Fingerpoke of Doom

Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash may have helped seal the fate of WCW with one poke.

January 4, 1999, is a date that people associated with WCW probably would like to do over. In addition to being the night Tony Schiavone caused a major shift in viewership by leaking that Mick Foley was set to win the WWF Championship, the main event of the night was an early nail in the company’s coffin.

Hulk Hogan, leader of NWO Hollywood, was set to face Wolfpac leader Kevin Nash in a world title match as major rivals. Instead, Nash went down to the “Fingerpoke of Doom,” a notorious swerve ending that enraged plenty of diehard fans of the company.

Edited by Staff Editor