I find it absolutely insane that a guy who has no real talent in the ring other than a sloppy Hurricarana has so much to say about everyone else in the business who could work a match. Hogan doesn't wrestle, and arguably Flair's matches were predictable, but he could make someone else look good. I think big poppa pump needs to look inward. He wasn't respected because he didn't have half the talent of his brother. He wasn't respected because as a singles wrestler, he never worked at anything truly above mid-card. When you've been in the business 36 years, then you can dog on Flair, and if and when he can learn to construct full sentences that don't sound worse than my sixth grader, then you can dog on Hunter. Until then, I suggest Scott Steiner shut his pie-hole, because really... Scott - honestly, outside of your matches with Doom with your brother back in the late 80s early 90s, you've never had a great match, because you're not a great wrestler. That;s ok. Man's got to know his limitations... and yours are very real. You're a good mid-card wrestler, but your not even close to main event talent as a single, back then or now.

If this guy wrestled as well as he winges and complains about other people, he'd be the main event draw for the next 20 years
Rob

Kevin , myself being a longtime Steiner fan I appreciate the follow - up . Too bad we can't have weekly Steiner installments ! Holla' if ya hear me !

I believe Steiner to some extent but not fully, some things he said (eg. HBK & Hogan) seemed a bit made-up to me. And, all the good comments about Kurt Angle seem to come out for the sole reason that Kurt jumped from WWE to TNA

You could probably do a million interviews with Scott Steiner, and I'd read every one of them word for word.

Not sure how much of it is entirely true, but it's entertaining as hell.

I admire Steiner for speaking his mind...he has seen a lot in his wrestling life and is entitled to his opinion. Maybe he does have some sour grapes, maybe what he says is true. We only have his word for it. Unfortunately business is business... you have to screw some people to get ahead in it. In Triple H's case, it was quite literal!

Though given his comments on Flair about Andre The Giant and indeed what he said to Sting, would he still have the same opinion of his pal Hogan, given what has recently transpired with him?

Great interview. Enjoy this kind of stuff.

WOW, I've never been a steiner fan until now. Great interview.

Stiener is such an jerk. There is a reason why he was never anything but a glorified mid-card player. There was a lot more to Triple H's career between the pig slop match and his relationship with Stephanie McMahon, that's fact. So what if Flair, H and Micheals didn't fit his pathetic ideals. He only seems to have respect for people that made him money or fit his concept of a thug. The steroids have definitely taken their toll on this idiots mind. Stay in the minors Scott, it's where you always belonged anyway.

Scott Steiner is GOD, he tells it like it is. While Flair may have been a better "wrestler" Hogan by far surpassed Flair in putting "butts in seats''. U need to keep bringing this guy back, he is money.

Steiner is just an idiot.

Ric Flair will always be a legend. Steiner will always be a footnote.

Steiner can't come up with a reason for why the entire WWE roster was crying at Flair's HOF speech. Big Show might cry easily, but why were guys like Stone Cold, Cena, and Edge also crying their eyes out? You see its because Ric Flair has something Scott Steiner will never have- the respect of his peers.

Nobody sacrificed and made their opponents looks better in the ring then Flair. He probably lost more times then he won,

He became NWA champion all those times, not because of backstage politics, but because the regional promoters kept voting him the champ, because Flair was the man who could put people in the seats consistently.

The thing about Wahoo McDaniel is a straight up lie. Those two loved each other. Thats why Wahoo was the first person there when Flair came out of a coma in 1975 after his plane crash in Virginia.

Flair didn't mess with backstage politics in WCW like the NWO morons did. If he had so much stroke backstage, why did Flair allow himself to lose to people like Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff?

Someone should also tell Steiner that he doesn't have to keep kissing Hogan's butt, its not 1998 anymore.

Ric Flair was such a better worker then Hogan, its not even funny. Hogan was selfish jerk who cared about himself more then the business.
Why else did Hogan force Orton and HBK to job to him in his last two WWE matches? Flair would have never done that he would have willingly
put those two guys over.

Also Steiner's boy Hogan would have never came to WCW if it wasn't for Flair going out of his way to convince him to come.

I'm sorry to go on so long, but Scott Steiner needs to be put in his place about Ric Flair. Everything he says is wrong.

Seriously, you guys should pitch your own reality TV show right now call it "Kev and Scott." Will he strangle a fan because 'that's what heels do"? Will he holla at his skanks? Will he separate a muscle walking down flight of stairs? Tune in.

Scott Steiner is a fool, i can see that from all the way over here in London. He might be right about it being weird that Flair loves being champ so much (if the Sting story is true) but whatever he says, fans love Flair so he still is a massive draw. To say otherwise is ignoring the facts. When RAW came to the O2 in London recently and Jericho came out to Flair’s music the whole place went frickin’ crazy at the prospect of Flair showing up, one of the best reactions all night.

The fact that he respects Hogan over Flair says a lot I think. As much as Hogan was a phenomenon he really can’t wrestle very well at all. He works the crowd, goes through the motions and gets huge reactions but he can’t actually properly wrestle. Ignoring his freaky personal life (seriously, what is wrong with the Hogans?) I would think that Hogan would be the standout icon for fans but Flair would be the stand out icon for wrestlers. Even if it is just because of the sheer longevity of his career. How can that not merit some respect?

And saying HHH only got big after Steph is crap. He was in DX when he was with Chyna and that was the start of him getting big, I’m not saying it hasn’t helped that he is Vince’s son in law but you can’t say he cant wrestle…or handle a mic…or draw a crowd. Steiner seems to think they just give Flair & HHH the belts…and then the fans hate it. The fact is that they both are amazing at building up to a championship and then holding it as heel or face. They are both top workers and the fans love them. They make great champs. Simple as that.

I don’t doubt for one minute that Flair has screwed people over in his career, and it’s no secret his booking is messy to say the least, but I think in his later years…his WWE years, he had no choice but to buckle under and go with the flow because there was no alternative, no other promotions to go to. He finished his career with style and class.
From the sounds of things everyone was pretty cut throat in the territory system, they had to be. So to pick him out as a cut throat is dumb. He was just smart, siding with people that could advance his career and keep him in the top spot for so long. Whats wrong with that? Championships = top spot at shows = more money. So why the heck wouldn’t you want to be champion.

If you ask me Steiner seems to be the one who is obsessed with titles, he never stops talking about them. I’m sure Freud would have something to say about that.

Oh, and I can tell you who I respect more just by comparing the physique of Flair and Steiner. Genetic freak? No. Juicer? Make your own mind up.

I think this interview proves that Scott Steiner likes to talk a lot more than he likes to think.

Seriously? He trashes Flair, Shawn, and Trips, but sings the praises of Hogan? Clearly, Steiner is living under some sort of delusional train wreck.

I'm not saying that Flair, Trips, or even Shawn are bastions of humility or what have you, but Hogan continues to prove that his morals are questionable at best, he feels the same sense of entitlement that created his backstage politics in the first place, and is generally not a good person.

Angle is an Olympic Champion, and that's awesome. I don't argue that he deserves a great deal of respect for that accomplishment. Personally, I continue to be concerned about Angle's physical health. The man constantly tends to put his physical well-being aside to maintain his spot in the ring. I like watching Angle; I don't want to see him severely injured beyond repair. (That was mostly off topic, I know.) Back to where I was intending to go with this, I do respect Angle for his accomplishments. I am not, however, inspired by him as a person. Conversely, I respect Shawn Michaels and am inspired by the journey he's taken to becoming a better person.

Oh, and his comments about the Hogan/Trips match? Hogan put effort in for guys he felt like it. That did not include Trips. Hell, Shawn had to carry Hogan to a decent match. And, despite the fact that Rock wasn't the most technically skilled of wrestlers, even he had to carry Hogan.

Thinking about accomplishments, however, in Steiner's view, how can he not respect the career of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, or Ric Flair? Fact of the matter is that no man has more MOTY awards that Shawn Michaels. WIth a record 8 awards, his closest competition is Bruno Sammartino, who has 5. Both Trips and Shawn carried the WWE on their backs in difficult times, and Flair and Shawn are widely regarded as two of the greatest workers of all time.

In my opinion, there are two separate categories for the greatest of all time. The wrestlers that draw the money (Austin, Rock, Hogan, Triple H etc.) and the wrestlers that are spectacular in the ring (Shawn, Flair, Sammartino, etc.).

Funny how no one regards Steiner in either of those categories.

Steiner = Gold Mine

if a guy has creative control written into his contract, that isn't a case of extreme backstage politics? Hogan's politics (along with Kevin Nash) helped to bring about the end of WCW. Or is Steiner going to somehow find a way to blame Flair for that one too? The only difference between the aceeptablity of Flair and Hogan's use of influence is that Steiner hated Flair and liked Hogan.

He has many good points. Triple H has had a lot of terrible main event matches. If he weren't booking them, he wouldn't be in them.

And it's not like we haven't heard this stuff about Flair and Michaels already. Anyone who watched Wrestling with Shadows knows full well that Shawn Michaels was a coward. Didn't JR just call the young Shawn a turd a few weeks ago?

