I like how these videos feel like timeline periodicals, rather than dwelling on politics, workrate, personal opinion, nor relying on rumours and scandal for sensation's sake. Keep up the great work
@@tylercox1875 Scott is probably my favorite wrestler of all time. I did a bunch of coke with him sometime in the mid or late 90s. At a hotel outside of Aksarben. I was hoping he would throw me some bills for doing so much as I was pretty broke but I had a lot of coke and drank whiskey. That is a true story of something that never happened in my life.
I will say this about Hogan. He was a major Prima Donna but without him wresting never, and I truly mean never, would have been as big as it is. Because of that I will always respect Hogan for putting in the work to help make the WWF, and professional wrestling as a whole, as big as it became.
Prima donna? Hogan put a LOT of guys over throughout his career. As opposed to the real prima donnas like Andre and Piper who refused to job except for a few times and when they were way past their prime!
I love hogan, but a lot of it was right time , right place. Too be clear, hogan did his part when needed. But the character and position were primed for the run, and vince really made all of it happen.
@@bradrobinson9085 I'm inclined to disagree there. Sure the character was at the right time and alot of credit goes to WWF creative for the character but Hogan's the one that had to do the matches, make the promo's, and perform well enough to get over.
@@christianholbrook2686 Exactly. Vince could not have taken any dumb bodybuilder and gotten the same results. Look at how many of them he tried to recreate the magic with and failed. Hogan got himself over with charisma and the fact that he was ace at working a crowd. There were dozens of similar guys back then, but we wanted to like Hulk. He wasn't made by Vince, he was given an opportunity by Vince and he made the best of it so they both profited. Same with his heel turn in WCW. Dozens of top guys in the industry could have been the third man in the NWO, but only Hogan could make it actually mean something. Maybe 1 or 2 other guys working at that time could have gotten similar results, but it worked so well with him because of his star power combined with the fact that people really, really wanted to hate him at that moment in time. And his mic work was great. People really bought that he had just been in it for the money and that he didn't care about the fans because people already thought that! There was an element of right place right time involved each time, but it had to be the right person doing the right work as well. Hogan deserves the credit no matter what you think of his personal life.
Needed to take a minute to say I have seen every video and every compilation too and you never disappoint, so thorough and just amazing all around, HUGE fan . Drinking game idea, take a shot when Hogan steals someone's spot light!
The same with Stone Cold Steve Austin. I remember knowing nothing about wrestling as a kid, but sometimes hearing about some guy called Stone Cold Steve Austin.
I always loved how Hogan used to look to the crowd for an answer. Jesus Hulk, come on. There's two referee's that are twins. It's not hard. Oh yeah, and when Elizabeth's dragging him to the ring and he's like, "What? What's going on Liz? Where are you taking me? What is it?" Then he sees and it all becomes clear.
Yeah that was funny haha like what could possibly be happening down the end of this isle liz? Then sees savage in trouble in the ring as if it's a sudden revelation lol. Wrestling craziness used to be great
I Loved the Macho Man RIP, when I first started watching wrestling in 97 (WCW) Randy Savage was one of my favorites and the first time i "Cosplayed" (without knowing what it was) I dressed as Savage making making home made gear out of old black clothes and using a White out pen to write/draw on details. Savage was a great performer, fair enough he left WWF because they wanted to transition him away from the ring seeing as a hangover of the "old" while trying to build the "New Generation". Glad he did since my introduction to him in the WCW and he could still keep with the best of them.
Vince Jr. kept a very tight control on Hulk after he won the belt, you rarely saw anything of the Hulk on Saturday morning wrestling, he was the draw and if you wanted to see him, you had to go to the shows. I remember the rare occasion he would come on Saturday morning wrestling was mostly a tease, a heel would try to entice the Hulk to fight in the ring, and he would get one leg in the ring, but the heel would run off, than they would announce coming to your town the Hulk and the whomever the heel was that was enticing him to fight.
This was really detailed good job. I chose to clean my house today and this was my background distraction from the monotonous how did I let it go so long cobwebbing and dusting. Good memories of youth and times long past
Everyone is so busy crapping on Hogan for his idiotic personal life that they can no longer separate the man from the character yet, those same people are usually the ones demanding Chris Benoit be inducted into the HOF. The thing I hate the most is when people say he didn't pay his dues. Nothing could be further from the truth! And they have no idea how drastically he and McMahon changed pro wrestling. We wouldn't have what we have today without them! This is all coming from someone who grew up hating Hogan as a kid, btw!* Even then I found it too cheesy but I cannot deny how massive Hulkamania really was. I saw Hogan at a live event once (1989 or 1990) and the electricity in the building when he came out was absolutely insane! I got up out of my seat and became a massive Hulkamaniac for those few minutes. lol * - As a kid I was a mark for Roddy Piper, Randy Savage and Jake Roberts.
