10 Reasons Why Scott Steiner Is The Most Unappreciated Pro Wrestler Ever

8. He Had The Best Gear

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Praising an act for their choice of attire might seem like a literally superficial pursuit, but branding, when fashioned by a genius, is emblematic of it.

The Steiner Brothers, at curious odds with their brutal and no-sense disposition, wrestled in technicolour dream singlets - impossibly colourful and patterned garb which reflected their unmissable, standout ring work.

Too few wrestlers today stick to one colour scheme or patented iconography. Steve Austin was a no-frills bad-a**. His all-black clobber told you as much. Bret Hart fused cool strategy with an athletic flair. His trademark black and pink clobber told you as much. When you scroll through the wrestling DVD and Blu-Ray pages of Amazon, Hulk Hogan's trademark red and yellow jumps out from the tiniest of thumbnails. Is it a coincidence that so many of his modern day successors are so indistinct, when they jump from one outfit to the next with little in the way of logic?

There is psychology in wardrobe. Steiner grasped that as well as he did the need to deploy it in the ring. Steiner's garish gear was as unforgettable as it was inexplicable, but it just added to the bizarre paradox with which he has lingered so long in the memory. Steiner invented the 450 splash and is arguably the most muscled performer ever. He shouldn't exist.

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