Legend has it, also, that he reads all these comments, and whenever someone talks bad about the way he looks, he hunts them down, and he does things to them that can only be described as “vicious.” Apparently, the one thing that makes him especially angry, more than anything else, is to be called scary looking. He also hates being called a dude.
Vince had two shots to make Sid a top babyface. Once was after the Rumble, when fans boo the top baby face (Hogan) over Sid, the 2nd time when Sid came back and beat Shawn for the title, people were cheering for Sid.
Funny to think, Vince learned from killing WWF popularity, by really overkilling Hogan and older guys, while not developing top talent. Then instead of paying attention to their mistake, WCW bought up allot of these old guys, and did great with the nwo, but overkilled it, instead of naturally ending it, and buried that young talent, that brought allot of Superstars to the wwe
No they weren't. Fans 100% were not cheering for Sid. This is revisionist history by Sid. He was never that popular. He couldn't draw when he had the belt.
Sid was so confident and knew his worth as a draw, that he wasn't afraid to walk out on promoters. " If we have the same finish tonight , you're not going to get me tomorrow". Wow! How many wrestlers can be that frank and confident?
I stopped watching wrestling at about 11 ...1991 ...but I can not get enough when it comes to seeing what these men have to say about the 80s wrestling
I was at that match in Providence , Danny Davis was a heel referee at the time. Jake would pull his own hair and fall down & the Ref would admonish Hogan LMAO it was awesome. I worked at the airport & that day I saw both Jake & Hogan arrive in RI. Hogan ran right thru the airport to his car avoiding everyone including kids. Jake who was traveling with Moolah actually took time to take pictures with kids and sign autographs & he was a heel,I never forgot that, Jake is a great guy
C HAMM Hogan was a better worker than Jake as he only needed 3 minutes to tear the roof down where Jake no matter how much time he had could tear the roof down
Yup... The most exciting thing about wrestling are the interviews and the promos they cut for the matches.. Especially if they are good speakers on the microphone
I was at the 92 Rumble. And Sid couldn't be more right. When he tossed Hogan, we ALL went wild. And by the end, Hogan got booed so much, I thought I witnessed Hogan turning heel. I couldnt wait to see Supertars only to see that history had been re-written. While Sid gave notice that night, I gave notice as a fan within the week. The last time I spent money on a WWF event..And yes I said "F"
@AAAnderson055 you have heard of the Yankees right? Not sticking up for New York fans but the Bronx Bombers are the most successful baseball team in history.
I could see Sid Vicious/Justice looked particularly strained at Wrestlemania 8 even though he was a main eventer. Now I see the whole picture. He had longed prepared to tender. I loved him back then till now in his Justice run. It's phenomenal.
He was over Mid South wrestling I watched as a kid and I saw Jerry the King lawler beat the “Hulk” one Saturday morning only to see Hulk Hogan emerge up north in WWF a few years later and become the main event
And Ric Flair, Steve Austin Scott Steiner, Triple H, and Jesse Ventura also were heavily inspired by Billy. Flair was so "inspired" by Buddy Rogers that he took his name. Sting was so "inspired" by the movie "The Crow" he basically cosplays as the lead to this day. Wrestling is full of people taking heavy inspiration of those who came before and other popular cultural things. It isn't what you are inspired by, it is what you do with it. People just like to trash Hogan because they don't like him, not because he is deserving of it. He may not be the best individual, but that doesn't change the fact that he was one of the most impactful wrestlers to ever enter the ring; he accomplished more than Billy Graham ever did.
@Cherokee outlaw 2.0 While that’s true, the extent to which Hogan took his character goes beyond lifting. It turns out, he told the higher ups that his shtick would blow up huge if he could be a baby face, but I guess they thought they needed to start new, since they always used him as heel. So they gave Hogan all his characteristics except as baby face, so Hogan got to blow up big. And yeah, he is humble now, but dude went off the edge with drug addictions because he couldn’t handle his character being given to someone else and himself made irrelevant.
Just my opinion but Lex comes across as that Great Uncle that you only see at cookouts once a year who shows up and tells the grandkids road stories for hours while they're all sat round the fire just rapt with wonderment. So friendly and soft spoken
Tony atlas said Hogan was a self made wrestler/entertainer. Hogan in Japan actually wrestled but in the states was a entertainer. People said companies wanted Hogan for drawing power not in ring ability.
That was Sid's time because fans tired of the "face" being too goody two shoes all of time. Sid was big, had the look, the demeanor, was a terrific actor and was at his best when he was in a rage yelling about something. The problem with Sid is that he had to be a villain and would have had no real competition to keep the belt for a real long time. It wasn't until Austin came about as a bad ass villainous face that wrestling fans took to him, and it worked brilliantly and kept us watching.
All of them made the WWF what it was back then, but regardless of what they say, no one could carry the WWF like Hulk Hogan as the main icon in those days.
Hulk just wanted to be in the main event status therefore he never agreed to put over many wrestlers who were damn more talented than him so....... Hulk Hogan sucks
The reason I have heard of most of these guys is because of Hulk Hogan... it's like getting to play with LeBron James even though LeBron gets most of the attention just the fact that there is so much attention being paid you end up getting plenty of attention yourself
@@shawnbates1804 that one is ridiculous like goes to show hogan always wanted to destroy younger talent and have something over them. Undertaker apparently for two years felt genuinely sorry about what he did to hogan, then he saw the footage and you can see he doesn’t even touch the chair, one of the softest tombstone piledrivers ever. Hogans a big baby.
6:58 That look that Hogan gave Superstar Billy Graham - that’s one of the reasons I cannot stand Hogan - he fashioned his whole look from SBG, yet he gives him a look of utter disdain when he just goes to shake hands with him, like someone who is a threat to his popularity - there will never be a more self-serving politician in wrestling than the Huckster...
Yeah, i noticed that look. As if he's taking his spot & glory. It should of been hogan telling people " this is the man I patterned myself after", and raising superstars hand!! But, he gave him the dirty look as if to say, WHAT THE HELL MAN.... YOUR IN MY WAY.... so sad.... so.. sad.....Cmon hulk, be better than that!
@@tomcarpenter7821 because the money they were making as wrestlers wasnt all that great....for like most Wrestlers, its a good begining for something Else.
