As we wind down 2017, we will be looking back at the 20 best (and worst) moments of the year in the wrestling world. Number 20 is the EPIC teleconference from the legend Scott Steiner.
To promote Impact Wrestling’s big annual PPV, Slammiversary returned icon Scott Steiner held a press teleconference with the wrestling media. What followed was classic Scott Steiner takes and opinions. Per usual, The Big Bad Booty Daddy didn’t hold anything back and was more than willing to bury past opponents and employers. Steiner was asked a wide variety of questions, and he answered with his classic gusto.
His thoughts on being left on hold while the press conference waited to start:
.@ScottSteiner is PISSED! He had to wait on hold for ten minutes. He just chewed out @IMPACTWRESTLING's PR guy to kick off the call.
— Nick Hausman (@Nick_Hausman) June 28, 2017
Scott Steiner losing it on the media call for having to wait 10 mins to get on @WrestlingInc
— Raj Giri (@TheRajGiri) June 28, 2017
Asked about entering the WWE Hall of Fame:
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/880130787693084672
How he feels about former TNA owner Dixie Carter:
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/880129203961683972
Covering Scott Steiner conference call. Dixie Carter is not one of his favorite people.
— Mike Johnson (@MikePWInsider) June 28, 2017
His most Memorable Match:
Steiner on his greatest match: "Wrestling in front of 193,000 people in North Korea was pretty memorable."
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
On Waffle House and Shoney’s:
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/880127621366857728
On Hulk Hogan:
Steiner on Hogan: “The guy is racist. Google when he’s on the stand with his stupid-ass bandana. Then he talks about the size of his penis.”
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
On Political Correctness:
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/880136636318613504
On The Undertaker:
Steiner on Undertaker: "I've known Mark a long time and have always got along with him. He's great."
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
What he thinks of current wrestlers in WWE:
Steiner favorite tag teams: “I don’t watch a lot of wrestling now, it’s hard to watch. But I like the Usos, I wrestled their dad & uncles.”
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
Steiner said he’s also a fan of Bray Wyatt, and he used to mess around with him when he was a kid. “To watch him now, he’s awesome.”
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
His thoughts on a controversial pizza topping:
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/880128533053423617
And On Triple H:
Steiner on HHH: “To my face, he’s great. … That punk ass set up (their RR match). We practiced that match. He sabotaged me.”
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
Steiner: “(HHH) did what he did, and then he tried to dog me for it. He’s nothing but a punk-ass nothing."
— Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) June 28, 2017
Here is full audio of the press conference:
Scott Steiner is a treasure to the wrestling world. He’s an icon for what he’s said out of the ring just as much as he is one for what he’s done in the ring.
Just check out this video, Scott Steiner is funny, obscene, over-the-top. Everything that makes wrestling a spectacle.
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