Stiner you are a piece of garbage we have seen you night in and night out and you are nothing but a freak and to bash on the godfathers past and present is just a publicity stunt. you dont deserve to lace up your boots in the same arena much less the same locker room as these men. you will never amount to anything remotely considered great in comparison to these men. sorry stiner you suck worse than disco inferno.

Best interview yet! Nobody shoots like steiner, nobody! You should turn this in to a regular deal. Maybe a monthly interview?

Wow. I'm still buying Flair's farewell triple DVD set, but I do see him in another light. Is he BSing? I don't know, but I know what I like about wrestling.

Awesome. Steiner is one of the true greats. PLEASE get more interviews with him in the future

totally right about it.triple h is an awesome athelete but not the greatest just pumped up.i am into wrestling and i am only 21.i have something in common with the hulk i don't do people like a dog is done.hulk hogan is awesome for he treats everyone right not like trash.that is what is so great about hulk hogan.

Say what you want about Flair, HHH and HBK, at least they don't run to every media outlet that expresses an interest in them and talk smack on everyone who ever irritated them.

What has Scott done lately in the wrestling business? Moved to TNA, who only can get WWE's sloppy seconds. If he has such a problem with Triple H, there is a place to settle such disputes. It's in the ring.

u gotta love steiner he ses it how itis

Most of these fans upset at Steiner fail to realize that he is right based on his view. You tell on screen who has the power in WWE, yeah WCW sucked but hey Steiner admitted that. Scott Steiner will be remembered as Tag Team Great, I grew up in wrestling, I knew what a kayfabe was at 8 yrs old. People wrestling is a business and like any business it is cut throat, what we see on TV is not what is real, look at Triple H doing those Make a wish, his smiles looked forced. I have met Jean Paul in person he's not a someone i would trust. So case in point, lay off Steiner.

Wow...I know sometimes you gotta take a wrestler's interview with a grain of salt but man, I sure enjoyed this one!

Probably the best quote in this whole interview: "Would you rather be a 16-time world champion like Flair or would you rather be like Bruno, who had a 10-year run like he had and always sold out Madison Square Garden?"

"Great" gets thrown around a LOT in wrestling these days, and to me that says Steiner still knows the proper definition of the word.

i was one of those people calling him jelous. now i agree with him on some issues as far as hogan being a man about it and flair being two faced. from what ive heard and read anyway. In that buisness you do what u have to do to get ahead and stay on top. Now i think hes a little harsh though. hes making triple h, hbk, and flair look like they have no talent what so ever. how could so many people be wrong about those three. You wouldnt find many that would say those comments. You cant tell me he wouldnt have wanted the career that they had. everyone in wrestling wants to be the best and the main event. hes mad cause his reign on top was very limited do to his mic. skills and sloppy performance in the ring. he had an amazing body as far as build went. thats it though!! i mean common, your telling me your not going to give three of the biggest superstars wrestling has ever seen any props for anything they did in there caeer? Now i think he should get out of denial and admitt there great wrestlers but on a profesional level he doesnt like them. hes the jose canseco of wrestling! just looking for drama

HAHAHA! Will Steiner ever stop blaming everyone else for his inability to be succesful? He says he didn't want to be world champion? yeah right! what a liar. They did not want him to be world champion. When he was champ it was horrible. The only thing steiner ever drew was a YAWN! Hogan is worthless and all Angle talks about is being an olympic gold medalist. It was 12 years ago get over it! Steiner is the only active wrestler that has already been forgotten. No one cares about him. Whenever he is on everyone reaches for the remote. He is just upset because he can't be Shawn or Triple H and they are absolutely havds down better than him and he knows it.

This guy has lost his mind!!!! I'm sorry he is stuck in the MINOR LEAUGE'S of Professional Wrestling at his AGE,That's on him. Ric put his time in and I may add he did it 5-7 nights a week and did it 60 minutes plus a night he didn't wrestle for 5-10 minutes 1-2 times a week like old HGH Man Scott S. He comes off as a Loser in this interview. I mean really, Isn't it all about how you treat the business once your in it ???? That kinda makes me understand why he is a TNA Legend ( LOL ). Please Vinny Mac give him one more shot and let Randy Orton Kill another Legend in his own mind. I have to say I did like the guy till this interview. Sad just Sad. Sound's like he is friends with a Sheik we all know who loves to talk crap about others in the business. Why would you talk so negitive about a man that I believe made wrestling what it is today. I would rather Style and Profile any day of the week then to eat my Vitamins. Kevin Can we get a Poll started here, Ric Flair Vs Hulk Hogan. Let's see who the fans like better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baron

now while I enjoyed the interview, I agree with a few of the others...

Steiner is jealous... plain and simple.
He won't be remembered nearly as much as the three he lays into here.

While I am an admitted Flair lifer and HBK enthusiast, I can see where he had some merit in the Triple H area. Triple H did what it took for him to be where he is, politics or not. Although I have to wonder, had Steph had eyes for "Big Poppa Dump" instead, he might be the champ with the spinner belt right now... probably wouldn't be too jealous then.

Flair had won tag titles and few mid card belts by 1976, so he accomplished what Steiner has done in his entire career, in 4 or so years.

Steiner is simply jealous that he isn't the 16 time champ, or will never have an entire legion of people live for every move he makes, or as many as that stump of a foot will let him...

I always enjoyed the Steiners in WWE, but what drives me nuts is WWE couldn't show the match the night you beat Money INC for the titles. I'd be curious how it felt winning the tag titles.

Notice that all of Steiner's gripes aren't his own gripes, but the gripes of other people he's known? That alone says a lot about the caliber of person Steiner is.

I'm sure HHH, Michaels and Flair are no saints, but unless Steiner can give personal examples of how he was personally wronged by these men, and not someone else's stories, I'm going to file this under J for Jealousy.

Hogan vs Flair? Well let's face it, Hogan probably main evented more big houses then Flair, Hogan did have his own TV shows (remember Rock N Wrestling?) Hogan was a guest on The TOnight Show, Saturday Night Live and The A Team, so he was certainly the bigger national star. But had Vince Mcmahon not been pulling the strings, had Hogan stayed with Verne Gagne would the same things be said? Obviously not.
Someone else made this point, Flair wasn't World Champion because his friends or even just one hard nosed promoter said "he ought to be the champion" he was champion because several greedy, penny pinching promoters that wanted to draw the biggest houses possible voted him to be champion because they knew he could deliver.
What the (heck) has Scott Steiner EVER delivered? Horrible, unentertaining matches and moments.
There was a period of time in the early 90's when I feld Scott was going to be a big star because he seemed to be GREAT. Looking back on it, who was he in the ring with? Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and THEY are the reason this mullet headed steroid freak looked good.
All I know is that as a fan I never ONCE said "Ohh I have to buy a ticket, SCOTT STEINER is going to be there" or "OOOOH SCOTT STEINER is going to be on TV tonight I have to watch that"
Holla if ya hear me!!

I like how all the marks come out to bury steiner and stick up for flair,michaels and hunter. Steiner never said flair wasn't a great worker, he just said he wasn't drawing money and he was using his friends to keep himself on top. Guys the wrestling business isn't about matches or workrate it's about making money. All those"great triple h and hbk moments you guys talk about are manufactured by the wwe writing staff. Hunter was riding the coattails of the outsiders and hbk in 1995-1997 and was only moved into a top slot beacause there wasn't anybody else at the time. then in 1999 when he becomes a mainevent player hes having sex with stephanie. HBK is a just a jerk, plain and simple. the only guys that like him are hall-nash-hunter-waltman. Mostly because they are all jerks lol. Steiner doesnt come off as jealous at all he's just speaking his mind and afater all who would know better than him? He was there! Flair buried bret hart and mankind in his book but nobody came to their defense. As for steiners career being nothing compared to flair or hunter? well yea he was always a midcard guy, and a tag team guy. He didnt have a bunch of friends in the back booking for hun nor did he have the ear and the daughter of the promoter. He just did his best every night, i mean the dudes career spans 3 decades in every promotion around the world. The world needs more steiner interviews!

Easy guys. Steiner has had a great career, and so did Flair. Guys try to tell it like it is, but it ends up being the way they see it. Not that he isn't right, but we'll never know either way.

Scott Steiner is one of the best wrestlers of all time. Who's to say he isn't telling the truth?

If you don't want to beleive what he's saying because it blemishes the reputation of your favourite wrestler - that's pretty sad.

I applaud Scott Steiner for having the testicular fortitude to tell it like it is.

Hogan over Flair any day of the week!!

Thank god for people like Steiner...could you imagine if everyone was a kissass and didn't speak their mind...and for all you people that say he was or is a mid-carder? c'mon now,he is a pure athlete,who one on one would eliminate HHH,HBK,and Flair,and i am a big fan of all of theirs,esp. Flair n HBK,beings i am from Minnesota...but to bash on Scott because he says how he feels and how he saw it from inside the bussiness,is like a fisherman,trying to tell NASA how to fly to outter space!!! He was there and he knows,and that is his opinions,but he backs it up with alot of names and dates!! He should also say how much Cena sucks!!...The best Scott Stiener shoot,was on nitro when he called Flair out,and told him he had more loose skin than a sharpae puppy,and he should have saved some of his money form his limo riding and jet flying and fix his crooked yellow teeTH!!!!!

