Ranking The Biggest Rivalries In Wrestling Every Year 1990-2020

31. 1990 - Hulk Hogan Vs The Ultimate Warrior

The bubble was about to burst for WWE, but few could have predicted just how steep the decline would be during the WrestleMania VI's main event.

An epic with all the bombast and pomp of the company's greatest moments of the 1980s, Hulk Hogan Vs The Ultimate Warrior felt like the biggest match in this and every other world. Bigger than that, in fact. This went beyond pro wrestling and Sports Entertainment and into psychotic theatre between two neon warlords.

A Vince McMahon voiceover kicks off the 'Show Of Shows' by presenting both men as individual constellations that dominate all of space and time. It was only just barely hyperbolic.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

First Posted On: 8th Sep 2020