Have you ever worked somewhere when a coworker gets a promotion and another coworker rants about how they should've gotten the promotion because they were so much better? That's what some of these people sound like when they talk about wrestlers that are more famous than they are.
the angle with Jake would have been incredible, as good a heel as he was and the sad thing is if the crowd reacted the same way today, they'd run with it anyway...but Hulkamania had more than run its course and folks were ready for someone else.
i think Disco summed it up pretty good about Hulkster he thought or wanted to be bigger than wrestling itself...he would say team team team but in reality he was about himself and maybe thought he was better than everyone else or definatley thought he was above or more important..seems like the kind of guy whod throw you under the bus to save himself
Hogan was the man. Vincent McMahon and the current WWF/WWE owes alot to Hogan. Boxing had Muhammad Ali, Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson, NBA had Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Wrestling had Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Steve Austin and Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino before them
Melvyn Singleton except those other sports were not predetermined or choreographed. Vince made the conscious decision to make him “the guy” and he took the opportunity and made the most out of it. Unfortunately his ego ran wild and he stood in the way of pushing the business past himself on several occasions not allowing others to be bigger than him, even when he was older and past his prime. Which leaves us wondering if he did more harm than good.
Sid is right. When Hogan threw him out it made Hogan look like a heel and when Hogan got pulled out by Sid he acted like a cry baby heel. They should pulled the trigger on a heel turn then. It would have made Sid.
@LA Lakers Hogan could pull off good or bad guy character, but even on the rare occasions Sid smiled/smirked, he still looked like a pissed off bastard. Lol
He’s had a complicated life, with incredible highs and incredible lows. Hogan cares about the business, but like most of us, he looks out for number one first.
@Dorian Green Ain't that the truth? Heck, he wouldn't allow a run of three matches with Shawn Michaels where Michaels won one match and Hogan won two. What does that say about his ego?
What Hogan did to Sting at Starrcade was all I need to know about Hogan. That was a travesty and ruined a years worth of momentum for WCW, the company that wrote his checks.
hogan is a important part of wrestling history, bar none. but let's not get it twist. hogan doesn't love the business. he loves the money he gets from the business. i can count on one hand the number of wrestlers he's put over, warrior being the most notable. but how many times he's put himself over others? i'd need my extended family to count them all.
I think, especially in the 80s and 90s, that there was only a certain amount of money WWF was willing to pay out to all the wrestlers. And it wasn’t as much as the superstars make today. So Hogan wasn’t going to help bring new talent in that would dilute the amount of money being paid out to everyone. Of course he was looking out for himself, but he had been screwed over by promoters in the past and wasn’t going to let that happen again.
I like Hogan, hes always been super cool with fans and treats them with respect at signings etc. With regards to his professional/financial life, thats his business not ours.
Yo Hannibal, you seem like a really cool dude man. Really appreciate your hard work and the great interviews you make. Hope your staying safe during all this madness.
This comment aged like milk lmao. Hannibals a piece of shit. He just stabbed the f outta some referee and sending him to the hospital. He doesn't deserve to wrestle anywhere.
I was there at RR92 live, it was my birthday present. The fans were mixed on the Hogan elimination. There were many WCW fans in the crowd happy that either Flair or Sid was about to win the WWF championship. Hogan fans far outnumbered Flair/Sid fans. However, the majority of people did not like Hogan's reaction after being tossed out. Point is Hogan's time was far from over and it wasnt the majority cheering he was out. WWF clearly did not expect Flair to bring as many fans with him as he did.
Man, felt bad for Jake! Dude DESERVED to hold the world title(Even tho he, honestly didn't need it)! Imagine Vince applying this same logic to Austin/Bret!
The truth and actually sad thing with jake though, being a heavy drug addict then, meant that making more money would have meant more drugs. It wouldn't have made much of a difference. Don't think he wouldn't invested ,saved or helped others or even himself. Mo money mo problems was almost certain with him. It would've just meant more drugs for him. I am happy he's changed that aroung now though.
forgot to mention Sting and the starrcade 97 incident.....bishoff will never recognice that hogan didnt wanted to loose clean to sting...."doesnt work for me brother"
First thing i noticed is all the wrestlers that had bad things to say all had past drug problems, hard to believe that had nothing to do with decision making from creative.
I wanted Mr Perfect to beat Hogan, back in the day, he was my favorite, I was a outsider in high school and I didn’t fit in the crowd, I liked Mr Perfect, because you was supposed to hate him. I miss old school wrestling, I did didn’t know about 72 different genders back then, and calling a woman, The Man is something, I couldn’t comprehend back then.
Curt Hennig deserved more him and Brett Hart were the same wrestler he should have had his time with the strap some of the greatest matches ever Mr Perfect and The Hitman
It's incredible how many people bury Hogan, and then turn around and admit that they owe their careers to him, or he gave them a break when no one else would etc.
The best thing I ever saw about Hogan was something Nash said. Nash and him talked in a hotel parking lot for over an hour, with Nash explaining how Hogan was keeping the other guys down and not letting them get the right opportunities, and to Hulk's credit he sat there and listened to Nash say his piece, but in the end he just said "Brother, what you're proposing will cost me money." Nash just shook his hand, and said alright man.
Ravishing Rick Rude had one of the greatest bad guy gimmicks of all time definitely was worthy of a title run " what I need now from all you over weight out of shape inner city sweathogs is to pipe down so the ladies can get what they came to see HIT THE MUSIC " Classic
With Heenan, That pairing was great. Rick was/is an interesting man and sadly as he died far too young, We have and will never get a career shoot interview obviously but every story I've heard told by others about him makes me wish that it wasn't that way. As a kid, Like 6 years old to 8-ish, I always thought Freddie Mercury due to the tache and hair colour/style but not homosexual and absolutely shredded. He totally wrecked the Ultimate Ego in that Heenan orchestrated contest posedown thing. I bet that man got to slay some of the finest pussy around like a boss!
Funny how all these guys talk shit about him but none of these guys could’ve did the job he did for WWF. It wouldn’t be where it is today without Hulk Hogan
When i was a kid Sid was one of the scariest things I'd ever seen, probably the equivalent of Brock Lesnar nowdays. How the hell does he look like a sweet old man.
Hulk Hogan says, "Donald Trump is my Hero!" at the Republican National Convention. I thought to myself, "I wonder if Hogan is going to be entering the world of politics the way Jesse Ventura and Kane did." But the next day I saw why Hogan was teamed up with Trump. Hogan has a brand of beer called "Real American Beer" that was being promoted. Having Hogan at the convention was mutually beneficial to Trump and Hogan for marketing purposes.