@@JSchaffer214 what a time it was back then, I loved Hulk, to this day everything he represented was so right, he made you believe in him in a way that no one else could
@Hendrik Schmidt. Yeah, when Hogan was good, he was good. Underrated wrestler, due to his obscene longevity, which culminated in yeeeaaarrrrrs of locks, punches, and clotheslines. A very mundane and lame moveset.That being said, he was a decent wrestler, oozing charisma and nailing promos, for the first decade, or so, of his career. When he bodyslammed Andre, in Andre's latter years, that was all Hogan. He literally had to scoop Andre off his feet, lift his massive girth and weight, and roll him over at the shoulder to make Andre land safely and firmly on Andre's back. Andre had terrible 3nglish,as well. While the Collossus of the Bosses was always charismatic and loved (😍), his English left much to be desired. Imagine, as awesome and legendary as A the G was, he would have stole the show,every show, if he could cut clean and creative promos in an imaginative and intelligent storyline. This, quite possibly, puts him firmly...comfortably on the throne of the top wrestling talent...the greatest wrestler of all time.
@@JSchaffer214 They changed it for the worse as well as fir better. Sorry you can kiss up to that racist trash all you want but no matter how big his accomplishments were, outside the ring he was a bloody jerk and I wish more "fans" would acknowledge that fact instead of blindly kissing his ass. Sane with Vince
One thing to keep in mind about the Hogan match formula in the 80's: even though it was pretty formulated and predictable, fans did not see Hogan matches often. He did weekly promos for his upcoming matches, but those were for untelevised house matches. He would do 1-2 TV squash matches per year, but aside from that, and 4-5 SNME programs throughout the year and an occasional Coliseum Video compilation, we didn't see his matches often. That's why the formula lasted so long
This is the ONLY comment I’ve ever seen that mentions that rarified tv appearances Hulk Hogan made. You are SPOT ON when you bring up how he basically did tv promos all year, minus about a handful of televised matches, which were usually on SNME. I still remember how I used to think to myself that we hardly got to see Hogan wrestle on tv lol.
That would be true. That's one reason why Saturday Night's Main Event was a MUST SEE. As a kid I looked forward to SNME just to see Hogan wrestle a match. Good times.
As an older person now I've gained a great appreciation to the heels of this entertainment, realizing now that if it wasn't for their act the wonderful feeling of my hero's victory would never have been. Thankyou for making my childhood feel so great in these moments, and for taking the hate to make the spectacle so great.
When I was in Elementary school, Hogan was THE BOSS..... by middle school, when the Ultimate Warrior won the belt, that was HUGE NEWS. Everyone who had ANY knowledge of wrestling knew who WWF's champ was.
One thing that bugs me is you didn't mention when Hogan first did his "Hulk-Up" routine. I've always wondered that and I can't seem to find any info about it.
Andre the Giant vs Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 3 given a -3 star rating??? That was one of the most iconic matches in history. It changed the wrestling world forever. I remember watching it as a kid and it's one of my favorite wrestling memories. Sure it's not the greatest technical match, but it's definitely legandery in the pop it got and the whole excitement of it all.
I love this bio, but you skipped over a very important part of Hogan’s career and that would be his feud with Paul Orndorff in 1986. It was the first of the many backstabs that was constantly rehashed throughout Hogan’s career.
It's weird how Hogan has always looked at least 45 years old. I started watching wrestling around 1990. I remember thinking the Warrior beating Hogan was a passing of the torch because Hogan was really old. When in fact he was 35 and only 6 years older than Warrior.
True. Me too. As a 6-7 year old in the 80s, i always thought anyone who was bald was automatically really really old so i was drawn into trying to figure out how old Hulk was and how the F he could still wrestle and be so big at 55+
@@jimodirakallumkal5351 Ironically enough Hogan’s bald head has kept him relevant even today. His old ass balding look has put him in the ageless wonder category for his whole career.
