Scott Steiner

[9.0] "Scott Steiner was never one I would consider a favourite, but I have to rate him highly for his insane innovation, unbelievable charisma and for having one of the funniest and most rewatchable promos of all time. He's a legend who deserves a ton of respect, and although he's had some notable flaws at every stage in his career, he's always been entertaining at the very least."

[8.0] "The best run of WCW2000, and a sigh of relief kinda guy, and his eventual loss to Booker on the final Nitro was an amazingly well-done decision. Steiner had a great look to him, and is in the Mike Mondo zone of amazing promo guys. He cracks me the hell up. Steiner is entertaining as hell, someone who embodied his own steroid, sex-driven microfantasy better than anyone else. His later run in TNA was a delight, and he is one of the better remembered guys of both that bit of TNA, and the waning days of WCW. Just a delight."

[6.0] "Scott Steiner is a hard one to rate. He was a workrate powerhouse monster with no charisma when he was younger, and ended up incredibly charismatic but absolutely awful in the ring. He's had amazing stuff (mostly his TNA promos if I'm being honest) and horrible stuff (lots of awful matches, the Triple H one at Rumble 03 comes to mind for me in particular since it's immediately followed by one of my absolute favorite matches ever, also reputed to be kind of an awful person by so many people) and the latter far outweighs the former but I still can't find myself rating him lower than a six despite that. The numbers don't lie."

[8.0] "Scott Steiner could wrestle. When he was slowed by injuries and steroid abuse he could still work a decent match but relied more on character work. That's a pro."

[10.0] "His score is way too low. he has the iconic team with his brother, but then what earns him the 10 for me is the Big poppa pump persona, where he's saying unhinged stuff Constantly in WCW and TNA. where he cut the iconic Steiner Math promo, the greatest promo of all time cus the numbers don't lie."

[9.0] "How is his score this low? Did people only watch him after he was past his prime? The Steiner Brothers are one of the greatest tag teams of all time. Innovative offense combined with technical prowess and incredible intensity. All the tools you could ask for from a wrestler. Even after he... uh... bulked up and was more limited in the ring, he was still consistently entertaining with his Big Bad Booty Daddy gimmick and legendary unhinged promos. A one of a kind character and presence that isn't appreciated enough."

[10.0] "His score is unreasonably low on here. He's an all time great as far as I'm concerned. One of the most convincing pro wrestlers of all time. Part of one of, if not the, greatest tag teams of all time. Innovative offense that was far ahead of its time. And I'll die on the hill that he was charismatic and great on the mic. He was absolutely very entertaining on the mic and that's the point at the end of the day. Did he entertain when on the mic? Yes. Ok. Well, then he was good on the mic."

[9.0] "Big Poppa Pump is a legend in both wrestling and bodybuilding. His promos and persona were over the top, and over with the crowd. His tag run with Rick is also the stuff of legend. Though the Hall of Fame is ultimately a popularity contest - his career is worthy of being remembered with high regard."

[10.0] "I'm loving his charisma, nuclear promos, and character. In TNA and WCW, he was one of the (if not the) best wrestlers in terms of promos and charisma. And the segment where he has a arm-wrestling match with Triple H is just legendary. Scott Steiner gave us so many memes and iconic segments. Thanks for such an incredible career, Mathematical Genius!"

[9.0] "I'll admit I have not seen many of his matches as the adult version of myself that would probably hold a more critical view of his wrestling ability but as a kid I thought he was pretty awesome. Great look. Phenomenal athletic ability in his early career at least. Invented or innovated several moves that have gone on to dominate modern wrestling, many people are not even aware that he is responsible for some of them."

[10.0] "Early Scott Steiner is one of the most athletic and physically gifted dudes on the planet. Excellent tag wrestler with his older Brother Rick. Should have pulled the trigger in early 90s and made him a world champ. He had it all. Later Scott Steiner is one of the most entertaining promos ever lol and a world champ! 10 all day."

