WCW was notorious in the mid-to-late 90's for signing major talent for exorbitant amounts of money, but giving them way to much control over the product. Hulk Hogan was the worst offender he had creative clauses in his contract, which meant he didn't have to job to anyone he didn't want to. He was non-existent at house shows Nash and Hall were left to pick up much of the slack but this also didn't stop him from main eventing at the PPVs. He was a part-time wrestler with full-time storyline involvement, and he was repeating old feuds with other veterans like himself. Ultimately, Hogan's overbooking and underjobbing meant that the WCW product got stale, and the nWo was overexposed WWE started killing them in the ratings, and after Vince Russo took over, WCW experienced a slow, steady decline. Never before has a wrestler been paid so much to do so little (and do it badly at that).
Kevin is an AP English Language teacher and freelance writer from Queens, NY. His focus is on American pop culture and American issues. He wrote a weekly column for Complex called "Throwback Thursdays," which spotlighted video games and trends from previous console generations. Kevin has also been published in VIBE, Salon, PopMatters, Joystiq, and Racialicious. Follow him on Twitter to learn more.
