Hulk Hogan Turning Heel & Joining nWo #8 

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There is absolutely NO WAY Hogan joining NWO is not one of the top 5 moments in pro wrestling history. That was totally unexpected and turned the game upside down.

Had Hogan not turned heel and joined the nWo, the 90's boom probably would have never happened.

Hogan turning heel is literally the event that changed wrestling to this day - Hogan joining the NWO and turning heel was the blueprint that the Attitude era was built off of.

Taker throwing Foley off the hell in the cell then him getting back on top just to get chokeslammed through the top all the way into the ring was one of my moments 💯

"Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass." Was King of the Ring 1996 when Austin beat Jake The Snake.

the blood dripping down Austin's face while he was in the sharpshooter is a moment for me

Tony is massively underselling the Hogan heel turn, because of his unfamiliarity with the WCW product. That was the moment that kicked off the mid to late 90s wrestling boom. As soon as the nWo became a thing, WCW was on fire and never looked back. Because of the Hogan heel turn and early booking of the nWo, it forced WWF to up their game and change the way they did business. nWo's original formation is a major, major point in wrestling history. Without it, there is no WWF Attitude Era.

I don't think taker is very fond of talking about Hogan quite often 😅

Hulk Hogan turning heel and joining the NWO is like Superman or Spiderman putting on the black suit.

Hogan joining NWO is easily top 3 for me, at least. Ill never forget the day after that happened, I was working as a commercial roofer in Alexandria, LA, and zero work got done that day. All these grown, grizzled men just stood around talking about it for hours lol. ICONIC!

Taker doesn’t like Hogan and that’s fine, but Hulk turning heel is the most shocking moment in wrestling history. It’s top 3 all time & clears the streak by miles.

Scott Hall showing up at WCW through the crowd should be in the top 3.

I'm really surprised throwing Mick off the cage didn't make his list. For me personally, that beats the streak break.

If you discount Hogan turning heel and joining the nWo because of what happened after, then you're not judging the moment, you're judging the storyline. I'll put that on my top four wrestling moments during my lifetime easily.

Tyson’s face to face with Austin was an underrated moment and huge in the monday night wars

Austin 3:16 was April 96 Bret Hart vs Austin WM 13 was March 97

1. Steiner Math The numbers don't lie.

Hulk Hogan has more iconic moments than anyone else in wrestling. Hogan, Flair, Vince and Foley. HHH too really.

Love or hate him hogan changes the game

I think it is objective Hogan turning heel in 96 was one of the biggest moments. Regardless of all of the faces throughout time and regardless of current perception of Hogan, the Hulkster is the biggest name in the history of wrestling. Hogan beating Sheik for the WWE title in 84, Hogan slamming Andre, Hogan turning heel, Hogan’s WWF comeback in 02 when he encountered Rock- I think those are the biggest moments in wrestling.

Hogan joining the NWO has to the biggest moment in wrestling history.

Hogan turning was the WCW Austin 3:16 moment. To not have it as a major event is crazy.

While technically not a moment (though it includes 2), January 4 1999 deserves Mount Rushmore talk. That was the night of WCW giving away the ending of Raw, Mick Foley becoming Champ, and the Fingerpoke of Doom.

Austin passing out to Bret at Wrestlemania was an even bigger, more important moment than the 3:16 promo imo. The promo was the spark but that double turn was the fire.

IDGAF what anyone says. You cant call yourself a real wrestling fan and deny the NWO and hogan turning heel impact on the sport. EASILY a top 10 spot in the industry. PERIOD

My Mt. Rushmore of moments: 1) Earthquake serves Quake burgers (made out of Jake’s snake) 2) Mae Young gives birth to a hand 3) Booker T encounters Goldust at 7-11 (Man just wanted a slurpee) 4) Kane and Katie Vick

Rock-Hogan face off started the trend you STILL see to this day. (2 guys face-to-face for a good 30 seconds, then slowly turn their heads in opposite directions) Rock-Cena JUST did it

Hogan turning heel was the first major swerve in Wrestling history. They happen so often now that you can smell them a mile away but I must have been about 10 when it happened and it's a 3 on 3 tag match, The Outsiders have a mystery partner who's running late, time is running out on the PPV which is something people factor in these days, Hogan starts walking down to the ring, Heenan is even shouting "who's side is he on!" and in spite of all this I still thought he was coming down to help Macho Man, Luger and Sting and was genuinely shocked that he turned heel 🤣 Like it made more sense that he was going to help the baby faces and turn it into a four on two than be the third guy that everyone was waiting to come down.

