Guest Report post Posted March 20, 2002 So now we're looking at a Hogan vs. nWo feud, right? Obviously there is a Rock/Hogan rematch planned somewhere down the road. For it to work Hogan probably needs to build some credibility including avoiding to lose high profile matches. For example by beating Nash or Hall in a big match. If so, where does this leave a Hogan/Austin match? I mean they must have that match planned. Do you think it will occur before the Rock rematch? I think we will see Austin vs. Hogan before WM19 because I don't think that Hogan can keep his current momentum a whole year from now and WWF may very well feel the same way. I'd hate to see this one slip through WWF hands like Hogan/Flair back in 91/92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 20, 2002 Id say put it on Summerslam in the Georgia Dome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 20, 2002 I think it could happen at Summerslam or Survivor Series. I guess they would go face vs. face for that match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted March 20, 2002 It has to happen. I think Summerslam or Survivor Series would be a good idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted March 20, 2002 I could see Hogan and Austin fighting at Survivor Series this year. I think Rock vs. Hogan 2 will be saved for Summerslam this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 20, 2002 OK. So where do you see Hogan a year from now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 20, 2002 OK. So where do you see Hogan a year from now? Hogan will probably be retired by next year. I think he's starting to notice his body is breaking down even more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted March 20, 2002 I think the whole point ofhis face turn was so that he could retire as a good guy, you know, go out in a favourable light. The fact that they did it so soon (apart from the crazy Canadian pop) may point to the idea that he could be retiring way before next year. One can only hope... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest buffybeast Report post Posted March 20, 2002 Vince supposedly signed Hogan to a three year deal, so I doubt if he will retire next year. Unless he takes on a "flair" like role. Will Austin even be willing to work with Hogan is what I want to know. Austin was supposedly not happy at all about working with Scott hall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted March 20, 2002 I know Hogan had major heat with Austin after he left WCW and went to ECW. I'm not sure Austin would be willing to work a program with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 20, 2002 I read Austin refused to work with Hogan at WM. So they went with The Rock. Don't know if thats true. I'm not even sure Austin would want to work with Hogan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 20, 2002 Yeah, it's been debated time and again, but I don't think Austin would lay down for Hogan. And Hogan doing two CLEAN jobs in one year is going against the law of averages. So our little dream match may never happen, esp. if they end up on opposite sides of the split. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted March 20, 2002 Austin is starting to starting to break Vince's balls over booking, and we all saw know what happens when at the WWF when stars start bitching about having to job or work with people they don't like. I can't believe I'm saying this, but at this time it's more of a gamble to see if Austin will be with the WWF in six months than Hogan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Man in Blak Report post Posted March 21, 2002 It's not necessarily just a political problem: Austin should lay down for Hogan? WHY? To give that young Hogan some heat going into the next couple of years? Hogan should lay down for Austin? WHY? Austin's place in WWF history is already secure, and why have Hogan lay down for somebody whose already got enough history and enough credibility and, for that matter, somebody who may not be wrestling much longer anyway due to past knee and neck/spinal injuries? Throwing their animosity aside, it really wouldn't do any good other than as a "dream match" alone, whereas Hogan passing the torch to the Rock was much more accurate in spirit, since Rock is the best truly-crossover star that the WWF has had since Hogan's own glory days. And then you factor in that I don't think either man really respects or wants to work with the other, and I think that the Rock & Austin/nWo tag match is the closest we will ever come to seeing Hogan/Austin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 No Sh!t. Austin has laid down for Trips, Angle, RVD and a host of other YOUNG guys and if he were to refuse to lay down Hogan, it would be testament to his understanding of how the biz SHOULD work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 21, 2002 Both of them, especially Hogan, are probably very aware of what they want to be remembered for. There will always be the debate about who was the biggest. Hogan in the 80's or Austin in the 90's. As it looks like the business is headed for one of those cyclical down periods where the casual fans turn their attention elsewhere until the next Hogan or Austin phenom comes along even a well publicised showdown probably can't draw record breaking figures (as one would expect just looking at the names). They would put their current positions on the line if the ratings for a Hogan/Austin program doesn't do mega business. Perhaps this could be another reason for them not to want work a program together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted March 21, 2002 I highly doubt neither Hogan nor Austin is willing to work with each other this year. I think Meltzer said that Austin refused to work the "icon vs. icon" program with Hogan, so they did it with The Rock. To be honest, it really shouldn't matter. Some questions are best left unresolved. The question of who's the most popular wrestler ever will always be debatable. It actually makes sense for The Rock to be Hogan's opponent because Rock's career resembles Hogan's, because of his media crossover success. Yes, Austin did bring about the next wrestling boom, but Austin doesn't resemble Hogan. Rock and Hogan are made to look like Supermen, whereas Austin is made to look more like a man who's a hard ass worker and earns his accolades. If the match ever happens, the logical event would be Summerslam in a big arena (I think Georgia Dome was mentioned)...