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How much has Scott Steiner hurt WCW as opposed to helping it? The common story is that Hogan and Nash were the ones along with Bischoff and Russo and maybe Time Warner who caused WCW to come to a screeching halt as a wrestling company, very few fans pin WCW's demise on Scott Steiner because unlike Hogan and Nash, Steiner was perceived as someone who wanted a bigger salary, wanted to be treated like a top star and wanted to be in a wrestling company that was a winning team, but rarely he seemed to shut up and play ball.
Many people think he did a lot of wrong through feuding with Ric Flair, Bill Watts, Vince McMahon, J.J. Dillon, Diamond Dallas Page, Kimberly, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stephanie McMahon, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and maybe Chris Jericho. Some prime examples of Scott becoming gradually resentful are losing to Ric Flair in early 1991 back when Scott could still wrestle in the ring, and doing unauthorized shoot promos on Ric Flair, DDP and Kimberly. Scott even got arrested for terroristic threats in 1998 (early on in his Big Poppa Pump era phase) for running over a construction worker going through a closed road.
Early on, many people liked Scott Steiner better when he was just plain ol' Scotty Steiner aka Rick's Little Brother. Rick on the other hand is universally praised in the wrestling business as a great guy because although Rick can be a bully, most of Rick's instances of bullying was the 1980s/early 1990s, so Rick actually mellowed a bit when Scott's attitude changed for the worse in the late 1990s/early 2000s. It wasn't until Scott got married in 2000 (off-screen) and had kids that he too started to mellow, just not as much as Rick though, since Scott still had plenty of mileage left with his Big Poppa Pump gimmick. Because of his history of back injuries, Scott Steiner couldn't play any other gimmick besides Big Poppa Pump because he can't come off as anything but a temperamental bad seed and a locker room/backstage cancer who can't work with anyone except for Rick, Nash, Hall, Luger, Bagwell and even Bret & Savage, so that's why Scott flamed out too soon after his failed WWE run. Hogan and Flair wrestled in their 50s still as good as ever, but Scott in his 40s got worse because he lacked the longevity needed to keep on Hogan's and Flair's level of staying power. Fans stated that Scott Steiner had the whole package of wrestling ability, gimmick, mic skills/promos, charisma, longevity, looks and real world toughness at one point in his career, but he had the wrong motivation, as easy money, injuries and heavy steroid use changed his career trajectory from a early 90s "World Champion of the Future" to a late '90s/early 2000s one-trick pony who can't wrestle anymore to justify even getting away with excessive unauthorized shoot promos.
Maybe the Big Poppa Pump gimmick only made sense in the context of the Monday Night Wars, Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression eras, but mostly the shine is more highlighted on the Attitude Era. There was once a rumor that Scott Steiner as Big Poppa Pump was rumored to have been returning to the WWF in late 1998, in line to have compelling feuds with Steve Austin, The Rock and Triple H; even though Scott wouldn't be allowed to go over them. The main event style short matches would've benefitted Scott's health and made a better effort to hide his poor workrate than his actual 2000s WWE run since Scott did NOT put on too much muscle and suffered from permanent drop foot just yet.
I don't know why people think Scott Steiner is a bad seed to the wrestling industry, despite his College Wrestling achievements as an amateur wrestler for Michigan with his brother Rick. But then again, maybe Scott Steiner had a shitty childhood. This guy needs a wrestling documentary about his entire lifetime by the time he's gone from the face of the earth, so we can get a full detail of Scott Steiner's lifetime, early childhood and his wrestling career plus his running a Shoney's restaurant in his old WCW stomping grounds in the state of Georgia. Maybe that would explain a lot of his rather controversial lifestyle.
NOTE: "I felt inspired to do a similar post that's done by RIPbossman, except his is about Hulk Hogan and mine will be about Scott Steiner, both as a wrestler and an overall human being. I personally think Scott Steiner does need a wrestling documentary so many wrestling fans can get a proper insight on why Scott Steiner grew up but in his later years turned out to be acting the way he does now. That definitely would explain a lot of Scott Steiner's rather controversial behavior issues, even though many fans like him for his straight shooting ways. He's not two-faced like Flair, Hogan and even Shane Douglas, he always leans one way in his backstage interviews. I don't think I can hold Scott Steiner to the same standards as Hulk Hogan. Many wrestling companies expect Hogan and Flair to be awesome role models to many fans as wrestling's top star, but they don't expect Scott to do the same leeway as Hogan and Flair do. Scott probably seems to be more of a private person like Brock Lesnar, except Scott's far more expressive in person and he is never afraid to speak his own mind. Lesnar on the other hand is a quiet private person and family man who understandably doesn't want to interact with the fans for autographs, hence why he lived in Minnesota and later Saskatchewan, Canada to get away from the fans. Too many fans keep expecting more and more from wrestlers, the same manner they do celebrities."
