10 World Champions Who Bombed TWICE

10. Hulk Hogan

Even arguably the biggest star in wrestling can bomb.

In 1993, Hulk Hogan's WWE return came right as Vince McMahon entered panic mode about the confirmed collapse of his golden era. Scandals had engulfed his brand, stars had departed and a gamble on Bret Hart was paying off from a quality perspective but not at the box office.

This was Hogan's appeal to his old boss, but politics badly disrupted WrestleMania season, and when tickets and buyrates didn't improve, 'The Hulkster' lost any remaining stroke.

The same could be said for his 2002 WWE Championship win, but that was at least in slightly better faith. Hogan's comeback had been hugely well received and remaining heel alongside his New World Order colleagues was almost immediately untenable.

He didn't draw and the matches sucked, but at least this time the whole thing was in better spirit than just sh*tting on all of 'The Hitman's hard work.