Kevin Nash is finally setting the record straight about one of wrestlings most controversial moments: the Fingerpoke of Doom. And according to him, it wasnt a screw-upit was strategy.
During a live Q&A at River City Wrestling Con, Nash broke down what really happened backstage before the infamous January 4, 1999 episode of WCW Nitro, where Hulk Hogan poked him in the chest and Nash took a bump to hand over the WCW World Title. Nash said the original idea was to have a normal match before the finishbut that made zero sense to him.
So Nash pitched a simplerand much more shockingapproach. And despite the long-term fallout and fan backlash, Nash stood by the decision:
Critics have long blamed the moment for killing Goldbergs momentum and accelerating WCWs downfallbut Nash wasnt having it. He fired back at the conspiracy theories that claim he sabotaged his own push.
Nashs version flips the narrative fans have argued over for 25 years. The Fingerpoke of Doom wasnt lazy bookingit was designed to catch everyone off guard. And according to Big Sexy, it worked.
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