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7. Sting Instead Of Hogan In The NWO

For those that don’t know, it’s been mentioned many times over the years that originally it was Sting that was going to turn heel on WCW and become the third man in the New World Order stable with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Instead, Hulk Hogan decided he wanted to do it because he felt like his career needed it.
If it was Sting that turned it wouldn’t have been as good. Remember that the reason the NWO group worked with Hall & Nash “invading” WCW is because they were WWE guys that fans thought were there to “take over” WCW. If Sting turned heel it wouldn’t have been as impactful as the Hogan move because of Hogan’s history with WWE. Even though Hogan was in WCW for two years by the time he turned in 1996, he was always going to be seen as a WWE guy. When Hogan turned it made the invasion angle seem that much more legitimate. It was absolutely the right call.
This was mentioned on the Monday Night War documentary on WWE Network. They talked about the Sting possibility, but most of them said that it wouldn’t have been as good without Hogan there. It’s true. His star power and his name made it work as well as it did.

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