10 of the coolest wrestling mascots

#4 Tiger - Scott Steiner

Now that's what we call pussycat control!

Scott Steiner began his career as the gee-whiz younger brother of Rick, a college wrestling standout and earnest good guy famous for dazzling wrestling moves.

Then, he morphed into Big Poppa Pump, a sneering, swaggering heel more interested in hooking up with women and putting on a spectacle than amateur wrestling. In order to get a bit of an edge on his opponent, Steiner walked to the ring with a tiger for his entrance on Nitro in 2000.

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You'd think a massive mountain of muscle like Steiner would be intimidating enough, but adding a predatory beast over five hundred pounds to the mix must have really put his opponents on edge.

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram