Brock Rechsteiner’s NFL run with the New Orleans Saints ended at the final preseason cutdown, and the next stop could easily be the one that’s been circling him for a while: WWE.
Nick Underhill, via Pro Football Talk, reported that the Saints waived Rechsteiner as they trimmed their roster to 53 players before the regular season begins on Wednesday, Sep. 9.
Rechsteiner had joined New Orleans as an undrafted free agent after a tryout at rookie minicamp, but his path in football has been complicated by a suspension from the NFL for violating its PED policy. If another team signs him, he would still have to serve that suspension.
For now, it’s unclear whether another NFL club will take a chance on him. But Rechsteiner has already taken steps toward wrestling before this latest football setback. While he was at Jacksonville State, he joined WWE’s Next in Line program, a clear sign that the family business has always been there in the background.
That connection matters here. Rechsteiner is the son of WWE legend Scott Steiner, and his cousin, Bronson Rechsteiner - the son of Rick Steiner - is already one of WWE’s top stars under the name Bron Breakker. If Brock does end up in WWE, there’s an obvious family tie-in waiting for him.
The release also lines up with what Dave Meltzer had already been saying. Meltzer previously described Rechsteiner as a “great athlete” and called him a “long shot” to make the roster, while also saying he believed a WWE future was the likely outcome.
On that point, he put it plainly: “But his future is probably WWE, and he's said as much as well,” he said. “I think he’s giving the football a shot.
It’s the exact same thing that Bronson had, where he wasn’t suspended, obviously, but he was in the Ravens camp, and he was cut.”
So the football chapter may be closing quickly. Whether Rechsteiner gets another NFL opportunity or turns his attention fully to wrestling, the WWE door has been open for a while.
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