Never knew about the Marvel deal they had. 20 Year contract they probably got $25,000 TO £30,000 for his wins, but the 0.9% of merch sales for 20 years would have been even more than that.
I remember watching hogan vs andre on UA-cam when I just started watching wrestling (around 2008) and man it gave me goosebumps. Its easy to write hogan, andre and their match off as a «smart fan» in the 2020’s, but it was a damn good spectacle and it was effective. I can still enjoy the match for what it is. Same thing with hogan and warrior
Very well said. Well explain I actually enjoy all your insights.! Extremely, to a good job you’re extremely detailed.! I was a huge fan in the late 70’s to early 90’s. That’s after the fact.! The legends. I really agree with Randy Savage could of made it strictly on his own. I do believe that.!
I'm huge Hulkster fan. But Hulk was on steroids throughout the 1980s. He only looked younger in the 1990s because he stopped taking roids after Wrestle Mania 8. I'm still a Hulkamaniac. He gave so much to children's charities and still does to this day. HULK RULES ! ! !
I love your history on nitro vs raw keep up the good content awesome I love the history and dark side of the ring story's I don't watch wrestling much but I love the history I loved wrestling in the 90$ shawn Michaels was my favorite wrestlers
It makes you wonder if Verne had of made Hogan his number one star would WWE be the monster it is now or even still be around today considering it was built around Hogan ?
thx 4 this really well done documentary. Hogan had an incredible run with Andre the Giant, Macho Man and the ultimate warrior. Than I lost some interest in the WWE until Stonecold came along.
I'm gonna have to say - as a kid, Hogan vs Andre was the greatest thing ever. As an adult, the match itself is terrible. The -4 rating for the quality of the match is accurate, but the buildup, storytelling, and emotions for the match are a 5/5
As a child Warrior was my hero and while I liked Hulk I was so excited to see my hero win this match. I was a young kid and this match is likely what made me a wwf mark
Wrestling Bios, you are a national treasure. Thank you for this!
national treasure lol what type of irishman has never heard the name hogan
What nation?
@@matthewblackwood4704 a nation once again
*What nation? Guy's def not American but only covers American products* 😆
@@flelite3994 a national treasure for the great nation of ireland the backbone of america
WELL LET ME TELL YOU, BROTHER! 2 HOURS WORTH OF HULK HOGAN CAREER RETROSPECTIVE ON THE 4TH OF JULY IS THE WAY TO GO THIS YEAR, DUDE
I absolutely agree with you! This is a great way to get over these "lockdown blues"!!
I live in New Jersey we had mad fun on 4th of July
@@uncommonsence153 you gonna tell us what ya did? Or is this just ball scratching seasion?!.!
IM TAKING MY VITAMINS AND GETTING INTO A FULL HULKMANIA!
@@jakesli9154 WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THE SUNSHINE RISES ON UUUUUUUU ✨✨✨
I will always love seeing Hogan Hulk Up. It's one of the best things in wrestling history. Fight for the rights of every man, brother!
Well when it comes crashing down and it hurts inside
Facts need him in MAGA
Got me tearing up here, excuse me a bit.
I like how these videos feel like timeline periodicals, rather than dwelling on politics, workrate, personal opinion, nor relying on rumours and scandal for sensation's sake.
Keep up the great work
Just one of the greatest theme songs on the planet Earth. And not just in wrestling.
Since he's mentioned so often in this video: R.I.P. Paul Orndorff.
And because how much he's probably mentioned in the 90's video. R.I.P. Scott Hall
@@tylercox1875 Scott is probably my favorite wrestler of all time. I did a bunch of coke with him sometime in the mid or late 90s. At a hotel outside of Aksarben.
I was hoping he would throw me some bills for doing so much as I was pretty broke but I had a lot of coke and drank whiskey.
That is a true story of something that never happened in my life.
@@PeeBurps-gk7cu lol nice. There’s a lot of those but they don’t admit it never happened
When they have live audiences again, I bet if they play his theme and come out. It would be a pop like we haven't seen in years.
I talk with the Iron Shiek. He told me that the match with Hulk Hogan was he greatest match. Surprise he was really cool
Yeah i live with the rock him and stone cold are nephews
I bet he loved the match. The Iron Sheik had a boner all the way through the match. Talk about working stiff.
Hogan? The guy that can't wrestle
@@jobdoneright5934 Right! But he was the best promoter that Wrestling ever seen!
@@jobdoneright5934 cant wrestle... but can cash fat checks and wipe his ass with 100.00 dollar bills.
I will say this about Hogan. He was a major Prima Donna but without him wresting never, and I truly mean never, would have been as big as it is. Because of that I will always respect Hogan for putting in the work to help make the WWF, and professional wrestling as a whole, as big as it became.
Even though he's an asshole he did a lot for the wrestling business. Undisputed legend Hogan is.
Prima donna? Hogan put a LOT of guys over throughout his career. As opposed to the real prima donnas like Andre and Piper who refused to job except for a few times and when they were way past their prime!
I love hogan, but a lot of it was right time , right place. Too be clear, hogan did his part when needed. But the character and position were primed for the run, and vince really made all of it happen.
@@bradrobinson9085 I'm inclined to disagree there. Sure the character was at the right time and alot of credit goes to WWF creative for the character but Hogan's the one that had to do the matches, make the promo's, and perform well enough to get over.
@@christianholbrook2686 Exactly. Vince could not have taken any dumb bodybuilder and gotten the same results. Look at how many of them he tried to recreate the magic with and failed. Hogan got himself over with charisma and the fact that he was ace at working a crowd. There were dozens of similar guys back then, but we wanted to like Hulk. He wasn't made by Vince, he was given an opportunity by Vince and he made the best of it so they both profited. Same with his heel turn in WCW. Dozens of top guys in the industry could have been the third man in the NWO, but only Hogan could make it actually mean something. Maybe 1 or 2 other guys working at that time could have gotten similar results, but it worked so well with him because of his star power combined with the fact that people really, really wanted to hate him at that moment in time. And his mic work was great. People really bought that he had just been in it for the money and that he didn't care about the fans because people already thought that!
There was an element of right place right time involved each time, but it had to be the right person doing the right work as well. Hogan deserves the credit no matter what you think of his personal life.
Thanks wrestling bios. You're the best wrestling channel on UA-cam. I think so anyway.
@@johnnyb.jabroni983 nah bud I watch a few this guy's the best in my opinion
He makes great documentaries. Even the WWE's own documentaries are only barely better produced.
Needed to take a minute to say I have seen every video and every compilation too and you never disappoint, so thorough and just amazing all around, HUGE fan .
Drinking game idea, take a shot when Hogan steals someone's spot light!
This comment needs a Surgeon Generals Warning
U would have to drink like andre to survive
@@zackschilling4376 LMAO Brilliant comment. Love intellectual comedy.
I actually like my liver but thanks for the game idea lolololol
Of course he became bigger. It’s called ‘beyond scene’, when a name grows beyond the business he was created from. He was absolutely huge.
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It's arguable that he was the most recognizable name in the world. He was DEFINITELY bigger than wrestling back then, and probably still, to this day.
The same with Stone Cold Steve Austin. I remember knowing nothing about wrestling as a kid, but sometimes hearing about some guy called Stone Cold Steve Austin.
@@catfishandbass8680 no not the same
You more than earned my respect with the Date Meltzer imaginary star rating comment
ironmike southern you
ironmike southern ask that to much carter
ironmike southern my original reply was a joke
Man this guy's channel has blown up ....good for you
Wrestling Bios stands above all, great job!!
Dude your photo has me dying
Dude this rocks!thank you for this. You're so thorough and your investigation facts rocks
No Fireworks to look forward to tonight but you made our 4th with a look back at a fun time in our life's!!! Happy 4th to Everyone
My man, this has become my favourite channel 🍻🇨🇦
I always loved how Hogan used to look to the crowd for an answer. Jesus Hulk, come on. There's two referee's that are twins. It's not hard. Oh yeah, and when Elizabeth's dragging him to the ring and he's like, "What? What's going on Liz? Where are you taking me? What is it?" Then he sees and it all becomes clear.
Yeah that was funny haha like what could possibly be happening down the end of this isle liz? Then sees savage in trouble in the ring as if it's a sudden revelation lol. Wrestling craziness used to be great
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Or when he twitches on the ground when hit
Did it before Dora the Explorer lol
I've always thought those hogan-isms were hilarious!
As far as Matsuda breaking Hogans leg, pro wrestling stories talked to Hiro's daughter who confirmed Matsuda admitted it was true
Thank you for that
Matsudas daughters integrity can't be questioned.
