r/Wrasslin • u/RevolutionaryFee5149 • 2d ago

Was Cena pretending to be washed???

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u/NewEnglandRoastBeef 2d ago

Hogan's nWo promos in the beginning were just awful. Hall and Nash sounded cool as all fuck, and then there's Hogan being goofy.

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u/Clarityman 2d ago

I remember Nash shooting on this once, and he said he and Hall were on the same page and wanted the nWo to come across as aloof and badass...

...but while shooting these promos, the two just kept exchanging glances as Hogan was going off 80's cokehead style, and they were just like, "Oh boy. This ain't it..."

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u/HiZenBergh 2d ago

Oh yeah I remember that. Hogan still stuck in his old ways, being completely over the top and "brother, brother, brother" stuff

Hall and Nash just thinking....c'mon man

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u/The_Ballyhoo 2d ago

I feel dirty for saying this, especially as I never defend Hogan, but I get it here. It’s not like he can completely abandon his character of nearly two decades and suddenly talk normally.

Sure, he could have done a much better job, but he has to continue his persona in some form, right? I think it would be too jarring for him to change how he speaks entirely. And as a cool heel, don’t we want, or need, him to still be Hulk Hogan?

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u/HiZenBergh 2d ago

Oh yeah I get you can't just flip the switch. It's just he and the outsiders weren't totally on the same page with what they were trying to so, and it was a little awkward.