Scott Steiner You Are The Man

Wow, pretty ridiculous yet very entertaining. All I can say is that in all the years I have attended wrestling events and there have been a lot of events attended, I can remember a whole lot of "Wooo"-ing going on before and after the doors opened but I don't recall a single "Holla if ya hear me" chant going on. I'm not saying the guy is wrong or that he is bitter, he is his own man and he knows the truth of it all better than any of us. What I am saying is this. Steiner can say all he wants about these three individuals, but wrestling fans are not stupid. We know what we like and we know who and what we want to see. Scott Steiner is not very high on my list and from a lot, not all, but a lot of fans that I know, he is not very high on their list either. We care more about what happens in that arena we are at and when the camera rolls when we are watching at home and less about your personal stories about the individuals. Truth be told, Flair was far more entertaining at WM 24 than Joe or Kurt could ever make Steiner look.

scott steiner is an idiot. ric flair to this day can still out wrestle steiner. i guess he forgot about all the crap hogan did in wcw. why is it when flair left wcw fans would chant his name show after show until he came back.
i'm not wasting no more time on this jackass, somebody give scott his bottle back. oh yeah scott dont forget to stop by the gas station and air up , bud!

WHAT AN IDIOT!!!
Steiner, please go ahead making your few thousand dollars a year and spending it on your steriods because your lumps is all you have. After reading this it is obvious the one in your head is the biggest of all. You can say what you want but you are NOTHING and will always be NOTHING. Maybe one day you can go to Charlotte and borrow money from the man that made wrestling> THE NATURE BOY----WHOA!!!!!!!!!!

Great Interview! I totally agree with Steiner. Hogan is the man and deserves respect while Michaels, HHH, and Flair all backstab. At least Hogan did it to your face. Preach on Big Poppa Pump!

I love Scott Steiner . I think he's gone under appreciated for much of his career . Many of the nay -sayers may not have seen the young Scott Steiner when he was actually a good technical wrestler . Age and injuries will take their toll . I remember the mullet he used to sport as a babyface and then the infancy of Big Poppa Pump when he called himself "White Thunder " . Kevin , would a weekly Steiner interview be asking too much ? Or well , anybody willing to talk smack about HBK & HHH :)

Everthing Steiner says is true. With drawing and the type of people they are. I met Steiner and he was such a great bloke, Ric Flair wouldnt give me the time of day. Flair' a terrible wrestler anyway, he is worse than a bad smell. Bret Harts the greatest wrestler of all time, Hogan's the biggest name and Austin's my favourite. Big Poppa though is awesome, always liked him, and he can wrestle also.

Well, well, listen to Scott Steiner! At least HHH got what he was after. What's wrong with banging the boss's daughter? At least HHH has (guts). Oh, you didn't know? Scotty boy coun't even get a date with GoldDust. I agree that Scott Steiner shut his pie-hole, because really... Scott - honestly, outside of your matches never had a great match, because you're not a great wrestler. That;s ok. Man's got to know his limitations... and yours are very real. You're a good sub mid-card wrestler at best. but your not even close to main event talent as a single, back then or now for sure. HHH, and HBK will alawys draw a crowd, Scott, what a winier.

steiner needs his own blog i would read it every week. he is right about vince screwing wcw guys. very few of them ended up with the belt after the wcw buyout except for rey jr and king booker goldberg and eddie guerrero i dont blame sting for not wanting to be a part of wwe they would end up jobing in him out

Stiener is not a great wrestler to begin with, why do you think that his last world title match they put angle in as well? and when angle was injured they STILL made a triple threat becasue they know that a Joe v Stiener would bore people.

But he did say one truth, that triple h didn't get a start till he married into the family but he has truely prove himself as a great wrestler. HBK is a major draw and Flair is a major legend and Scott knows the bad side of Flair, well Flair has given me an autograh and Hogan has told me to (get lost) so its a matter of opinon on that.

Hey all you Triple H fans, Flair fans and Shawn Michaels fans you guy are just mad someone had the guts to say what have all wanted to say about those three loosers. They are loosers. Neither one of them could hold a candle to Stone Cold, The Rock, Hogan or Bret Heart they just got luckie someone threw them a bone and they sucked on it till it was gone in Flair case and in Shawn Miachels and Triple H's case I don't even wanna say what I really think cause I don't think I have the room for it.

MAN STEINER ROCKS!!! "THERES NO WAY I COULD BE HHH BECAUSE ID NEVER **** CHYNA"

MAN THAT SHOULD BE ON A SHIRT OR SOMETHING...

I want to hear Steiner give us the goods on the biggest underachiever EVER, and that's the Testicle Andrew Martin.

Scott Steiner needs to stop drinking his own Kool-Aid because it seems to be affecting his memory. He goes after Triple H for being with the boss' daughter and completely ignores the fact that he won his first WWF title a full 4 years prior to his marriage to Stephanie McMahon. Never mind that Triple H he had already been a King of the Ring, Intercontinental Champion AND European Champion prior to that. What does Steiner have other than being one-half of one of the greatest tag teams of all time (mostly because of his more talented brother)? A coouple of minor WCW singles' titles and one short WCW title reign once it had no relevance in the wrestling world? Scott Steiner is all mouth and little else.

I must say he is very well spoken, and I personally agree with much of what he is saying.

I disagree with ways he went about things, but I agree with many of his opinions either way.

saying Ric flair is worse then hogan is ubsurd! atleast Ric put guy's over. tell me how you can bring hogan in for 1 match (not even being under contract) and have him beat HBK. give me a break! Hogan is a Whiney baby and so is steiner. i watched steiners matches in WCW and they all sucked! he wrestles at the same level as vince McMahon does. give it up steiner, HBK would whip your steroid eating butt back to the stone age! and one more thing, what was kurt angle's best match in WWE? Vs HBK at wresltemania. Kurt hasnt had a good match since. if he is so good, why is he always hurt? because he just want's to get paid!

I'm not a big Steiner fan, still a lot of what he says seems to ring true for me.

Kevin, I would be interested in your take on Steiner and his strongly held opinions. There are various factors, such as tone of voice, etc., that the readers are not privy to. These factors might affect people's opinions of the situation. Insofar as the content itself is concerned, I say only that I found Steiner's articulation of his feelings to be unnecessarily tactless and stereotypically (for professional wrestling) classless. Also, I find it wrong that anyone, wrestlers or fans, would comment on the veracity of Stephanie McMahon and Triple H's marriage. Absolutely no one knows what goes on inside a relationship beyond those two people and to speculate, particularly in such crass terms, reveals a level of arrogance I would not like to encounter. Moreover, to disparage various people's characters in the way Steiner has indicates to me a person I wouldn't like to watch. It almost makes me want to stop watching TNA .... almost.

Steiner was great back in the day seeing him do the frankensteiner was unbelievable in those days but after his back problems he cannot wrestle worth a dime to this day and he never drew money neither although i do respect that even though he can't wrestle no more he tries to stick around because he loves the business

Flairis the man. Hogan is the showman . HHH and hbk kept the wwe going when most of the stars were hurt or let go.. Steiner was a good wrestler before he got into the roids. Could have made it big if he had less of a high opinion of himself. You have to go with the ones who draw the crowds. Steiner, you dont but your brother still can.

Scott Steiner's promos were such car crashes in the ring, I thought Nick Hogan was driving them.

Holla if you hear me!

To soley blame WCW in the early 1990's not drawing on Ric Flair is ludicrous. The were a number of other factors. WCW was putting on a wretched product and they were run being run in an incompetent manner. If you want to blame WCW not drawing on certain wrestlers than you have to look at others who WCW pushed at that time period besides Flair. Like Sting for example. His first title run in 1990 was a bust. That is why he didn't get a longer title run.After Flair left in 1991 Sting was the top babyface and he wasn't drawing squat. WCW was drawing terrible buyrates and attendance figures at the time.

i was a steiner fan until i read all this. flair was the man, and hes just mad because shawn michaels and triple h are more popular and made it bigger than he ever did

You people sticking up for those wusses Triple h, hbk and flair are fools. Steiners not jealous read is article he put over hogan, the rock, austin, angle, and sammartino. I believe every word he says he didnt make this up he was there! None of us were! The best is the "the rat from raleigh" story. I respect a guy like steiner for speaking his mind I would love for him to meet up with flair, HHH, and hbk in a legit street fight that would be great

For the people sayin he doesnt draw you people are morons. Go to survivor series debut 2002 in madison square garden he got one of the biggest pops in wrestling history.

