10 WWE Swearing Outbursts That Got Past The Censors

4. Scott Steiner - Survivor Series 2002

It was peak 'Big Poppa Pump'.

In late-2002, Scott Steiner became the latest former WCW star to navigate his way to WWE following a bloated TimeWarner contract finally coming to its natural end over a year after the Atlanta money-pit went out of business the prior March.

Steiner's tenure would ultimately prove a major flop. 'The Big Bad Booty Daddy' hid that he was suffering from drop foot syndrome - a condition that impeded his work significantly until he was able to make a partial recovery six months in to his WWE stint. The dreadful maiden matches soured Vince McMahon and the creative team on the gimmick, resulting in Steiner suffering creative neglect for his final months on the roster. The fire had long gone out by the time of his release, and truthfully it had never burned brighter than his glorious Survivor Series debut.

Blowing the roof off of Madison Square Garden with an attack on dorks Matt Hardy and Chris Nowinski, he psyched himself into such a 'Freakzilla' frenzy that his third word was the naughtiest of all. "Gimmie a f*cking mic!" he screamed. He got one too - would you have refused?!

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