Agreed plus he was the first “real” person to be at the top that you could relate to one way or another after the big over the top characters like Hogan and Warrior. Brets matches looked real. Two wrestlers in the ring fighting to win. He was believable from his holds to his punches also his selling. But yes as you have said we watched him move up the card gradually and having the best performances so he earned it and a lot of us were ready! I know I was🤘
@AAAnderson055 well it was good for a minute but hogan's popularity was still on the decline and completely killed hitman's credibilty to me at the time. I was beginning to accept him as champ and for hogan to this without putting over bret either was such a wasted opportunity.
@@E_l_l_i_e Hogan did whatever he wanted where ever he was when he got ready.. that's including in WWF/E.. He has those briefcases made and ready to go..
WM9 was the first live PPV aired in the UK late at night. My Dad woke me up to watch it at midnight. I was 9 years old so seeing Hulk win the title again was amazing!!! I couldn't wait to get to school to tell my friends. I instantly got asked what happened and I shouted Hulk is the champion!!! Nobody could believe it. It was the talk of the day explaining it, but boy was I tired!
@@OneUltimateWarrior Th fans were sick of the old guard and wanted the new but Hogan and his ego would allow it. You can say the sane thing about WWE today
Even as a young kid I loved watching Brett Hart put on a match, I didn’t know why at the time. With other wrestlers I always remember the outcome but forgot the match, he has so many full matches that are entertaining from beginning to end
What gets me is what was the purpose, another title win 4 Hogan. It did nothin. Yokozuna & Bret put the work n and this clown comes n & does a leg drop. How was it even a legit match
@@Sysiphusjwk in America yes. In Europe and the UK, it can be argued that in 1992/93, Bret Hart would have sold more tickets than Hogan. He was as over as anyone and was a bona fide superstar in places like England and Germany.
I remember king of the ring 93 macho said that "many thought it should be the hitman who should be getting the title shot"....which I also thought then and now Hogan vs hart passing the touch match wouldve been bigger than yokozuna no dis to Yoko RIP
Hold on for a minute. You really got to look at it from hulk Hogan's perspective why would he put over Bret Hart a guy that has physical talent but not the image. Plus you also got to think about it too would this match would have sold big money as ppv? A handful of us now would say no.
@@Kindaserious365 he can embarrass him in the ring all he wants. I don't think that win would have sold with the general audience. If he did not put Mr perfect over what makes you think he going to put Bret Hart over. You know how ego-minded big bodybuilder guys are.
@@Kindaserious365 probably both the look and Hogan from 93 and on a threat it's all about Hogan even by the time bret came to wcw bret was establish Hogan was part of hart not being used properly in 1998.....only reason hogan did all those jobs in 2002 cause he needed the money vince was payin him and it was no where else to go...see how political he was in 2005 smh
@@VAHOSS if bret sucked as champion then Vince would not have put the the belt on Bret 5 times, as for Vince getting the final say, that does not mean much. Just because Vince gets the final say it does not mean he always makes a good decision with the final say. This here was a good example of it...
@@VAHOSS Except Hogan had freaking creative control over his character? And he was obviously Vince's favorite. Hogan was on his way out and had even been gone for a while now. There was ABSOLUTELY no reason why he should've won the championship, but ESPECIALLY the way he did, completely burying Bret Hart. Come on now.
Looking back on it....WM9 should've just ended with Yokozuna winning leaving us fans pissed off, bc as we get older and wiser we appreciate that moment more and more.....I wish Yoko was still living so he could tell his side of the story of all this.
I recall being told by one of the booking agents that it was done purposely. As if to say Savage was so used to going for the cover after the big elbow that the lapse in judgement cost him the Rumble match. Ok explanation but I would have probably rathered a thrust kick from Yoko to send Savage to the outside.
@Alex Kanyima yea I didnt like it. But in a way it added to the instability and unstable aura of the macho man. He also eliminated himself in the 92 rumble when jake came out. He got his hands on jake, eliminated him. And proceeded to jump over the top rope to attack him some more. But they put him back in the match and acted as if it didnt happen. That just IS....The Madness. And he totally skipped his 18 spot in another planned "botch" in the 91 rumble, running from an irate and out of control ultimate warrior fresh off of a title loss due to savage. Even the 89 and 90 rumbles, savage was fun in. He had already established some precedent for the unexpected before the 93 rumble.
