Hulk Hogan Interview

[Hawk 34 0]

Hulk was protecting the business there. He obviously knew that Warrior would be a complete failure, so he popped up quickly to present this as a lucky fluke victory for Warrior. He knew he would have to carry the weight of the wrestling industry on his shoulders again after Warrior failed. He had to keep himself strong, for the good of the business.

[benn 0]

I understand that and I don't even disagree with Hulk's actions or motives. I'm saying that act of stealing the spotlight is incongruent with the way that he's saying he has no problem dropping the title to anybody that he's told. Obviously he put Warrior over but I don't think that sabotaging his run was an act of class like Hulk suggests, even if it was for the good of the company.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Too much is made out of the WM 6 ending. Watching it as a kid, it was what it was, a close finish with Hogan doing a classy thing and handing the belt to Warrior and admitting defeat and then letting Warrior have his day in the sun. Hogan protected himself, sure, but he didn't bury Warrior there by any means.

[Hawk 34 0]

Too much is made out of the WM 6 ending. Watching it as a kid, it was what it was, a close finish with Hogan doing a classy thing and handing the belt to Warrior and admitting defeat and then letting Warrior have his day in the sun. Hogan protected himself, sure, but he didn't bury Warrior there by any means.

 

Anytime someone does this(the former champ handing the belt over to the new champ after defeat)...no one ever claims the former champ was trying to steal the spotlight but was just be classy and putting the new champ over again.

 

When Joe lost his title that he held for 20 months, he handed the title to Aries and physically strapped it around him and shook his hand and said (paraphrased) "This is the most important title in the world, respect this title and earn this".

 

No one claimed Joe was protecting himself. It's just a double-standard because it involved Hogan, so it was obviously selfish ya know. Of course, it was Hogan being Hogan but when someone else does the exact same act, why is that negativity not there?

[Guest Overworked]

The interview seems surprisingly sincere. Hogan comes out and actually admits his politicting and his reasoning behind the things he had done over the years. he must be secure in his fan base, or know he is covered for life to go out there and be that critical. But however, even when he said things about people like Bret Hart, it appear to just be on the situation they were in and not all about Bret Hart as a person. So it isn't really insulting.

[Promoter 0]

Too much is made out of the WM 6 ending. Watching it as a kid, it was what it was, a close finish with Hogan doing a classy thing and handing the belt to Warrior and admitting defeat and then letting Warrior have his day in the sun. Hogan protected himself, sure, but he didn't bury Warrior there by any means.

 

 

Agree!!! However, that interview sure as hell won't ease up Steve Austin's hesitation to face Hulk Hogan in a "battle of the biggest superstars ever" match at Mania at Ford Field imo. Hogan is basically saying he will do SOMETHING to save face even if he loses to make himself still look like the greatest and I think that is the big reservation Austin might have about doing the match. We saw what he did to The Rock although I saw the fans in my town turning on Rock for that match a mile away.

[jester 0]

You know, the politics behind a Hogan/Austin match are about 10,000 times more interesting than the match itself is bound to be.

 

They should make it a 4-way by throwing in HBK and HHH just so they'll need the UN to work out who jobs.

[Guest Human Highlight Reel]

Too much is made out of the WM 6 ending. Watching it as a kid, it was what it was, a close finish with Hogan doing a classy thing and handing the belt to Warrior and admitting defeat and then letting Warrior have his day in the sun. Hogan protected himself, sure, but he didn't bury Warrior there by any means.

Did...did you read the interview? Hogan said he was trying to bury Warrior and the belt, and those that hate on him for it are justified, because it's true. It was selfish, it was unprofessional, and it was an overall dickish thing to do, purely because of why he did it. A lot of the other times, not all of them, mind, I'd say the former champ is likely actually trying to get the champion over, but that 100% can not be said for Hogan.

[Molotov The Bear 0]

The difference between Hogan doing it and others doing it is that the others havent come out in a public interview and admitted to doing it to make themselves look better than the winner. Of course, as stated before, everything Hogan says is a work so you cant really trust this either.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Hulk was protecting the business there. He obviously knew that Warrior would be a complete failure, so he popped up quickly to present this as a lucky fluke victory for Warrior. He knew he would have to carry the weight of the wrestling industry on his shoulders again after Warrior failed. He had to keep himself strong, for the good of the business.

 

I cannot believe that anyone can seriously hold this point of view.

