On what he thought the finish would be:
“Russo is in and out of his conferences, and he comes to me and the usual on a TV or pay-per-view day, he’s stressed. ‘I don’t know what we’re gonna do.’ He didn’t know. But at some point, we are corralled, and John Laurinaitis, me, and Hulk are gonna get together. We sat down, Hogan puts his back against the wall, ‘Alright, where are we at?’
We start collaborating and this goes into at least a 30-minute conversation laying out a match with a DQ finish. At least 30 minutes. This is what I’m led to believe is happening.
At that point, do I think Hogan knew exactly what was gonna go on? Now that I sit here today, probably. But why did we go through the motions of laying out a match and Laurinaitis with his pencil taking notes and what did he know or not know. I’m invested, and we go into great detail of what this match is with a DQ finish. I thought this was 100% we’re working on a match.”
His thoughts when the Screwjob happened:
“There’s no way to describe the trepidation I had. When I walked through the curtain, I had my game face on and I’m going to work. But backstage, knowing what I’m about to do and my music playing, I was really second-guessing the whole deal. The people hated slapnuts and loved Hulk, especially in Daytona. They didn’t know any of this.
Like any World Title match with some build to it, they wanted to see the match. Me, knowing this is what we’re about to do and the reaction that was gonna take place and I’m a part of it and they’ve gotta see my a$$ back out here in 30 minutes, what are you possibly thinking? I’m the last person they’re gonna want to see. Period. That’s how I felt.
I have to go out and do this BS thing with Hogan and, ‘Jeff, go back out 30 minutes later and get a hell of a reaction. You and Booker are gonna tear the house down, and Booker is gonna be the champion.’ Disaster. Terrible writing. Terrible booking. Terrible thinking things through.”
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