Memories of summer 1996: Shaking up the wrestling world

It’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago — July 7, 1996 — when one of the biggest heel turns in professional wrestling history took place.

That was the day of the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event “Bash at the Beach” took place in Daytona, Florida. It also was the day Hulk Hogan became a bad guy AKA took a heel turn.

In professional wrestling, a heel is a bad guy, and a face is what the good guys are called. Prior to Bash at the Beach 96, Hogan was one of the biggest faces — if not the biggest face — in the professional wrestling world.