Hulk Hogan Vs Vince Mcmahon
66-year-old wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is facing an eighth back surgery after a lifetime of physical punishment, but after being welcomed back into the world of WWE last year, Hogan is hoping to recover in time for a grand sendoff match in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, at WrestleMania 36.
Hollywood Hulk Hogan returns to WWF 2002 segment with Vince Mcmahon. On a recent episode of the 83 Weeks Podcast, Eric Bischoff talked about the relationship between Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon.Bischoff, being great friends with Hogan for many many years, says.
Hogan told Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times that he wouldn’t be satisfied if the final match of his career occurred outside WWE, and that he’s talked to Vince McMahon about a potential return to the ring. Hogan last wrestled in 2013, in a six-man tag match for what was then called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Via the Los Angeles Times:
“I talked to Vince, and I said I really don’t know if I could live with myself knowing my last match was with TNA. If I can get fixed, I pray I can have one more match. I told Vince, ‘When I get through this back surgery, I’m going to get in the best shape of my life and we’re going to talk about me having one last retirement match.'”
Hogan also has an opponent in mind – though the matchup may not be very feasible. For his sendoff match, Hogan wants a rematch of his 2003 bout with Vince McMahon – now 74 – at WrestleMania XIX. Hogan won that match, a bloody street fight, to avoid being forced to retire.
“I had such a great time with him in the ring at WrestleMania 19. I had no idea what to expect from him, but he’s a great bad guy. His timing is great. I loved wrestling him, but everything he does hurts.”
If Hogan and McMahon were to meet in the ring on April 5th, 2020, the two opponents would have a combined age of 140. That being said, it’s not totally out of the question, at least for Hogan. His style of wrestling later in his career didn’t demand much athleticism, though any bumps he may be forced to take would likely cause some serious pain at his age.
Vince McMahon, meanwhile, has always been a workout nut, and he looked like this on the cover of Muscle & Fitness just a few years ago.
McMahon has recently proven he’s still willing to put his body on the line for the business. In 2017, McMahon allowed himself to be headbutted and bloodied by Kevin Owens for a storyline.
Hogan vs. McMahon in 2020 almost certainly wouldn’t be a good match, but the two legends could certainly play to the crowd for 5 or 10 minutes, and Hogan would get his picturesque exit in his hometown.
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan are two of the biggest names in WWE history.
Both men personified two different eras of sports entertainment and you'd be hard-pressed to find a fan pro-wrestling fan that wouldn't wax lyrical about the legacies both left.
But, rather surprisingly, the two Hall of Famers never went toe-to-toe inside the ring.
Rumours have suggested for years that Stone Cold simply didn't like Hogan and refused to work with him but that, of course, was never confirmed.
Legendary commentator Jim Ross has been speaking about why a super fight between the pair never happened and explained that the issue was deeper than Austin simply not liking his colleague.
'It would’ve been interesting to see,' JR said of the match, speaking on his podcast.
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'You have two of the most amazing attractions in the history of pro wrestling, so I’m sure it would have been a success financially.
'However, artistically? Maybe, not so much. Austin never had the confidence that he and Hogan would have enough chemistry to live up to the hype.'
Ross went on to rubbish suggestions that Stone Cold didn't like Hogan, suggesting that the issue was more about their in-ring styles clashing.
'There have always been the stories that Austin didn’t like Hogan, he didn’t want to work with Hogan, which is great for the internet gossip and chatter.
'But I just think the styles clash was more than what Steve wanted to attempt. I don’t think it had anything to do personally with Hogan.
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'Steve’s issue was just that he had a very high pace. Intense, aggressive, somewhat snug, high pace.
That just may not have fit Hogan’s styles at the time because of his back [issues]. It would’ve been an interesting attraction.
'It would’ve been a great poster, a great promo, it would’ve made money. But I don’t think the match had a chance in hell of living up to the hype of the two stars.'
It's certainly interesting to hear why Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Hulk Hogan never happened in WWE from someone so involved with the pair.
Maybe JR has finally put to bed those rumours about Austin not liking The Hulkster, too.
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