Hogan turning heel is the single biggest wrestling moment that I can think of from the 90s. Whilst the Rock and Hogan face off was special, there's no way that was as significant as what happened at BATB 96. That pretty much catalulted WCW to the number 1 spot over WWF/E.

This Podcast needs to be called “The UnderTeller” cause Taker is a GREAT storyteller.

When hogan joined the NWO, it felt like the world moved. I was like what is happening. Truly monumental. 💪💪💪

1. Hogan breaks the camel clutch, becomes champ. 2. Hogan turns heel, begins nWo* 3. Montreal Screwjob. 4. Austin 3:16 speech. Although there are plenty of towering, iconic moments (Hogan slams Andre, Flair wins Royal Rumble, Austin bleeding vs Bret, Taker slams Foley through the cage, Mega Powers break up on SNME) they didn't fundamentally change the business in and of themselves like the above events did. *Almost tempted to put Scott Hall debuting on Nitro in place of Hogan's actual heel turn.

In no particular order: - Bruno Sammartino slamming Haystacks Calhoun - Hogan slamming Andre - Luger slamming Yokozuna - Snuka leaping off the top of the cage - Roddy Piper smashing Snuka with a coconut during piper's pit - Shawn Michael's kicking Janetty and throwing him into the window on the barbershop - Undertaker throwing Foley off the cage to the outside - Undertaker throwing Foley through the top of the cage to the canvas - Dr D schultz slapping Stossel - Honkey Tonk smashing Jake with the guitar - Andre throwing money to the audience after defeating Big John Stud - Yokozuna giving Hacksaw Jim Duggan multiple banzai drops and draping Jim with the American flag before his final drop - Pappas Shango putting a curse on Ultimate Warrior (feet on fire with grease coming out his mouth) - Stone cold standing on a beer truck while hosing down everyone in the ring - Rick Martel squirting his arrogance fragrance in Jake's eyes - Shawn Michaels infamous wrestlemania 12 entrance - The 1st wrestlemania - Road Warriors riding Harleys to the ring during wrestlemania 9 - Macho Man getting the royal treatment at wrestlemania 9 - Ms Elizabeth coming to Macho Man's aid after losing to Warrior in wrestlemania 7 - The unfortunate Owen accident So damn many

Damn Taker's recollection of Austin 3:16 sounds like Hogan telling the Wembley story about the Make A Wish kid 😭

I might be heading to state for special Olympic this year

my mount rushmore of wrestiling events is when macho man being bitten by the snake,mankind being tossed from the top of the hell in a cell,hogan turned heel and joined the nwo,and when roddy piper smashed a coconut on jimmy super fly snukas head…ima big dx fan and stone cold is my fave wwf superstar

Dude in pink loved it when dx said suck it..

The most pivotal moment in wrestling history was diesel and razor joining WCW and creating the nwo. Cannot be argued.

The introduction of the Red Rooster has to be up there

😂 how did Taker get it so wrong. Wrong year, wrong event, wrong wrestlers involved. Not having Hogan turn heel is ridiculous.

Hogan heel turn is my #1 Angles of all time. Even Pee Wee Anderson was clueless . I was in Deep Shock!!!!!

Austin in the sharpshooter and bleeding is THE MOMENT!

A great and impactful wrestling moment was when the Undertaker turned face on Jake "The Snake" Roberts in the Funeral Parlor. That swerve gave the Undertaker a huge boost for his popularity that never waned throughout his extraordinary career. The same could be said for when Rowdy Roddy Piper turned face on Adrian Adonis on the Flower Shop.

