13 Things We Learned From Dark Side Of The Ring: Zach Gowen
9. His…Interesting Hello With Hulk Hogan!
Joining WWE was a whirlwind experience for 19-year old Zach. He'd literally just flown in when he was sitting in the stands of an empty arena trying to take it all in. A producer approached him and said they had go to meet Vince McMahon, which was dizzying enough. Then, backstage, he was shocked when a butt naked Hulk Hogan walked out of the showers.
“Walking out, naked as the day he is born was my childhood hero Hulk Hogan”.
In a surely awkward moment for everybody in attendance, Hogan went in for a handshake and said he was glad Zach was there. Oh, and for the record, Gowen broached whether or not he checked out Terry's little Hulkster: “I did look. I did. Brother was doing alright for himself, man!”. Wow, there's a story you don't expect to be telling after your first day at work.
Most folks have some sort of awkward run-in when they start working for a new company. They might fumble a handshake, say something stupid, or fail to hold the door open for a key member of upper management. Here, Gowen was just trying to look Hulkamania right in the eye so he didn't clap eyes on the 6 inch (let's be generous) python, dude.
Right, that's plenty. We've dedicated an entire entry to Hogan's hog, but Zach was the one dishing details about it on 'Dark Side Of The Ring'. Thank God Hulk didn't turn around otherwise Gowen might've seen the darkest side of his ring. OK, enough! Let's move on to something that's also funny, albeit for different reasons.