10 Worst Wrestling Matches With The BEST Builds

1. Hollywood Hogan Vs. Kevin Nash

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When: WCW Monday Nitro (4 January 1999)

The majestic nWo story that shot WCW to the top of the industry was almost three years old by the time tensions boiled over between original members Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash in January 1999. Seizing the moment, company chiefs promoted a war to settle the score between nWo Hollywood and Wolfpac leaders on Nitro.

Or not.

Y'see, the entire thing was a sneaky plan whipped up by Hogan and Nash to assume total control of WCW's World Title all over again. The dreary "Fingerpoke Of Doom" turned their hotly-anticipated main event into a farce, and had approximately 40,000 folks inside the huge Georgia Dome wondering why they'd purchased tickets.

Some say this moment started WCW's rapid decline. In truth, creative rot had started to set in before that, but dreadfully ill-advised guff like the "Fingerpoke" did nothing to help fan confidence in the product. That terrific build towards an nWo implosion had been wasted.

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