1. Hogan slamming Andre 2. Scott Hall arrives in wcw 3. Hogan turns 4. Brock beats Taker 5. Austin 316 6. Rock Hogan 7. Austin stunning McRapist at mania 38. 8. Sting from the rafters the first time 9. Edit: mankind goes off the cage 10. Bret Hart/Michael's screwjob

Austin 3:16 was 1996 king of the ring in Milwaukee WI....only reason it sticks out to me was cause i was there

You can tell Taker has all the respect in the world for Hogan and his contributions to the wrestling business but has absolutely no time for him as a person which i completely understand why, Hogan tried to sabotage the early part of Taker's career by faking a neck injury. So for that reason alone, i don't blame Taker one bit for not speaking much about Hogan

The nWo was absolutely huge, without it, there wouldn't have been an Attitude Era.

My 4. 1: Hogan turning heel 2: Austin 3:16 3: Taker throwing Foley off the Cell 4: 3-Way TagTeam TLC

Nwo 3rd man is probably number 2 in all time moments next to Andre slam

Taker throwing Foley off the cage is the number one Mount Rushmore moment in wrestling. That stunt had people that even hated wrestling love that moment

The stare down between Rock and Hogan was amazing and deservedly historic, but I also think the kick out and hulk up of Hogan near the end of the match was also just fucking amazing. I don't know if I can recall a moment that captivates me as much or has the perfect blend of psychology at play in that moment than this.

My Personal Mount Rushmore of Moments 1. Hogan Turning Heel 2. Mankind Winning the WWE Title 3. The Streak Ending 4. Austin 3:16

In no particular order - 1. Hogan turning heel/formation of n.w.o 2. Monday Night Wars begin (Sept '95) 3. Austin vs McMahon (April '98 Raw) 4. WWF purchases WCW (2001) 5. Montreal Screw Job (Nov '97)

People seem to have forgotten that Hulk Hogan actually started his wrestling career as a heel. I have seen his earlier matches. He was even here in Memphis at some point.

Please. The DX president skit is one of the best all time

Born in 82, liked DX a lot but loved nWo! Definitely 4 life! And even if I wasn’t I know Hogan going heel was a big changing event for wrestling, top 5. Takers picks all go top 10(some top 5)

I think Kane making his debut and tombstoning Taker would probably be in my top 5 for me

Top 5 Mount Rushmore's of Wrestling Events: 5) Ron Simmons winning WCW Title 4) Tyson and Austin 3) Vince McMahon's "Good guys VS Bad guys" Attitude Era announcement 2) Taker throws Foley from HITC 1) Razor Ramon/Scott Hall climbing the Nitro guard rail

Taker is just so iconic he was in a era of greatness that attitude era i loved it.

88, Yeah DX was absolutely our time. Telling the world Suck it as a little boy was crazy lmao

The most iconic move in history …Hogan is the 3rd man

When Razor came out from the crowd and interrupting the match in the ring to say, you know who I am and what I am...you want a war? You got it.. (something like that) that was definitely a top moment in wrestling

Man i appreciate stories like this.... if you grew up watching wrestling in the 90s you'd appreciate what the undertaker is doing...

1. Andre slam 2. Hogan heel turn 3. Austin’s blood covered face 4. Mankind off the Hell in a Cell

The formation of the NWO was huge it marked when WCW to me started to try to win the monday night war, and put WWF out for good. To me it was what got Vince to start to drop dumb gimicks like TL Hopper. Why at the 96 King of the Ring letting the 3;16 promo happen. It was WWF starting to take a harder edge like letting Bret turn heel in early 97. Before that I bet Vince would have cut the Mic on Stone Coldand would never have made Bret a heel. The NWO to me was the ground work that would start off the WWF attitude era that saved WWF. My top moments thought Hogan turning Heel, Sgt Slughter heel turn/burning Hogans shirt, Kane WWF debut, and Paul turning on Taker,

Come on man, Hogan turning heel is 100% a massive moment in wrestling history.

Im an 84 guy and DX was the shit. Dudes off his rocker

Hogan been a heel to me since 92 when he pulled Sid Justice out the ring at the royal rumble

Tony's voice hurts

Kane ripping off the cage door and standing eye to eye with his brother and then tombstoning taker was the best moment I ever saw growing up watching WWE. That impacted my entire childhood and made me watch it religiously. No other moment in wrestling was as scary as that. Because we all thought Kane wasn’t supposed to be there. We thought kane was really a monster there to retire his brother.

