15 Reasons Why Scott Steiner Is The Original Beast Of Wrestling

9. The Frankensteiner

In an era where a Moonsault was a seldom seen move in North America, the sight of the 250lb Michigan native launching himself in the air - from a standing start - to perform his trademark Frankensteiner on his quickly approaching opponent was enough to leave jaws gracing floors across the wrestling world (this author included).

While the Hurricanrana may have been a semi-staple of Mexican wrestling and lucha libre for some time, it was Scott Steiner that popularised the move north of the border. Re-christened the Frankensteiner, Scott would gain a huge amount of attention with the move, running roughshod over the WCW roster. When taking into account the sheer size and muscularity of Steiner (even back in ‘91/‘92), the move itself took on a whole new dimension of awesomeness.

Over time, his vast increase in muscle mass limited his moveset to more of a mat-based style, more reliant on suplexes and slams than aerial manoeuvres. However, it was during his match with Booker T at Spring Stampede ’99 that “Big Poppa Pump” would shockingly dust off the move once more under the bright lights of WCW PPV.

Despite not performing the move during his WWE tenure in the early 2000s, the Frankensteiner has made sporadic appearances over the last decade; most notably during his two runs with TNA. Incredibly, Steiner even performed his famous finisher as recently as 2011 at the tender age of 49 at the time; once again reminding fans how awesome he can be in the process.