10 Shocking WWE Results You Never Saw Coming 4

4. Hulk Hogan Turns Heel (Bash At The Beach 1996)

The final four were so close that it took a bit of nitpicking to separate them all, with the understanding that each one could technically be #1. The match that drew #4 was so ranked because Bobby Heenan, on commentary, foreshadowed Hulk Hogan’s unbelievably shocking heel turn by accident. The Brain had ragged on the Hulkster for nearly the entirety of his career. They were fierce on-screen rivals in WWE, leading to some of the biggest matches and moments in the history of the early WrestleMania Era. Unfortunately, for a select few, Heenan’s verbal tirade when Hogan showed up during the match between The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and WCW’s trio of Sting, Lex Luger, and Macho Man, the claim has been that Heenan ruined the surprise. Yeah, right. Cheers to all one hundred of you. The rest of the wrestling world sat in awe as Hogan did his usual shirt-ripping schtick, only to turn his back on Hulkamania immediately afterward with one thunderous leg drop.
Hogan had been the hero for well over a decade. Hulkamania had been running wild in the AWA before it totally ran wild in the WWE and fizzled out in WCW. The fans had practically dared promoters to turn him for several years, but to see him actually make the turn was a swerve that very, very few saw coming. The only heel turn that could ever possibly be that surprising, in a similar context, would be if John Cena did it.