I Loved the Macho Man RIP, when I first started watching wrestling in 97 (WCW) Randy Savage was one of my favorites and the first time i "Cosplayed" (without knowing what it was) I dressed as Savage making making home made gear out of old black clothes and using a White out pen to write/draw on details. Savage was a great performer, fair enough he left WWF because they wanted to transition him away from the ring seeing as a hangover of the "old" while trying to build the "New Generation". Glad he did since my introduction to him in the WCW and he could still keep with the best of them.
Vince Jr. kept a very tight control on Hulk after he won the belt, you rarely saw anything of the Hulk on Saturday morning wrestling, he was the draw and if you wanted to see him, you had to go to the shows. I remember the rare occasion he would come on Saturday morning wrestling was mostly a tease, a heel would try to entice the Hulk to fight in the ring, and he would get one leg in the ring, but the heel would run off, than they would announce coming to your town the Hulk and the whomever the heel was that was enticing him to fight.
Saturday Night Main Event with a 10.4 rating is CRAZY!!!
This was really detailed good job. I chose to clean my house today and this was my background distraction from the monotonous how did I let it go so long cobwebbing and dusting. Good memories of youth and times long past
This is a fantastic series...well done, sir.
This is perfect 👌🏼
Considering how broken down André was, it was really a feat to get such a memorable main event. Hogan should get some credit for carrying.
Everyone is so busy crapping on Hogan for his idiotic personal life that they can no longer separate the man from the character yet, those same people are usually the ones demanding Chris Benoit be inducted into the HOF. The thing I hate the most is when people say he didn't pay his dues. Nothing could be further from the truth! And they have no idea how drastically he and McMahon changed pro wrestling. We wouldn't have what we have today without them! This is all coming from someone who grew up hating Hogan as a kid, btw!* Even then I found it too cheesy but I cannot deny how massive Hulkamania really was. I saw Hogan at a live event once (1989 or 1990) and the electricity in the building when he came out was absolutely insane! I got up out of my seat and became a massive Hulkamaniac for those few minutes. lol
* - As a kid I was a mark for Roddy Piper, Randy Savage and Jake Roberts.
@@JSchaffer214 what a time it was back then, I loved Hulk, to this day everything he represented was so right, he made you believe in him in a way that no one else could
@Hendrik Schmidt. Yeah, when Hogan was good, he was good. Underrated wrestler, due to his obscene longevity, which culminated in yeeeaaarrrrrs of locks, punches, and clotheslines. A very mundane and lame moveset.That being said, he was a decent wrestler, oozing charisma and nailing promos, for the first decade, or so, of his career. When he bodyslammed Andre, in Andre's latter years, that was all Hogan. He literally had to scoop Andre off his feet, lift his massive girth and weight, and roll him over at the shoulder to make Andre land safely and firmly on Andre's back.
Andre had terrible 3nglish,as well. While the Collossus of the Bosses was always charismatic and loved (😍), his English left much to be desired. Imagine, as awesome and legendary as A the G was, he would have stole the show,every show, if he could cut clean and creative promos in an imaginative and intelligent storyline. This, quite possibly, puts him firmly...comfortably on the throne of the top wrestling talent...the greatest wrestler of all time.
@@Midge-xn9tp He was great but he was never Ultimate!!!!
@@JSchaffer214 They changed it for the worse as well as fir better. Sorry you can kiss up to that racist trash all you want but no matter how big his accomplishments were, outside the ring he was a bloody jerk and I wish more "fans" would acknowledge that fact instead of blindly kissing his ass. Sane with Vince
You did a really nice job with this video. If this was on Netflix, I would watch it.
to be honest if i was wwe i'd hire him to make videos for them he's that good
One thing to keep in mind about the Hogan match formula in the 80's: even though it was pretty formulated and predictable, fans did not see Hogan matches often. He did weekly promos for his upcoming matches, but those were for untelevised house matches. He would do 1-2 TV squash matches per year, but aside from that, and 4-5 SNME programs throughout the year and an occasional Coliseum Video compilation, we didn't see his matches often. That's why the formula lasted so long
This is the ONLY comment I’ve ever seen that mentions that rarified tv appearances Hulk Hogan made. You are SPOT ON when you bring up how he basically did tv promos all year, minus about a handful of televised matches, which were usually on SNME. I still remember how I used to think to myself that we hardly got to see Hogan wrestle on tv lol.
That would be true. That's one reason why Saturday Night's Main Event was a MUST SEE. As a kid I looked forward to SNME just to see Hogan wrestle a match. Good times.