Scott Steiner had the talent to be a great pro wrestler, draw money and create a fan base that actually paid to see him do his thing. Instead he became a bitter used up steriod hack who NOBODY CARES about.He cant even win the TNA Title. I won't pretend to have inside knowledge of anything that goes on behind the curtain, I do know one thing I paid money to see Ric Flair wrestle, as I have with Hogan, Angle, Sting ,Steamboat, Wahoo, Graham, Savage, Race, Terry and Dory Funk, Backlund, Sammartino, Pedro Morales ......and others. Steiner is not on this list nor should he be.Somebody is not telling the truth. Lets site some references....Stone Cold Steve Austin-" My favorite wrestler of all time is Ric Flair"...he was the punch line for that shoot he did on Flair the old WCW.
Flair has nothing but praise for Wahoo and considers him his biggest influence when he was getting started. I would be curious to see if Steiner has his facts staight on that.Blackjack Mulligan and Flair where partners in a territory for GOD SAKE. As for Sting, please tell Scott that Sting gives Flair credit for MAKING HIS CAREER!!!! Maybe he should talk to his co worker about this subject. BTW if Rick Rude(another steriod hack) was giving him garbage..most people would walk away. Also by the time Bischoff got to WCW...they where trying to bury Flair...and they couldnt no matter how bad the story lines were. Does he have an idea as to why. PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE HIM WRESTLE,WORK THE MIC, BE ON THE SHOW. That what pro wrestling is all about...If nobody cares..your gone. Kevin..please I would like to here from someone else with inside knowlegde regarding some of this stuff. I really think Steiner is on another planet.

I personally enjoyed the interview. I know many people feel that he is just complaining and ranting, but we weren't there, he was. There are a gazillion Flair fans out there, so of course they are gonna hate Scott for his remarks. I myself think HBK is a star athlete and is one of my favorites, but I know his past isn't squeaky clean. People sometimes hate to hear the truth about their heroes. I do respect Flair on many levels, but he has never been one of my favorites. His wrestling style was always boring, was credited more for being the "Dirtiest Player In The Game," rather than actual wrestling skill, and you can't call someone the greatest of all time because he won the belt 16 times. That is the scripted part about wrestling. With the way things are going now, they might be trying to do the same thing with HHH, so if he tops him with 17 title runs before he calls it quits and settles down with his 2 kids, are we gonna call him the greatest? It doesn't take a genius to see how much his career skyrocketed after hooking up with Steph. He knew what he was doing, and he got the job done. Besides, there are countless nasty stories on all three Scott mentioned saturated on the web, so apparently he isn't the only one who sees it that way.

People call Scottie a glorified mid-carder... The real glorified mid-carder is Triple H. Triple H has NEVER drawn money as the top guy on the card. He was in DX, but only because DX feuded with the guys who knew how to draw money... Stone Cold and the Rock. Even when DX was in its prime, Triple H was Shawn's lackey. Triple H is a great wrestler but he's far from a top draw. When he goes into the Hall of Fame, I believe his greatest contribution to date was making Batista not the 20 billion times he wins the belt.

Wow, I can't believe all the comments left in such a short time span. I think there is some legit observations and logic in Steiner's comments, but it does get bogged down by some really whacky comments. I think people are comparing apples to oranges, like saying they don't believe Steiner's comments about Flair & Co's backstabbing, because they made more money than Steiner. Steiner is financially secure and from Flair's book we "know" Flair wasn't/isn't as rich as people think.

I'm not going to take one wrestlers word for how certain wrestlers are etc, however some of what Steiner says about those guys lines up with what other guys have said like Bret, who has made money and has great workrate. Just because Steiner's comments are biased and unrefined, doesn't mean they're totally wrong.

I am confused though about when Steiner and others, say Wrestler X didn't draw a dime during a certain period of time, or whatever. I'm not aware of any objective analysis of all revenues of wrestling companies for the last couple decades, so it's seems foolish Steiner would base his "respect" on those guys who drew a lot of money (don't writers get credit?). Also from Steiner's mentality of drawing = respect, guaranteed, would basically negate any respect, since buyrates etc wouldn't affect how much money your making, merchandising would and I doubt wrestlers know what everyone else is making all the time.

If Steiner would leave out his ricockulous comments people would believe more of what he says, but then his interviews wouldn't nearly as entertaining I guess. :-).

I can see Steiner's points of views. Hogan has always been a draw, even now, TMZ can't keep their hands off the man. Flair has done ALOT, and that includes holding back other wrestlers. HHH is keeping the tradition going, he held back Jericho from winning the title, burning the loud thunder he had gained, and then, mysteriously believed Jeff Hardy was main event material. Shawn Micheals, I hear he's a better man, just some dumb mistakes made at a young age. He puts people over, how many times have you truly seen him squash somebody? I also see people saying Steiner can't wrestle, it's true, but he's quite the innovator. He INVENTED the hurricarana, one of the most beloved moves in pro wrestling history, and though he seems as though he should take a chill pill, I think he's right in shouting his distaste. Most of the smack he talks about are backstage politics. I'm just surprised the man's heart hasn't popped, he looks like he's ready to burst.

Scott Steiner is the man. Everything he said hits the mark. Flair is a piece of trash, Michaels is a wussy and HHH is terrible in the ring.

One thing is for sure, anyone who aspires to have respect for Terry :Hulk Hogan" Bollea, after his actions of the past year and his family, needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

Hogan is revealing his true colors in this ordeal with his son and thanks to the public information laws in Florida you can actually hear him being a bad person to his son.

Steiner is a few injections shy of being the next Chris Benoit, is a well-known stiff in the ring and has was a cheap substitution for Mike Rotundo in the Varsity Club. I felt sorry for Rick having to carry his little brother over the balance of his career.

I don't understand why Scott is saying Ric is so involved in backstage politicking when in the last 7 years in the WWE he has jobbin' most of his matches. He didn't win the WWE or the WHC belt during his last 7 year tenure with the WWE. I think he knows he has to put over the new upcomers and it will be in his expense which is ok to him. He is very much respected in the biz and will always be remembered in the top 5 wrestlers in history. Ric is the man. Scott is coming off like a bitter man. e

I´m sure he´s telling the truth.

Very simply, look at what Steiner keeps refering to. Money. Not work rate. Money. He's goofy for a guy who respects Angle for being an olympic "wrestler."

I know wrestling cause i've been a wrestling fan almost my whole life. Scott
Steiner is one jealous steroid freak.But yeah its true that HHH hes not that talented in the ring,but he is who he is today cause of HBK everyone know that,but Scott when say that Hulk Hogan is the man HELL NO everyone knows that Shawn Michaels is,was and always will be the better wwe wrestler and entertainer in wrestling now,then and forever if you don't believe me just ask Bret " Hart cause he is more famous now then what he ever was WOOOO......thanx to the one & only HBK ................WOOOOO

Man he does come across as bitter no matter what he or his fans say, ok so those 3 have been followed by controversy for backstage antics but at the end of the day when they step into the ring they have all proven that they deserve/d the spots they were in, I mean come on people just look at that 1 hour classic with HBK/Cena, how many wrestlers could have carried Cena to a match like that?

It is funny how he keeps saying bout Trips getting main event status AFTER marrying Steph, would I be completely wrong in suggesting that HHH achieved more in his career than Steiner ever has BEFORE marrying the boss's daughter??

Everyone knows that HHH was the only one punished after the MSG incident with the Kliq, he was buried for a long time but he persevered and grab the opportunities when he got them, Steiner comes across like he would have spat the dummy out and QUIT, rather than trying to prove himself the way Hunter did.

If you do another interview with him Kevin, ask him to respond to the fact that he was never that good in the ring but after he got heavily into the juice and became "Big Poppa Punk/Pump" he can barely walk let alone have a half way decent match..

Think TNA should do whatever they can to pick up the Warrior if only to form a tag team with Steiner, just imagine those technically sound matches not to mention the jaw dropping promos!!

Of all the interviewse I have ever read, this is the most ridiculous. Maybe Flair had friends bbackstage helping him get to the top, but hey, Hogan had complete creative control over himself in WCW. The Rock had to carry him, HBK had to carry him, even Orton had to carry him. Hogan is no idol for anyone, be it his personal character or as an entertainer. At least Flair had good matches and had the respect of his peers, from HBK, Harley Race and HHH to Edge, Big Show, Malenko and Jericho. I dont think Hogan draws respect from people for his constant politicking and bad attitude, does he? And while I agree about HHH literally screwing his way to the top and staying there, I am not so sure if Steiner's right about HBK. Michaels has become a better man ever since 2002, he's put so many ounger guys over and has had a number of good to great matches. All Steiner talks about is the pre-2002 HBK, who as we all know, was a jerk. The same cannot be said of Michaels after his 2002 return. And while I respect Angle's commitment, I fear for his health everytime he steps into the ring, which btw, is why he was released from wwe in the first place. Angle has also proven to be delusional("we are close to beating wwe in ratings") at times. Steiner is bitter he never made it big in any company, and even now that he's in TnA(pun intended), he still isnt in the main event. Go buy yourself more steroids Scott, dont waste your time talking, it only makes me wonder about about your mental condition.

Steiner is such a joke. He comes off as a never made it jerk, and I doubt he'd make any of those claims face to face with anyone, because when push comes to shove he's a total wuss. He's the TNA/Indy version of Batista, a guy that's jacked up on the juice and thinks because of the way his body looks he's a tough-guy, but in a REAL fight against any man he'd get his butt handed to him. I hope someday he's in one of my local bars because I'd love to beat his butt and show him what a real man is all about, I'd even give him the Iron Sheik treatment. Any D-area bar Steiner, I know you're Michigan, so come look for a bouncer by the last name of Wilrok, and I'll cripple your roided up butt just to make a name for myself when I punk you like Zito punked Van Dam. You're a b**** and the whole world will know it sooner than later.

