be there after the NFL preseason finishes up, but I'd take that story with a grain of salt in this scenario.
Don't get me wrong, it's not unrealistic that another member of the family could break into the pro wrestling business, the Samoans and the Harts did it for decades, but the circumstances of Brock Steiner could be a road block. The harsh reality is that Brock just tested positive for PEDs so the TKO corporation simply isn't going to associate itself with someone that just got suspended for steroids. Sure, it's possible that there might be a reasonable explanation for it, it's not completely unheard of that athletes can unknowingly test positive from tainted supplements, but unless Brock goes the extra mile to potentially prove that in an effort to dispute the suspension, the narrative is that he's an undrafted free agent that looked for an illegal advantage to try to make an NFL team.
There's no reason for WWE to risk the negative publicity for an unproven commodity of someone that has no prior wrestling training and thus no barometer for how successful he might or might not be as a sports entertainer.
At 23, Brock Rechsteiner has many years ahead of him, just not on an NFL field. Depending on his level of commitment to football, there are a myriad of smaller leagues he could play in if he is set on trying to eventually land on an NFL team. In fact, there have been a series of wrestlers that played in the Canadian Football League before they eventually signed with the WWE. Regardless of what path he takes, I find it very doubtful, despite any reports that might say otherwise, that he has an immediate future within the WWE developmental system. Basically, after enough time passes and his name fades from the headlines, specifically for failing an NFL drug test, it's more of a possibility that Brock could quietly be added to the line-up of the Performance Center. All things considered, assuming that he failed the test because he was on steroids, it might be better for him to take it as a life lesson and refocus himself to pursue pro wrestling in a few years. One thing is for sure, it would be much better for the WWE to sign a focused 27-year-old Brock Rechsteiner than to offer him a deal today if he would waste the opportunity.
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