Appreciating these videos. Very enjoyable vids that deserve multiple watches / Listens
What a great compilation. My 2nd best favorite compilations online.
Damn, I never knew Earl Hebner was evil, I just remember him as the People’s Ref
That mashup of the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan's themes was awesome.
Don’t care whatever anyone says he is one of the best to ever do it…
Golden and Attitude era 🙌🙌🙌
Loads of Hogans. In Wicklow. Keep it up Wrestling Bios love the work .
87, 88 & 89, wonderful years as a wrestling fan. Just wished Zeus & Hogan went at it for the gold at WM6
@Abdullah Broomes Glory days!
Thank you for this awesome video Brother!!!
Bump for the algorithm
Bump bump bump
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Outstanding job!
Wrestling Bios did a nice job with this video.
I was at the Wrestlemania 3 event at the Silverdome. It was great to be a part of history.
Again. Super Video. Like always. I am expecting nothing less. Keep up the good work
AMAZING DOCUMENTARY GREAT JOB I REALLY ENJOYED IT
HULKAMANIA still rules!
Would love to see a Dusty Rhodes video or even a series
It’s such an amazing video thanks for sharing
As an older person now I've gained a great appreciation to the heels of this entertainment, realizing now that if it wasn't for their act the wonderful feeling of my hero's victory would never have been. Thankyou for making my childhood feel so great in these moments, and for taking the hate to make the spectacle so great.
Thank you brother!
I loved Hulk early heel work and look with the cape and Blassie by his side . And his work in Japan would shock most fans who dont know !
That's what I tell people when they say he only knows 5 moves
You are the best UA-camr on wrestling content
Perfect timing💯
When I was in Elementary school, Hogan was THE BOSS..... by middle school, when the Ultimate Warrior won the belt, that was HUGE NEWS. Everyone who had ANY knowledge of wrestling knew who WWF's champ was.
One thing that bugs me is you didn't mention when Hogan first did his "Hulk-Up" routine. I've always wondered that and I can't seem to find any info about it.
I believe John Cena taught him that move. You are just unable to see him teach Hogan
Verne Gagne told him to do it in the AWA.
Andre the Giant vs Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 3 given a -3 star rating??? That was one of the most iconic matches in history. It changed the wrestling world forever. I remember watching it as a kid and it's one of my favorite wrestling memories. Sure it's not the greatest technical match, but it's definitely legandery in the pop it got and the whole excitement of it all.
Love the content & videos keep dropping these🔥🔥 videos nothing but respect
Wow, I love your description of Meltzer. How anyone has ever cared so much about his opinion, I have no idea.
Lmao facts. Like who made him the gold standard
He's just some random guy that writes about wrestling.
Great video about Hulk Hogan.
I'm halfway through this video. It's fun. I'll be subscribing.👍
This is absolutely fantastic 💪👍
The Hogan - Andre storyline was a HUGE deal when I was 10 yrs old in ‘87. HUGE.
Awesome video brother
I love this bio, but you skipped over a very important part of Hogan’s career and that would be his feud with Paul Orndorff in 1986. It was the first of the many backstabs that was constantly rehashed throughout Hogan’s career.
Excellent video it captures the concept Hulk hogan to Hollywood hogan
4:07-4:16 Pre steroid Hulk just blew my mind!
It's weird how Hogan has always looked at least 45 years old.
I started watching wrestling around 1990. I remember thinking the Warrior beating Hogan was a passing of the torch because Hogan was really old. When in fact he was 35 and only 6 years older than Warrior.
Damn he was a rough looking 35 yr old..
Really good information
When I was a child Bob Backlund was WWF Champion, love this history.
Excellent job on this doc
hogan was friggin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hogan's constant balding and attempt to keep long hair always entertained me almost as his actual wrestling lmao
....no areial shots, godammit! Keep it low, I want to see those blonde locks flow, not a goddam skullcap!!! - Vince, probably
True. Me too. As a 6-7 year old in the 80s, i always thought anyone who was bald was automatically really really old so i was drawn into trying to figure out how old Hulk was and how the F he could still wrestle and be so big at 55+
Look at you hate
@@jimodirakallumkal5351 Ironically enough Hogan’s bald head has kept him relevant even today. His old ass balding look has put him in the ageless wonder category for his whole career.