Interesting thoughts, and it's refreshing to hear some truths about some of our 'hero's'.

I'm not saying that Scott is a saint, because from some of the stories I've heard (some in Bret's book) he's been known to be a bully himself, but there's no denying that HBK, Triple H, and Flair have all manipulated their way to where they are.

Don't get me wrong - I respect all 3 as performers, HBK is one of my all time favourites, but the mid 90's michaels is probably remembered more for being an idiot, more so than anybody else at that time.

And as far as Scotts wrestling ability goes - he's not in the best shape of his career, those days are long gone, but I DEFY anybody to go back and look at any of the Steiners Brothers matches from the 90's and say he wasn't one of the best in the world. Period.

Everything has already been said about how much of a jack-ass Scott Steiner is.

Even working with one of the best in the business today, Samoa Joe he still managed somehow to look uninspired and boring.

Oh and what about that time he fell off the apron trying to hit Test? or the botchmania that was his match against HHH?

Stiener is a joker.

Wow, with this interview Steiner truly proved what a bitter and jealous jack*ss he is. But like him or not (i dont like him), his interviews are far less diplomatic and far more entertaining than anybody else's

on the andre the giant biography it says andre was cremated and scattered on his farm in france.

Scott Steiner is a moron,every childish word out of his mouth is a lie.he botched a move in almost every wwe match he had,i member laughing during most of them.he was brought in and put right into a world title match n within weeks had the fans turn on him to cheer triple h.his next storyline was to chase stacy keibler,funnily enough stacy was probly twice the wrestler he ever was!Big poppa pump is a screw up,holla if ya hate him

It's funny, the people who seem to have wholly sided with Steiner seem keen to label anyone who disagrees with his rant as "marks" and yet they themselves are clearly the ones who have bought into the BS the most. You think Steiner is a tough thug telling it like it is? He is a once impressive, now average wrestler at the tail end of his career who is seeking to draw attention to himself by attacking fan favourites.
I feel genuinely sorry for the guy, it can't be easy seeing people you hate succeed, but the way he blabbers to anyone who will listen seems incredibly unprofessional to me. Save it for your biography Steiner, then your fans can get the inside scoop and the rest of us can leave you on the shelf.

WHOEVER SAID THI...Hey all you Triple H fans, Flair fans and Shawn Michaels fans you guy are just mad someone had the guts to say what have all wanted to say about those three loosers. They are loosers. Neither one of them could hold a candle to Stone Cold, The Rock, Hogan or Bret Heart they just got luckie someone threw them a bone and they sucked on it till it was gone in Flair case and in Shawn Miachels and Triple H's case I don't even wanna say what I really think cause I don't think I have the room for it...OBVIOUSLY WATCHES WRESTLING THRU THERE ARSE!SHUT UP

Steiner needs to go back at look at the Flair-Steamboat matches and compare his matches to those. Compare any of Hogan's matches to those. "Flair couldn't draw?" If he couldn't he wouldn't of had the World Title 16 times!

i think you're too hard on triple h &hbk.they both worked hard to get where they are today,and as far as stephanie&triple h goes you can't help who you fall in love with,they both deserve an apogily from you and for ric flair woo!!!!!!!!

I appreciate Steiner's honesty. I thinks it true about HHH because he was crap before messing around with the boss' daughter. And I'm a huge fan of HHH & HBK.

I can't completely agree on with he said about Ric. Sure he was an ass in the past, but you have to some what respect his legacy.

I totally agree on what he said about HBK. Shawn use to walk around like his was the s***, but really was just a little boy deep inside. HBK tries act all so christian and what not trying to revive the Ol' HBK. Everyone knows that when it came to DX, HBK called all the shots.

Finally the only reason Steiner likes Kurt Angle is because his in TNA. I think Kurt full of his self.

Steiner is such a (jerk)....he cant wrestle and i think somebody should give him some more steroids so he can shut up!

OMGZ?! SCoT STEINERZ U R SUCH A NO TALENT JELuSSS R4SSLER!!!!1

I think you guys are taking this way too seriously. You should take it for what it is: an entertaining interview, no more, no less. So what if Steiner doesn't like your favorite wrestler? So what if Steiner isn't a great wrestler? Big deal. It's pretty well known that Steiner tends to stay in character for interviews and as such purposefully makes incendiary remarks. He knows full well what he's doing and I doubt even he believes 100% of what he says. Holding a college degree (something only 27% of all Americans have accomplished), he is certainly not an idiot. He is, however, a fairly accomplished professional wrestler and has been a part of the business for over 20 years. Frankly, I'm a fan of all the wrestlers Steiner bashed, and I enjoyed the hell out of this interview.

I also get along with people who like vanilla ice cream even though my favorite is mint chocolate chip.

You know, I find if funny that people can talk such crap on these guys. This is a cut throat industry and you have to move to the top any way you can. I'm sure Steiner cannot say that he is proud of everything he has done in his career, but the difference between him and the other guys is they won't air his dirty laundry out to the world. There isn't a wrestler from that time that wouldn't have sold his mother down the river for a chance at a title shot.

Regardless, its the PAST. A lot of bad stuff goes down in this industry and surprise, surprise, Vince, Flair, HHH and HBK aren't the only wrestlers in the industry to ever do something controversial to move themselves up in the business.

And I agree with Micah wholeheartedly. Hunter and Stephanie's relationship is NONE of Steiner's business. They are married with a child and another on the way. He did not marry that woman because it would help his career. He married her because he loves her.

And also, why bring up China? How insulting. That's one thing that really bothers me about this interview. As I said previously, say what you want about them, at least they don't run around talking about other wrestler's personal lives to the media. How immature.

Steiner sounds very bitter and jealous in his interviews. I understand the concept of a "shoot", but really, halfway through the interview I was waiting for Ron Simmons to jump up and yell "Damn!"

I have personally talked with Tully Blanchard who was one of Flair's closest confidants and an original member of the Four Horsemen. It sure was strange, but Tully told me the same things about Flair close to ten years ago. Sounds like Steiner knows what he is talking about.

I'm sorry. Did someone say that Scott Steiner is "well spoken"? That person has obviously never heard one of his in-ring promos.

Everyone knows Shawn is a wussy.

Steiner is right about Hunter because without the Cliq and without (sleeping with) Steph, he would not have made it far

I am not going to dwell into the Flair issue as it is too deep.

Regarding Hogan telling everyone that he did not like them is bs because Hogan did everything he could to hold the greatest wrestler of all time down in WCW, BRET HIT MAN HART, and never once said to his face (Like Steiner claims he would do) "Uhh Bret, I am going to have you wrestle Jerry Flynn and Van Hammer in the Mid Card because I want to be on top even though you are the man."

After being an avid wrestling fan for over 30 years, I can certainly agree with the majority of what Scott Steiner said in this "shoot" interview. I base this opinion on what I have been reading about in wrestling scoop newsletters for years and by the other "shoot" videos I have watched. Many of his sentiments have been previously expressed by other former WWF/WWE wrestlers and even current ones, although anonymously. He does come across as being exceedingly disgruntled, but that is what the business does to someone after so many years of dealing with the backstage politics; things that a casual wrestling fan knows absolutely nothing about. He obviously burned his WWE bridge here, completely, because Vince will never bring him back for another run. Although, Vince might now have an incentive to put out a disparaging Scott Steiner dvd, as he did with the "Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior."

#1 Reason WWE is no longer watchable & and fun to watch is becuz of boring losers like HHH, HBK nad Flair
STEINER IS RIGHT!

Steiner back in the day was one of the best young wrestlers coming up in the industry - until his addiction to roids ruined any mobility that he once had. Now he can barely walk down the aisle let alone work a match. So for someone to say that he isn't a good worker is not entirely true - he used to be a very good worker but roids ruined any chance that he had at being a truly great worker.

Is what he is saying true or not - it doesn't really matter - what matters is it is an entertaining read and I would definitely read more interviews from him. And obviously he gets quite a reaction so i would recommend more interviews from Big Poppa Pump.

I believe most of what Steiner says is true, although I do also believe there is some bitterness there... Not that I blame him. BPP has the greatest physique in wrestling history... yet in the WWE, they had him jobbing to the likes of Triple H - who I happen to be a fan of, but truth be told, I don't think could stand toe to toe with on even his best day. Anyone who thinks BPP cannot wrestle needs to go watch some old NWA and WCW matches - the man isn't just muscle, he is an unbelievable wrestler. And yes, he was a main eventer, or are we all forgetting the final days of WCW.... politics have always worked against him for being honest about what he thinks, and for running his mouth... Yet - it is that same quality that has earned him a loyal fanbase, such as myself. BPP is better than most of the guys in the WWE roster, and all of the guys in TNA. I also thank him for praising the single greatest icon in wrestling history, Hulk Hogan. Hulk wasn't much of a wrestler, but anyone who was alive in the 80's, and didn't call himself a Hulkamaniac was in sheer denial. The man could get a crowd behind him no matter what arena or territory they were working. Anyone who was not on their feet during the main events at Wrestlemania 1 - 3 and 6 needed to get their pulse checked. I only regret that he passed the torch to an Imbecile in the Ultimate Warrior, who destroyed himself in more than one way... Anyway - my praise to BPP Scott Steiner - one of the greatest ever....