[9.0] "One of the most memorable personas in pro wrestling history, Scott Steiner had essentially two Hall of Fame caliber careers. First he was part of the greatest tag team of all time, The Steiner Brothers. Scott was athletic, powerful, surprisingly agile for his size, and a phenomenal catch wrestler, and it showed in his work with his brother. Scott struggled on the mic though. Then around 1997, Scott reinvented himself with a modern (for the time) take on the Superstar Billy Graham gimmick: Big Poppa Pump. Scott had grown huge and he looked like a million bucks. His new attitude made people pay attention to him and he carried himself like a superstar. And his mic work was phenomenal. Unfortunately, perhaps due to his bigger size, or due to age, or a combination of both factors, Scott was less agile and sometimes even looked stiff in the ring. But he still understood how to work the crowd and use his size and character work to entertain during his matches. Scott had a poor run in WWE after his WCW run, but that was mostly due to backstage clashes with Triple H and because he wasn't fully healthy. His TNA run following WWE was a lot better and highly entertaining. Overall, Scott Steiner is a legend in the wrestling business and one of its most memorable stars, both as a tag team wrestler and as a singles superstar."

[4.0] "Scott Steiner is one of wrestling's most polarizing figures--physically impressive, occasionally entertaining, but often a chaotic mess both in and out of the ring. Early in his career as part of the Steiner Brothers, he was legitimately great. His athleticism, suplex arsenal, and tag team chemistry with Rick made them one of the best teams of the early '90s. But once he morphed into "Big Poppa Pump, " things took a hard turn. While the character had a certain trainwreck charm, Steiner's promos became unhinged word salads more remembered for memes than meaning. His in-ring work, meanwhile, deteriorated as he packed on muscle and lost mobility, often coming across as reckless or sluggish. He was pushed as a top guy in WCW during its dying days and later in WWE, but never delivered matches or moments that justified it. His shoot interviews and backstage reputation only added to the chaos. Steiner is memorable, yes--but not always for the right reasons."

[5.0] "Two barely recognisable, very separate Scott Steiners and odd to reconcile the two. The mulleted early WCW / WWF tag team version was a supreme athlete with his very obvious amateur background. The latter gratuitously roided up mess, especially WWE run, was a waste of organs incapable of having an even watchable match with anyone. His latter WCW run with the permanently dreadful Bagwell mini me probably even worse. Split personality of a guy, and rating."

[10.0] "big poppa pump, the big bad booty daddy is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, at least in terms of entertainment value. He consistently was one of the most interesting characters since he turned heel and joined the nWo. Additionally, is one of the best talkers of all time and has numerous memorable promos."

[6.0] "I always found Scott to be the more entertaining half of the tag team to watch in the ring, at least when he popped off like in early 1998 in the WCW. I know a lot of people might like him most for his nWo run, but I could never stand him on the mic."

"My personal favorite wrestler ever just because I grew up with a similar name. Objectively speaking, he was decent wrestler who looked like a million bucks."

[9.0] "Big Poppa Pump was definitely a top tier guy through pretty much all of the WCW(89-01) timeline. Held just about every major belt in the company. Whether it was ruling the tag division with his brother or dominating in singles, the man did it all. A true WCW legend."

[9.0] ""You know they say that all men are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Samoa Joe and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another wrestler, you got a 50/50 chance of winning. But I'm a genetic freak and I'm not normal! So you got a 25%, AT BEST, at beat me. Then you add Kurt Angle to the mix, your chances of winning drastic go down. See the 3 way at Sacrifice, you got a 33 1/3 chance of winning, but I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because Kurt Angle KNOWS he can't beat me and he's not even gonna try! So Samoa Joe, you take your 33 1/3 chance, minus my 25% chance and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning at Sacrifice. But then you take my 75% chance of winning, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 chance of winning at Sacrifice. See Joe, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Sacrifice.""

[7.0] "A technical god in his early days but a mediocre singles run once he became a muscle head. Funny talker but not a great talker."

