Ranking EVERY WWE WrestleMania Main Event From Worst To Best

33. Yokozuna Vs Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 9)

Deservedly derided for each and every one of the 22 torrid seconds it took up at the end of WrestleMania 9, Hulk Hogan's hijacking of Yokozuna's maiden WWE Title victory (and Bret Hart's maiden WWE main event push) gets more charmless by the year.

Augmented by an unsavoury promo (referring to 'Zuna as 'The Jap' before his unannounced interruption), The Power of 'Hulkamania' was strong enough to vanquish the sumo star and manipulate Vince McMahon into giving him one more desperation run.

Recent footage recently emerged of McMahon sharing the ring with Hulk and commentator Randy Savage after the show left the air - presumably keen to dress the moment up as a return to the good old days. Hogan's ugly black eye wasn't as big as the one he'd leave on the belt, disgracing it in Japan before returning home to return it to Yoko.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Posted On: 23rd Mar 2018

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