Before the angle took place, Kidman was given more microphone time than ever before to make his statement, to stand up for himself and indicate the direction of his career. He blasted Hogan's comments over the past few months, where the Hulkster said that Kidman couldn't draw a crowd even headlining at a flea market. It was pretty strong stuff. But when the comments led to the angle last Monday night, some believe that it was a work, and the Hogan was just setting up a future feud. Kidman doesn't see it that way.
Hulk claims it was a work the whole time.
I never knew about it, that we would do an angle until right before we did it, I think a week before we did it. I think in a way, it was a shoot. Something that he went on there and said. When I found out that Hulk said that, I was on WCW Live, and I didn't even know. So they told me about it, and so right there I had to fire back at him.