I think all the dianabol,testosterone and winstrol have finally friend scott steiners brain! what a whiner! everyones got to do what it takes to be at the top! he's just jealous he never accomplished anything big or significant!

Scott Steiner has always been an idiot. I take comfort in the fact that somethings never change. Personal stories and experiences aside, the pharmacological freak sounds ridiculously bitter. I know it is no secret that HHH is all about his spot at the top, and sure HBK self-admittedly acknowledges what a jerk he was. As for Flair, after 30 + years in the bussiness I imagine it would be impossible not to screw someone over at some point.

However to go and sing the praises of Hulk Hogan makes my blood boil. Hulk Hogan the guy who won't job to almost anyone, the guy who was all ready and willing to sell out prowrestling as soon as Hollywood came calling, the guy who only wanted to wrestle (if you could call it that) on PPV's and used his celebrity to keep younger, better WCW talent out of the world title picture completely.
It is complete garbage. Hogan undoubtedly drew money, and had a major impact on the business; but not on the talent. That lockerroom and the guys in it respect Ric Flair. Seven days a week and twice on Sunday says it all.

Steiner is a joke, has been for a long time. Flair is the ultimate wrestling legend, HBK is still the measuring stick in the company, and politics and paranoia aside HHH's in-ring psychology and interviews always strike a nerve.

The only thing's I he said that I can agree with are about Kurt Angle. He took to wrestling like a fish to water. He deserves all the success he's had and more. Stick to being the oldest guy with the least respect in TNA, Scotty.

Blah Blah Blah! Steiner is just a baby. why do you think he went to that second rate show TNA. He couldnt take the WWE. it was to tough for him. so before you go running your fat mouth about real talent, check your stuff. Because the real talent is Triple H, Shawn Michaels and my idol The Nature Boy Ric Flair. WOOO.

THE BIG POPPA PUMP IS YOUR HOOK-UP...HOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME!!! HOW DARE YOU GUYS BASH THE LEGEND HIMSELF.

Scott Steiner really speaks from the heart. The guy really knows what he's saying about Triple H, Flair, and Michaels cause those guys are pushovers

Steiner loves Hogan, hates Flair.

Really, what more do you need to know.

True long-time wrestling fans know the score. Was Flair a bit of a mark for himself? Yeah. A mark for being the champ? Definitely. He's not alone in those qualities in his business. The same has been said about Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, etc.

But Flair could and usually would make anyone look like a million bucks in the ring. Hogan in his prime was slightly more versatile than Andre or the Big Show.

Flair was a wrestler, Hogan was a cartoon character. And where the two men are in lives their lives respectively today tells you a lot.

Scott Steiner also calls himself a "genetic freak" and I think we all know how much credence to give that. If not for his friendship with Jeff Jarrett, Steiner wouldn't even be working, certainly not appearing on national TV, today.

Ric Flair could sell out a decent-sized building tomorrow. These days, Hogan and Steiner together wouldn't come close.

Okay, Ric Flair couldn't draw as world champion. This coming for a man that saw the promotion GO OUT OF BUSINESS when he was World Champion. When a hundred guys say he's the greatest ever versus one who calls him a punk, guess who the people are going to side with.

Hey, maybe Scott should listen to Hulk's phone call with Nick, and then tell us what a great guy Hogan is.

They deserve each other.

I'm not even a fan of HHH, but Big Poppa Dump needs to get his facts straight. HHH didn't lose to HOG in the pig pen match, he won. Rock/Hogan being good had nothing to do with Hogans wrestling ability. The match was actually pretty bad due to Hogan, people were only cheering him for nostalgia purposes. Thus he shouldn't be so surprised that HHH/Hogan was a terrible match, with a dead crowd to boot.

Even Undertaker/Hogan the month after that was awful. I'm surprised Steiner didn't bring that up. Or complain that HHH couldn't carry him when they feuded early of 2003. It's funny to me how some people gripe about how some wrestlers can't carry horrible wrestlers to decent matches.

scott steiner has to be one of the worst workers that has ever stepped foot in the ring with exception of course of Ultimate Warrior and Hogan. That being said Hogan saved this business because he could draw that is the one thing that Steiner got right..if it hadnt been for Hogan and his Vitamins and Prayers...there might not be a WWE today. now as far as Kurt Angle goes...i dont agree with the way he left WWE but he is probly the 2nd most talented worker in the business today next to Shawn Michaels...as far as Ric Flair goes...the dude could work a match with a broom people...Ric is that damn good...Steiner is jus mad because he couldnt draw half of what Ric could and doesnt have half the talent Ric does....Had it not been for guys like Ric, Shawn, and Hogan..this (jerk) wouldnt even have a place in this business.

Some of you are just HHH, HBK, and Flair marks. You guys are spoonfed what to believe from Vince, and tear down anyone with a differeing opinion. And for those making claims as to who said what, how do you know? Where you guys on the road with these guys? I'm amazed at the level of idiocy in some of these comments.

106 comments and counting ! Steiner rules . Bottomhole : Anadrol 50 & Deca - Durabolin probably the choice over Winsrol , Dianabol , or Test .

It's hilarious! No, not Stiener ... the people who post here saying he was no good.

Half of the moves you see from tag teams over the past 15+ years were from The Steiners.

For a guy his size (even back then) , Scott was The Man in the ring.

Vince would be proud to know that his little WWE Lemmings believe everything that his company puts out for them.

Ironically, all the recent talk about how great it is to see a guy like Flair go at his age ... so much so that they "forgive" that his matches are purely "WOO!", chops, and flops ... have either forgotten or never seen an "old school" Flair match: there's NO difference.

Flair is nothing more than a loud mouth Gorgeous George. His ramblings have been praised for so long by the sheep who just nod and agree (and drool) at everything the Gordon Solies, Vince Macmahons, and amazingly overated shill machine Jim Ross have said ... in SCRIPTED dialogues

No worries Scott, some of us remember that you did, indeed, go balls to the wall each and every time in the ring and we appreciate what you did in the ring and for the profession.

To the rest:
"baaaaaaaaaa"

I have no doubt that there is a germ of truth behind what Steiner says about HHH, HBK etc but ultimately it is the ravings of a jealous, jacked up roid freak whose bones will one day crumble. Why does Steiner always have to have a female side kick? Compensation for his undersized testicles? I think Steiner is jealous of Terra Ryzing AKA HHH because Steiner knows he could have been HHH if he had the same amount of brain cells. Like it or not wrestling is a big $$ business and like any business there will always be political players like HHH, Flair, HBK (who at least can still put on a decent match) and Scotts raving are not disimilar from any other workmate whom is an underachiever and does not comprehend how the game of politics within the workplace is played.

This is but a wave in a sea of comments, but you have to hand it to Scott Steiner.
I enjoy every entry on the Ring Posts blog, but the Q&A's with Steiner are real gems. They have given fans a look at the real side of the business, not what people are led to believe based on story lines.
Steiner's words by no means should be taken as Gospel. Clearly he is fond of Hulk Hogan, but I don't doubt for a second that his comments regarding Flair and company have relevance.
Thanks, Kevin.

C'mon Kevin. I know you're an HBK/Flair mark but maybe ask Steiner a little about TNA or something important instead of interrogating him like he's never worked matches or been around those guys.

You know, I hear you brits rating about how great Flair still is, how he can draw a decent crowd while Hogan can´t, that Flair is the icon for the wrestling community...please, Ric Flair couldn´t even improvise in his matches, wether they took place in the 70´s, 80´s, 90´s or 00´s...he´s not worth to lace Bret Hart´s or Curt Hennigs´ boots.

Kevin , you're "riding the wave" with this one aren't you ? Give in Kev , you know deep down that you want to join us Steiner fans. ...... freaks and peaks , 'nuff said .

Scott steiner is the man.I love went he rants.I'm sure some of what he says is absolutley true.

Too many newbies on here who just started watching wrestling a few years ago. It's a miracle Scott's still in the ring with the injuries he's had. In his prime, nobody could touch him and it was a brutal style too.

Loved the interview. Scott has been in the business a long time and deserves his say.

Scott Steiner's Rick Rude story is total B.S.

The timeline doesn't fit at all.

Flair left WCW in July 1991 and debuted in the WWF a month or two later. Rick Rude arrived in WCW in October 1991. When Flair returned to WCW in early 1993 Rude was still there, but Steiner was with the WWF. The only time those three were working for WCW at the same time was when Rude made a surprise return to WCW in 1997(appearing on Raw and Nitro at the same time). By that time WCW was no longer holding tapings at Center Stage in Atlanta.

I never read so many posts with so many WWE fanboys losing their minds. . .This is great!!

