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The Fingerpoke of Doom was so named both for Nash's deliberate over-sell of the finger poke, and for the negative ramifications the incident had for WCW as a whole, with some wrestling journalists crediting it as the beginning of the company's ultimate downfall and loss of the Monday Night War.
"Fingerpoke of Doom" January 4, 1999 Georgia Dome: Atlanta, Georgia: 5.0 Goldberg was arrested before his title match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Later, Tony Schiavone, on orders from Eric Bischoff, gave away Mankind's pre-taped WWF title victory on Raw, which resulted in over 600,000 viewers switching to Raw. New Year's Evil
Nash would lie down and allow Hogan to pin him, effectively handing the title to Hogan, in an incident infamously known as the "Fingerpoke of Doom". [10] The match was followed by a reunion of the New World Order , revealing that Nash's victories at World War 3 and Starrcade had been part of a conspiracy to get the title back on Hogan.
Some dispute whether the Fingerpoke of Doom angle hurt WCW. [32] According to TWNPNews.com, Nitro ' s Nielsen ratings on January 11, the week following the incident, once again reached 5.0. [ 31 ] During the January 18 episode, however, ratings would fall slightly to 4.9, [ 31 ] but would recover to 5.0 the following week. [ 31 ]
The nWo reunited as heels after the Fingerpoke of Doom, wrestling in the colors of nWo Wolfpac. Hollywood Hogan (leader and founding member, left on August 9, 1999, episode of Nitro returning to Hulkamania and then on August 14, 1999, at Road Wild defeated Nash to end the nWo Wolfpac Elite.
Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn't just another celebrity that coach Deion Sanders has walking along the Colorado sideline. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program with his ...
Goldberg then swore at Russo on his way back to the dressing room on-camera. As a result of Goldberg's actions, the storyline was changed to a rivalry between Steiner and Goldberg, culminating in a match at Fall Brawl in September 2000, which Steiner won. Immediately afterward, Russo informed Goldberg that if he ever lost another match, he ...
Whoopi Goldberg discusses her new memoir, 'Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me,' her political activism and her Broadway aspirations.