As with many wrestlers, Arn Anderson gradually moved from being just wrestler, and then was more involved backstage as his career was getting closer to the close. Although he was a producer, Arn Anderson claimed in one episode of the “ARN” show that he had no idea of the Hulk Hogan’s WCW heel turn.
According to Anderson Anderson, only a few people probably knew about Hogan’s imminent heel turn. “They were watching but nobody knewthe inner circle of likely three people, possibly Eric [Bischoff Hogan and maybe a third person. It could be Kevin [Sullivan] who was insane to not have Kevin. Like everybody else: shock.”
Anderson continued to reflect on what he thought of the heel turning of the moment and how he dealt with the situation as wrestler. “Immediately when you’re working with the producer and agent and you’re still wrestling you see the situation from a variety of perspectives. Do you think that’s going to be a success? Will they take on Hogan to be a heel? Can he work heel?”
In addition, “The Enforcer” pointed that Hogan’s major heel turn had been for the industry in that it was something that had not previously been attempted at the time. “In this industry, there are extremely few chances of having an originality because everything is completed. This is a first and is significant for our company.”
He also noted that this led to “cogs turning” within the industry and was possibly referring to the explosion of nWo following Hogan making a heel.