[7.0] "HOLLA IF YA HEAR ME! Scott Steiner was the best out of the Steiner Brothers. Great look, Good moveset, Surprisingly good charisma, The man had it all. He's worked NWA, AWA, USWA, WCW, NJPW, WWF/E, ECW, WWA, TNA, AAA. When he grabbed a mic, you know you were gonna have an amazing time. He managed to be funny, charismatic and willing to push the limits whenever he felt like it. When he was torn apart with his brother, he got a new look, new style and new character. He had main eventer written all over him. The Genetic's Freak rise from 1999-2001 was a bright spot in a dwindling WCW's time. When WCW was bought out, he sat out his contract and joined WWE in late 2002. He was given a push but it was obvious he was limited due to injuries. He was supposed to win the World Title but plans changed and he'd became a lower midcard act before leaving in early 2004. He was treated better in TNA where we saw peak Scott Steiner promos and funny moments."

[8.0] "Scott Steiner is a legend. His tag team with his brother Rick was legendary and he was one of the few bright spots in dying WCW. His post WCW WWE run was awful, but he got to redeem himself in TNA with the Main Event Mafia and Steiner Math. He was one of the greats in the ring and could be hilarious on the mic."

[9.0] "Quite possibly one of the most entertaining characters in professional wrestling with his big poppa pump gimmick, while too juiced up at the time to actually put on good matches, his character work and look with it was some of the best in the business. While he had the good technical matches while tagging with Rick, its a shame we never got both in ring skill and character at once. Just an all round entertaining guy."

[9.0] "The big bad booty daddy , in the last years of wcw there was nothing finer than Scott Steiner, his promos and his character when he was big poppa pump were legendary you didnt know whether he was shooting or not when he interacted with the fans, should of been champion in 1999 and his wrestling ability especially when he was in a tag team with his brother was one of the best of all time for a big guy, , Hollar if ya hear me"

[8.0] "I love Scott Steiner. Although his match quality gradually went down as he got larger (with a case of Drop-Foot not helping), he was always an amazing character. The "Purple Warrior" promo is one of the greatest segments in WCW history."

[3.0] "A great promo sure but he was far past it in ring for most of his career and looked dangerous often. also apparently a POS backstage so that never helps. Ill never deny his legend status but i also think that hes massively overrated by some and isnt as influential as he thinks he is"

[10.0] "Extremely entertaining whether its in his younger athletic days or his super jacked up later days. Very innovative in the ring and had some of the best looking suplexes of all time. I think if he was feuding with mainly smaller guys in WWE in the early 2000's he could have had a much better run. For example if you watch him against Jericho around that time he looked pretty good in the ring. Some of his early matches in Japan are tremendous especially the one with Rick and Scott against Power Warrior and Jushin Liger. Any time you hear a story about Scott Steiner from other guys in the business its just pure entertainment which is what Scott Steiner brought to wrestling in general. Steiner is the kind of wrestler you can show clips of to a non wrestling fan and they will have a great time."

[9.0] "Hard to add more here, but incredible assets made him a unique force in the ring, and later on the mic It's not hard to see the frankensteiner's influence on a generation of wrestlers that followed but have to feel bad for the jobbers during some of their tag matches. Tag team Scotty was incredible in NJPW and WCW, but his career has dragged on to the point that he has had to wrestle far later/longer than his body allows. His early belly to belly suplex was executed to perfection. I could watch 90s highlights of this guy on repeat all day"

[7.0] "This is a case of highly polarized profile for a person who still causes controversy where ever he goes, we can have a people who say he was a complete package with high wrestling ability and genius promos, and others who see him as unsafe worker with equally bad talking... But I think the truth is both of sides have a good point but no one can deny that he got the physique and charisma and one of the best teams in the history of the wrestling."

