Some things in wrestling take on a life of their own for a variety of reasons, and in the case of “Steiner Math,” it was so weird and wonderful that it has lived on for almost two decades and is so quotable it even has its own page on Genius.com.

Steiner has been asked about the promo multiple times, and he is very proud that people still talk about it to this day. He still makes sure to note that for as bizarre as the promo may have sounded, all of the numbers checked out and everything made sense. It even got to a point where a professor from Harvard University took a look at Steiner’s equation and confirmed that it made sense. Steiner has even been told that people have thanked him for helping them with their own math problems, but they may have just been nice.

Other wrestlers have had their own take on the promo, particularly in the last couple of years as the promo has really grown in popularity. Before the 2023 Grand Slam edition of “AEW Dynamite,” then AEW Men’s World Champion MJF paid homage to the “Steiner Math” promo by doing some of his own calculations as the man challenging him for his title was none other than Samoa Joe. Steiner saw MJF’s work and gave him a shout out for making him laugh shortly after it aired.

Then there is Steiner’s own nephew, current WWE Superstar Bron Breakker, who referenced the promo during his time in “WWE NXT,” and even upgraded the math before his WWE Intercontinental Championship match against Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, and Penta at WrestleMania 41. Breakker cut his own “Breakker Math” promo on the WrestleMania 41 kick off show, stating that he had a 129.2% chance of leaving WrestleMania 41 as the WWE Intercontinental Champion, but he must not be as much of a math wizard as his uncle as Mysterio was the one who left WrestleMania 41 with the title around his waist.

Countless wrestlers from the past and present have reacted to the promo via their own podcasts and talked about it in interviews. TNA founder Jeff Jarrett called “Steiner Math” a gem that stood out in an era where a lot of wrestlers focused mainly on having catchphrases. Former TNA producer Dutch Mantell recalled rolling around laughing when he saw the promo for the first time, and another former TNA producer, Jim Cornette, stated that while Steiner was never the most cunning linguist, the “Steiner Math” promo was an instant classic that could never replicated in the way Steiner did it on that night in 2008. 

Judging by the fact that we are still talking and writing about it, referencing and reciting it, “Steiner Math” is most certainly an instant classic, and one of the most iconic wrestling promos of all time.