Watching wrestling in the 80s and kinda into the 90s it was Hogan and Warrior. Iconic. Of course there are many others but these two were my favorites. The Rock and Austin are right behind these two imo.
Hogan was the most famous but then I would have to say Stone Cold became more popular when his time came but now in 2020 bcuz he's is now one of Hollywood top actor The Rock might be the most famous Wrestler if all Time.
@@richardtaylor5461 there people who's going to agree and some who won't. I mean I can agree with u at some point bcuz I been a die hard wrestling fan and Hogan was on a whole another level. But Stone Cold got major big. U might not agree but John Cena is more famous then Hogan
@Headless Horseman u have to Respect the Boss. But only true die hard wrestling fans will only know that. At his period of time I agree 💯% but bcuz today time has changed to what it is more money more fans alot of these new fans really don't know Andre the Giant like they should. There mind set is Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold, triple h, John Cena
@marquanes williams The Rock might be the most well known amongst people who have no knowledge of wrestling prior to the year 2000. That's it. And it's due to acting in movies. He is in no way the most famous wrestler of all time. He's a great actor both in and out of the ring but really didn't do anything for the sport and certainly didn't sacrifice his body or sanity for it like others have. Many wrestlers gained much wider notoriety prior to 2000. Wrestling was HUGE in the '70s and really was at its best in the '80s and '90s before drugs, murder, suicide, and learning about damage to the human body really started to tame the sport. Look into Dark Side Of The Ring, Beyond The Mat, The Resurrection of Jake The Snake, For All Mankind, The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling, and I've forgotten a few others but you get the point. Many others were known farther and wider for their actual wrestling careers as opposed to movies.
That look he gave Superstar Billy at the autograph signing is just foul and I've seen Hogan look at wrestlers like that so often it's almost a mix between "your beneath me, oh is this guy gonna actually fight me for something I did" Im glad that fans know the truth about him, and I'm really happy that we can all now admit he didn't even know how to wrestle the only person Hulk Hogan was a better wrestler then was Ultimate Warrior and that's not even a compliment
As much of a dickhead as Hogan is, he could actually work/wrestle. Check his matches in Japan where he had to. It was only in WWE Vince stopped him actually working because he's supposed to be super human. Then he got used to being unbeatable so took it on from there
Not true about him not knowing how to wrestle. Hulk did shoot wrestling over in Japan and he knew his stuff. Yeah, the guy's a jerk, but let's keep it real. Hogan knew his craft.
What in the. Sam's Hell are you talking about. Hogan couldn't wrestle. Hogan would literally hurt most wrestlers for he could easily do so. He learned how to entertain.
Hogan is far from a perfect human being and yeah maybe he took that ball and rolled with it, but he sweats charisma and he's got the perfect voice and look as a face. But he never became my favorite wrestler until he morphed into Hollywood. He was the perfect heel always having his NWO minions do the dirty work for him. Vince was right to make him the guy in the 80's and his historic heel turn made the WCW relevant and is a top 3 moment in wrestling history.
@@reptilegovernment9481 he was good Because He Could Do A Promo like nobody's business Pro Wrestling isn't just about being in the ring, Its also about talking on the mic,and knowing how to brand yourself Like THE Ultimate Warrior, Like Many more that wasn't that great in the ring,but they knew how to Brand Thereselves not just in the ring but also out of the ring and on the mic That is Why Hogan is in the Top 5 of all time And nobody Sold More Of anything then Hogan not even Stone Cold Or The Rock ,no one to this day has sold more merchandise then hogan from the 1980s and when hogan was in the NWO in the 90s Plus he is one of the best on mic''s Those reasons and more reasons is why he is a legend and always will be in the top 5 g.o.a.t's
@@cjturner2008 merchandise and mic skills aren’t the be all and end all of wrestling either. Macho man randy savage and various others are far superior to hogan on the mic but also have great ring skills.
So did Sid quit WWF because of Hogan or Warrior...or both? Because his story started off about Hogan and he finished the story saying he'd had enough of working with Warrior
He had enough of Hogan acting like a diva, but stuck around because of Vince convincing him to stay, but considering how toxic the Warrior probably was back then, I assume both
Some of the stories I've heard about Hogan was that all the wrestlers wanted to band together and unionize because the wrestlers were getting screwed money wise but Hogan was pounding his chest in the locker room against unionization because he was basically making more then all the other talent put together
I think, especially in the 80s and 90s, that there was only a certain amount of money WWF was willing to pay out to all the wrestlers. And it wasn’t as much as the superstars make today. So Hogan wasn’t going to help bring new talent in that would dilute the amount of money being paid out to everyone. Of course he was looking out for himself, but he had been screwed over by promoters in the past and wasn’t going to let that happen again.
I loved Hogan in his early career and in the 80's but I simply could not stand Hogan later on when he joined the NWO. I also could not stand that he showed Ric Flair little to no respect when they wrestled. It was always about Hogan and how easy it was to beat Flair.
Seemed plenty passionate to me, but also refused to let people push him around. Had there been more big stars like that, Hall, Nash, and Hogan likely wouldn't have ran WCW, and there would've been better competition in the WWF
Sid Vicious you wasnt better than Hulk Hogan....no way no how!It seems that no matter what Company he was with on contract...it was difficult to make him happy.
Hogan had been carrying the WWF as head face for a long time and warrior was supposed to take over for him in 90 or 91 but he didn’t have the skills nor did lex Luger so hogan hung on a little longer
Sad to hear these stories about Hulk Hogan. He definitely is the most famous of all time, and I loved him as a kid. I’m not American but sung his theme choon with all my heart when it came on lol. He did totally rip superstar Billy Graham for sure.
It’s not so much that he ripped him off, as it is that Vince gave it to Hogan. Graham was already an established heel for so long, they thought it would be easier to reboot than rebrand.
You are forgetting the biggest superstar. Andre The Giant was the very first universal superstar. World renowned, and loved. Plus, too this day, no one that knew him says a bad word about him.
It’s called hyperhydrosis and I have that, too. I work in construction and my entire outfit from shirt, to pants, to socks is completely drenched after a day of work. My car seats are still wet the next day (yes I have cushioned covers that absorb it).
Sid Vicious, back in the day, was a scary looking dude.
Yeah definitely, he was nearly 7 feet and just beefed up and massive!
John Fair he was so real I thought he’d actually hurt my favorite wrestlers
Yeah man he was the real deal. Size, power and a nut case! Loved it!
