Road to the Monday Night War Ep 05: Diesel Wins WWE Title & Hulk Hogan Pulls POLITICS

he Road to the Monday Night War continues as the rivalry between WWE and WCW gets more interesting on the road toward the Monday Night War. In this episode, Hulk Hogan receives a Make-A-Wish award in WWE and tries to make sure money is donated to the organization at the same time. We also dive into more stories involving Hogan’s backstage political power and how he was using his influence during this period. Meanwhile in WCW, Eric Bischoff takes a shot at Doink the Clown on WCW television, giving us another example of WCW publicly poking at WWE years before the Monday Night War officially began. We break down these stories and the little moments that helped set the stage for the eventual battle between WCW Monday Nitro and WWE Monday Night Raw.