 

Anytime someone does this(the former champ handing the belt over to the new champ after defeat)...no one ever claims the former champ was trying to steal the spotlight but was just be classy and putting the new champ over again.

 

Because most of the time it is an attempt to put over the new champion as the guy now in the top spot and the face of the company.

 

When Joe lost his title that he held for 20 months, he handed the title to Aries and physically strapped it around him and shook his hand and said (paraphrased) "This is the most important title in the world, respect this title and earn this".

 

No one claimed Joe was protecting himself. It's just a double-standard because it involved Hogan, so it was obviously selfish ya know. Of course, it was Hogan being Hogan but when someone else does the exact same act, why is that negativity not there?

 

The Joe/Aries post-match was nothing like the Hogan/Warrior post-match. When Joe handed over the belt, he barely even looked at the crowd. When Hogan handed over the belt, he looked at the crowd mournfully, looking all sad and forlorn to get sympathy. After Joe handed the belt to Aries, he promptly left the ring and walked off, and was barely in the picture. After Hogan handed the belt to Warrior, he stuck around, and when he did leave, he did it all slow and sombre to up the sympathy quotient. The last shot of Final Battle 2004 was of Aries triumphantly leaving the ring with Joe nowhere in sight. The last shot of Wrestlemania VI was of Warrior in the ring, but with poor old Hogan riding off into the sunset. Joe left Aries all alone to have the spotlight firmly on him. Hogan stuck around and made sure to be part of the final shot of WM VI, when it rightfully should have belonged to Warrior and nobody else.

[The Robfather 0]

I understand Austin not wanting to do business with Hogan. He doesn't need it. Why waste his return match losing to Hogan? So Hogan can have an ego stroke of a victory over Austin 20 yrs after he beat Andre the Giant? Austin doesn't need the money. When's the last time Austin was actually put over by the WWE in a big way? Remember, this is the same company that wanted him to lose to Coach.

 

Fucking Coach. That says it all there.

 

Stay away, Austin. Don't let this Hogan get his way. If there's no Austin, there's no dream match for Hogan and Hogan is left out to dry.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Yeah, cause what Hogan really shoulda have done was tap danced out of there because wrestlers shouldn't look sad when they lose.

[Hawk 34 0]

Hulk was protecting the business there. He obviously knew that Warrior would be a complete failure, so he popped up quickly to present this as a lucky fluke victory for Warrior. He knew he would have to carry the weight of the wrestling industry on his shoulders again after Warrior failed. He had to keep himself strong, for the good of the business.

 

I cannot believe that anyone can seriously hold this point of view.

 

 

I was playing off Rudo's "Hogan did nothing wrong, it wasn't that big of a deal" line.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Hulk was protecting the business there. He obviously knew that Warrior would be a complete failure, so he popped up quickly to present this as a lucky fluke victory for Warrior. He knew he would have to carry the weight of the wrestling industry on his shoulders again after Warrior failed. He had to keep himself strong, for the good of the business.

 

I cannot believe that anyone can seriously hold this point of view.

 

 

I was playing off Rudo's "Hogan did nothing wrong, it wasn't that big of a deal" line.

Ok.

 

Yeah, cause what Hogan really shoulda have done was tap danced out of there because wrestlers shouldn't look sad when they lose.

 

Who said wrestlers shouldn't look sad? What Hogan did wasn't to get over feeling sad for losing, but to get sympathy and get the attention back to where he always wants it; on him.

[haVoc 0]

Bret Hart did the same thing at Summerslam '92.

[Hawk 34 0]

Bret Hart did the same thing at Summerslam '92.

 

Bret was leaving the ring, pissed off. Bulldog or Diana pulled him back in, Diana hugged Bret and Bret raised Davey's arms and they all hugged.

 

The show closed with the family celebrating the moment, not a sad Hogan watching Warrior pose with the belt.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Yeah, cause what Hogan really shoulda have done was tap danced out of there because wrestlers shouldn't look sad when they lose.

 

Who said wrestlers shouldn't look sad? What Hogan did wasn't to get over feeling sad for losing, but to get sympathy and get the attention back to where he always wants it; on him.

 

Oh, I see. What exactly is the right way to sell feeling sad? Is there one particular way, or are there many ways? Clearly Hogan didn't do it right, he was able to get across being sad, but he really should have gotten across feeling sad but in a way where people can't have sympathy for him. So maybe he could have been sad but then killed a kitten or something. Jesus Christ, got any more gems?

