Given the utter shock surrounding John Cena’s recent heel turn, wrestling fans proceed to check it to that of Hulk Hogan, which took place at WCW Bash on the Beach in 1996. Which one can have a more widespread impact, though? In accordance with WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, it is probably going the latter.
“Hogan turning heel I imagine shall be an even bigger heel turn than Cena’s, because I do not think Cena’s goes to be [long-term]. So I feel Hogan’s heel turn will mean more to the industry, [where]as Cena’s heel turn will mean more to Cody [Rhodes],” Ray said on “Busted Open Radio.”
For 15 years, Hogan served as a fan favorite across promotions corresponding to the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WCW, and WWE, the latter by which he arguably emerged because the face of as well. In July 1996, nonetheless, that status drastically modified when he unveiled himself because the tag team partner to Scott Hall and Kevin Nash at WCW Bash on the Beach by delivering a pair of Atomic Leg Drops to Randy Savage. Afterward, Hogan declared Hall, Nash, and himself as “the brand new world order of wrestling,” thus marking the start of the legendary Latest World Order (also often called NWO).
Meanwhile, Cena’s heel turn got here after a 21-year babyface run, with Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes as his goal. Cena and Rhodes, now WrestleMania 41 opponents, shall be under the identical roof once more on tomorrow’s episode of “WWE Raw” from Brussels. As Ray identified, nonetheless, the duration of Cena’s stint as a heel has been put into query, especially as he plans to wrap up his in-ring profession at the tip of 2025.
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