@@mrsain19 perhaps Vince was already preparing Yoko as the new Andre, with him having enough strength to push a 250 lb man like nothing with a single arm lift
@@Nostalgicguy2242 sure. I could slightly see that. But regardless, it's the royal rumble. They could have done that spot in a 1 on 1 match on raw. It looked weird during the rumble.
Looking back, i know it wasn’t a good show, but, wrestlemania 9 was my first pay per view as a fan. I loved it at the time so it definitely holds a special place for me.
Go back and watch the crowd’s reaction after he won the title. I saw it live when it happened. It was absolutely insane. There was no internet to speak of, no IWC, nothing. You tuned in and watched. I thought it was awesome.
Old school fans be like Cena ruined WWE. Nope this was happening during Hogan's run too. This makes stone cold's run even more legendary because he left when it started to become stale in 02.
If Hogan was going to stay in the WWF in ‘93 I’d have him start to wrestle his Japanese style to adapt to the fans’ shifting tastes in what they wanted/expected. He could of had an awsome match with Bret at Summerslam breaking out those moves and shocking fans in an epic ‘passing of the torch’ babyface match
@@kdizzle901People operate the hell out of Hogan's Japanese work. His type barely changed the only difference was that he used a few more holds and was a bit stiffer with his offense but people act like he was Aj styles in Japan
Bret always said one of the best, safest, nicest wrestlers of the era was Yokozuna. He believed THAT should have been the big Fued, without Hagan in the picture.
I'll never forget seeing Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart as they boarded a plane that I was servicing when working at the Toronto Airport. They were flying first class, it was so cool.
I have distinct memories or this era as a child of 8 years old. I always remember having Hulk Hogan on all my VHS but never saw him on Sky Sports. Then he came back for this. I know people hate on WM9 but this and SS 92 have such great memories for me.
Yep, his ego got in the way, same reason why he didn't put Shawn over at SummerSlam 2005, and that's why Shawn sabotaged the match in a hilarious matter, I still to this day wonder if Vince reprimanded him (Michaels) for that.
@@Lonewolf_665 Hogan should have put Michaels over, Hogan wasn't a fan of either, as I said, the plan was for it to be the best of 3, I guess they couldn't decide who was going to win 2 out of 3. It was all about their egos at the time................brother!
@@lexkanyima2195 Hogan was supposed to fight Austin at Wrestlemania 18 but it was changed to the Rock because Austin didn't feel that he could have a Mania quality match with Hogan, at least that's what I read. You can't say that Hogan didn't do business at Manaia 28 because he did when he put the Rock over cleanly. Unless you're confusing 18 with 14, the whole thing with Michaels, Tyson and Austin.
@@christineayres7199 yeah but that was the booking you can’t blame him for that. But Hogan is a different story. Creative control is what killed WCW bar none
@@themadrapper101 I kinda miss the New Generation Era now that I think of it too. It was the Era of crazy gimmicks. Doink the Clown, Giant Gonzalez, Duke the dumpster Droese, The Goon, Brooklyn Brawler, The future hall of famer Mantaur, T.L Hopper, Isaac Yankem, Waylon Mercy, The Stalker, Bob Spark Plugg Holly, Aldo Montoya, Hakushi (underrated), MOM (Men on a Mission), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Godwinns, The Bodydonna's, Dean Douglas etc.
I so remember this match I had it on VHS...I know this is about Hulk Hogan but man did I love Bret!He was really something special in his day!A great wrestler and great looking 2 lol!
Actually, it made a lot of sense. Hogan was far more popular than Bret was. Since it was a huge surprise that Hogan wins the title the WWF was hoping to sell more of the PPV replay, which to a small extent worked to get more PPV buys.
I'm gonna openly admit this. I was born in 1987 and I enjoyed "Mr. Nanny" very much. I was the type of kid they made movies like that for. My grandmother took me to theaters and bought the tickets for us to watch it and there's no telling how many times we rented it from blockbuster.
