Konnan

He also talks about the debts he owes to wrestlers such as Konnan, known as the Mexican Hulk Hogan, and dishes some behind-the-scenes dirt on the collapse of WCW at the height of the Monday Night Wars.

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Well, after the match, Konnan and I left the arena first.

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Konnan tried working with them, negotiating back and forth.

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We were the main event; it was Konnan and myself against the others.

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His offbeat humor kept things cool, and Konnan and I would hang with him quite a lot.

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It was an Eight-Man Elimination match: myself, Konnan, Brad Armstrong, & Swoll against Curt, Barry, Kendall, & Bobby.

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Konnan may have had enemies in the locker room, but no one was waiting for him with a tire iron.

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One time I was doing a Tag Team match with Konnan versus Psicosis & LaParka in ECW.

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He could see that Konnan had the look to go to the top of the profession.

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By then, Konnan had an eye for spotting talent and bringing out the best in other wrestlers.

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