Was Hollywood Hogan the best Hulk Hogan?

[Stanley Kobrick]

I don't think anyone has ever played the wwf/wcw villain role better

[MMM]

Easily, the eat your vitamins, say your prayers was lame and corny af

[jstern]

Yes, Hollywood Hogan was the best Hulk Hogan.

The eat your vitamins Hogan wasn't bad when you consider the audience of a kids, and the era of being like one of those wholesome comic book super heroes. It might seem lame to an adult now, but to a kid that's heavily invested into the wrestling at the time, not knowing it's fake, the battle between good and evil. I guess it was good. Before my time though, I remember seeing flash back kind of videos of Hogan in the 90s, and it did seem kind of lame to me at the time, but like I said, it wasn't a bad gimmick.

I also remember Hogan in WCW, ending the Hollywood gimmick and going back to the 80s Hogan, at that time, super lame.

[Patrick Chewing]

Yes. It’s funny cause the Hollywood gimmick was the best heel ever created, and the Hulk gimmick was the best face ever created.

[LAL]

That was a hell of a reinvention... But Hulkamania??

[Wally450]

His complete creative control ruined the opportunity to put over other younger talent and create new stars. Then maybe they would've competed with WWE for a bit longer.

Good heel, but he always had to go over.

[JohnnySic]

Hollywood Hogan was great for a while but it jumped the shark at Starrcade '97 when he refused to go over clean to Sting. The beginning of the end of WCW.

Hulkamania Hogan was John Cena before John Cena, basically.

[LAL]

His complete creative control ruined the opportunity to put over other younger talent and create new stars. Then maybe they would've competed with WWE for a bit longer.

Good heel, but he always had to go over.

I would say wcw and post wwc Hogan sure. Before that he was the absolute cash cow like never seen before, there was nobody like him, the crowd chose Hogan, no sold tickets, shows, ppv's like him.. turned wwe to what it is now (or before now) and it defintly was all about politics, cut throat business, only time i can think of a scenario was wm 9 where he didn't put someone over that didn't make sense. He put warrior over in 1990, turned out very bad, there was no one that could replace him from 84 to 92.

[LAL]

Hollywood Hogan was great for a while but it jumped the shark at Starrcade '97 when he refused to go over clean to Sting. The beginning of the end of WCW.

Hulkamania Hogan was John Cena before John Cena, basically.

I strongly disagree

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[JohnnySic]

I strongly disagree

He appealed to kids, sold merchandise, and barely ever lost. So yeah, basically Cena.

[Patrick Chewing]

I don't think anyone has ever played the wwf/wcw villain role better

I miss those days of wrestling where you can get away with spray painting n*gger on the side of the TV truck. The Monday Night Wars were epic. WCW had to find creative ways to draw viewers in and beat Vince McMahon for 80 plus weeks.

[LAL]

He appealed to kids, sold merchandise, and barely ever lost. So yeah, basically Cena.

Not the same level of impact is what i'm saying, maybe Stone Cold.. The Rock kinda.

[LAL]

I miss those days of wrestling where you can get away with spray painting n*gger on the side of the TV truck. The Monday Night Wars were epic. WCW had to find creative ways to draw viewers in and beat Vince McMahon for 80 plus weeks.

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[Patrick Chewing]

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