{"id":67543,"date":"2020-04-26T21:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T01:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=67543"},"modified":"2020-04-26T21:12:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T01:12:41","slug":"bronson-rechsteiner-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/26\/bronson-rechsteiner-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold That Thought: Bronson Rechsteiner Heads to NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just last August, things looked really different for Bronson Rechsteiner. The fullback with the\u00a0<strong>Kennesaw State Owls<\/strong>, a Big South NCAA Division I team out of Kennesaw, Georgia, was getting ready for his last year of college. With no guarantees of a football career past college, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/20\/rick-steiner-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rechsteiner decided to start training<\/a> in something that has helped his family for years &#8211; pro wrestling. Bronson Rechsteiner is the son of former NWA, WCW, IWGP, and WWE World Tag Team Champion <strong>Rick Steiner<\/strong> and nephew of &#8220;Big Poppa Pump&#8221; himself, <strong>Scott Steiner<\/strong>. He was all set to begin his wrestling career, training under IMPACT&#8217;s <strong>Johnny Swinger<\/strong> and ready to unleash on the world as <strong>Bronson Steiner<\/strong>. Well, this year&#8217;s NFL Draft put a halt to that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HUGE congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronsonSteiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BronsonSteiner<\/a> on signing a deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ravens<\/a>!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneKS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OneKS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProOwls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ProOwls<\/a> \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ISoGz5Duly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ISoGz5Duly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kennesaw State Football (@kennesawstfb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennesawstfb\/status\/1254191081882824711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, April 25, during NFL Draft Weekend, Bronson Rechsteiner signed an unsigned free-agent deal with the <strong>Baltimore Ravens<\/strong> of the NFL. In their profile of Rechsteiner following the signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/29099677\/baltimore-ravens-sign-kennesaw-state-fb-bronson-rechsteiner\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kennesaw State fullback Bronson Rechsteiner, the son of pro wrestling champion Rick Steiner, has reached an agreement with the Ravens, according to the school. In the Owls&#8217; option offense, Rechsteiner led the team with 909 yards rushing last season, averaging 8 yards per carry.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rechsteiner certainly has his father&#8217;s strength. At Kennesaw State&#8217;s pro day in early March, Rechsteiner recorded 35 reps on the bench press, which would have been the third-best at the NFL combine. Steiner was a tag team champion in the WCW and WWF in the 1980s and early 1990s and was known as the &#8220;Dog Faced Gremlin.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It would appear that Bronson Steiner&#8217;s pro wrestling debut will be delayed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RavensFlock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RavensFlock<\/a> 141 2\/3% chance this was a great pick!!! Congrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronsonSteiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BronsonSteiner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Ravens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNvyUdtdXN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yNvyUdtdXN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner (@ScottSteiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottSteiner\/status\/1254270280580714497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronsonSteiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BronsonSteiner<\/a> &#8230;.what an opportunity! Proud of you&#8230;\ud83d\ude4f\ud83e\udd20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5kKmwhxz2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/S5kKmwhxz2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ\/status\/1254396949110951936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Outstanding!!! Congrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronsonSteiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BronsonSteiner<\/a> ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dnlqlp3Xd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dnlqlp3Xd4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBischoff\/status\/1254217659681366017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronsonSteiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BronsonSteiner<\/a> great job bud! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Qcb4OlvmJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/9Qcb4OlvmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; taz (@OfficialTAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialTAZ\/status\/1254505203543552002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just last August, things looked really different for Bronson Rechsteiner. The fullback with the\u00a0Kennesaw State Owls, a Big South NCAA Division I team out of Kennesaw, Georgia, was getting ready for his last year of college. With no guarantees of a football career past college, Rechsteiner decided to start training in something that has helped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":67549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6368,5601,5602,2554],"class_list":["post-67543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-america","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-bronson-rechsteiner","tag-rick-steiner","tag-scott-steiner"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}