All wrestling fans can agree, the WWEs version of the nWo was a sad, watered-down version of what was once so great in WCW. Hulk Hogan was still a huge draw, but Kevin Nash was soon injured (whod have thunk it?) and Scott Hall was still battling his demons. Mere months after debuting, Hogan would be a babyface, Hall would be gone, and Nash was left to bring in X-Pac, Big Show, Booker T and Shawn Michaels to keep the New World Order ticking over. Regardless, at WrestleMania X-8, there was talk of having Scott Hall beat Steve Austin in order to give the nWo a much-needed bit of credibility, and some have even said that a Hall win was planned as part of an nWo-driven brand extension. Austin, who has admitted that he wasnt in a great place at that moment in time, straight-up refused to lose to Hall at the Showcase of the Immortals. In hindsight, you can say that Austin was right to shoot down this idea, for the nWo would soon flitter out, although the Texas Rattlesnake would also soon walk out on the company, too, citing burnout and a lack of confidence in creative.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