Nothing is finer than Scott Steiner shooting on the the ultimate locker room cancer, HHH. He is the new "Tom Zenk," with the exception that Steiner is still active and a legitmate athlete who can fight and kick ass for real. I'm a Flair fan, and I don't mind what he says about Flair.
Like these uptight fanboys don't have someone at school or workplace who kisses butt all the time, but is loved by all who aren't around him all the time?

Oh, and yes fanboys, Kurt Angle (along with Bret Hart) is a better overall worker than the long haired sissies, HHH and HBK.

What a load of garbage i have just read regarding steiners interview. In paticalar HBK what steiner said was true upto 98, he was all the above, but he had to be regarding his size etc. Do you believe if he played nice he would of been allowed to be top dog by the likes of Bret Hart. Since his return in 2002, he has had many great matches, and more often then not has PUT THEM OVER like Kurt Angle at wrestlemania 21. It was Shawn who suggested to lose the match for the sake of the company. So in a nutshell you don't know what your talking about steiner, your living pre- 98

I have been attending pro wrestling matches since the days of the old Baltimore coliseum, on Monroe Street and, I have probably forgotten more about wrestling than most of you bloggers know. Therefore, allow me to leave you with one very important word:

SPELLCHECK!!!

Speaking for myself, I'm not a WWE fanboy. I like TNA and really hope they can make a go at Vince. My main beef with Steiner is that he is one of the last guys who should be throwing stones at HHH, HBK and Ric.

This is a guy who never lived up to his potential and that isn't all due to politics. It's because as the years have gone on he's gotten lazy in the ring and the Big Poppa Pump Gimmick is, was and always will be garbage. The Steiner's were a great team, one of the best. Scott solo...not so much.

Sure you can argue his singles career as a sucess, hell he was WCW Champion. Now think about his championship era. You remember, it was when everybody in the company who was worth a damn (shy of Sting, Booker T, Ric Flair and Mysterio) had jumped ship or just stopped showing up (as was common place at good ol' Dubbya C Dubbya). Remember they had to raid the powerplant and create the (Oh God forgive me mentioning this horrible faction's name)...the Natural Born Thrillers. The rookies who had no experience, name, or other place that would take them. Yea, he was champion then. You might not remember this because YOU PROBABLY STOPPED WATCHING! And you were right to.

Hence Steiner's championship reign=virtual last resort. He was the last guy over there to be given that belt who hadn't already had it. HBK, HHH and Flair 3 of the most sucessful of all time.

Also get off the whole HHH being pushed based on his marriage. If he didn't draw Vince wouldn't tolerate or accept his politicking. And as long as I'm ranting Screw Bret Hart. The only people Bret Hart ever jobbed to without some kind of Screw job angle or controversy were his more talented brother and his brother-in-law. How's that for being a politician?

HHH Shawn Michaels Kevin Nash and Scott Hall where the worst suck ups of all, remember the Screw Brett HArt JOB!!!!

"Hey all you Triple H fans, Flair fans and Shawn Michaels fans you guy are just mad someone had the guts to say what have all wanted to say about those three loosers. They are loosers. Neither one of them could hold a candle to Stone Cold, The Rock, Hogan or Bret Heart they just got luckie someone threw them a bone and they sucked on it till it was gone in Flair case and in Shawn Miachels and Triple H's case I don't even wanna say what I really think cause I don't think I have the room for it."

You can't spell. Who's the loser? I'm not a massive fan of Trips, but Flair and Michaels are legends, hands down. They have accomplished more than anyone ever will, in my personal opinion.

althou i agree for once about triple h, sleeping with vince mcmahon for some "exposure" (w/c in the 1st place he doesnt ever even deserve)

BUT never about Shawn Michaels.. scott stenier says Shawn is coward blah blah blah, why not steiner be the man and tell that to Shawn face to face..

this whole steiner/kurt bashing Shawn Michaels is purely jealousy toward Shawn Michaes success, bitterness cause they are not on Shawn's level, and slanderous in the sense that they make lies towards a very successful person like shawn using his name just to be "noticed" and to gain some attention..

kurt angle bashes shawn recently and now what happened? kurt hurt the [heck] of his neck!! kurt got injured!!! lol now thats what you call a bad karmas!!!

and oh some of you mention althou this is very old literally old bret hart (fyi his 53 yrs. old lmao).. bret bash shawn 11 years ago, now what happened to him?? lol bret is now nowhere to find, jobless, poor, fameless, and no one loves him and he is very old and very wicked(I hope bret get stroke and go straight to hell)!! for damn sake, Shawn kicked his pony ass 11 years ago and never came back to wrestling..

again thats what you call bad karmas!!

Shawn Michaels = very handsome, very hot, very yummy, very rich, very famous, has alot of fans, the greatest wrestler and sports entertainer of all time, shawn's wife is a former nitro girl aka whisper, and blessed with 2 cute little kids and very successful man!!!!

it is clear to me like a crystal clear that this 2 or should i say 3 [bald shemales namely steiner,angle,bret] are just jealous of Shawn Michaels GODLY CHARACTERISTICS!!!

this 3 bald shemales and also for those very few HBK haters should realize that Shawn Michaels is the mirror image of the almighty GOD jesus christ that Shawn Michaels is the man to worship and no other then!!

in closing, i hope this bashing of shawn should stop now [althou you cant please anybody but atleast please state some facts, and not just full of lies], and please you haters including steiner/kurt/bret should stop using Shawn Michaels holy name just for you to be notice and gain some attention..

shame on yourselves!!!

HBK FOREVER no matter what!!!

kristine , what ???

Alright. I'm kind of torn on everything. I like HBK, Flair, and even HHH. Hell, I like Steiner also. The thing that gets me though, are some of these stories.

The one about Shawn and Don Harris sounds suspect to me. Because if u remember on the HBK DVD, Hunter said that after that whole Montreal thing, Ron & Don Harris told HHH & Shawn "We dont know what just happened, but we're on your sides" and walked them through the back.

Now, if the Harris Boys had a problem with Shawn, I doubt they would have done that. If anything, they would've SUSPICIOUS of Shawn's role in that.

Not to mention, Steiner says Don kicked "everyone" out of the room when he supposedly choked Shawn. So all he'd have to GO by is Don's WORD on what happened. And, to MY knowledge, Steiner and the Harris Boys weren't even IN WWE at the same time. So that could be all hearsay/talk.

As for HHH, I do think he tries to hold people down in the back, and takes advantage of his power (which isn't cool) but Hulk Hogan did the SAME THING! So how is Hogan so much better? Don't say "Oh well Hogan is honest about it" because according to Steiner's OWN WORDS, Triple H was honest about it TOO with Kurt Angle. "I think he's too small." So what's the difference?

To me, both Flair AND Steiner had entertaining interviews & characters. I liked both of them in their prime. But right now, Steiner's old, Flair is old, who cares? I like Scotty but it seems like in every interview he feels the need to diss Flair. Then again, if Flair is TRULY as bad as Scott SAYS he is, I guess I can understand WHY.

Wah, wah, wah, blah, blah, blah, wah, wah, wah. . .

I don't think Steiner is lying at all. I do not agree with some of his "opinions", but i think the stories are true.

He doesn't sound bitter. he's not saying Hogan wasn't a jerk. He's just saying Hogan drew alot of money---Hogan DID. So did Austin and Rock and so did Sammartino.

The time Steiner is talking about with Flair, they were drawing 400-1200 people any given night. The WWF was drawing at the same time only a few thousand to about just under 10,000, but that's waaay more than WCW.

WCW at that time were paying the Steiners, Tom Zenk, Brian Pillman, Lex Luger, and Sting alot of money and were going to push them as the "new young stars" But Flair, Ole Anderson, and Dusty Rhodes had all tried to hold them back (except Sting) because they thought the veterans were more important. Does anybody remember when they brought back JYD, Iron Sheik, and Paul Orndorff?

Did anybody on this post read Flair's book? Even Flair unwittingly tells a story about what a jerk he is.

Flair said in his book that he had no power to who to give the belt to, that was only a booking decision. So people should not be mad at him...blah blah.

A few pages later, Flair tells the story when Sting injured his knee climbing up a cage during a match, thus forcing a change from Sting winning belt to booking Luger winning the belt from Flair

Then Flair says something like, "I promised Sting the belt...I didn't want Luger to have it just because Sting got hurt...so I held it until Sting came back from his knee injury" (not an exact quote...but u get it)

So how could Flair "have no power" and then decide who he is losing the belt to? That's where Steiner is coming from.

HHH has no respect from anybody but his friends (maybe). He married the BOSS'S daughter for Godsake! I don't believe HHH would have been a jobber, i think he would have been successful without it. But in the end, NO ONE respects that, especially in wrestling. They didn't respect it when Larry Zbyszko did it and won the AWA Title either. You just don't do that in wrestling. Period. How would anybody feel here if that happened at THEIR job?? In wrestling, we're talking about million's of dollars!

And Shawn Michael's was an evil jerk! Period. Those stories have been told over and over! So what's so shocking? What would make Steiner bitter? Michael's was having sex with Sunny, and then knocking her boyfriend (Chris Candido) on TV! Shawn has been said to be a jerk thousand of times, and even by himself!

