Ranking Who Was Really The Man In Wrestling Every Year 1990-2020

31. 1990 - Hulk Hogan

In 1990, the Ultimate Warrior was the WWF Champion - but Hulk Hogan remained the man, as he had throughout the 1980s mega-boom.

The two clashed in the closing stages of the Royal Rumble and at WrestleMania VI in the aforementioned, stadium-sized Ultimate Challenge of WrestleMania VI. If Hogan was a career politician, this was his re-election masterstroke; he framed the result as his loss, more so than Warrior's win, but he was simply too much of a stand-up guy to not pay respect to his opponent. He raised Warrior's arm in triumph, babyfacing himself as the next top babyface paraded in the ring.

Sure as sh*t, Hogan enjoyed a hotter summer; he sold an injury at Earthquake's hands like no other assault he had been subjected to, and the young fans of the WWF were too busy writing Hogan's letters than to pester their parents for tickets to the Ultimate Warrior Vs. Rick Rude series.

Hogan was the focus once more; the draw and the Man.