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In his autobiography, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Hogan rejected the idea that the Fingerpoke of Doom was pivotal in WCW's fall. He claimed that "watering down the whole concept" of the nWo by splitting the group and creating spinoffs such as the Latino World Order , and an inability to compete with the WWF's more risqué " Attitude style", were more ...
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.
Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1996–2000) – Hollywood Hogan (1996–1999), Kevin Nash (2000) Rookie of the Year (1996) – The Giant; Worst Match of the Year (1997) – Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper on February 23 at SuperBrawl VII; Worst Match of the Year (1998) – Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior on October 25 at Halloween Havoc
Meanwhile, Hollywood Hogan returned to WCW after a hiatus and challenged Nash to a match, which Nash accepted. When the match began, Hogan simply poked Nash in the chest with his finger, after which Nash dramatically dropped to the mat to allow Hogan to win the belt, an event that became known as the "Fingerpoke of Doom".
That night's episode of Nitro would be notorious for the "Fingerpoke of Doom", in which a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan was quickly revealed to be a ruse that reunited the core members of the nWo as the "nWo Elite". The match was universally panned and was considered to have damaged WCW's ...
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. [11] [12]
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Nitro: This was The Fingerpoke of Doom. March 14 Ric Flair: Uncensored: This was a First Blood barbed wire steel cage match. April 11 Diamond Dallas Page: Spring Stampede: This was a four corners match, also involving Sting and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Randy Savage was the special guest referee. April 26 Sting: Nitro
The Giant (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship: September 15: Fall Brawl: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Team WCW (Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair and Sting) vs. nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, nWo Sting and Scott Hall) in a WarGames match: October 27: Halloween Havoc ...