[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat Bret as the mystery third member would have been very interesting but also would have lacked that mega shock moment Hogan created with his sudden heel turn. At least Bret's WCW career would likely have been a lot better than WCW dropping the ball big time with him post-Screwjob.

Originally Posted by Fignuts NWO wouldn’t have been nearly as big without Hogan.

Originally Posted by The Dastardly One I think Hogan's performances in the nWo, even his promos, are DRASTICALLY overrated. With that said, he nailed the heel turn itself. And his legacy made the turn that much more effective. Bret Hart simply did not have that track record as all-conquering good guy of the yesteryear to make it work. Though, it probably still would have been great, just on a smaller scale.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat Yeah nobody really had the same mainstream good guy aura Hogan had which instantly turned that heel turn into an all-time classic moment. Closest WCW had was Sting but still wouldn't have been as monumental as Hogan's turn. Even Hogan's history with Mean Gene, who was the first person to talk to him, greatly added to that moment's legacy.

Stepping outside of Hogan being the 3rd man being essentially WCW's "Austin 3:16" moment, I don't really get how Bret would've worked in comparison to how things turned out.

I mean, sure, on paper, in an angle where you have two guys who are presumably from WWF on a mission to take over WCW, it seems like adding yet another guy being fresh of a Stamford run to keep that aura going would be the way to go. However, the flip side is, how the fuck were they actually going to personally co-exist? Bret flanked by two members of the Kliq without any of what would have been boiling friction between he and Shawn in the way of however his relationship with these two guys may have shaken out? We might have had a totally different version of said Kliq.

Then, interject the question of how they would professionally co-exist. Part of the perfect storm what helped Hogan work in the role is him being the "the man" in the same way that Flair was always the primary focus of the Four Horsemen. Would Nash and Hall have afforded the same courtesy to Bret, or would he have been on more "equal footing" with those two? Seems like it would have changed the dynamics of what the nWo even was to begin with. Not passing judgment on if it would have been better or worse. I for one certainly think it an interesting scenario. The whole angle would have evolved quite a bit differently, though.