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Earl Hebner Finally Explains the Double Referee WWE Shock Moment: Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports, Sports News, News, Leisure, Wrestling

4.8761 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered what REALLY happened during the infamous "Twin Referee" angle between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant? 🤯 In this exclusive tell-all, legendary referee Earl Hebner pulls back the curtain on one of the most controversial moments in pro wrestling history — the "Double Referee Screwjob" at WWF The Main Event, 1988.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Sean Mooney and welcome back to Primetime with Sean Mooney.

0:04.6

On today's edition, we have a special interview brought to you by my co-host, Steve Fall.

0:10.3

I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to subscribe to the channel to stay tuned for more great content. What is going on wrestling fans?

0:26.5

It's I, Steve Fall.

0:27.4

Welcome to 10 count media on today's edition.

0:29.5

I'm talking to the goat of professional wrestling referees.

0:32.7

It's Earl Hebner.

0:34.0

How are you doing today?

0:35.9

Hey, man, I'm doing great.

0:37.1

Thank you for inviting me.

0:38.7

Of course. It's always a pleasure. Every time we've talked before, we definitely have

0:42.3

highlighted your book that's right behind me. So I have you behind me, you in front of me,

0:47.3

double referees, it would seem like, and that's good, oh, even you have a copy, even, of course

0:52.3

you do. You probably have a, you put money in your own pocket, Earl.

0:57.3

You put money in your own pocket.

0:59.5

But the fact that you have one and I have one, and that, again, triggers what I want to talk about today,

1:05.6

is the double referees that happened in 1988 because this still goes down as one of the most historic storylines in

1:13.7

professional wrestling because you can only pull this trick off once.

1:18.2

We have seen bad guys turn good, good guys turn evil.

1:21.4

We have seen girls leave their met.

1:23.2

We've seen so many storylines, but you can only pull off the double twin once.

1:27.1

Before we even begin to get there, when you came into the WWF, put the F back in for a minute,

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