10 Astonishing Times Wrestlers Swore On Live TV

5. Scott Steiner

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This isn't an exaggeration: the worst thing about WWE's trademark TV polish, and the mentality that wrestlers must now be subservient to the brand - the Gratitude Era - is that magnificent, no-f*cks hotheads like Scott Steiner can no longer delight the audience with their maverick brilliance.

Modern WWE has rendered Scott Steiner extinct. Which would you rather:

Average at best promos, in which the aim, weirdly, is to bury the opponent? Or a guy whose first five words in eight years were:

"Give me a f*ckin' mic!"

At Survivor Series 2002, Scott Steiner debuted to interrupt Matt Hardy and Christopher Nowinski's interminable cheap heat seg, turning the airwaves blue and smashing them to smithereens with his suplex game. Steiner was a great swearer because he was so comically belligerent and legitimately dangerous. Steiner swearing was a portent of doom: never the most smooth of talkers, a clean expletive announced that he was focused on his imminent task of braining some hapless victim. Steiner swore all the time, in fact, which helped him to become a folk hero when his super-working abilities deserted him.

This is a man who, when aiming a boot into Test's gut, said: "Ah, f*ck you!" without any interest in adhering to TV guidelines.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!