[benoit4hor 0]

If Hogan tap danced out of there, it would have put the attention on him and undermined the Warriors win.

[Guest netslob]

it also would have been the most entertaining thing he's done in years.

 

then the next show, he coulda had a tap off with Gregory Heins. ratings gold.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

it also would have been the most entertaining thing he's done in years.

 

then the next show, he coulda had a tap off with Gregory Heins. ratings gold.

I misread that as Gregory Helms.

[Darth Vader 0]

 

 

Yeah, cause what Hogan really shoulda have done was tap danced out of there because wrestlers shouldn't look sad when they lose.

 

Who said wrestlers shouldn't look sad? What Hogan did wasn't to get over feeling sad for losing, but to get sympathy and get the attention back to where he always wants it; on him.

 

Oh, I see. What exactly is the right way to sell feeling sad? Is there one particular way, or are there many ways? Clearly Hogan didn't do it right, he was able to get across being sad, but he really should have gotten across feeling sad but in a way where people can't have sympathy for him. So maybe he could have been sad but then killed a kitten or something. Jesus Christ, got any more gems?

 

 

They did show Hogan a little too much at the end of Mania 6. I mean all he had to do was give Warrior the belt raise his hand and fricken leave and give Warrior the floor. Instead the camera was on Hulk crying in his ring cart more than the Warrior throwing the belts around the ring like a retarded monkey. With someone as dirty as Hogan it's never easy to believe it when he does do something classy.

[Fökai 0]

Anyone find it convenient that no more than a few weeks later, they do the "Come Back Hulk" angle that overshadowed Warrior's reign?

 

I doubt that Hogan was the one who planned to sabotage Warrior's run. Well, at least he wasn't the first or last who did.

 

They did show Hogan a little too much at the end of Mania 6. I mean all he had to do was give Warrior the belt raise his hand and fricken leave and give Warrior the floor. Instead the camera was on Hulk crying in his ring cart more than the Warrior throwing the belts around the ring like a retarded monkey.

 

Everything post-match was a planned spot. This was to eventually build up to Hogan/Warrior, the rematch at Mania VII. (Case in point, the interview where Tunney says that "these men can never wrestle again"). Hogan can't control the cameras, obviously. Hebner screwed up and gave both belts to Warrior, who then threw the World title back at Hebner in order to run the angle. Hogan's whole life is a work - it wouldn't surprise me that he's working us about sabotaging other reigns just to make his run seem more important.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

If you want to say Hogans post WM 6 feud with Earthquake overshadowned Warriors title match with Rude, fine, go right ahead. But Hogan didnt do anything wrong at WM 6. He put Warrior over. He had Warrior press him over his head and drop him. He had Warrior kick out of the big leg drop. He lost to Warrior clean with no shenanigans. He admitted defeat and gave Warrior the belt and said "Hes the man".

[Guest Human Highlight Reel]

But he tried to bury him after the match. Hogan said himself he tried to bury him. That was wrong. This has got to be extended sarcasm, because not even the most die-hard Hogan mark would completely refuse to believe Hogan wanted to bury Warrior when he's come right out and said it.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

How did Hogan bury him, though?

[haVoc 0]

I don't care if Hogan says he tried to bury the Warrior. Warrior buried himself and his career.

 

Watch the DVD people. All facts.

[Guest Human Highlight Reel]

How did Hogan bury him, though?

By purposefully taking the spotlight from Warrior on the biggest night of his career. By putting himself over warrior as the gracious champion. By trying to make sure that nobody cared about Warrior or the Title he held, only about Hulk Hogan.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Have you actually SEEN the match? At the end of the night Warrior was The Man. That was clearly established. He was put over. Warrior closed the show, he won the match, he got the title. Hogan didn't club Warrior after the match, or have his foot under the rope, or claim he didn't lose, or have Warrior cheat to win. None of those things happened. It was a perfectly fine put over that has only been trumped up as sabotage well after the fact.

[Downhome 0]

I'm more shocked that the discussion over this event that took place 16 years ago is actually on the verge of becoming heated than I am over the actual event in question.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

I e-mailed Da Meltz about this and here is his reply, not that it'll change the minds of the more hardcore Hogan fans:

 

Watch him when you watch a tape of it. He takes all the spotlight for himself instead of quietly leaving the ring and putting the spotlight on the new champ.