[9.0] "Big Poppa Pump is your hook-up! Half of what is arguably the greatest tag team of all time, Scott Steiner was freakishly athletic right up until he swelled up to the size of 3 human beings. You could make a case that in the early to mid 1990s Scott was in the top 10 best wrestlers in the world...he was THAT good. Frankensteiners, Steiner Drivers, a ton of suplex variation, he was just an absolute beast in the ring. His late '90s run to the end of WCW as Big Poppa Pump was actually really good from a character standpoint, it's a shame we couldn't get early '90s Scott's ability combined with Big Poppa Pump Steiner character development. I will always hold him in high regard due to the fact that the Steiner Brothers are among my favorite teams of all time."

[10.0] "You know they say all wrestlers are created equal, but you look at the average midcarder/jabroni, and you look at Scott Steiner, and you will see that statement is not true! Only few can reinvent themselves like Scott Steiner did. Once part of the best tag team from the early 90WWF, Scott transformed into a different specimen once his injuries and problems began to catch up to him. He wasnt the most atlethic, but as his career demonstrates, he countered that with natural charisma, great promo abilities, awesome techniques, a great powerhouse style, and some of the best techniques in the business. Deserved hall of famer, love the Big Bad Booty Daddy and cannot wait to see more of him."

[10.0] "All you pencil necked geeks can keep your Johnny Garganos or Mustafa Alis, a mega-star like Scott Steiner only comes every blue moon. Where do we even begin with Big Poppa Pump, his tag-team with brother Rick is arguably the greatest tag-team of all time. Rick had the personality and Scott was the serious one that would slam guys into Saturn. Eventually Scott would mutate into freakzilla, becoming a testosterone fueled juggernaut that transcended reality. In addition to being an over-the-top personality that had no fear, he pulled off moves like the Frankensteiner which was simply incredible. True his main event title run was cut short in WCW due to their dumpster fire status come the late 1990s, but the Big Bad Booty Daddy never failed to disappoint on the microphone. His work in WWE was a bit-off, Triple H most likely feared Scott and knew he couldn't be tamed. Thus he went off to TNA and we saw the rebirth of a legend. One doesn't watch later-day Steiner matches for the ring-work no no no. Scott was all about the show, and his insane ramblings are entertaining beyond belief, reaching Iron Sheik levels of intensity. So there you have it, a dynamo in the ring during his younger days, had one of the best tag-teams, and cut the greatest promos in TNA history. Why yes, Scott Steiner had a perfect wrestling career. He never sucked up to anyone and did it all with brute strength and swagger, 10/10 for White Thunder."

[8.0] "With Rick, Scott was one half of one of the best tag teams of all time and IMO the better wrestler of the two. Once he reached the late 90s Scott's in-ring abilities became kinda hit or miss but on the mic he was untouchable. Easily one of the best promos in wrestling history."

[7.0] "Tremendous in the ring in his early years, absolutely insane promos in his later years. Scott in 1990 and Scott in 2000 were essentially two different people, and they were equally as entertaining in their own ways."

[8.0] "As a character, this man is a 10 all day. His look was phenomenal, over the top, and put a mic in his hand and uncensored hilarity ensued. A fantastic trainwreck. He could go in the ring for a time too, was shockingly athletic for his size, and had some impressive tag matches with his brother. Obviously his in ring work fell off hard and he suffered from injury and booking issues, but damn if he wasn't always at least entertaining."

[6.0] "Another guy that the talking heads would have penciled in as a future world champion. He got there, but by the time he did, he was so roided and immobile that he couldn't do the stuff like he was pulling out during his tag team years. It was a steady decline post 1996."

[9.0] "The perfect look, physique, and attitude for a professional wrestler. Does not get the credit he deserves. So funny and scary at the same time. A true icon of the greatest era in wrestling."

[8.0] "Scott Steiner gets a bad rap for his later work beyond the promos but back in the day you knew you were going to have a very good time when his music hits. You aren't getting a five star match but you are going to watch someone get yeeted and that is more than good enough for me to love him."

[9.0] "So innovative, charismatic, all around skilled and criminally underrated! Scott Steiner was a total package and people seems to forget this. Big Poppa Pump deserves more credit and his 90's ring ability is unbelievable, go check him out!"