From *New Zealand* 🇳🇿🇳🇿☝🏾
legend has it, hes still a scary looking dude today
Legend has it, also, that he reads all these comments, and whenever someone talks bad about the way he looks, he hunts them down, and he does things to them that can only be described as “vicious.” Apparently, the one thing that makes him especially angry, more than anything else, is to be called scary looking. He also hates being called a dude.
New favorite quotes "It wasn't that I was any better than him. I was just a new face. But I was better than him" 😂😂😂
I was about to transcribe the same thing.
Lmao
Sid Vicious/Justice was the only guy from those days, who I genuinely thought was snapped.
First thing I thought of was the Dave Chappell/Rick James fuck yo couch skit lmao
you can tell Sid is a down to earth dude
Superstar Billy Graham seems like such a laid back cool man. Nice he isn't bitter about Hogan and Steiner ripping his look
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…. I’m sure the superstar new that!
or Flair on the mic.
Honestly if I inspired someone in some way I’d be cool with it it’d be dope
Issue with Superstar is that he'll change his mind and bitch next time he needs money
@@The_Hero74_ what if it interferes with your income tho??
Vince had two shots to make Sid a top babyface. Once was after the Rumble, when fans boo the top baby face (Hogan) over Sid, the 2nd time when Sid came back and beat Shawn for the title, people were cheering for Sid.
Funny to think, Vince learned from killing WWF popularity, by really overkilling Hogan and older guys, while not developing top talent. Then instead of paying attention to their mistake, WCW bought up allot of these old guys, and did great with the nwo, but overkilled it, instead of naturally ending it, and buried that young talent, that brought allot of Superstars to the wwe
Sid was a baby face in 96,with a twist. He should’ve gave him the strap in 92,
Sid was happier playing softball. Good for him
No they weren't. Fans 100% were not cheering for Sid. This is revisionist history by Sid. He was never that popular. He couldn't draw when he had the belt.
@Phillip Ivey I was a huge fan of Sid and so was all of my friends and schoolmates
Sid was so confident and knew his worth as a draw, that he wasn't afraid to walk out on promoters. " If we have the same finish tonight , you're not going to get me tomorrow". Wow! How many wrestlers can be that frank and confident?
He must've had a softball tournament coming up
AAAnderson055 Sid was horrible! He couldn’t draw a dime or put asses in seats. He was a big guy but not entertaining.
Bruiser Brody..
james Nas Listen to shoot interviews and everyone will confirm this. Just like Diesel couldn’t draw flys.
That and plus he looked as wrestling as just a job softball was his passion and where he was putting all his work in
I stopped watching wrestling at about 11 ...1991 ...but I can not get enough when it comes to seeing what these men have to say about the 80s wrestling
That was going to be my comment, nearly every bit.....
Same here
Same here! Love looking At my old 80's wrestling icons😎💯❤
You stopped watching wrestling when you were 11??
Yes I exactly the same as you
Man, heel Jake against Hogan would've been excellent.
I was at that match in Providence , Danny Davis was a heel referee at the time. Jake would pull his own hair and fall down & the Ref would admonish Hogan LMAO it was awesome. I worked at the airport & that day I saw both Jake & Hogan arrive in RI. Hogan ran right thru the airport to his car avoiding everyone including kids. Jake who was traveling with Moolah actually took time to take pictures with kids and sign autographs & he was a heel,I never forgot that, Jake is a great guy
Jake had drug problems, that’s why he wasn’t pushed as a champion
Jake Roberts would've held a title for sure, had he gotten out of his own way.
Jake, like Scott Hall, didn't need the strap to get over.
C HAMM Hogan was a better worker than Jake as he only needed 3 minutes to tear the roof down where Jake no matter how much time he had could tear the roof down
Not even a wrestling fan but I like all these videos of wrestlers talking about other wrestlers.
Yup... The most exciting thing about wrestling are the interviews and the promos they cut for the matches.. Especially if they are good speakers on the microphone
Because they were legends.
Sid Justice was a massive, terrifying wrestler in his days. So damn good.
Vicious?
@@jamieboyd5208 Both. He was Sid Justice first and then Vicious in WWE
Did was also Lord Humugoues in UWF and mid south
Did Was Lord Humugoues in UWF and mid south wrestling
@@blakeedmondson9573 he was also Lord Humugoues before Psycho Sid
I was at the 92 Rumble. And Sid couldn't be more right. When he tossed Hogan, we ALL went wild. And by the end, Hogan got booed so much, I thought I witnessed Hogan turning heel. I couldnt wait to see Supertars only to see that history had been re-written. While Sid gave notice that night, I gave notice as a fan within the week. The last time I spent money on a WWF event..And yes I said "F"
I was a month old at that rumble. 🤣🤣
@@frankstern5270 Yeah I remember you ! You were Entry #30 isn't it ? The lil chap
I was 3 during the 92 rumble and I'm pretty sure even I said "aw fuck off"
JAKE THE SNAKE MAN... TRUE HERO. LONG LIVE THE 80S!!!
Diamond Dallas Page saved that mans life, both guys are absolute beauts
@@doeyjiaz4798 Yeap... you speak the truth
@@doeyjiaz4798 how ?
@@petermacias19 he went into ddp's yoga program lol look it up
"It wasnt that I was better than him. I was just a new face...and I was better than him."
Lol perfect
😂
SID “I’m not sayin I’m better than him” 2 seconds later...”I’m was better than him”
He meant he didnt think he was more talented he was just more over than him.
Lmao Rick James on Chappelle Show vibes 😂
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@@stevelowe2647 Hogan was solid when he was working his way up, but after that, it's like he didn't care and let the popularity carry him
No matter what age Sid turns he will always be scary as hell.
you should see him now. he looks like a grandfather who just wants to know if your doing good. lol
Sid wasn't lying, New York love Sid, they boo'd HBK at 96 Survivor Series and cheered the crap out of Sid, the fans was tired of Hogan as well
96 survivor series 97 was in Montreal
@AAAnderson055 I'm not a New Yorker, but you must be living under a rock if you forgot that the Yankees and Giants exist
@AAAnderson055 2009 and 2011 respectively for the Yankees and Giants
Just like Oldberg now
@AAAnderson055 you have heard of the Yankees right? Not sticking up for New York fans but the Bronx Bombers are the most successful baseball team in history.
I could see Sid Vicious/Justice looked particularly strained at Wrestlemania 8 even though he was a main eventer. Now I see the whole picture. He had longed prepared to tender. I loved him back then till now in his Justice run. It's phenomenal.
