10 Wrestlers Who Refused To Give Fans What They Came For

5. Hollywood Hogan (Again)

'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' is one of those sugary-sweet phrases only suitable for greetings cards and things like that. However, in 2002, it absolutely fit the bill for Hulk Hogan's WWF return. Company loyalists who had grown tired of Hulkamania a decade before were gagging to see it return.

Shame he was nWo "4 life", brother.

Hogan's comeback wasn't solo; he came armed with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and he was a heel menace doing Vince McMahon's bidding. Fans didn't care for any of that, and they were not going to be denied. The people wanted ye olde red and yellow back for a spell, and they refused to boo Hulk even when he was attacking The Rock.

Everyone yearned for that nostalgic blast of old school goodness, but the WWF held firm at first. It's easy to forget that Hogan was technically the heel going into that timeless scrap with Rocky at WrestleMania X8. He didn't really give fans what they'd wanted all along until mid-way through that bout.