What happened to “Hulkamania”?
Ted Turner and WCW had hoped for Hogan’s appearance in their promotion to bolster the ratings and bring in more revenue. However, the die-hard WWF fans that equated Hulk Hogan to the WWF never allowed his character to take off in WCW and so a new angle was thought up for Hulk. Enter Hollywood Hogan, a big time heel and leader of the New World Order (nWo) along with the newly WWF-departed Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. It is interesting to note that originally, WCW had planned on Hogan opposing the nWo and having Hall, Nash and Bret Hart form the outlaw stable but due to Bret’s choice of remaining with WWF, that plan was quickly scrapped.
