Who is NXT 2.0 rising star Bron Breakker?

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Former WWF legend Rick Steiner’s son, Bron Breakker, made his debut on WWE NXT 2.0 last night. 

Rick Steiner is a two-time WWF(NOW WWE) tag team Champion with Scott Steiner. Bron Breakker is the son of Rick Steiner and is the nephew of Scott Steiner.

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Bron Breakker made his debut against LA Knight in WWE NXT 2.0

Breakker made his debut for the new revamp NXT 2.0 and challenged LA Knight backstage at the start of the show. Knight accepted the challenge and told him to take it to ring to put breaks on Breakker.

Breakker ended up winning the match by pinning Knight in the middle of the ring. Then, he won the game with a big power slam finisher.

Bron also gave a serious look to the new WWE NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa at the end of the show.

Bron Breakker Career and Family

Bronson Rechsteiner aka, Bron Breaker, is an American professional wrestler and used to play professional football in NFL. He was born on October 24, 1997, in Woodstock, Georgia. Baltimore Ravens signed Breaker as a free agent fullback. He was released in August 2020.

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Rechsteiner was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Breakker also portrayed zombies in a lumberjack match between Damian Priest and The Miz. 

Breakker was initially planned to debut with the name “Rex Steiner,” but it was changed 24 hours to 48 hours before the match.

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Bron Breakker lifting LA Knight

Regarding the family, Breakker is a 2nd generation wrestler after father Rick Steiner, who was a former WWF and United States Heavyweight Champion and an eight-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with brother Scott Steiner.

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Bron Breakker’s father Rick Steiner (WWE)

Bron’s uncle Scott Steiner is one of the great wrestlers of all time for WCW. He was a four-time World Champion, one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and WWA World Heavyweight Champion. He is the eighth WCW Triple Crown Champion.

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WCW Legend Scott Steiner (WWE)

Steiner is also a WWF Tag Team Champion, WCW World Tag Team Championship, and TNA Tag Team Championship.

Steiner has performed in main events in multiple pay-per-views for WCW and TNA and the WWF’s Survivor Series in 1993. Scott Steiner was also a part of the New World Order (NWO).

Breakker has undoubtedly got a lot of guidance from his uncle and also his father.

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WWE NXT shared in their Twitter account about Bron Breaker,

WWE NXT was quoted saying after Breakker’s victory,

We’re in new territory now, and we like it. #WeAreNXT 

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