We watch it every week. We spend top dollar on almost every PPV. We get on wrestling websites and argue about which wrestlers should receive attention, which angles are good, which angles are bad, and every other topic we can think of. In professional wrestling we have our icons, our legends and our household names. The latter name is one who is often surrounded in controversy. Many claim that Hulk Hogan is the greatest of all time. Others argue that Hulk Hogan is tarnishing his legacy and the title "greatest of all time" is a broader subject than just marketability.
For the sake of this article, no, I do not believe that Hulk Hogan is the greatest of all time. But that's not what this article is entirely about. Hulk Hogan, on any given day, receives an abundance of praise or an abundance of criticism. But which does he really deserve? I'm going to offer some insight into both sides of this argument and not focus on my own biased opinion on Hulk Hogan. Yes, it seems impossible, I know, but it's hard to dispute facts, so the majority of the arguments stated here will be facts rather than opinions.
However, that doesn't mean that I won't state certain opinions either, so don't bombard the comment section with "I thought you said this would be nothing but facts! I'm going to offer up reasons Hogan should be praised, reasons he should be criticized, and my final opinion on the matter. Just try to keep an open mind about this whole thing.
Hulk Hogan was the first megastar in the WWE. The man so popular that he was constantly in the spotlight and helped sell out an arena of over 90, in Hogan was the face of the WWE for a long time. Even after "passing the torch" to Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI, he still ended up being the major focal point, after Warrior failed to live up such expectations. Though he is not well known for his wrestling ability, Hogan knew how to work a crowd and during his time could make almost any match seem interesting though the only redeeming quality of the lackluster WrestleMania III match against Andre was the famous "Body Slam heard around the world", hence the words most and not all.
Hogan was a great role model for children. He didn't cheat and he didn't back down. The famous catchphrase "Eat your vitamins and say your prayers" reflected the culture of that time; Saturday morning cartoons often featured the main characters giving some kind of helpful lesson to its young audience, in an attempt to make certain habits and mannerisms seem more appealing. Hulk Hogan was another idol who performed this kind of promoting, furthering the fact that wrestling personas of the 80s were cartoony, but lovable.
Speaking of catchphrases, Hulk Hogan is famous for yet another: "Whatcha gonna do brother, when Hulkamania runs wild on you!? In an era that I like to refer to as "Hulkamania," Hulk Hogan was the most over wrestler with the crowds and this is during a time when a large majority of wrestlers were over as well.
Any opponent that Hogan faced would also feel the fury of the Hulkamaniacs. Whether it was a massive heel or a popular baby face, Hogan was almost always the recipient on the most cheers. Who exactly is this project for, then? Professional wrestlers, both real-life and fictitious, often make for fascinating film subjects.
Admittedly, Hogan may be the most interesting case study in all of professional wrestling due to his astronomical rise and fall within the pop culture landscape. He is a man who appeared to synthesize so fully with the character he was portraying on screen that entire lines of questioning during his Gawker trial centered on the difference between the two. Instead, sources say it will focus on his rise and is described as an origin story of the Hulkster and Hulkamania. An origin story: Something Phillips and Silver have become quite fascinated with.
Phillips and Silver aren't the first people who appear to have reconciled with Hogan. Almost immediately, Hogan was back in the WWE locker room, where he was given the opportunity to address the entire roster. He betrayed everybody. Hulk Hogan is a real bad guy. We know that now. Was he always racist? What matters is how Hulk Hogan turned heel before we could fully realize what a terrible person he is. When the character Hulk Hogan showed his true colors 20 years ago this past July, shocking the world by joining forces with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to create the NWO , he helped lay the groundwork for the rise of the anti-hero as the hero in popular culture.
The most beloved wrestler of his time turned into a bad guy, and people loved the hell out of it. As anybody who knows anything about wrestling can tell you, Hogan has never been that creative or talented. Hogan and Vince McMahon hit on something, they came up with a schtick that worked, and it worked incredibly well.
It was McMahon who saw something in the very large man with blonde hair and a matching handlebar mustache that his father, Vincent J. He could show up to big events and stand out in a room full of celebrities, and he could also be a cartoon. A long-time pro wrestling fan with experience writing about it. Love lists with a passion and enjoy the history of the business as well as football and baseball. Also an avid comic book and action movie fan so more than looking forward to sharing my fun knowledge with others.
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