Scott Steiner Reflects On Turning On Rick Steiner, Talks Hulk Hogan’s Passing

Scott Steiner recently looked back on his turn on Rick Steiner in WCW, saying it was something that needed to happen. The WCW, WWE, and TNA alumnus famously turned on his brother and tag team partner at WCW SuperBrawl VIII. The Steiners were defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Outsiders amid tension between the two brothers. Scott attacked Rick during the match and joined the nWo.

That marked a turning point in Scott’s career as he adopted his “Big Poppa Pump” character and went on to singles stardom. He was asked about the turn during an Q&A for Gabe’s Cave at Geek Con. He was also asked about Hulk Hogan, who passed away in July. You can see highlights below:

On His Turn On Rick:

“He was just dead weight, man. [chuckles] No, it was it was a good time. Because we had wrestled everybody there was to wrestle, whether it was WCW or WWF. And it was just — the timing was right.

“It was time to, because there was really nobody else for us to wrestle and plus that was something new that was going to be a challenge for me. So no, it was it was a great time. And it had to be done, I thought. Because you know, there’s nothing worse than get being stale.”

On Hulk Hogan’s Passing:

“I never really saw eye to eye with Hogan, but it’s — you know, it’s still sad that he’s gone. Its always sucks when somebody dies and — because he was a part of some momentum-shifting events in wrestling. When he first when he did the Rocky movie, and that’s where I first got introduced to him….

But no, I — as much as I didn’t get [along with him] at some points, he was great for wrestling. And you know, it’s like — it always sucks when someone dies. So, I hate it.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Gabe’s Cave with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.