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The Biggest Heel Turn In Pro-Wrestling Took Place 24 Years Ago Today

Bash at the Beach BATB 1996

On this day in Pro Wrestling history on July 7, 1996, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘WCW Bash at the Beach 1996’ LIVE on PPV from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

This was the 3rd out of 7 annual Bash at the Beach pay-per-views that WCW aired from 1994 to 2000.

This was the PPV that changed history as we know it, the PPV that saw literally THE single biggest and single most important Heel Turn in the history of pro-wrestling.

The event saw the shocking Heel Turn of Old School WWF Legend Hulk Hogan, who became “the 3rd man” in the main event between The Outsiders and Team WCW, leading to the formation of the nWo.

The invading Outsiders teased a 3rd member for weeks before the event, so the main question during the entire show was “Who’s the 3rd man?”.

Fans were waiting to find out who the 3rd Outsider would be, as soon as the wrestlers came in for the main event, but only two Outsiders, Kevin Nash & Scott Hall, showed up.

At the end of the match, Hulk Hogan came in and everybody expected him to make the save for the babyface team, Team WCW, when all of a sudden he attacked them and it was clear that The Hulkster himself was the 3rd Outsider.

Below are the results from that night:

– Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Psychosis

Carson City Silver Dollar: John Tenta defeated Big Bubba

Taped Fist: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jim Duggan

Double Dog Collar: The Nasty Boys defeated Public Enemy

WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Dean Malenko (c) defeated Disco Inferno

– Steve McMichael defeated Joe Gomez

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair defeated Konnan (c)

– The Giant & The Taskmaster defeated Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit

– The Outsiders & Hulk Hogan wrestled Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger to a no-contest

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