[10.0] "One of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. His image, promo, actions in the ring are great. Scott doesn't care what status you have, what you bring to the wrestling community. The main thing is that you are not fat. (It's a joke). It's a pity that with such a gimic, he was mostly just a team player"

[8.0] "Scott Steiner was pretty excellent. Back in the early 90's he was arguably the best in-ring worker in the world. To see a guy his size do what he did was amazing, especially at the time. Steroid overload put pay to a lot of that but it allowed him to grow as a character and show a lot of charisma that we didn't really see before that. His promos were hit and miss in the extreme but he was still a decent worker by this point so he was definitely an asset still."

[8.0] "His promo style is epic and plus, he is great wrestler. I think he is a misunderstood wrestler. He's a lot better than people give him credit for."

[8.0] "The first of the superbeasts: a huge wrestler who could move with frightening quickness. While his amateur wrestling creds show in his smooth suplexes and slams, his style was mostly powerhouse insanity, only later into the 90s did you see amateur wrestlers really flex their style in the prowrestling world. A long and storied career, spanning forever and the only thing that keeps me from rating him a 10 is that he never really was a superstar draw, his selling could be spotty depending on his mental state and his promos were hot and cold."

[9.0] "Pre 96? a very solid 10. Post 96? about a 3. The math equals to 7 and no I'm not going to do that damn math promo either. We can not stress enough that early 90's Scott Steiner is some of the best stuff in the history of the sport/business. But a lil before he joined the nWo the in ring magic was gone, Does he have 110% confidence on the stick even though he's arguably awful and usually nonsensical? YES! Does he also have nothing but STINKER matches after transforming to Big Poppa Pump? that's another YES! Basically, Big Poppa Pump stinks up the joint, but Steiner Brother Scott is some of the most watchable stuff EVER. did I say the math equals a 7? nevermind that, I like the Steiner Brothers stuff enough to bump him up. But the Big Poppa Pump stuff is definitely not my bag baby."

[8.0] "He entertained me. There's nothing more I can say. Did he not have the best wrestling ability? No. But you need more than just wrestling to make it far. And Steiner had the look. And he was able to make you laugh your ass off. What more do you want?"

[8.0] "When his ring work was at his peak he didn't have the character or charisma. When his character was at its peak he no longer has the ring work. If he managed to get both down at the same time he would have undoubtedly been a 10."

[9.0] "Legendary tag team wrestler. Went on to have great singles career. Legit tough guy and very entertaining."

[8.0] "Scott is a fantastic tag wrestler before he aged significantly and became more of a personality. What a weird career he had."

[7.0] "This guy is among one of the most underrated performers out there. He did such a good job of hiding his true self behind his gimmick that people genuinely thought he was some roid raging ignoramus that hated everyone. While this might not be too far from the truth, the mind behind this character definitely knew what to do. His work in tag teams with his brother is his best, and he got lazier/sloppier as he got older, but he always put on an impressive show. He truly was innovative; one the first American powerhouse wrestlers to move with a serious swiftness, executing stuff that we only expected smaller wrestlers to pull off. Assuredly influential on guys like Brock, Keith Lee, Brian Cage, etc. and the overall expectation of modern power wrestlers to demonstrate agility. He really got the "stuff between the moves" down, and it's very clear who is character is at all times. His promos might sound like the ramblings of a stupid meathead, which is by design, but if you review what is actually being said, you can see clear craftsmanship and a sense of humor. He's definitely not everyone's thing, and he can get grating after a while, but he elicits emotional responses and you know what you're going to get with him. Watch his earlier stuff for workrate, and his later stuff to be entertained in every other way."

[8.0] "I know at the end, Scott got so juiced up that he couldn't even move, much less bump, but before that, he was one of the most athletically gifted wrestlers of the late 80s-early 90s. The dude could pull off the Frankensteiner, which takes a ton of athletic ability. Also, watching him and Rick throw people around was a ton of fun."