Earl Hebner On When He Found Out About His Role in the Montreal Screwjob, Talks ‘The Evil Twin Finish’ of Hogan vs Andre the Giant, More

July 16, 2017

On a recent edition of “Sitting Ringside” with Dave Penzer, former WWF/WWE referee Earl Hebner discusses his time working for the McMahons. Earl talks about the Montreal “Screw job” and how he felt walking through the “gorilla position” that night. Below are some interview highlights:

David asks Earl when he found out about what his role would be in the finish to the Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels Match at Survivor Series:

“I found out walking to the gorilla position, I was pulled to the side and was told Vince wants you to do this, and this and this, and I thought oh my god!”

Earl shares his thoughts on what it was like working in WWF/WWE:

“There was so much stress down there (WWE) it was miserable it was like you were in prison”.

Earl also addresses the “Evil Twin Finish” on The Main Event between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant:

I did count 1,2,3, with Hogan’s shoulders about four feet off the mat, and then my brother came down and there was two of us! We had our little battle royal there and then Hogan figured out that I was the evil one, so he picks me up and tosses me out of the ring over Andre and Virgil. It hurt bad. I injured my rotator cuff, I couldn’t move my arm.That was my first day there. After that night, I had to spend six to eight weeks in rehab”.

Hebner mentions how grateful he is to the fans:

I’d like to say before I leave I would just like to thank all the fans in the WWE, WWF, TNA, Impact , everybody thank you for your support for me. I know some hate me, some love me, but thank you for your courtesy, respect, as long as I’ve been in the business”.

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

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