odessasteps Posted July 26 Posted July 26 I don’t disagree. On his show, Stevie said he would have been one of the most recognizable people on The planet. Given his unique look, probably debatable than if he looked like Backlund or Bockwinkle.
supremebve Posted July 26 Posted July 26 17 hours ago, odessasteps said: 85-87 gives you the Mets of Gooden and Strawberry. And in the NFL, you’ve got the Fridge, Jim McMahon, Joe Montana, Payton and maybe Hershel and Doug Flutie. I’d think Gretzky transcended hockey by then. Too early for Bo Jackson? You also have Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, John McEnroe, Jimmy Conners p, Chris Evert and Martina. All of those people are more famous to sports fans, but out of everyone you named I'm pretty sure mom wouldn't recognize any of them except maybe The Fridge and Walter Payton. When I say fame, I mean people who everyone knows even if you have no reason to know who they are. For instance, if Tom Brady or z Peyton Manning walked into my mom's house she wouldn't have any idea who they are, but would know who LeBron James is despite never watching any of them play. Hulk Hogan was closer to that LeBron kind of famous.
keith_h Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Another hidden gem Hogan match is vs. DDP on Nitro 10/27/97. A seriously damn good match, maybe the best NWO era Hogan match. Of course it ends in a DQ but for the 12 min before that Hogan had his working boots on and DDP was great in this selling his ribs. This would have been a 1000x better main event for Halloween Havoc the night before. 2
Gonzo Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Chelsea Green did an interview about Hogan the other day and didn't completely destroy him so, of course, randos on social media have gone after her to the point where she's stepping away from social media for a while. https://x.com/ImChelseaGreen/status/1948929729643282825 People are stupid.
odessasteps Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Kris P Lettuce has been posting some interest8ng hogan clips on socials, including Hogan and Hansen in Japan. And this insanity from Mr Bob Backlund. 4
Technico Support Posted July 26 Posted July 26 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Gonzo said: Chelsea Green did an interview about Hogan the other day and didn't completely destroy him so, of course, randos on social media have gone after her to the point where she's stepping away from social media for a while. https://x.com/ImChelseaGreen/status/1948929729643282825 People are stupid. I mean, she hand-waved Hogan’s awful bullshit as “politics,” which is currently the game plan for normalizing racism, homophobia, fascism, etc. As in, “you may disagree with his politics, but…” But at the same time, insert Big Damo quote here. I don’t think she was intentionally trying to hide racism under the banner of politics; I just think she didn’t really think it through and ended up stepping in it. But also…we have one party who has made hate their entire platform, and every other stance is flexible as long as hate is consistent, so maybe we’ve come full circle and being a hateful shitbag is just your political belief now. Edited July 26 by Technico Support 2 1
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted July 26 Posted July 26 The mentality of "this person was not sufficiently mean enough for my tastes, therefore they deserve death threats" is such an abhorrent one. 9 3
Technico Support Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Listening to the latest Observer episode…how did I never know about the accusations that Hogan was dealing in the Alabama territory? 1
just drew Posted July 26 Posted July 26 12 hours ago, zendragon said: I maintain that NHB needs the MST2k treatment "How Did This Get Made" did an episode on it. Pretty great. 3
zendragon Posted July 26 Posted July 26 On 7/24/2025 at 11:19 AM, RIPPA said: I was always under the impression that the general consensus for best WWE "Hulkamania" match was the cage match against Bossman WWE uploaded this on the vault, I don't even think its his best cage match (the 98 house show match against sting). I do feel that the bossman match is kinda built around one spot but other than that I don't know if its better than his cage matches against Orndorff and Bundy. I kinda don't feel Hogan was great in the cage, he was at his best brawling around the ring like in the SNME against Race, I also think WM6 is better than the Bossman match 1
Eivion Posted July 26 Posted July 26 22 minutes ago, zendragon said: WWE uploaded this on the vault, I don't even think its his best cage match (the 98 house show match against sting). I do feel that the bossman match is kinda built around one spot but other than that I don't know if its better than his cage matches against Orndorff and Bundy. I kinda don't feel Hogan was great in the cage, he was at his best brawling around the ring like in the SNME against Race, I also think WM6 is better than the Bossman match There are at least 2-3 televised cage matches with Bossman. One of them is really good. The other I recall was average. 1
Technico Support Posted July 26 Posted July 26 1 hour ago, just drew said: "How Did This Get Made" did an episode on it. Pretty great. Yeah, the maybe true, maybe apocryphal story of Hogan, Vince, and a busload of coke holing up in a hotel to rewrite the movie over a weekend is amazing. Their dealer should have gotten a producer credit. 5
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I love the revisionist history on WWF commentary in 1997 when Vince and JR are riffing on No Holds Barred during one Raw episode like it was Hogan's idea and Vince just fronted the cash for it. The stupidity in that film has Vince's fingerprints all over it. You can tell it does cause Bruce Prichard acts like No Holds Barred is The Bridge on the River Kwai. 1 9
southofheavy Posted July 27 Posted July 27 10 hours ago, Technico Support said: Listening to the latest Observer episode…how did I never know about the accusations that Hogan was dealing in the Alabama territory? "Me and the CIA had to divide up the country at one point, brother." 8
Cobra Commander Posted July 27 Posted July 27 "Pablo and me made a deal, I handled everything north of the Panama Canal and he handled everything south" 4
Curt McGirt Posted July 27 Posted July 27 Oh shit. I just turned on Vice and the Macho/Liz Dark Side (first one ever, actually) is on, which made me think of something that I don't think anyone's even posited before, at least on here. Dark Side of the Ring: Hulk Hogan 1
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I feel like Hulkster would almost have to be a Vince style mini series. Certainly a single episode is too short. 7
Curt McGirt Posted July 27 Posted July 27 They already did the Nine Lives of Hulk Hogan. But now... And yeah it'll at least have to be two parts. Or a movie, like Chyna and Vince.
Peck Posted July 28 Posted July 28 Pretty sure Meltzer said there were 3 different documentaries on Hulk in production right now. 2 from "major networks" (including 1 coming out in August) and then 1 Netflix/WWE-produced one, which will obviously be less factual/controversial.
Cobra Commander Posted July 28 Posted July 28 there's the risk of documentary inception where the documentaries start documenting each other somehow but yeah, I had read had Hulk was taking part in the Netflix documentary too 1
Cobra Commander Posted July 28 Posted July 28 It’s possible that a documentary about people coming to grips (or refusing to) about Hogan would be more interesting than a DSOTR episode. It’s possible that new things can still be found out. For the longest time I thought the Andre biographies were all repetitive until the book a few years ago by the Montreal guy whose name I’m forgetting (Eighth Wonder of the World) which was informative so maybe a book biography about Hogan could work. Or it’ll be like the Hornbaker Flair book which is strong in one part and speedruns through other parts
Ace Posted July 28 Posted July 28 On 7/25/2025 at 4:20 PM, colonial said: While driving in Orlando today for work, I came upon an electronic billboard that paid homage to Hogan. It was a yellow background with "BROTHER" in red lettering, along with the years of his birth and death. Since I was driving I couldn't get a photo of it. I've seen those short-lived "obit" billboards before for the likes of Leonard Nimoy, James Earl Jones and Kobe Bryant, among others. Since Hogan was based in the Central Florida area (he had several businesses and a home in the Clearwater area, plus his "Hogan's Beach Shop" on I-Drive in Orlando), I presume a fan paid to put that ad up. Saw the same tribute in SoCal on my way to Disneyland Saturday.
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