The March 27, 2000, episode of Nitro took place outside in South Padre Island, Texas. During Hogan’s in-ring interview, a spotlight captured former WCW star The Wall atop a 15-story building far away in the distance.
Brian Gewirtz worked alongside McMahon as a WWE writer between 1999 and 2015. In an interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Riju Dasgupta, he recalled how WWE writers watched the moment between Hogan and The Wall with McMahon:
Gewirtz added that McMahon used to light-heartedly reject writers’ ideas by quoting Schiavone’s “the distance!” line:
Watch the video above to find out what Gewirtz found good and bad about Vince Russo’s style of writing in WCW and WWE.
What happened next between Hulk Hogan and The Wall?
Nitro ended with The Wall defeating Hulk Hogan via disqualification after The Hulkster’s ally, Vampiro, interfered in the match.
Hulk Hogan and Vampiro sent The Wall through a table at ringside after the match. Seconds later, the towering wrestler got back to his feet and stared at his two rivals to close the show.
The Wall, real name Jerry Tuite, passed away in 2003 at the age of 36 after suffering a heart attack.
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