#2 Fingerpoke of doom
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If there was ever a single moment in time in which professional wrestling deliberately gave fans the middle finger, it happened during the main event of Monday Nitro, on January 4, 1999.
Kevin Nash was set to defend his WCW World Heavyweight title against Hollywood Hogan at the Georgia Dome for this particular edition of Nitro. As the two competitors stared each other down, the tension was felt all throughout the venue. By this point, fans were bursting at the seams to see which of the two original nWo patriarchs would make the first move.
That first... and only “move” would belong to Hogan as he put his right index finger on the chest of Nash, which was subsequently followed by a ridiculous, theatrical sale. Nash sold the finger poke as if Hogan had decked him with the steel stairs. Hogan followed by pinning Nash for the 1-2-3.
One thing that still sticks out in my mind is how during this contest, WCW lead commentator Tony Shiovane had already told the viewing audience that Mankind was set to win the WWE Championship over on RAW is WAR. WCW did this commonly in hopes that fans would stick with Nitro, considering they would be told the RAW results there.
Unfortunately for WCW, over 600,000 wrestling fans switched from Nitro to RAW, thanks to the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom.
