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10. Hulk Hogan Buries It In Another Country

There was once a time where putting the WWE Championship on Hulk Hogan made all the sense in the world.

Five very specific times, in fact. Hogan's first four reigns and his earnestly sweet (and thankfully short) nostalgia run in 2002 all spoke to the frenzied popularity of wrestling's biggest star.

His 1993 victory at WrestleMania IX spoke only to Vince McMahon's panic.

McMahon thought he'd found the magic again as the 'Show Of Shows' went off the air with 'The Hulkster' squashing Yokozuna seconds after the sumo star had cheaply defeated Bret Hart, but the Chairman confused it with a mere illusion akin to the double Doink phenomenon earlier in the show.

Over in Japan where he thought he wouldn't be seen nor heard, Hogan called the belt "a toy" and "a trinket" during a NJPW press conference to leverage a future there instead. His arrogance-laden tour de force literally knew no bounds, but McMahon saw sense enough to make a clean break shortly afterwards.