Nothing was like hogan as a kid. But now rewatching it. It’s basically the same type of match over and over. And he wasn’t even a good wrestler. He would just get beaten. Then hulk up and it was over. But as a kid it was amazing.
AFMountaineer2000 you’re not wrong. But as a kid I didn’t realize that. I do get it now. Hindsight is always 20/20. But as a kid watching hulk win got the juices flowing for me. Are you saying it didn’t for you?
@@PsychoKillertheGame Must not know the business of wrestling. He was one of the hardest workers in the business and was an EXCELLENT WRESTLER. His matches against Mr. Perfect were some of the best in the past 27 year's.
@@taltezy2941 Oh i agree his in ring ability was great. Mr Perfect was awesome also. It does not change the fact that he is a very bitter man, and that is no way to live your life.
@@steveomac385 wasn't best for business. Would have been if Hogan would have agreed to the bret summerslam match and to put bret over properly.but he didn't, instead we had another loss by Hogan that wasn't clean and it put no-one over. it was all for himself, not business.
@@djcol7742 exactly the dude never lost and kept it at that. He loses to Taker he gotta fight him 2 days later, Macho man is the champ he gotta always steal his spotlight for a whole year.....same with Warrior, Bret Hart loses the belt and he gotta run Down and beat Yoko so everybody can go home happy that a baby face won the belt. That dude always needed all the attention and when you're young you don't see anything wrong with it but as you get a little older you kind of realize how much of a douche he was.
Don’t worry, the guys Hart made (Hall, Nash, Stone Cold, Rock) took the industry to heights Hulkamania never did. Anyone here think the match quality and storytelling would become what it did without Bret at the top pushing everyone to be their best?
@@Thor-Orion Bret did nothing. He was a huge flop and the most boring wrestler of that era. Had a personality of a brick. Bret sucked and Hogan rocked.
I remember going to see No Holds Barred with my dad. I honestly dont remember how I felt about it after watching it. Hogan was never my favorite in WWE. I preferred Jake Roberts, Warrior, and Brutus Beefcake (I was young lol forgive me). Plus their tag team division was better to me.
I can confirm he defeated Yokozuna at Earls Court, London in ‘93. I remember thinking ‘I wonder if next time he’s on TV they’ll say he’s champ’ - of course he wasn’t 😂
Very excellent video. Covering such a storied career like Hogan's, is quite the big task. And so thank you for taking on this project and giving us such an impressive cover on Hulk Hogan. By the time when you're done, this will be the best series IMO on Hogan's career hands down.
Bret Hart is a perfect example of how you don't need to have that Hogan-like body or larger-than-life charisma to make it to the top in wrestling, but it will take you a lot longer to make it.
@isthatyoubetha it made Yoko look weak. Scripted or not, you’re missing the entire point. Hogan fans never could accept Hogan screwed a lot of wrestlers to feed his ego.
Well he was already worn out from wrestling a full match with Bret with no break while Hogan comes back out to the ring after getting rest so it makes sense somewhat
Gosh damn im really digging this channel 😁 thank you Wrestling Bios for these. It brings me back and i agree with alot . This is great 👍👍 keep them coming
We all forget the mega pop when he won the title... That alone shows you hulkamania was far from dead.. Yes I agree we most of the stuff after but the fans still wanted hogan.. I was at the earls court house show in 93 and when his music hit.. It was madness
Exactly Hogan has always gotten the pop, him and the Outsiders even made heels the cool thing. Hogan built wrestling in WWF, he then took WCW and led it to 2 years of Dominamce over WWE which was unheard of.
@@lexkanyima2195 maybe slightly but even with the little.decline he.was.still the biggest draw as far main event advertising or build up, Hogan always brought in the money. The heel turn was a genius way to give him the mid career crisis boost he needed. As his loyal fans stuck with him regardless and the fact that the nWo story ended up being the biggest win in professional.wrestling history for any promotion. Hogan, Flair, Foley, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels. Guys like these have earned the right to hang aroumd the business til their.dieing.die as far as im concerned, few others also in this category but wasmt guna list everyone.