I have a new respect for Jerry Jarrett with his observation about wrestlers suddenly realize they ARE a wrestler because that makes a lot of sense
He was over Mid South wrestling I watched as a kid and I saw Jerry the King lawler beat the “Hulk” one Saturday morning only to see Hulk Hogan emerge up north in WWF a few years later and become the main event
Wow a more caring side of Scott Steiner, cool he was concerned for his friends ❤️
Scott for legitt bad ass was all about Friends. But fame got to him. Like it often does.
Billy Graham is such a humble dude, he had his whole persona ripped off but still sings nothing but praises.
And Ric Flair, Steve Austin Scott Steiner, Triple H, and Jesse Ventura also were heavily inspired by Billy. Flair was so "inspired" by Buddy Rogers that he took his name. Sting was so "inspired" by the movie "The Crow" he basically cosplays as the lead to this day. Wrestling is full of people taking heavy inspiration of those who came before and other popular cultural things. It isn't what you are inspired by, it is what you do with it. People just like to trash Hogan because they don't like him, not because he is deserving of it. He may not be the best individual, but that doesn't change the fact that he was one of the most impactful wrestlers to ever enter the ring; he accomplished more than Billy Graham ever did.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Everything in pro wrestling is a rip-off or a gimmick from something that was done before it's all been done before and pro wrestling
@Cherokee outlaw 2.0 While that’s true, the extent to which Hogan took his character goes beyond lifting. It turns out, he told the higher ups that his shtick would blow up huge if he could be a baby face, but I guess they thought they needed to start new, since they always used him as heel. So they gave Hogan all his characteristics except as baby face, so Hogan got to blow up big. And yeah, he is humble now, but dude went off the edge with drug addictions because he couldn’t handle his character being given to someone else and himself made irrelevant.
FYI it was bischoff that gave sting the crow gimmick @@TheRedWaltz24
Superstar Billy Graham basically gave birth to Hollywood Hogan and Big Poppa Pump
Facts
He is the archetype for a whole slew of wrestlers.
And Jesse the body Ventura
And that's the bottom line. 😎👍🤳
Good stuff
Just my opinion but Lex comes across as that Great Uncle that you only see at cookouts once a year who shows up and tells the grandkids road stories for hours while they're all sat round the fire just rapt with wonderment. So friendly and soft spoken
He was humbled after his stroke
Tony atlas said Hogan was a self made wrestler/entertainer. Hogan in Japan actually wrestled but in the states was a entertainer. People said companies wanted Hogan for drawing power not in ring ability.
Seeing Lex luger here just made me feel real old. Holy shit he looks old and I'm not too far behind.
It's OK beeing old pal
Lex ruined his body with steroids and drugs
Lex had a stroke and subsequently lost a lot of body mass after the fact.
I met lex luger in the mid 80s . He was super nice and was very big guy for that Era
Lex lugar is the biggest piece of shit women beater u can meet
Respect to the sacrifices all these men made in the name of entertainment and supporting their families
Scott Steiner has a 141 and 2/3% chance of being right about Hogan.
Kevin Sullivan was a great booker, and Scott Steiner is a math genius.
💯💯 True
Too bad he wasn't smart enough to not go buck wild with the steroids lol
At first glance i thought you said meth genius 😂
@@hectorsalamanca9483 133 1/3 true
I could listen to these old guys talk about wrestling all day
That was Sid's time because fans tired of the "face" being too goody two shoes all of time. Sid was big, had the look, the demeanor, was a terrific actor and was at his best when he was in a rage yelling about something. The problem with Sid is that he had to be a villain and would have had no real competition to keep the belt for a real long time. It wasn't until Austin came about as a bad ass villainous face that wrestling fans took to him, and it worked brilliantly and kept us watching.
All of them made the WWF what it was back then, but regardless of what they say, no one could carry the WWF like Hulk Hogan as the main icon in those days.
Hulk just wanted to be in the main event status therefore he never agreed to put over many wrestlers who were damn more talented than him so....... Hulk Hogan sucks
The reason I have heard of most of these guys is because of Hulk Hogan... it's like getting to play with LeBron James even though LeBron gets most of the attention just the fact that there is so much attention being paid you end up getting plenty of attention yourself
It sounds like they didn't give anyone else a chance to carry it. I mean I get it they did invest a lot of money into him.
@@munnamdidi3570 so true. Look at the footage of undetaker and him. Hogan acted like his neck was broke. When he wasnt even injured at all.
@@shawnbates1804 that one is ridiculous like goes to show hogan always wanted to destroy younger talent and have something over them. Undertaker apparently for two years felt genuinely sorry about what he did to hogan, then he saw the footage and you can see he doesn’t even touch the chair, one of the softest tombstone piledrivers ever. Hogans a big baby.
6:58 That look that Hogan gave Superstar Billy Graham - that’s one of the reasons I cannot stand Hogan - he fashioned his whole look from SBG, yet he gives him a look of utter disdain when he just goes to shake hands with him, like someone who is a threat to his popularity - there will never be a more self-serving politician in wrestling than the Huckster...
Yeah, i noticed that look. As if he's taking his spot & glory. It should of been hogan telling people " this is the man I patterned myself after", and raising superstars hand!! But, he gave him the dirty look as if to say, WHAT THE HELL MAN.... YOUR IN MY WAY.... so sad.... so.. sad.....Cmon hulk, be better than that!
Rick Steiner looks like he fishes for big tuna every day
Steven Moore I was thinking bowhunter
Plot twist. He's in real estate these days.
@@tomcarpenter7821 because the money they were making as wrestlers wasnt all that great....for like most Wrestlers, its a good begining for something Else.
@@immablesso4436
Are you high? They were making killer money in WCW. But they needed other work once WWE won the war.
Always felt as a kid as much as I LOVED HULKAMANIA that Jake the Snake deserved more.
Him and Ricky The Dragon.
Absolutely
Roddy Pipper too
So did the Bulldog, Mr perfect, Rude, Warlord and Dibiase
And Snuka...
Have you ever worked somewhere when a coworker gets a promotion and another coworker rants about how they should've gotten the promotion because they were so much better? That's what some of these people sound like when they talk about wrestlers that are more famous than they are.
you don’t know much about life do you? it’s usually the kiss asses who get promotions. Not the best employees or wrestlers 😂😂
the angle with Jake would have been incredible, as good a heel as he was and the sad thing is if the crowd reacted the same way today, they'd run with it anyway...but Hulkamania had more than run its course and folks were ready for someone else.
