Former WCW producer, Neil Pruitt recently discussed how he came up with the famous nWo spray paint. As well as what it was like to work with Hulk Hogan on the most recent episode of Neil Pruitt’s Secrets of WCW Nitro.

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Below are some highlights from the interview with a h/t to PWPodcasts.com for the transcription.

Coming Up With nWo Spray Paint

“I started giving my input right away and had a vision in mind when I first got the nWo project. I had a lot of ideas that they used, like when Hogan talked about how Atlanta used to be Ted Turner’s place and now they’re taking over. He spray painted on a beach ball like ‘globe’ and then kicked it off the set if you remember. I actually brought in the spray paint idea, kinda going off how gangs would tag their territory. For some reason, Hogan could never write the small ‘n’ in nWo!

“I gave Kevin Nash a paintbrush and canvas to paint on, and he painted the world being taken over by the nWo. There’s an interview that will air next week on my podcast – Neal Pruitt’s Secrets of WCW Nitro – where Kemper Rogers (WCW Senior Editor) will talk about how he did the film scratches and clicks that you saw on the nWo videos. He was instrumental in helping with the branding of the group.”

Working With Hulk Hogan

“I remember doing an interview at Hulk’s house in St. Petersburg with Gene Okerlund. After the interview was over, Hogan asked how it was. Gene said it was just fine. I didn’t agree however because I knew he could do it better. So we did it again, without hesitation.

“I’m grateful for Hulk and the times I worked with him. One of my best memories is him in Chicago when he signed autographs for what seemed like hundreds of people. He was even willing to stay overtime and miss his flight back home so he could sign those autographs. I thanked him in our limo ride back to the hotel. He said he hadn’t passed up an autograph in 15 years and wasn’t about to do it now. I said, ‘that’s why you’re on top’.”

Working With WWF

“I actually did not have a desire to go to WWF at the time. I was kinda burned out, and I was tired of getting a cattle prod to get wrestlers to do simple interviews. However, about three months later, Ric Flair asked me why I wasn’t at WWF. I told him my reasoning, and he said ‘it’s not like that up here. the wrestlers are waiting and ready for you to work’.”