Chester McFisticuffs
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Post by Chester McFisticuffs on Jan 26, 2010 15:52:36 GMT -5
Hogan was draw, but if Vince had not given him the platform or the creative venue to do what he did, he would be some muscled up wrestler no one heard of. Hogan was on fire in the AWA and had already started to market Hulkamania, he also was a smash hit in Japan prior to joining the WWF and setting the entire wrestling and entertainment world on fire. Without Hogan, Wrestlemania would not have tanked, brcause Wrestlemania would have not existed. The attitude era that so many of the kiddies around here hold so near and dear, would also never have existed because the Rock & Austin would probably have chosen different careers. Hogan made Wrestling huge, Vince has never been able to find a long term replacement for him, and as long as he is still breathing he will have a place in the wrestling business. Dwayne Johnson got involved with wrestling because his football career tanked, so he decided to do what his father and grandfather did. Steve Austin grew up in Texas watching WCCW with the Von Erichs, not the Hogans. Wrestling would still be going on today, on a much smaller scale. To think otherwise is just dumb. Wrestling was around before Hogan and will be after he dies. He was a big star that was the poster boy for wrestling in the 80s. He did not make the machine, he simply drove it. In relation to the original post... that may be the dumbest thing I've ever read. I've never heard of a lucky toilet seat, but why not, I guess.
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June
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Joined on: May 31, 2009 10:54:49 GMT -5
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Post by June on Jan 26, 2010 16:08:04 GMT -5
Hogan was on fire in the AWA and had already started to market Hulkamania, he also was a smash hit in Japan prior to joining the WWF and setting the entire wrestling and entertainment world on fire. Without Hogan, Wrestlemania would not have tanked, brcause Wrestlemania would have not existed. The attitude era that so many of the kiddies around here hold so near and dear, would also never have existed because the Rock & Austin would probably have chosen different careers. Hogan made Wrestling huge, Vince has never been able to find a long term replacement for him, and as long as he is still breathing he will have a place in the wrestling business. Dwayne Johnson got involved with wrestling because his football career tanked, so he decided to do what his father and grandfather did. Steve Austin grew up in Texas watching WCCW with the Von Erichs, not the Hogans. Wrestling would still be going on today, on a much smaller scale. To think otherwise is just dumb. Wrestling was around before Hogan and will be after he dies. He was a big star that was the poster boy for wrestling in the 80s. He did not make the machine, he simply drove it. In relation to the original post... that may be the dumbest thing I've ever read. I've never heard of a lucky toilet seat, but why not, I guess. I'm well aware of WCCW, I watched it growing up and was a huge fan of the Von Erich's. I am also aware that Rock's father was a former pro wrestler, and that Rock's football career tanked. The point I was stressing is that the Attitude Era would not have existed if not for the man that sparked the last 2 and biggest boom periods in wrestling history ( Hulk Hogan ). Hogan helped build the WWF into a global powerhouse. Without Wrestlemania Vince does not take over the wrestling world & the territory system would have remained, and wrestlers would have still been getting paid peanuts. I'm not saying that wrestling would have faded away, but they would have not reached the heights that they did.
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Post by deskjet on Jan 26, 2010 18:06:26 GMT -5
Hogan was draw, but if Vince had not given him the platform or the creative venue to do what he did, he would be some muscled up wrestler no one heard of. Do you know anything about the AWA or how over Hogan was there without Vince? Yes, do you understand that you can be the greatest thing since slice bread but if no one knows about it they won't care?
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Silent Jay
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Post by Silent Jay on Jan 26, 2010 18:25:12 GMT -5
Do you know anything about the AWA or how over Hogan was there without Vince? Yes, do you understand that you can be the greatest thing since slice bread but if no one knows about it they won't care? But people knew about Hogan, how do you think Vince was able to just bring him and put the title on him? Hogan had Rocky 3 under his belt, AWA was a huge company with an equal following to that of the WWF
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