Scott Steiner is a little awkward, but he means well.
Disco Inferno talking smack about anyone is hilarious.
Disco deserves way more credit than he gets. Don't let the goofy gimmick that he was given fool you.
Over-inflated sense of self that Disco Inferno...
@@CHICANO1975 the worker made the match
Disco Inferno....
Lololol
The best thing about Disco is is hot fuckin* wife who power bombed his ass in WWE which killed his dumb ass career.
i think Disco summed it up pretty good about Hulkster he thought or wanted to be bigger than wrestling itself...he would say team team team but in reality he was about himself and maybe thought he was better than everyone else or definatley thought he was above or more important..seems like the kind of guy whod throw you under the bus to save himself
He seems like the kind of rat who would tell management that the talent was considering unionizing. I could be wrong.
Billy graham is such a cool guy
Hogan vs Superstar Graham after he beat Sheik for the belt would've been epic
I Always like big sid, he was really crazy.
I can fully respect what Hulk Hogan did for wrestling but he has never been one of my favorites.
I honestly hated Hogan even as a little kid. And even as an adult my whole attitude is “I told you so!”!😂😂
Hulk Hogan is a legend. One of the biggest names ever. I don’t take that from him. But the Rock has surpassed him in mainstream success.
Hogan was the man. Vincent McMahon and the current WWF/WWE owes alot to Hogan. Boxing had Muhammad Ali, Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson, NBA had Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Wrestling had Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Steve Austin and Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino before them
Melvyn Singleton except those other sports were not predetermined or choreographed. Vince made the conscious decision to make him “the guy” and he took the opportunity and made the most out of it. Unfortunately his ego ran wild and he stood in the way of pushing the business past himself on several occasions not allowing others to be bigger than him, even when he was older and past his prime. Which leaves us wondering if he did more harm than good.
@@JoanRudith i disagree partially with that
I was at Rumble '92. The crowd did in fact pop when Hogan got thrown out.
Still my favorite rumble.
They cheered,but it was for Flair to win.
They cheered,but it was for Flair to win.
They cheered,but it was for Flair to win.
They cheered, but was it for flair to win
I've grown to really respect Sid vicious. Amazing man
same
Sid is right. When Hogan threw him out it made Hogan look like a heel and when Hogan got pulled out by Sid he acted like a cry baby heel. They should pulled the trigger on a heel turn then. It would have made Sid.
It was the other way around. Sid eliminated Hogan and Hogan pulled him over
Hogan always worked like a heel.
@LA Lakers Hogan could pull off good or bad guy character, but even on the rare occasions Sid smiled/smirked, he still looked like a pissed off bastard. Lol
For such an intimidating guy sid is so down to earth
The man stabbed arn Anderson with scissors whatchu on about?
wow Sid , totally new light on you man, glad to have been alive to see you in the ring.
He’s had a complicated life, with incredible highs and incredible lows. Hogan cares about the business, but like most of us, he looks out for number one first.
This right here comment nailed it!!
@Dorian Green Ain't that the truth? Heck, he wouldn't allow a run of three matches with Shawn Michaels where Michaels won one match and Hogan won two. What does that say about his ego?
What Hogan did to Sting at Starrcade was all I need to know about Hogan. That was a travesty and ruined a years worth of momentum for WCW, the company that wrote his checks.
hogan is a important part of wrestling history, bar none.
but let's not get it twist. hogan doesn't love the business. he loves the money he gets from the business. i can count on one hand the number of wrestlers he's put over, warrior being the most notable. but how many times he's put himself over others? i'd need my extended family to count them all.
I think, especially in the 80s and 90s, that there was only a certain amount of money WWF was willing to pay out to all the wrestlers. And it wasn’t as much as the superstars make today. So Hogan wasn’t going to help bring new talent in that would dilute the amount of money being paid out to everyone. Of course he was looking out for himself, but he had been screwed over by promoters in the past and wasn’t going to let that happen again.
I like Hogan, hes always been super cool with fans and treats them with respect at signings etc. With regards to his professional/financial life, thats his business not ours.
Not with us BLACK fans
Chucky Black shut it
This is why the hate won't stop. Stupid people trying to keep it going, EAT IT!!!!!
@Richard Hopkins hes not flirting with her though. Thats your interpretation.
@Richard Hopkins No, I think its more a representation of your and others perversive minds.
It’s neat that Double J’s father Jerry Jarrett gave Hulk his name! I have a particular admiration for king makers!!
Rick Steiner probably by far my favorite
Yo Hannibal, you seem like a really cool dude man. Really appreciate your hard work and the great interviews you make. Hope your staying safe during all this madness.
This comment aged like milk lmao. Hannibals a piece of shit. He just stabbed the f outta some referee and sending him to the hospital. He doesn't deserve to wrestle anywhere.
I was there at RR92 live, it was my birthday present. The fans were mixed on the Hogan elimination. There were many WCW fans in the crowd happy that either Flair or Sid was about to win the WWF championship. Hogan fans far outnumbered Flair/Sid fans. However, the majority of people did not like Hogan's reaction after being tossed out. Point is Hogan's time was far from over and it wasnt the majority cheering he was out. WWF clearly did not expect Flair to bring as many fans with him as he did.
Man, felt bad for Jake! Dude DESERVED to hold the world title(Even tho he, honestly didn't need it)! Imagine Vince applying this same logic to Austin/Bret!
The truth and actually sad thing with jake though, being a heavy drug addict then, meant that making more money would have meant more drugs. It wouldn't have made much of a difference. Don't think he wouldn't invested ,saved or helped others or even himself. Mo money mo problems was almost certain with him. It would've just meant more drugs for him. I am happy he's changed that aroung now though.
Jake Robert was a lowlife of a human being.
Exactly..he didn't need the strap to get over.
forgot to mention Sting and the starrcade 97 incident.....bishoff will never recognice that hogan didnt wanted to loose clean to sting...."doesnt work for me brother"
First thing i noticed is all the wrestlers that had bad things to say all had past drug problems, hard to believe that had nothing to do with decision making from creative.
Greatest comment ever.
Every wrestler in this vid is still alive which is incredible
Now I Respect Scott Steiner more then I use to. Gosh Poor Lex has aged bad.
Yep, this explains why Scott had a shit attitude in later years.
I wanted Mr Perfect to beat Hogan, back in the day, he was my favorite, I was a outsider in high school and I didn’t fit in the crowd, I liked Mr Perfect, because you was supposed to hate him. I miss old school wrestling, I did didn’t know about 72 different genders back then, and calling a woman, The Man is something, I couldn’t comprehend back then.
