Hulk Hogan wrestled in WCW for practically seven years, changing into a six-time WCW World Champion, and being featured in one of many most well-known heel turns in wrestling historical past at Bash on the Seaside 1996, becoming a member of Kevin Nash and Scott Corridor to type the NWO. Regardless of Hogan’s success in WCW, many followers typically accuse him of utilizing an excessive amount of artistic management throughout the firm, and rewarding himself unnecessarily all through his run. Nevertheless, based on Hogan, that could not be farther from the reality. On “Impaulsive,” Hogan insisted that he by no means used artistic management in WCW or WWE, and even acknowledged that Nash and Corridor had no concept who the “third man” was going to be at Bash on the Seaside 1996.
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“They’d no concept. They have been out within the ring not understanding who the third man was. I advised Eric Bischoff we agreed do not inform anyone it is me … I referred to as Huge Kev, noticed Huge Kev come out, and Eric had requested me if I would flip heel, I advised him to pound sand after which I noticed that occurring. I referred to as Eric up, I stated who’s your third man? Eric goes oh properly we’ll go together with Sting. I stated bro he isn’t WWE, I imply Scott and Kev are WWE. Sting’s received nothing, I am WWE from head to toe, I am the third man … I’ve had artistic management and I by no means used it. By no means used it the entire time, and I did not use it this night time both.”
Hogan additionally stated that Bischoff did not truly consider he’d flip heel, and secretly had Sting able to take his spot in case he determined to not present up.
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