Kevin Nash sheds light on the controversial "Fingerpoke of Doom" moment in WCW history. During a live Q&A session at the River City Wrestling Con, Nash, who famously won the WCW World Championship by breaking Bill Goldberg's impressive undefeated streak, reflected on the infamous January 4, 1999, incident on WCW Monday Nitro where he laid down for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
Nash elaborated on how this unusual idea came to fruition, stating, "It was one of those instances where a group of us gathered together and brainstormed an idea that, in hindsight, was quite poor. The intention was to have a match that lasted around six to eight minutes, followed by my eventual loss. However, anyone familiar with real-life fighting would know that if you were going to let someone pin you, you'd likely endure some punches for several minutes beforehand.
So I proposed, 'If we’re going to go through with this, what’s the point of letting him hit me? Wouldn't it elicit a stronger reaction if he simply touched me and I collapsed?' To this day, the audience's reaction to the Fingerpoke of Doom remains one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history. The crowd was left completely blindsided—it was an unexpected twist that caught everyone off guard.
What’s particularly amusing to me is that I was the one who orchestrated this. I not only booked my victory over Goldberg, but just six days later, I also decided to proceed with the Fingerpoke of Doom scenario. Instead of capitalizing on my status as the champion who defeated Goldberg—an opportunity that could lead to selling merchandise and being the top babyface for many months—here's the question: would you prefer to be the hottest commodity in the business, raking in merchandise sales, or would you rather hand over the spotlight to someone else the very next week, especially someone with creative control? It’s a fascinating topic to ponder, isn’t it?
