I would say that Austin is above Hogan as far as being an icon in the business is concerned. He brought the WWF back to providence back in the later 90's. He connected with the fans in the way that Hogan had done a decade earlier and took the WWF to huge business. Hogan may be slightly better known as far as the mainstream is concerned but I would say Austin is one a step behind if he is at all. Also, Austin is the far better worker of the two and actually had a run of classic matches with guys like Bret Hart, Mick Foley, The Rock and Kurt Angle. It could be argued that Austin had better matches with superior workers but I doubt Hogan could have come close with those same guys. For anyone to say Austin on the same level as Hogan is nuts.