Guest cfgb Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Who's corner are you going to be in at Wrestlemania? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest suckfreecomix Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Hogan should win for the angle to keep progressing. I will be rooting for the Rock though...as Old Blood shouldn't beat new blood. It just seems wrong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted February 19, 2002 I just hope Hogan noshows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 19, 2002 neither Hopefully a blackhole opens in the middle of the ring and swallows both of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest blackjack4x Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Rock, definitely. Having Hogan come back to the WWF and weeks later win the main event at the biggest PPV of the year against maybe the biggest star in the company right now would be inexcusable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest suckfreecomix Report post Posted February 19, 2002 inexcusable...but probable. If Hogan loses...the threat of the NWO isn't very great..and the angle would not recover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Mighty Damaramu Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Hogan will probably win. I'm just wondering how he will take The Rocks offense??? I mean The Rock's offense is high impact and Hogan can't do anything high impact. Can you see him taking the overhead belly to belly!?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LowSparkOfHighHeeledBoys Report post Posted February 19, 2002 With the way Hogan's ego works, if he agrees to job, I'm betting there will be a title run in his future, so I'm going against my better judgement and hoping that Hogan wins, so we don't have to see him squash the Rock, HHH, Jericho and Kurt Angle in negative star matches during successive main events on PPV. But, I'm almost willing to bet even money that the match will have some sort of non finish, with the nWo and several WWF folks running in and causing a schmozz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Hogan will probably win. He won't take the overhead belly-to-belly, so he won't break his hip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Mighty Damaramu Report post Posted February 19, 2002 I was afraid he would break his hip doing the freakin' leg drop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LowSparkOfHighHeeledBoys Report post Posted February 19, 2002 Hogan will probably win. He won't take the overhead belly-to-belly, so he won't break his hip. At least we know he'll take the Rock Bottom, although he'll probably kick out of it. Although, I will piss my pants laughing if the bookers decide that the Rock should win, and call the finish a People's Elbow. If Vince wanted to send a "fuck you" to Hogan for any reason, that would be the perfect way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 19, 2002 There's only ever been one finisher worse than dropping a leg, and that's dropping an elbow. They're both bad wrestlers, mediocre at best. But at least Hogan has the excuse of being old. What's Rock's excuse? What happened to Rocky Maivia's quickness AND moves? He looks like he's spazzing in there these days. Still, I'm sure Rock will beat Hulk, simply because Rock never wins WrestleMania, Hulk always does, and..well, Hogan DID say he'd put Rock over... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Army Eye Report post Posted February 19, 2002 It's actually a tough match to predict, which is kind of refreshing. Obviously the thinking is that Hogan should win, because it's too early in the angle for the NWO to look weak. On the other hand, poor ol' Rock never wins at Wrestlemania and with the incredible beating he took, it sure would be a downer for him not to win the comeback match. I'm thinking that Rock will 'have him beat' by Rock Bottoming Hogan, and when he's setting up the people's elbow, the run-in will come and we'll have ourselves a good old fashioned no contest. A rematch could easily draw more big money. Besides, a month after is too soon to blow off such a hot feud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cfgb Report post Posted February 21, 2002 The votes are split which is interesting. Is it because smarks have forgiven Hogan for his WCW years - or because that many people hate the Rock? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cataclysm911 Report post Posted February 21, 2002 Gotta go with Hogan, I'm "old school." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted February 21, 2002 I going with Hogan winning at Wrestlemania and then Rock getting a win over Hogan, in a singles or tag match, at Backlash 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mastermind Report post Posted February 21, 2002 When you think about it this match has a lot of stuff to work with. Rock ALWAYS losing the big match at WrestleMania must be running through the minds of fans. Hogan ALWAYS winning at WrestleMania *wait a minute Hogan's only WM loss came at the Skydome(coincident)* and just that alone gives the outcome of the match intrigue. Wait a minute again that match with Hogan/Warrior was a passing of the torch somewhat. ANOTHER element to the match. I really see no need to have Hogan win. All that needs to be done for the NWO to be a threat is for it to destroy AUSTIN and make AUSTIN lose. Austin losing would be bigger since he never loses ALMOST(well actually his match with Bret he didn't quit, but passed out) at WrestleMania. Rock can just get a beatdown or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mik at Cornell Report post Posted February 21, 2002 When HHH got put over at Wrestlemania 2000 some people were outraged that the heel would be put over at Wrestlemania, where everyone is supposed to go home happy. (Although I must admit alot of people were also excited at the freshness) This is the same case, although magnified. Not only should the Rock win because the face usually goes over in the Main Event at Mania, but