What are you saying about the gender thing?
Curt Hennig deserved more him and Brett Hart were the same wrestler he should have had his time with the strap some of the greatest matches ever Mr Perfect and The Hitman
@@willguertin1305 hogan drew money cut Henning didn't you dont know shit about buisness
Hell i also was a outsider in high school. Mr Perfect deserved better.
It's incredible how many people bury Hogan, and then turn around and admit that they owe their careers to him, or he gave them a break when no one else would etc.
Lol hogan is a washed up has been that hindered every company he worked for after the 80s
@@robc9655 WWE isn't washed up.
@@hiseverest9074 read again
As a kid Sid Justice used to give me nightmares :)
Sid is right. Fans, me included, were sick of Hogan by early 92. Same old shit.
Yes.
Butt hurt hogan spotted who like his 2 move arsenal 😭😂😭😂
@AAAnderson055 Who are you? No one. Exactly. STFU.
Here's a tissue..
Sid was supposed to be The Next Hulk Hogan👍💪🙂
This was a very good suggestion!! I love this brings back childhood memories very good video.
Kind of comforting to know that Disco Inferno still looks exactly the same, this man must have some good genes.
He wears bell bottoms 🤣
The best thing I ever saw about Hogan was something Nash said. Nash and him talked in a hotel parking lot for over an hour, with Nash explaining how Hogan was keeping the other guys down and not letting them get the right opportunities, and to Hulk's credit he sat there and listened to Nash say his piece, but in the end he just said "Brother, what you're proposing will cost me money." Nash just shook his hand, and said alright man.
Hulk admits he stole Billy Graham’s gimmick
Matthew Pomara so did BPP
"My brother don't like you, he don't care." Well, bless his heart
Ravishing Rick Rude had one of the greatest bad guy gimmicks of all time definitely was worthy of a title run " what I need now from all you over weight out of shape inner city sweathogs is to pipe down so the ladies can get what they came to see HIT THE MUSIC " Classic
With Heenan, That pairing was great. Rick was/is an interesting man and sadly as he died far too young, We have and will never get a career shoot interview obviously but every story I've heard told by others about him makes me wish that it wasn't that way. As a kid, Like 6 years old to 8-ish, I always thought Freddie Mercury due to the tache and hair colour/style but not homosexual and absolutely shredded. He totally wrecked the Ultimate Ego in that Heenan orchestrated contest posedown thing.
I bet that man got to slay some of the finest pussy around like a boss!
Had the best physique also.
He was funny af looking back
Top ten finisher name and move too
Rick was a piece of shit in real life tho. Real scumbag type
Funny how all these guys talk shit about him but none of these guys could’ve did the job he did for WWF. It wouldn’t be where it is today without Hulk Hogan
They are jealous
I remember watching Tony Atlas when I was a kid. Hand to God, I thought I was looking at a real life superhero.
Me too
When i was a kid Sid was one of the scariest things I'd ever seen, probably the equivalent of Brock Lesnar nowdays. How the hell does he look like a sweet old man.
Sid was like "I wasn't better than Hogan....But I was"
Was funny
Sid wishes he was better
I have half the brain you do.
Was sid talking about the warrior in the beginning? 1:23
I have no clue what Kevin Sullivan was talking about.
He's a murderer what do you expect? He killed Bruiser Brody
Brian Utsler Jr., Kevin Sullivan killed him?
@@TrebleForTheBass i have no idea where you got that idea
Me too
Shagging bubba love sponge missus on tape
Hulk Hogan says, "Donald Trump is my Hero!" at the Republican National Convention. I thought to myself, "I wonder if Hogan is going to be entering the world of politics the way Jesse Ventura and Kane did." But the next day I saw why Hogan was teamed up with Trump. Hogan has a brand of beer called "Real American Beer" that was being promoted. Having Hogan at the convention was mutually beneficial to Trump and Hogan for marketing purposes.
The way Hogan’s eyes popped when the comedian trolled him with the “Big Boot” routine 😂
Watching wrestling in the 80s and kinda into the 90s it was Hogan and Warrior. Iconic. Of course there are many others but these two were my favorites. The Rock and Austin are right behind these two imo.
Hogan was the most famous but then I would have to say Stone Cold became more popular when his time came but now in 2020 bcuz he's is now one of Hollywood top actor The Rock might be the most famous Wrestler if all Time.
Hogan was is still more popular than Austin ever was bud fact
@@richardtaylor5461 there people who's going to agree and some who won't. I mean I can agree with u at some point bcuz I been a die hard wrestling fan and Hogan was on a whole another level. But Stone Cold got major big. U might not agree but John Cena is more famous then Hogan
@Headless Horseman u have to Respect the Boss. But only true die hard wrestling fans will only know that. At his period of time I agree 💯% but bcuz today time has changed to what it is more money more fans alot of these new fans really don't know Andre the Giant like they should. There mind set is Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold, triple h, John Cena
He couldn't wrestle, had no moves ,like Rock, n whoever lol
@marquanes williams The Rock might be the most well known amongst people who have no knowledge of wrestling prior to the year 2000. That's it. And it's due to acting in movies. He is in no way the most famous wrestler of all time. He's a great actor both in and out of the ring but really didn't do anything for the sport and certainly didn't sacrifice his body or sanity for it like others have. Many wrestlers gained much wider notoriety prior to 2000. Wrestling was HUGE in the '70s and really was at its best in the '80s and '90s before drugs, murder, suicide, and learning about damage to the human body really started to tame the sport. Look into Dark Side Of The Ring, Beyond The Mat, The Resurrection of Jake The Snake, For All Mankind, The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling, and I've forgotten a few others but you get the point. Many others were known farther and wider for their actual wrestling careers as opposed to movies.
That look he gave Superstar Billy at the autograph signing is just foul and I've seen Hogan look at wrestlers like that so often it's almost a mix between "your beneath me, oh is this guy gonna actually fight me for something I did" Im glad that fans know the truth about him, and I'm really happy that we can all now admit he didn't even know how to wrestle the only person Hulk Hogan was a better wrestler then was Ultimate Warrior and that's not even a compliment
As much of a dickhead as Hogan is, he could actually work/wrestle. Check his matches in Japan where he had to. It was only in WWE Vince stopped him actually working because he's supposed to be super human. Then he got used to being unbeatable so took it on from there
Not true about him not knowing how to wrestle. Hulk did shoot wrestling over in Japan and he knew his stuff.
