Hogan teases WM40 match with Austin...

I think a lot of it is people have a hard time, or refuse separating the wrestling persona from their real life person.

Because it’s evident in the way many of the folks who speak out against Hogan conveniently don’t bother with the countless other wrestlers, past and present, who have done and said despicable things in their personal life.

Only Hogan retirement mania match I want to see is either

Hogan vs flair
Hogan vs sting
Hogan vs Bret
Hogan vs big show

Possibly Hogan vs Goldberg as well

Mostly Hogan vs flair since it's the best way for both to go out and be a true mania moment

Hogan/Flair one more ride!!

I believe it’s up to everyone to decided when they can and can’t separate the artist from the art. For me it’s dependent on if their work holds up for me. I’m not saying anyone can’t be a Hulkamanic. I’m saying I’m not. Hogan being a racist, isn’t the only reason I’m not a fan. His work for the most part hasn’t held up to me. I like a few of his matches still but not enough to make me like him. Pretty much everything he’s said and done outside of wrestling makes him look like a jabroni to me. I’m just not a fan and have no desire to see him on my screen anymore. He had his time.

It’s the same reason I stopped liking Chris Jericho. Over time, just being a self serving jackass, I lose interest in seeing them on my screen. Flair has gotten to that point for me too, I still can enjoy most his old work, but what an embarrassing clown.

Liking a wrestler/actor/singer/or any other kind of artist doesn’t mean you always agree with their actions.

All of that said, I stand by what I said. His reaction in Philly didn’t sound massive, his ass was almost booed completely out of his home state at Wrestlemania 37, he’d get booed to hell against Austin, and there is zero reason he should have a match at Wrestlemania 40. He can contact that carny Conrad and have him book a Hogan’s Last Match event or something.

I would love to see an absolute celebration of stars with full entrances in one go.

Hogan.
Flair.
Taker.
Bret.
HBK.
Nash.
Austin.
H.
Vince.
Kane.
Kurt.
Rock.

Imagine seeing the ring filled with all these guys at once - it should happen while they are all around.

Austin is my #1. Hogan is in my top 10 too. But as I said earlier in the thread I've never had any interest in them rumbling.

Hogan you would turn into dust dropping a leg drop, just give it up

He was workin’, brother. He’s always workin’. Based on what he actually said in that interview he was more realistic about it, and said that the time has likely past. Wanting to do it and actually trying to get it accomplished are two very different things.

In a recent interview Bischoff actually said he’d love to get in the ring again, but he’s also realistic about his health and limitations. I actually remember Hogan saying that Shane-O was pushing for it. I guess it makes sense after all of the stories coming out of last year’s Rumble. Shane probably knew that it was the one match he could pitch that Vince wouldn’t be able to pass up.

Anyway, as one of the biggest Hogan fans ever I think I’m good on seeing him get physical. He doesn’t need an official retirement match. That last match with Sting was….better than it had any right to be. He had no business even being in that match, but for me it was beautiful. He went in as a heel, lost properly to Sting, then got to turn face at the end. It was ridiculous, it was not pretty, but it was better than if he was bumping around some younger wrestler. If he were to do it now it would HAVE to be the Miz, and as much as I love Miz, that’s damn sure not a money match even for Hogan’s most ardent supporters.

Or he could come back and topple Reigns, end the title reign, and retire immediately after. That would be ok too.

Hulk Hogan “deserves” nothing. He chose to tarnish his career, nobody forced him to do any of the stuff he did.