On a recent episode of the “Barstool Rasslin'” podcast, wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan confessed his wish to turn villainous in his bout with The Ultimate Warrior during WrestleMania VI.
Don’t miss key takeaways from the podcast, all provided below:
In a candid discussion about his conversation with Vince McMahon regarding his WrestleMania VI role, Hogan shared, “When I did the job for The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6, … one of the things I said to Vince McMahon was, ‘Let me turn heel.’ If you watch the tape, … everybody in the crowd was watching me leave. … Slowly, I [could have] turned and [came] back and just ground him.”
The wrestling icon also discussed his initial reluctance to join the nWo. “The Hulk-A-Mania thing was just getting started again after the whole steroid debacle and all that crazy stuff, so I felt a little weird turning heel.”
Hogan eventually warmed up to the idea of joining the nWo after witnessing the WCW debut of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. He recalled, “I called Eric up [and] I said, ‘Man, I’m your guy.’ He said, ‘Well, do you really want to do it, because we were going to put Sting [in]?’ And I said, ‘Sting’s a great guy, but he’s not WWF head-to-toe.’”