When Hogan returned to the company in 2002, Brock Lesnar had only just begun forging his path of destruction through the professional wrestling landscape. Lesnar's rise to the top was (and still is) the fastest in history, going from rookie to WWE Champion within a few months of arriving on our screens. Putting Brock Lesnar up against an ageing Hogan may have hastened the end of Hulk's in-ring career, but the two did indeed come to blows around this time. Lesnar became only the second man (after Kurt Angle) to defeat Hogan by submission, and the first to actually have the ref call the match off. Lesnar continued his assault after the match, leaving Hogan bloody and unconscious in the process. Hulk took time off, and there was no follow-up, meaning the angle never really reached any sort of satisfying payoff. Brock Lesnar's career has gone pretty alright since, but a big time match between Hogan and Lesnar at WrestleMania at this time would have did some serious numbers. Crowds would have been baying to see their hero get revenge on the man who caused his destruction, and Lesnar's inevitable victory would have solidified him further as a major player in the new era of professional wrestling.