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 Well, then screw this Austin-Hogan BS then, when are we gonna get Austin-Flair? That's what the smarks wanna know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted March 21, 2002 That's the match I always dreamed of. Austin vs. Flair. To see who the greatest WRESTLER (not sports entertainer ahem Rock vs. Hogan) is. Austin and Flair resemble each other in many ways which I'm sure you guys all know. One awesome thing would be if Flair started getting more built and trained, and at Summerslam, Austin and Flair go one on one in the Georgia Dome (pro-Flair arena), then at Survivor Series, the big blowoff match in the Houston Astrodome (pro-Austin arena). The crowd would be crazy in both venues, and a feud between the two legends would certainly shock the WWF......let's hope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 Exactly! That's why I questioned Flair-Taker for Mania. Angle-Flair made more sense. If Vince wanted to screw Austin and Flair, why not pit them against Taker and Angle? There were so many paths then the ones they took. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 21, 2002 I'll take Austin vs. Flair any day. We were supposed to get that in 1994. I just want to see it happen before both guys retire. They could have some great matches together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted March 21, 2002 I want to see Flair/Austin, but Austin/Hogan has more money in it. That doesn't mean that Austin/Flair won't or Shouldn't happen, but Hogan is in terrible condition and he should go right into a program with Austin after he's done with Rock/nWo. Do Austin/Flair for 19. I think if Hogan can make to 19 he should fight Rikishi, 1 last formula Hogan vs. the fat guy match for the ultimate in nostalgia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 "I think if Hogan can make to 19 he should fight Rikishi, 1 last formula Hogan vs. the fat guy match for the ultimate in nostalgia." dude, there have been more than enough DUDS in wrestlemania history. What the #### are you thinking? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 21, 2002 "I think if Hogan can make to 19 he should fight Rikishi, 1 last formula Hogan vs. the fat guy match for the ultimate in nostalgia." dude, there have been more than enough DUDS in wrestlemania history. What the #### are you thinking? Didn't Hogan want to bring Yokozuna to WCW so he could get the job he did to him back? Since Yoko is dead (R.I.P.), Hogan could get the next best thing in Rikishi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 man leave that shit on the house shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted March 21, 2002 It would give Hogan a clean win as a face on Mania for his last match with out hurting anyone important. keep it under ten minutes, he poses for 5 and retires. Doesn't really seem all that bad to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tony149 Report post Posted March 21, 2002 man leave that shit on the house shows. If you leave the shit at the house shows...the shows will stink. Thats why there are bathrooms to take a shit in....Oh, I get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 If that's what Hogan's legacy would be reduced to, then he shouldn't be at Mania. And Hogan should lose his last match at Mania, not win it. Same thing for Taker, Austin, Rock whoever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mastermind Report post Posted March 21, 2002 I was thinking about this match. You know what some would probably say it's dumb, but I think the wwf SHOULDN'T do Austin/Hogan. Leave it to the imagination. Rock/Hogan was dreamlike because their characters are alike. Austin and Flair is the better dream match on paper and in actuality. For the stuff I said about Austin in the other thread I would COMPLETELY agree with him about not jobbing to Hogan. What for? I will also COMPLETELY agree with Hogan not wanting to job to Austin. What for he did the Babe Ruth passing to Rock. I know some will say Austin took the crown/torch in 1998 which is true, but Hogan still is the PIONEER of the modern wwf. I think a loss for either man will hurt them. If this was 1998 it would be a different story as Hogan should have jobbed to Austin. However, as it stands now I think the match will become what Hogan/Flair was in wcw. A travesty to what the match SHOULD have been in their prime. Another thing I think Hogan and Flair SHOULDN'T perform at another Mania. The performances they put on were somewhat reminiscent to their primes with the Toronto crowd appreciative of their history. That's how you say your farewells to Mania. Plus, Hogan's body is breaking down. What else does he want to break on his body? Ease off into the sunset this year I say for both men. Austin/Flair at SummerSlam to give Austin his own icon vs. icon match-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted March 21, 2002 Excellent post Mastermind! As for Flair and Hogan not performing at another Mania, I disagree. I think Hogan should be allowed a babyface farewell against evil Taker (ending his streak) and ride off into the sunset. That could also be Taker's last match as well. Two birds with one stone. With Flair, you start building up to Flair-Austin for next year's Mania as the smarks counter to this years Rock-Hogan. Flair puts over Austin before never wrestling again and Austin gets some of that magic Flair rub (not that he needs it but I'm dreaming here). And this year at Summerslam? Make Summerslam a show featuring all of the YOUNG talent, the future of the WWF. Or even blow off the NWO storyline if it's still around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
