In an exclusive for WrestlingNews.co, Steve Fall interviewed former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson. During the interview, Johnson talked about how he was signed by WWE and the call he got from Vince McMahon, his run in WWE and why plans for him to win the World Title were derailed, his issues with Ron Simmons, the Nation of Domination, Shawn Michaels and The Kliq, why his run in WWE ended, WCW, issues with Booker T and what Hulk Hogan said to him in WCW. Scroll down to watch the entire interview.
Ahmed Johnson on why Booker T didn’t want him in Harlem Heat:
"He didn't like it. He didn't know if I was going to come in and take some of his shine or what the deal was, but he didn't like it at all."
On what Hulk Hogan told him backstage:
"We had a Battle Royal and I went to him and started hitting him, just hitting him and hitting him. Then when we got done, behind the curtains, he's like, 'Hey, brother. I thought you're gonna kill me with those punches. I’ve seen you out here and I see you throwing punches like you're killing the guy.' He said, 'Those were the softest punches I ever took’, so he gave me his stamp of approval on that.”
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