also because he was practically murdered. He can't come back from that and lose, CAN HE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted February 21, 2002 If the Rock wins...then Jericho should beat HHH...and if Hogan wins...then...well...Jericho should still beat HHH...cause from the looks of it Hogan's not a heel in the fans eyes...And i'm curious to see wether HHH is over enough to be the face in Canada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MixxMaster Report post Posted February 21, 2002 I also believe that it will most likely be a no-contest(perfect for nWold), with a run-in(or three) when it appears that the Rock has the upper hand... I feel that this is a MAJOR part of the nWo machine. Dominance. They're supposed to be here to DESTROY the WWF(as opposed to "Taking Over"), right? So, why should wins and titles even mean anything? If they do, then it's just another plain invasion. I really expect a Steiner appearance (He DID pass that physical, you know), maybe with Syxx in tow (Syxx alone won't cut it, especially in the biggest match in years...) This will be overbooked, obviously, as the mainstream media is already picking this up all over, with a lot of praise for these two... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted February 21, 2002 HHH has to go over if Hogan does, regardless of whether it's in Canada or not. Two heels (Hogan is being booked as a heel) going over in the main events of Wrestlemania will not be popular with the PPV audience. I think Hogan should beat Rock and HHH should beat Jericho. HHH should then lose to Hogan at Backlash and drop the belts to Rock a KOTR. This gives Hogan "his" title for two months and Rock his win back for the belts. Hogan can then feud with Austin and fade off into the sunset. Just a thought that might not be too popular here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest X-Factor Corperation Report post Posted February 21, 2002 I might be in Hogans.... or the Rocks. As for who should win....... that's tricky. The nWo needs the heat but the Rocks lost thrice in a row and look at how much money The Rock's brought in. I don't think Vince is going to forget that. Besides, Hogan's already won 6 times. I don't think Vince will let him win another. As for heat..... after what we saw on raw(well not we, as I didn't see Raw) the nWo has ways to gain heat. Perhap's they'll cripple The Rock after the match. Of course that's just my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted February 21, 2002 Hogans... Since day 1 I was a Hogan fan and dammit, I am loyal! As a kid everytime the Wwf came to town I went hoping to see the hulkster wrestle. Of course this was in halifax so of course he didnt. Now I get to and you better believe I will be marking out like it was 1989~! I dont care how bad the match is I will find it enjoyable, so fuck yall. I only have ever bought 1 wrestling shirt in my life and it was a hogan shirt. BRUTHER! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mastermind Report post Posted February 22, 2002 Okay, I watched this Hogan/Rock segment again from RAW. Does anyone else notice Rock was a bit in awe of Hogan. Seriously, I'm not joking watch the tape. When he comes down and actually starts speaking watch his reaction when the fans started chanting Hogan. Rock's challenge seemed a bit out of place in context to what Hogan was saying before. The people know Hogan built the wwf and that at this moment he's a has been. The Rock notices the reaction and tries to turn it around in his favour(maybe that was the plan) when he asked the crowd if they wanted Rock/Hogan. It was a small thing, but a big thing I think. Maybe the wwf did need to be over the top with heel Hogan or some people might have booed Rock in Toronto or the ppv audience. We saw what happened last year heading into Mania as Rock got some boos. I'm just rambling now, but wondered if anyone noticed. They should have turned Austin heel BEFORE WrestleMania for the desired outcome. Maybe they do learn from mistakes or maybe this is all coincidence or me drinking too much today(lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted February 22, 2002 I would prefer to see Rock get the "W" since anytime Hogan loses I consider it a good thing. Hogan winning serves no purpose except to stroke his ego. I guess it depends what the final match is. If it's Hogan-Rock, then Rock will probably win without a doubt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted February 22, 2002 If Rock and Jericho voth win (to pull of the heel/face balance) that would be sweet. Logical booking sees it going the opposite...so I got a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted February 22, 2002 yeah, I think Mania will be an indicator of how serious they are about the NWO push. If Hogan wins (which again serves no purpose) then they will be forced down our throat for the next year requiring me to shift my wrestling habits away from Mondays to strictly Thursdays. "Logical booking sees it going the opposite...so I got a shot." I don't think it is logical to put Trips over. If he's such a strong Superstar, then he doesn't need the belt to "draw" but Jericho still has the stigma of being a transitional guy. Same thing with Hogan. Logic would be to put young current, more popular superstar over star of the past. Maybe...a BIG maybe... says that if Goblin stays around for more than a year then you might let him win his retirement match as a face, but even then, I would prefer to see Hogan go out on his back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted February 22, 2002 Everyone should go out on their back. IMO...Everyone should leave the business putting over someone younger and elavate them (ala Foley/HHH) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jayandbobrule13 Report post Posted February 22, 2002 Im rootin for Hogan just because i hate Rock so much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted February 22, 2002 Funny...that's why I'm rooting for Rock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
