What to know about K-State's Brandon Rechsteiner, son of WWE legend
Kansas State basketball incoming transfer Brandon Rechsteiner has legendary WWE blood pumping through his veins. What to know about the new recruit.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State's latest transfer portal addition from Colorado State is best known for his 3-point shooting and scoring. His family, however, is best known for Steinerizers, belly-to-belly suplexes and something called a Frankensteiner. Brandon Rechsteiner, who became the fifth player to commit to Casey Alexander's inaugural roster , has family in the WWE Hall of Fame, including his father, known to many as "Big Poppa Pump.
" Rechsteiner might not wear a singlet on the basketball court, nor awesome facial hair that ruled the 1990s, but he does shoot 40% from beyond the arc , something Alexander's offenses tend to covet. Here is what you should know about the Steiner Son, er, Rechsteiner. Steiner Brothers legacy lives on through Brandon Rechsteiner Rechsteiner is the son of Scott Rechsteiner, one-half of the "Steiner Brothers" duo, who now resides in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Some consider the pair as the best tag-team duo in wrestling history. The youngest Rechsteiner was asked about his family's legacy early in his lone season at Colorado State last year. "You’ve got a standard you’ve got to live up to.
If you don’t work hard, you’ll kind of be the laughingstock of the family," he said. "That kind of pushes me every day. Every day I remind myself what my last name is and I’ve got to push to meet my family standard.