10 best OMG WWE moments of all time and the story behind them

Stone Cold Steve Austin stole the show on Monday Night Raw as he doused Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and the Rock in beer
Stone Cold Steve Austin stole the show on Monday Night Raw as he doused Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and the Rock in beer

#4 Hulk Hogan Drops Title to Andre the Giant

Hulk Hogan was seeing double
Hulk Hogan was seeing double

This is one of the less talked about OMG moments but given the magnitude of the match, it is very memorable on my list. In the first prime-time network television match since 1955, over 33 million television viewers tuned in to see Hulk Hogan take on Andre the Giant for Hogan's WWE Championship.

After failing to purchase the WWE Championship from Hogan, "the Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase devised a scheme to have Andre the Giant win the title for him and then hand it over. To ensure that this plan was foolproof, DiBiase hired the twin brother of Dave Hebner, who was supposed to be the original referee.

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Earl Hebner, who filled in for his brother, counted to three after Hogan clearly got his shoulder up at two and the controversy ensued. The damage was done however as Hogan lost the WWE Championship, but DiBiase didn't get his wish either as it was stated that when Andre tried to hand over the title, he actually vacated it, leading to a WWE Championship Tournament at Wrestlemania IV.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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