10 Kayfabe Wrestling Moments That Became Real

6. WCW Fans “Will Never See" Hulk Hogan Again... And They Didn't

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"You will never see that piece of sh*t again".

Those were the words of one Vince Russo during WCW's Bash At The Beach 2000 pay-per-view. As the brash New Yorker ranted and raved, Hulk Hogan (the man that line was about) and Eric Bischoff were already in a limo and toasting the start of their new 'worked shoot' angle that everyone agreed would help the company.

Hogan was later horrified when he heard the Russo had roasted him with insults like, "big bald son of a bitch". He pursued legal action, and it became clear that Vince's cutting comments were more real than even he knew. Bash At The Beach would end up being Hulk's final appearance for WCW before the group was sold in March 2001.

Russo had been right during his shoot-ish promo. He maybe hadn't intended to legit p*ss Hogan off the way he did, but the outspoken authority figure and future WCW World Champ was bang on the money when he was fans would never enjoy Hulk's presence again.

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