15 Reasons Why Scott Steiner Is The Original Beast Of Wrestling

12. The Peaks & Freaks

When the Steiner Brothers returned to World Championship Wrestling in 1996, the Michigan State alumni wasted little time picking up where they left off; jumping immediately into a dream feud with the Road Warriors. However, it wasn’t until Scotty went solo and joined the nWo two years later that the tag specialist would completely transform himself into the man we know today as “Big Poppa Pump”.

It didn’t take eagle vision to see that the Scott of ‘98 had gained a few extra pounds of muscle and dropped a few percentage points of body fat. With a new bleach blonde haircut and matching goatee, Steiner literally looked like a completely different person. Soon enough, Scott began surrounding himself with a harem of women wherever he went – preaching about his “freaks and his peaks” – and so a catchphrase was born.

While the actual size of Steiner’s arms is still up for debate among the bodybuilding community, there’s no doubt that Steiner’s “peaks” totally eclipse the highly publicised “24 inch” arms of Hulk Hogan in his prime. The sheer mass and definition of his physique has also brought with it the obvious steroid allegations that come with such a freakish appearance, although he vehemently denies all claims. Artificially enhanced or not, there’s no denying that the man is a physical specimen.

Steiner even released his own workout DVD in 2009 – entitled “Scott Steiner’s Freak Show” – combining both his peaks and his freaks in one Steiner-esque package. The contents within consists of the man himself going through a series of workouts (beginner to advanced) surrounded by beautiful women, while sometimes even incorporating the women as well.

The DVD itself can actually be pretty informative but, true to form, can seem more reminiscent of a porno at times than an actual workout video and might not be the best DVD to watch with the family. There aren’t many warm-up tutorials where you will find a guy performing tricep dips while being ridden by two scantily clad models. But this is Scott Steiner we’re talking about – not Richard Simmons – and “Big Poppa Pump” is your hook-up, after all.