Ric Flair Reveals the Nail in the Coffin That Forced Hulk Hogan to Risk His Career

The two-time WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan achieved splendid success in the company. He debuted in Vince McMahon’s company in 1983. Within just a year in the WWE, Hulk Hogan became the WWE World Champion for the first time in 1984.

The Hulkster defeated The Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden, New York, marking his popularity with the company. Hulkamania was loved globally as he escaped Iron Sheik’s lethal ‘Camel Clutch’ submission.

Hulk Hogan, for a decade, was a hero when he worked with Vince McMahon’s company. However, there was a time when The Hulkster became a bad guy when he jumped ship to the WCW.

Hulk Hogan put his Hollywood Hero character on the line when he moved to the WCW!

Hulk Hogan became a heel (villain) character when he formed alliances with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Then, the three WWE legends teamed up together as New World Order (NWO). This was a rebellious team created by The Hulkster. And after 20 long years in the wrestling career, Hogan finally became the bad guy. But was it a good decision for Hogan to become a villain? Let’s find out!

The Nature Boy Ric Flair on the recent episode of Wooooo Nation Uncensored revealed the real reason behind The Hulkster’s decision to become a bad guy.

“I think it was time for a change for him [Hulk Hogan], and he had run out of opponents. I could only wrestle him so many times. So, I think it worked out great for him, and I think that he really enjoyed that run,” Ric Flair mentioned.

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WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair stated that Hulk Hogan, before his WCW run, had wrestled almost every wrestling legend such as Andre the Giant, The Iron Sheik, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and many others. But since he jumped ship from WWE to WCW, it was the correct decision for The Hulkster to become the bad guy.

Did it work out for The Hulkster to be the villain?

Ric Flair continued to sing praises for The Hulkster. Hulk Hogan was already a five-time WWE Champion before his exit from the WWE. But then he moved to the rival wrestling company WCW in 1993. 

Flair added, “Hulk was the frosting on top of the cake.” Ric Flair believes that the NWO was an incredible army inside the WCW. According to Flair, The Hulkster leading the vicious team was probably best for the company.

The co-host Mark Madden asked him whether Hogan could have turned babyface (good guy) and started a feud with the NWO.

“Well, I don’t think it would have been fair to the NWO, to Scott and Kevin. There wouldn’t be Hulk as a babyface. It would have been an end of the [NWO] run. So, it was better off to keep them healed. They were really over his heels,” The Nature Boy replied.

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Hulk Hogan has dominated his time in both WWE and WCW. In Vince McMahon’s company, he was a hero. But in the rival company WCW, Hogan was a villain – a hero in disguise. Whether it be a heel or a babyface, every wrestling fan loves Hulk Hogan.