"Hogan decided now was a good time to get out of WWF and focus on Hollywood" Me: so you're saying he became Hollywood Hogan? *puts on sunglasses* *walks out of room* *walks back in because I forgot my soda* *walks out again*
Your answering all the questions I had about that event. I quit watching for a while until I couldn't sleep and watched a previous recording of the show where 123 kid beat razor ramone. Keep posting... these videos are GOLD
This was a strange ending. I remember after this Hogan went to Japan and did a press conference saying the WWF belt was a toy compared to there belt IGWP belt or whatever it was. The wrestling magazine also made a big deal about that because Sting was on the same card. Hogan was already planning his WCW escape as vince was going new generation.
@Alex Kanyima and when he had a parade when he went to WCW According to Kevin Sullivan they were boooing. It was edited out families at Universal Florida were not buying the steroids guy !
@Alex Kanyima that's you looking back on it now. But the crowd in the 92 royal rumble booed him. Because they saw Sid Justice as the new guy. And by 92 the 80s were very uncool and Hulk represented that ere.
1993 was supposed to be the Hitman's year, with him being pushed to the moon perhaps way too fast.. he was originally supposed to face Randy Savage at the Royal Rumble followed by the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania and last but not least Hogan at SummerSlam, with Bret beating all three 80s icons cleanly.. That would had propelled him into 1994 as the new megastar of the WWF
Bret was never a megastar. Even if Hogan and savage jobbed him, he would have never gotten big. Bret hart was a mid card talent. He ne ver deserved to be a long time world champion. Bret hart being the world champion devalued the world title. Bret hart never drew money for WWF. Hogan didn't become a megastar by beating Bruno and Bob backlund. He got big because he was an attraction. He was cool, had a great look and knew how to work a match.
Thank you for acknowledging that Vince put the belt on Hulk. Lots of smark Bret Hart fans give Hogan a lot of hate for this decision but it wasn't Hogan's to make. Ultimately the decision failed but with business sagging it's not surprising Vince thought it worth the gamble to try again with his highest grossing star of the past.
Sooo true .. i kept telling everyone and showing them your great observation .. they weren’t sure what i was talking about until i had ro show them ...😂😂😂😂 classic
Hogan had dark eyebrows long before '93 though.....it seemed to me '88 was the end of the blonde eyebrows. Here is a stock photo from October 1991 where Hulk has black eyebrows c8.alamy.com/comp/PK339G/hulk-hogan-on-14101991-in-mnchen-munich-usage-worldwide-PK339G.jpg Compare it to the April 1988 cover of WWF Magazine where his eyebrows were blonde
Absolutely love your videos, watched all of Reliving the War so far (incredible job) and now binge watching loads of these. On a side note, love the way you say ‘Poosh’ (push)
As a 12 year old living in Germany, that wm thing with hogan and then his thunder in paradise series...it was great just seeing Hogan on TV, no matter what he did! They black eye also didnt matter at all!
Es ist auch der beste Kanal wenn es um oldschool wrestling geht. Das heutige wresting interessiert mich kaum, schaue wenn nur paar Highlights an mehr nicht.
love your work bro. love watching your videos with my dad, as wrestling is one of the very few things we have in common. so not to get too sappy however thank you for helping me to have something I can share with my dad and bond over. please keep up the good work. and if I may ask could you do a video on beefcake in the WWF?
Tazer Face not many people will agree with you on that. I’ll say Bret Hart was better than Hogan! Hogan believes he’s better than all the others who wrestled in the WWF/E or WCW. Hulk Hogan sucks.
Hogan was huge in the 80s and so was his ego. He was reluctant to pass the torch to the new generation. In reality the era of large muscular guys with superhero aura and slow wrestling was getting boring. Bret and his generation bought that quick athletic and techincal side to WWE. Bret never had a boring match.
The funniest thing about those that complain about how Hogan was just handed the belt and hardly defended it or showed up on TV (Ryan excluded due to him only mentioning it.) is that they'll give Brock Lesnar a pass when he does it yet its exactly the same thing, not to mention Vince looks at Brock like he did Hogan.