Many people think he did a lot of wrong through feuding with Ric Flair, Bill Watts, Vince McMahon, J.J. Dillon, Diamond Dallas Page, Kimberly, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stephanie McMahon, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and maybe Chris Jericho. Some prime examples of Scott becoming gradually resentful are losing to Ric Flair in early 1991 back when Scott could still wrestle in the ring, and doing unauthorized shoot promos on Ric Flair, DDP and Kimberly. Scott even got arrested for terroristic threats in 1998 (early on in his Big Poppa Pump era phase) for running over a construction worker going through a closed road.
Early on, many people liked Scott Steiner better when he was just plain ol' Scotty Steiner aka Rick's Little Brother. Rick on the other hand is universally praised in the wrestling business as a great guy because although Rick can be a bully, most of Rick's instances of bullying was the 1980s/early 1990s, so Rick actually mellowed a bit when Scott's attitude changed for the worse in the late 1990s/early 2000s. It wasn't until Scott got married in 2000 (off-screen) and had kids that he too started to mellow, just not as much as Rick though, since Scott still had plenty of mileage left with his Big Poppa Pump gimmick. Because of his history of back injuries, Scott Steiner couldn't play any other gimmick besides Big Poppa Pump because he can't come off as anything but a temperamental bad seed and a locker room/backstage cancer who can't work with anyone except for Rick, Nash, Hall, Luger, Bagwell and even Bret & Savage, so that's why Scott flamed out too soon after his failed WWE run. Hogan and Flair wrestled in their 50s still as good as ever, but Scott in his 40s got worse because he lacked the longevity needed to keep on Hogan's and Flair's level of staying power. Fans stated that Scott Steiner had the whole package of wrestling ability, gimmick, mic skills/promos, charisma, longevity, looks and real world toughness at one point in his career, but he had the wrong motivation, as easy money, injuries and heavy steroid use changed his career trajectory from a early 90s "World Champion of the Future" to a late '90s/early 2000s one-trick pony who can't wrestle anymore to justify even getting away with excessive unauthorized shoot promos.
Maybe the Big Poppa Pump gimmick only made sense in the context of the Monday Night Wars, Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression eras, but mostly the shine is more highlighted on the Attitude Era. There was once a rumor that Scott Steiner as Big Poppa Pump was rumored to have been returning to the WWF in late 1998, in line to have compelling feuds with Steve Austin, The Rock and Triple H; even though Scott wouldn't be allowed to go over them. The main event style short matches would've benefitted Scott's health and made a better effort to hide his poor workrate than his actual 2000s WWE run since Scott did NOT put on too much muscle and suffered from permanent drop foot just yet.
I don't know why people think Scott Steiner is a bad seed to the wrestling industry, despite his College Wrestling achievements as an amateur wrestler for Michigan with his brother Rick. But then again, maybe Scott Steiner had a shitty childhood. This guy needs a wrestling documentary about his entire lifetime by the time he's gone from the face of the earth, so we can get a full detail of Scott Steiner's lifetime, early childhood and his wrestling career plus his running a Shoney's restaurant in his old WCW stomping grounds in the state of Georgia. Maybe that would explain a lot of his rather controversial lifestyle.
NOTE: "I felt inspired to do a similar post that's done by RIPbossman, except his is about Hulk Hogan and mine will be about Scott Steiner, both as a wrestler and an overall human being. I personally think Scott Steiner does need a wrestling documentary so many wrestling fans can get a proper insight on why Scott Steiner grew up but in his later years turned out to be acting the way he does now. That definitely would explain a lot of Scott Steiner's rather controversial behavior issues, even though many fans like him for his straight shooting ways. He's not two-faced like Flair, Hogan and even Shane Douglas, he always leans one way in his backstage interviews. I don't think I can hold Scott Steiner to the same standards as Hulk Hogan. Many wrestling companies expect Hogan and Flair to be awesome role models to many fans as wrestling's top star, but they don't expect Scott to do the same leeway as Hogan and Flair do. Scott probably seems to be more of a private person like Brock Lesnar, except Scott's far more expressive in person and he is never afraid to speak his own mind. Lesnar on the other hand is a quiet private person and family man who understandably doesn't want to interact with the fans for autographs, hence why he lived in Minnesota and later Saskatchewan, Canada to get away from the fans. Too many fans keep expecting more and more from wrestlers, the same manner they do celebrities."
