WWE Ultimate Edition The Steiner Brothers review (2024)
The Steiner Brothers have been a wrestling figure grail item for me for decades. Galoob made a set of Rick and Scott Steiner, but Jakks never was able to make more than a classic Rick Steiner. A Scott was planned but got cancelled.
Like they’ve done with a bunch of other WWE Legends, Mattel nailed an elusive figure Jakks wasn’t able to get to with Scott. Given the long wait for them, it was very cool that Mattel just went ahead and made the Steiner Brothers debut in their old school looks right away as Ultimate Edition figures.
The Steiners Brothers were legit the best tag team in wrestling for several years. Mattel has knocked out several of the team they’ve battled during this period from The SST/Wild Samoans, Money Inc., The Nasty Boys, The Dangerous Alliance and the Four Horsemen so they have been long overdue.
Let’s see if Scott and Rick’s figures deliver or if they’re the ones that deserve to be Steiner-lined.
Packaging: The outer box continues the tag team set theme with UE packaging with the half and half face arrangement in the blue and maize color scheme. To best reflect the Steiner Brothers, each side shows the tight pattern of Rick and Scott.
Inside is the usual UE package for single figures with the package in white with red accents.
The back features a picture with the figure and a reference pic.
As usual. Mattel is untouched with the bios crafting smart synopses of the brothers and their early career.
Likeness: Rick and Scott had about the same build with muscles on top of muscles. Mattel went with the same UE mold for both brothers, which makes sense. A few design choices help to distinguish them mainly Rick’s shorter left boot and some paintwork.
Rick’s default head sculpt is a neutral expression. It’s a good likeness with his thick handlebar mustache. The one thing is his hair should be higher and not on the same level as his headgear.
Scott’s hair has the correct height with his 90s mullet flowing beautifully.
His default head sculpt features him with a slight smile, which was a common base look for him next to Rick.
Scale: Scott is 6’1” while Rick is 5’11. They should be noticeably shorter than the 6’3” Lex Luger and 6’2” Sting. They’re both taller than the Elite versions of Sting too close to Luger, who should easily be taller than them.
Paint: The Steiner Brothers had a mix of costumes Mattel could use. While it’s mostly billed as a WWF version of the Steiners, this certainty seems like a WCW take on the brothers.
Rick is in his numbers attire, which he rocked during the Wrestle War 91 match with the Four Horsemen. The color seemed to vary from salmon to orange so I won’t quibble with the pink used here. He’s got a healthy amount of chest hair. And his arm tattoos turned out very nice.
In another clear WCW touch is Rick has mismatched boots. His left is shorter and is painted red compared to the right white boot with red accents.
Scott has an attire he used for a lot in 92 with a hot pink on the right side and multi-colored flaming stripes with blue knee pads with white boots and red laces.
Articulation: The Steiners had a wide array of moves that were unusual for guys their size of that era. This is why Mattel going for the Ultimate Edition molds was the best choice. The Steiners utilized power suplexes, throws and tosses, which are much easier to pull off with the butterfly shoulders.
You can also get great Steiner-lines and bulldogs. Of course, Scott can nail a crisp Frankensteiner.
Ultimate Edition The Steiner Brothers have:
- neck
- bicep
- ball-jointed shoulders
- elbows (double-jointed)
- wrists
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hips
- thighs
- knees (double-jointed)
- ankles
Accessories: The Steiner Brothers made for some fairly simple Ultimate Edition figures for Mattel to knock out since it’s a matter of just changing up the head sculpts.
Both brothers have the same set of swappable hands — outstretched and fists. The only difference is Rick’s hands are painted with taped-up fingers.
They also have matching Michigan letter jackets with the maize and blue minute colors minus the distinct Michigan M. Clearly that’s understandable but I’ll need to find another option to get a fully authentic look. They fit nicely without looking too baggy.
Each gets two other head sculpts. Rick has a teeth-gritted intense portrait and a barking expression. These are both very well done and capture Rick’s personality very well.
Scott’s alternate heads aren’t as great but are decent enough. He’s got a neutral expression, which is a lot better than the intense open mouth sculpt.
Worth it? The Steiner Brothers currently go for $64.99 at Ringside Collectibles, the exclusive site for the Ultimate Edition tag team packs.
That’s the exact price for these figures at retail so that’s a really good deal.
Rating: 10 out of 10
The Steiner Brothers were desperately needed members to the Mattel WWE line, and they did a great job on them. I definitely recommend picking them up.
Where to get it? The Steiner Brothers are still in stock at Ringside.
You can get the latter WCW versions of Scott as Big Poppa Pump and Dogface Gremlin Rick at Amazon.
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