{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6995d4787012ce537641ddce/6a725b63919aaf5974b0a85b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bash at the Beach 1996: Hulk Hogan's Heel Turn & the Birth of the nWo | Pro Wrestling Forever","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6995d4787012ce537641ddce/1785879307047-d41ada64-0015-4a51-9b5f-c56da3bd5365.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Few moments in wrestling history changed the industry like <strong>WCW Bash at the Beach 1996</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Degree, Blade Daily, and special guest <strong>Books and Bodyslams</strong> revisit the legendary pay-per-view that gave us <strong>Hollywood Hogan</strong>, the birth of the <strong>New World Order (nWo)</strong>, and one of the greatest heel turns professional wrestling has ever seen.</p><p><br></p><p>Three decades later, does Hulk Hogan's shocking betrayal still hold up? Why did the Third Man storyline capture the imagination of wrestling fans around the world? And how did one leg drop reshape the Monday Night Wars, WCW, and modern professional wrestling?</p><p><br></p><p>The crew breaks down the entire event, revisits the iconic main event featuring Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, and Sting, and celebrates the strange, wonderful, occasionally ridiculous magic that made mid-'90s WCW unforgettable.</p><p><br></p><p>If you love <strong>wrestling history, classic WCW, the nWo, Hulk Hogan, the Monday Night Wars, and deep dives into the biggest moments in professional wrestling</strong>, this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics include:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Bash at the Beach 1996 review</li><li>Hulk Hogan's heel turn as the Third Man</li><li>The formation of the New World Order (nWo)</li><li>Scott Hall &amp; Kevin Nash's Outsiders invasion</li><li>Why this storyline changed wrestling forever</li><li>What still makes the show essential viewing 30 years later</li></ul><p><br></p><p>New episodes of <strong>Pro Wrestling Forever</strong> celebrate every era of professional wrestling—from the territories to today—with thoughtful discussion, nostalgia, humor, and the occasional completely unnecessary tangent.</p>","author_name":"Pro Wrestling Forever"}