@@jimodirakallumkal5351 he’s actually not that old surprisingly enough right now he’s in his late 60s
Hogan vs Andrea till this day, is the biggest, most influential match of all time.
Hogan fought some chick named Andrea? I never knew he did intergender matches....
Ander the Gaint.
@@matthewsmith5374 what's an Ander?
@@robertcsatlos6869 about 520lbs.
It's Andre. . .
Never knew about the Marvel deal they had. 20 Year contract they probably got $25,000 TO £30,000 for his wins, but the 0.9% of merch sales for 20 years would have been even more than that.
What’s that in us money
Great video ‼️
I remember watching hogan vs andre on UA-cam when I just started watching wrestling (around 2008) and man it gave me goosebumps. Its easy to write hogan, andre and their match off as a «smart fan» in the 2020’s, but it was a damn good spectacle and it was effective. I can still enjoy the match for what it is. Same thing with hogan and warrior
Yeah, it was deadly. Saw it live when I was a kid.
Smart fans of 2020 don't even know what wrestling is. They are simply gymnastic fans.
Really great videos, man.
These are great- good work!
Andre the giant makes me laugh just listening to stories about him hahah
Who could hit the thumbs down button on this? This is very well done.
Shawn Michael
People will hit the thumbs down button seconds (and I mean seconds) after it is uploaded. Lots of assholes on UA-cam, plain and simple.
Well presented and insightful
Very well said. Well explain I actually enjoy all your insights.! Extremely, to a good job you’re extremely detailed.! I was a huge fan in the late 70’s to early 90’s. That’s after the fact.! The legends. I really agree with Randy Savage could of made it strictly on his own. I do believe that.!
Well ya know something dude!? It's not every day that Wrestling Bios tackles the power of Hulkamania, brother. Here at the Pontiac Superdome!
Hulk Hogan looked older in the 80s than in the 90s
It's strange so did roddy piper
Coke and other drugs
I'm huge Hulkster fan. But Hulk was on steroids throughout the 1980s. He only looked younger in the 1990s because he stopped taking roids after Wrestle Mania 8. I'm still a Hulkamaniac. He gave so much to children's charities and still does to this day. HULK RULES ! ! !
Zeus come on man my grandmama bought me that chain!😞
Oh he gonna cry in the car...
I love your history on nitro vs raw keep up the good content awesome I love the history and dark side of the ring story's I don't watch wrestling much but I love the history I loved wrestling in the 90$ shawn Michaels was my favorite wrestlers
Whether they like it or not hulk hogan is the reason why wwe become popular back then
It makes you wonder if Verne had of made Hogan his number one star would WWE be the monster it is now or even still be around today considering it was built around Hogan ?
Vince was primed for a run with or without Hogan. He was too aggressive a businessman to allow not having Hogan to stop him.
thx 4 this really well done documentary. Hogan had an incredible run with Andre the Giant, Macho Man and the ultimate warrior. Than I lost some interest in the WWE until Stonecold came along.
excellent as always.... should cover matt borne career many do not release he preformed in wm1 with steamboat
Oh! You're in Belfast too? Nice!!!
3 of us now
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I'm gonna have to say - as a kid, Hogan vs Andre was the greatest thing ever. As an adult, the match itself is terrible. The -4 rating for the quality of the match is accurate, but the buildup, storytelling, and emotions for the match are a 5/5
Exactly, the rating is based on actual in ring wrestling which was horrific, as a event 10/10
Man you're great. A big thank you from my side, a really really big thanks and eagerly waiting for part 2!
Love the consistency!! Finish the invasion and the rock before Hollywood rock period ! Love your channel
Another great video thank you.
Please consider doing a video on the "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
Meltzer is stupid to call Hogan vs Andre anything but AN ICONIC CLASSIC!
Another great video mate! Keep them coming.
Can i ask are you of Irish or British heritage?
Your hogan comment made curiosity get the better of me
Awesome job. Can you do a terry funk bio??
Complete 70s and 80s story...... Terry was born blah blah 1953 in... But 100% the real story is hulk's chest hair at the 9:01 mark brother!
@1:18:39.. to this day I still have no idea how Elizabeth was a "secret power" to the Mega Powers tag team.. still trying to make sense of it.
AWA could have been huge if Gange knew what he had in Hogan
As a child Warrior was my hero and while I liked Hulk I was so excited to see my hero win this match. I was a young kid and this match is likely what made me a wwf mark