I do want to say Flair and Shawn are two of my favorite wrestlers of all time! I grew up with loving Flair, and actually did not like Hogan. I was a Piper, Orndorff, Hennig fan! BUT having said that, i've learned that to be the top guy, u usually have to be pretty evil (with the exception of The Rock and Foley who no one ever seems to say bad things about their conduct). So I seem to be one of the few people who could separate my "mark" side from my rational side.

Ok, this guy seriously need to get a life. Instead of whine about legends like Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair. I'm sure they could take him one on one any day. Get a life!!!

I THINK THE ROIDS HAVE DAMAGED THE BRAIN MORE THAN ANYONE FIRST THOUGHT.

All I hafta say, ROYAL RUMBLE 2003. I've never seen a more pathetic main event in my 20 year history of watching wrestling!! Steiner was gased about 2 minutes into the near 20 minute match. Chop, suplex, repeat...for the entire match. Digusting!! I remember looking at my friend w/ concern during that ppv. Concern that all the juice had finally gotten the better of Steiner and that us fans were about to witness another tragic in-ring incident. H must have had a very sore back from carrying that bum for 18 minutes and 14 seconds!!!
Please understand that I once was a big Steiner fan, but after this match, I saw him for the all show, no go wrestler he is!! If you doubt what I say, you obviously haven't seen this match!! Watch it and you'll understand if you are a true wrestling fan...I dare you!!

oh common, you few haters call Shawn a jerk? the fact that Shawn Michaels is very successfull and very famous!!!!! "if" shawn was a jerk way back, then he will not be as huge as successfull man he is today, you illiterate!!!

oh yeah Shawn gets many girls cause Shawn is super hot! duh!

you haters just jealous of Shawn Michaels huge success!!!!! period

www.shawnmichaelsweb.com

It would appear to me that Scott Steiner has some self-hatred with regard to his status in the wrestling world, so to compensate for his lack of success and insecurities, he attacks people who have been extraordinarily successful, but may have achieved success in a controversial way. That notwithstanding, the numbers do not lie…Flair (16 time world champion-unprecedented)…HHH (12 time world champion)… these guys must have some ability to draw or else their promoters are outright stupid…HBK (8 of 10 active years in Match of the Year:1993-1996;2004-2007, unprecedented, not to mention numerous title reigns)…Interestingly, many of Scott's fans advise us to watch his matches when he was younger to see how good he used to be. What's interesting about that is that anyone can watch an older HBK match and a current HBK match and the biggest and only difference would be his speed. He is STILL widely considered to be the best wrestler of all time because his performance and wrestling ability is STILL staggeringly remarkable, intelligent, and incomparable. I echo the aforementioned-he is the measuring stick in the business. To deny these three's success is comedic and should be taken as nothing more than a joke or a publicity stunt. Steiner has no accolades that are remotely comparable to any of these men. Using that common sense I mentioned earlier would lead me to believe that Steiner's statements were made for one of four purposes: (1) to express his bitterness and jealousy (2) to display his ignorance (3) to promote intense laughter or (4) to show one of the effects of excessive steroid abuse. Maybe I should add one more option: all of the above.

Scott, Mr. Steroids, actually insulting Chyna? Maybe because she dwarfed him and her arms were just as big as his, even though he injected himself with steroids 100 times a day. Hate HHH, he steps over everyone, but don't use Chyna's name to insult him. That is actually the only applaud HHH will ever get from me. He loved a woman that many men looked at as a "man." Maybe that's why she has the highest selling Playboy of all time. Hmmmmm.......

Looking at Steiner's comments for what they are - bitter jealousy - I don't care to bash him. I feel sorry for him because he obviously lacks peace in his life and is suffering from some deep-rooted self-hatred. I pray that someone with decency, integrity, and love touches Steiner's life and heart and help lead him to the peace that he so desperately yearns for. As laughable (and response provoking) as this interview was, his soul is more important, so the longing that he needs I pray is fulfilled by Jesus Christ, the One who can fulfill it. That being said, there are quite a few contradictions in Steiner's argument. With regard to HHH, he was successful years before he married Stephanie. His first world title reign was in 1999, when he defeated Mankind. Prior to that, he had won the 1997 King of the Ring; had been Intercontinental Champion a few times; and was a notable part of changing the entire direction of pro wrestling and ushering in the Attitude Era. That doesn't sound like a lack of success to me; it also doesn't sound like a marriage to Stephanie played a part in any of those notable accolades…because they weren't married. (I'm not a HHH fan, but the truth will make you free.) With regard to Ric Flair and Hogan, both these men should be recognized for their individual contributions to the sport. Obviously, their respective companies believed that they both could draw, or else they wouldn't have been multiple - time world champions. Looking from the other side of the television screen-I wasn't there-I'll make an observation. Ric Flair seemed to make wrestlers look very good because doing so makes him look good; the same cannot be said for Hogan. How a man well out of his prime can beat HBK with a legdrop is unconscionable to me. With regard to Shawn Michaels, he is the man responsible for changing the direction of pro wrestling. He is notorious for innovation - hell in the cell, ladder matches, no holds barred. He is responsible for launching perhaps the most popular faction in wrestling history. His matches are unbelievably amazing. He is the exclamation point in pro wrestling. With all the accolades of Flair, HHH, and HBK, I can understand Steiner's intense jealousy. However, it's not fair that Steiner condemn these men for taking short-cuts when he, too, took short-cuts. Before he casts anymore stones, he is guilty of manipulating his body to get to the top. Yet, apparently, in his mind, his short-cut is more acceptable than those other three guys' tactics. Many times, people do what they feel they need to do to get on top, as Steiner did. HBK did not have the opportunities that were afforded to others in a business where strength and size dictate success. Can anyone imagine where this business would be had HBK not forced his way to the top? Wrestling fans would not know a standard of excellence, with regard to in-ring ability, character persona, and charisma, by which wrestlers could be measured. We'd expect mediocrity or something less than greatness had HBK not set the standard. Steiner should appreciate him and the others for their success, rather than complaining about their success. Instead of bashing them, he should be learning from them. Follow the best. Exceed the standards. Set higher standards. Unfortunately, Steiner has not done this. HBK has. Shawn Michaels and Flair presently compete for the title of "Greatest of All Time." An argument can be made for both of them - Flair's longevity and title reigns; Shawn's talent and innovation. HHH is presently the heavyweight champion for the twelfth time. These men have definitely left their mark on the business. As I mentioned earlier, I feel sorry for Steiner and pray that he gets the attention he is so desperately seeking, only healthy attention that would uplift his being, rather than this pathetic tactic he has taken.

Steiner is awesome! Flair, HBK, & HHH suck! Remember, Steiner couldn't be HHH because he never (had sex with) Chyna!

Steiner is right about the WCW stars being trashed. the only main event star from WCW left was Booker T. looks how long it took for him to get a world title. does anyone else remember triple H telling booker to hand him a towel? how about when he told booker "your type will never hold the WWE championship. Shawn even says on TV every week that the only reason he was on top was because he would play politics. how long did it take for ric to actually start doing anything but job when he came back to the WWE. Stiner may not be a main eventer but thats because WCW and WWE both had the main event locked with a few select stars. look at JBL the only reason the title was given to him for over a year was because smackdown was riddled with injures and Brock lesnar left. everyone in there mother talks about how bobby lashley was the next big thing. now that hes outta WWE if he starts working anywhere that vince doesnt tell him to you will bash him. im a WWE fan and a TNA fan but the fact is simply that Fans will stand up for someone that they relate to on camra and not know how they are back stage. look at Cena the guy was the most popular wrestler 2-3 years ago. now people bash him because he is put in the main event. but they dont relise everything the guy does off camra, his make a wish connections. i dont like Cena the way he is now and his "Heel" acting was by far better but if he left WWE tomorrow and talked about how HHH ruled the shows and HBK everyone would say he's bitter. the fact is you cant bash a guy for talking about what happens back stage because you simply dont know. the people love ric flair because they see the ric that WWE and WCW put on camra not the guy back stage.

Did anyone notice that Steiner does not put himself over like the second coming? He is critical of HHH, HBK and Flairs back-stage back-stabbing ways which are hardly undocumented.
Do I agree with everything he says (or the way he says it)? No, but he does make some valid points.
Had Flair not been stroking HHH and HBKs egoes for the last five years, would he be in the place he is now? Would his retirement have got any press from WWE?
I recommend people read Brets book.

Steiner is nothing but a white-trash liar who's as sorry and despicable as they come.

Then he tries to convince the world that he's not jealous of the people he bashes.

He's also quite a coward. He thinks pointing at some imaginary fan and taking shots at older wrestlers like Flair and Page compensates for his steroids-disguising lack of manhood.

He's sorry. He really does stand for the sorriest of the sorry in our society and seems to be an amoral individual. He truly does. He seems to have no qualms against infidelity, racism, dishonesty, etc. and is nothing but the complete definition of "trash."

You look at all the sleaze in our culture today, such as "Family Guy", Conan O'Brien, etc., and Steiner represents it all.

Flair and Hogan aren't perfect, but at least they do represent at least some of the Christian principles this nation was founded upon.

"Flair and Hogan aren't perfect, but at least they do represent at least some of the Christian principles this nation was founded upon." HAHAHAHAHA