Scott Steiner Rips Hulk Hogan In Latest Interview

The animosity between Scott Steiner and Hulk Hogan stems from a series of professional disagreements and personal conflicts that unfolded over several years. The always outspoken Big Poppa Pump sat down for an interview with Chris Van Vliet on his Insight podcast, and he shared some juicy information regarding Hogan's politicking in WCW. Steiner lost his first match following his epic heel turn, which was apparently The Hulkster's call. When asked by CVV why Hogan would make that call, Steiner ripped into Hogan:

He's a motherf*****. There's no other way I can say it, he's a piece of s***.

Steiner continued with his rant, explaining how major wrestling promotions presented a very different Hulk Hogan from the man behind-the-scenes:

There's a reason why he got booed in California, all this stuff that came out with him, racist comments. Now you would never found that out if it wasn't recorded behind closed doors. So I think a lot of people realize the perception, or the perception that WWE or WCW wanted of Hulk Hogan was not really him. The racist comment. Hogan and Savage. I was good friends with Savage, so I knew all the stories and he used to tell me all the stuff.

WCW wasn't the only promotion that the two had issues in. Both Steiner and Hogan became involved with TNA Wrestling in the late 2000s. Hogan, along with Eric Bischoff, joined TNA in 2009, taking on significant creative roles. Steiner, wary of their influence, reportedly warned TNA President Dixie Carter that Hogan and Bischoff would harm the company, drawing parallels to their tenure in WCW. He was, unfortunately, spot on.

Following his release from TNA in 2012, Steiner publicly criticized Hogan and Bischoff on social media, accusing them of mismanaging the promotion.

Hulk Hogan Tried To Get Scott Steiner Jailed

As if the professional drama wasn't enough, there was a personal matter that took things to a whole other level. In 2015, tensions escalated when Hogan's wife, Jennifer, alleged that Steiner confronted her at a San Jose airport, who threatened to slap Hogan if he ever saw him. This led Hogan to file a police report against Steiner, who denied making any threats but reaffirmed his disdain for The Hulkster:

He came to the airport, and then he called the San Jose Police Department saying that I slapped her and I threatened to kill him. Well that’s terroristic threats and aggravated assault. So I got a call from the San Jose Police Department. It was on TMZ and stuff. And luckily it happened at the airport because there were so many cameras. Otherwise it would have been her and him against me. So that would have been a tough case in court. But since it was on camera, I told them don't bother me anymore. It's on camera, they stopped.

Big Poppa Pump Also Spoke About His Infamous Steiner Math Promo

While Scott Steiner ripped into Hulk Hogan during the interview, he was also asked about his infamous "Steiner Math" promo from TNA, which hilariously became a long-lasting meme in the wrestling community. Steiner insisted that the numbers were right, feeling vindicated when a college professor reportedly confirmed the math online:

There’s a Harvard professor, I don’t know, because everything you read on Twitter is 100% true, right? So he checked the numbers and said, yeah, they added up.