10 Wrestlers Who Hulk Hogan Refused To Lose Against

What're you gonna do brother, when Hulkamania refuses to do business with you?!

by Andrew Pollard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4FZZhGPmLE There was a period of time where Hulk Hogan losing was as rare as a calm and collected Randy Savage promo or a Brock Lesnar TV match. It simply never happened. And to see Hogan do the job clean in the middle of the ring, 1-2-3? That was even more of a scarce occurrence. Now Hogan did lose from time to time, but there were various moments throughout the Hulkster€™s career where he just flat out refused to lose to somebody or would play the famed 'creative control' clause. All wrestlers are protective of their spot on the card, even more-so when that particular talent is in the upper echelons of the roster; refusing to put someone over is not something that€™s exclusively a Hogan thing. Pretty much all of the icons of the business have done the same at some point, and there€™s only really The Rock who comes to mind in terms of top guys who never refused to do business, although even he has some disdain for Shawn Michaels. Whilst the likes of Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, HHH, Andre the Giant, John Cena and many, many more have refused to lose to particular talents over the years, Hogan takes things to an entirely different level. Established stars and upcoming talent, both groups have been shot down by Hulkamania and some superstars haven€™t even managed to make it into the ring with the 24-inch pythons. So what're you gonna do, when Hulkamania refuses to do business with you, brother?!

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.