Yeah, the guy's a jerk, but let's keep it real. Hogan knew his craft.
He gave him that look because of all this shit Graham said too him previously. He didn't know if Graham came over with bad intentions.
This is so cringe lmfaoooooo
What in the. Sam's Hell are you talking about. Hogan couldn't wrestle. Hogan would literally hurt most wrestlers for he could easily do so. He learned how to entertain.
Steiner's are some bad dudes. Love watching their whole career.
The Steinrs did some fucked up shit to people. Absolutely despicable. Look it up. If you have any human decency, you won't like them anymore.
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@@t.b.8837 I believe it with Scott. Not Rick. Rick seems alot more human. Could be a nice cover tho.
@@jimsuniverse4954 when Nash talks about "Robbie" he's talking about Rick. His real name is Robert.
Hogan is far from a perfect human being and yeah maybe he took that ball and rolled with it, but he sweats charisma and he's got the perfect voice and look as a face. But he never became my favorite wrestler until he morphed into Hollywood. He was the perfect heel always having his NWO minions do the dirty work for him. Vince was right to make him the guy in the 80's and his historic heel turn made the WCW relevant and is a top 3 moment in wrestling history.
Very overrated and bad in the ring.
@@reptilegovernment9481 He sold out arena after arena and is probably the most popular wrestler of all time.
colirino doesn’t equate to being a good wrestler or a good person.
@@reptilegovernment9481 he was good
Because He Could Do A Promo like nobody's business
Pro Wrestling isn't just about being in the ring, Its also about talking on the mic,and knowing how to brand yourself
Like THE Ultimate Warrior, Like Many more that wasn't that great in the ring,but they knew how to Brand Thereselves not just in the ring but also out of the ring and on the mic
That is Why Hogan is in the Top 5 of all time
And nobody Sold More Of anything
then Hogan not even Stone Cold Or The Rock ,no one to this day has sold more merchandise then hogan from the 1980s and when hogan was in the NWO in the 90s
Plus he is one of the best on mic''s
Those reasons and more reasons is why he is a legend and always will be in the top 5 g.o.a.t's
@@cjturner2008 merchandise and mic skills aren’t the be all and end all of wrestling either. Macho man randy savage and various others are far superior to hogan on the mic but also have great ring skills.
Thanks for the video, HANNIBAL TV
So did Sid quit WWF because of Hogan or Warrior...or both? Because his story started off about Hogan and he finished the story saying he'd had enough of working with Warrior
He had enough of Hogan acting like a diva, but stuck around because of Vince convincing him to stay, but considering how toxic the Warrior probably was back then, I assume both
Just me or does Sid seem like the nicest calmest dude ever? He at one point in time was the scariest dude alive.
Some of the stories I've heard about Hogan was that all the wrestlers wanted to band together and unionize because the wrestlers were getting screwed money wise but Hogan was pounding his chest in the locker room against unionization because he was basically making more then all the other talent put together
That’s because Hogan drew a bigger crowd! Facts are facts
Jesse Ventura tried to get union rolling but Hogan snitched to Vince
@@shawnjarman9860they shouldn’t have been losing money and getting fucked, doesn’t matter how the crowd goes
I think, especially in the 80s and 90s, that there was only a certain amount of money WWF was willing to pay out to all the wrestlers. And it wasn’t as much as the superstars make today. So Hogan wasn’t going to help bring new talent in that would dilute the amount of money being paid out to everyone. Of course he was looking out for himself, but he had been screwed over by promoters in the past and wasn’t going to let that happen again.
I loved Hogan in his early career and in the 80's but I simply could not stand Hogan later on when he joined the NWO. I also could not stand that he showed Ric Flair little to no respect when they wrestled. It was always about Hogan and how easy it was to beat Flair.
I feel the exact opposite. Couldn't stand Hulkamania in the 80s, but Hollywood Hogan was just 2-Sweeet.
Thinking you're pretending to be something until suddenly realizing you are that thing is so true.
Macho Man was the GOAT
DAM RIGHT!!!!!!
Nothing means nothing, Mean Gene
Ohhhh Yeaaaa
Nope hogan was
The Hitman
Thanks for posting. I love all of these shoots.
Superstar Billy Graham seems like such a good dude
I fucking love Sid 😭 man I wish he actually was passionate about wrestling I can just imagine how good he would’ve been
Seemed plenty passionate to me, but also refused to let people push him around. Had there been more big stars like that, Hall, Nash, and Hogan likely wouldn't have ran WCW, and there would've been better competition in the WWF
Hogan’s theme song was part of what made him so big. Killer theme song.
Sid Vicious you wasnt better than Hulk Hogan....no way no how!It seems that no matter what Company he was with on contract...it was difficult to make him happy.
Hogan had been carrying the WWF as head face for a long time and warrior was supposed to take over for him in 90 or 91 but he didn’t have the skills nor did lex Luger so hogan hung on a little longer
LEX LUGER DEFINITELY DID BUT THE BULLSHIT CHARACTER THEY HAD HIM BEING DIDN'T!!!
I wouldn't have guessed that was Sgt Craig Pittman. Wow.
Kevin Sullivan is awesome. Played one of the most vicious heels ever.
Just ask the Benoits... Oh that's right
Sad to hear these stories about Hulk Hogan. He definitely is the most famous of all time, and I loved him as a kid. I’m not American but sung his theme choon with all my heart when it came on lol. He did totally rip superstar Billy Graham for sure.
It’s not so much that he ripped him off, as it is that Vince gave it to Hogan. Graham was already an established heel for so long, they thought it would be easier to reboot than rebrand.
Hogan became huge in the cartoon era and helped destroy wrestling. Flair and Sammartino were were real wrestling superstars.
You are forgetting the biggest superstar. Andre The Giant was the very first universal superstar. World renowned, and loved. Plus, too this day, no one that knew him says a bad word about him.
Drumming Tee without Hulk Hogan there would be no Wrestlemania
THEY WERE JUST AS MUCH HYPE AS HOGAN IF NOT MORE!!!
It’s called hyperhydrosis and I have that, too. I work in construction and my entire outfit from shirt, to pants, to socks is completely drenched after a day of work. My car seats are still wet the next day (yes I have cushioned covers that absorb it).
"I told young Terry he should give wrestling a shot."
- T.K. Kirkland
Omfg never expected to see this over here
Yoooo.