8 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Hall Of Fame 2020 & 2021

4. Hulk Hogan Devours The NWO Induction

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The New World Order's induction speech was another that perhaps could have been longer, particularly as Kevin Nash is such an engaging speaker, but Hulk Hogan's contributions were particularly brutal.

Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, and Nash were genuine and earnest in their approach. Hogan was a gimmick. Coming out with the old nWo title belt, he put over his beach club, crowbarred his catchphrases into every sentence, and left the podium feeling more artificial than anyone else on the show.

Hulk's talk of putting the nWo strap up at WrestleMania 37 was as cringe-worthy as anything he'll do in Raymond James Stadium this weekend, as he hosts with Titus O'Neil. He ate this whole speech up - and that's a shame.

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