I haven't seen ALL of these Mark Calaway podcasts, but I think this is the first time I heard Taker put himself on 1 of his Mt. Rushmore lists! I dig that!

No offence to Taker, but personally the steak ending wasn't one of the biggest moments, it was a big holy shit moment for sure, but it didn't change anything.

DX was incredible. This sounds like two guys glazing Undertaker more than having opinions of their own

To the point made at the start of the video, when Shawn and Hunter were doing their thing back in 1997, I was dating a woman who had a twelve year old son. One Saturday I ended up taking him to the orthodontist and while he was in with the dentist another kid who couldn’t been older than ten, came running out into the waiting room excited to show his mom his new black and green bands on his teeth. When asked why he chose that color, the ten year old replied “Mom that’s DX!” My immediate thought was that despite targeting the young adult male demo with The Attitude Era, DX’s audience was still very much the elementary crowd.

Letterman's interview with Lawler and Kaufman could be considered a Mount Rushmore moment.

I was born in 81 and I loved dX

I'm a 78 guy, and I loved DX. Y'all clearly were just too young to get it. It was in 96. It was before he had EITHER of his Matches with Bret. It was during the PPV, and you guys were NOT off and running after it happened. The 3:16 took a little while to really catch on. I remember, if Mark doesn't.

Austin 3:16 was at KOTR 96. He cut the promo on Jake when they faced off in the tournament. Later in the year at Survivor Series was when he started his angle with Bret & Mania 14 with Tyson was the end of WCWs 83 weeks.

Taker and Shawn being the last two in the royal rumble and essentially having a lengthy 1v1 match was iconic.

Mt Rushmore of moments HAS to have Bret vs Austin at WM13. Changed the industry.

1 Hogan slamming Andre 2 Montreal Screw Job 3 Hogan joining the NWO 4 Own falling to his death.

No, that leg drop on Macho Man shook up so much! It was the summer before my senior year in H.S. My two friends came over and had it recorded on VHS and said "You won't believe it!" He put it on and we all got so shocked. And then we had something rekindle in us that took us back to 5th grade.

Formatíon of nWo has to be in, I completely agree. It made wrestling cool again in 90s, just like its being made now.

I'll never get this time back.

Hogan turning heel >>> Undertaker streak

The moment The Undertaker walked into Survivor Series in 1990 he became my favorite wrestler instantly and still is to this day.

That pit in my stomach when Hogan turned heel. I could not sleep…😮 What an amazing moment in wrestling.

Hogan becoming the 3rd mystery member of the NWO is one of pro wrestling iconic moments. NWO 4 life!!

90 Kid. Loved DX and Stone Cold growing up, Undertaker was #3 for me.

Papa Shango: Pimpin' ain't easy! Mean Mark: Bookin' ain't easy!

Wrestling biggest moments all Hogan: - Hogan beating Sheik in 84, wrestling changes forever. - Hogan slamming Andre. - Hogan Rock at WM 18. - Hogan turning heel in 96.

nWo 96-97 was my favorite era of wrestling 🤷 WWE has come close with topping it, maybe Vince vs Austin…but nWo will always be my favorite storyline to follow.

I’m an 82 kid and loved DX. I don’t know what these guys are talking about! Also nothing could touch the NWO when it started.

Throwing Mankind off the Hell in the Cell was ICONIC!

Thinking back, the 2 most memorable holy shit moments were Macho Man getting bit by the snake and Taker throwing Mankind off the cell. Iconic moments.

Hogan turning heel should absolutely be up there because it marked the end of the good guy era. There were very few baby faces that were actually just antiheroes after that.

Mick Foley winning wwf championship vs the rock January 4 1999 RAW.. my moment ❤

Taker's Mt. Rushmore is awesome. Scott Hall showing up on Nitro was a huge moment that changed the Biz. Ya gotta have Hogan joining Hall and Nash to form the NWO in the top 3. These next few were huge for me personally. 1. Barry Windham joining the 4 Horsemen. 2. Road Warriors turning on Sting. 3. Ron Simmons winning the World Heavyweight Championship.

Taker got the timeline wrong the Austin 3:16 promo didn't happen in 98 first it happened in 96 KOTR after he beat Jake.