Petey Williams says Scott Steiner “gets it”, regarding the humor surrounding his infamous “Steiner Math” promo.
In an interview with Alistair McGeorge of Metro, Williams, who worked closely with Steiner in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, described te way “Big Poppa Pump” knows the promo was a hit, and he has consequently embraced the comedic side of his character.
“He gets it,” said Williams. “He’ll never let on that he gets it. We did a show in 2019 in California. It was myself, Jordynne Grace and Steiner, we were doing the Steiner gimmick. When he went out – obviously, we wrote this script. “Scott, you’re gonna cut a promo”, and he’s like, “Alright. Can I swear?” And I’m like… “Try to be as much like Scott Steiner as you can. That’s all I’m gonna say – we’ll leave it up to you!”
“So he’s got a good time for his promo, five minutes or something. He knows. He started doing math right away. First, he said “all my freaks” and all that, and then he said, “there’s three of us” and the math! That makes it 141 2/3% chance of winning”. As soon as he hit that line, everyone went nuts! Steiner gets it! He knows that that’s his gimmick.’”
The numbers don't lie!
Scott Steiner's famous promo aired on the May 1, 2008 episode of IMPACT. #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/O5cOlsNPR5
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Williams elaborated by noting that Steiner isn’t a “comedy guy” in the traditional sense, but he wisely capitalizes on the popularity of Steiner Math.
“He’ll never let onto it because he’s Freakzilla, Big Poppa Pump, you’re supposed to be afraid of him – he’s never been a comedy guy,” said Williams. “But he’s transitioned into this comedy guy, we laugh at the math now! He gets it, he knows how to monetise it, and he’s doing a great job with it.”
Either way, the promo in question remains an all-time classic that fans fondly recall to this day.
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