Hogan is a greater wrestler than Flair

no the greatest when you say better wrestler. Yes Flair was better when it came to pure abilty but when I say greatest it emcompasses all aspects. And these so called wrestling purists do not make up the majority of fans. The pursits here kill me cause one week they hate Orton as champ but when he losses the belt they bitch. If wwe listend to most of these guys they wouldn't make a dime. For instance the majority of fans wern't saying OMG 22 near pin falls! they were saying OMG Hogan slammed Andre!

man you're 0 for 2 now.

The Internet loves to cheer the underdog

Hogan might have gotten more money, which I still also doubt, but Flair def had more impact on the sport than Hogan.

You know what, it's stilly to debate something that is so opinion-oriented. There is not "best wrestler" in prowrestling. Why? Because that's not what the business is all about. It's about entertainment and giving the people a show that will remember.

RIC FLAIR

Ric Flair is listed a great wrestler... why? This is pro-wrestling. It's fake. So you can't really tell me that Flair is a great "wrestler" because it's all scripted. HBK and other fast-movers are very entertaining due to the fancy moves they pull off. But Flair was not a high-flyer. Heck, neither was Bret Hart. I've yet to watch one of these "great technical" matches and not be tempted to turn it off 2 minutes into it. What made Flair fun to watch were his dirty tactics. I could care less how well he executes a headlock or a figure four. All of that is fake and non of it is interesting. But he cheats, and that is fun to watch. He sells very well to his opponents and that makes the match interesting. Nothing to do with actual wrestling abilities.

HULK HOGAN

Hogan was interesting because he stood out. You got a guy that, at the time, looked in far better shape than vast majority of the roster. He was bright, colorful, and energetic. Hogan basically personified what you saw in kids media at the time. He-man, Thundercats, as well as other shows focused on super-human muscle men. What made him interesting to watch was wondering if he could slam someone so big and "scary". Could the super-hero beat this monster? Nobody came to see Hogan doing headlocks and takedowns. They wanted to see a fun show of a super-hero fighting monsters and villains wile overcoming all obsticles. That's what made Hogan popular in the 80's.

HOGAN VS FLAIR

Prowrestling has nothing to do with wrestling abilities, NOTHING! It's all about puting on a show. Both Hogan and Flair were able to put on a great show. It was fun to watch Hogan overcome the impossible to win. It was fun to watch Flair cheat his way to victory. They gave the fans what the fans came to see. As for who was better? Such a debate is pointless. Everyone prefers different things. I've always like Hogan, but that doesn't cement it in fact that he is the best.

What would give Hogan the edge in this type of an argument would be the high-profile bouts he has had in his career that withstand the test of time. Flair vs Rhodes? Flair vs Von Erichs? Flair vs Steamboat? 20 years later, nobody but the hardcore older fans care. However, Hogan/Andre, Hogan/Warrior, Hogan/Flair, Hogan/Sting, Hogan/Goldberg, Hogan/Rock... those withstand the test of time. It doesn't matter if you didn't like the match or thought it wasn't technical enough. That isn't really the goal of prowrestling. The idea is to creat a show that people will remember. In the end, Hogan did a better job of it than Flair. He did it on a much bigger scale. If Flair was in the WWF in 1986, would Hogan still be the lead? Hell yeah! Hogan was exactly what the fans wanted in the 80's. No different than what the NWO, Stone Cold, and the Rock where what was interesting to the masses in the late 90's.

It's entertainment, not a sport. It's about putting on a show, not scoring technial points. Flair is a great worker and never needed to change his gimmich. That's great, but it is also the reason why he will not be remebered as THE man later down the road. He doesn't have any MASSIVE matches, besides his final one with HBK, that people will remember and hold on to. Hogan, he was a trend. As Hulk and as Hollywood. He answered to what the times were asking for. In the 80's he was the ultimate good guy. In the 90's he was the ultimate rule-breaker. And his comeback to the WWE was a great nostalgia ride. He had matches that he will be remembered for because they defined various corner stones of the business. Flair did not.

The one thing about this thing is that it is going to turn out to be that Hogan is apparently the devil no matter what.

Both have their place in history and deserve to be considered among the greatest of all-time.

Okay to finish this off:
Flair was a better wrestler than Hogan.
Hogan sold more than Flair.
Oh and Horsemen > DX and Austin > Hogan and Flair
As Austin outsold both put on amazing matches had amazing charisma and knew when to quit (although he kinda didn't have a choice.)

Flair is a way better wrestler than Hogan imo. Hogan can draw alot of money but he was never as good as Flair in terms of wrestling.