10 Best Hulk Hogan Matches Ever

3. Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania 18)

Hulk Hogan Tearing His Shirt Off
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You may as well call this one a triple threat match, since the crowd has to get credit for elevating the rating of it. For the first time in almost nine years, Hulkamania was running wild in a WWE ring, even if the original design didn't account for Hogan's adulation and Rock getting booed out of Toronto.

While the critics that rate matches with the most meticulous of measurement will debate whether or not Rock-Hogan was truly great, one thing is clear: it was a spectacle. Even 16 years later, I still remember how enthralled I was to see Hogan transform into classic Hulk at the SkyDome.

For a 48-year-old, Hogan didn't even look half-bad, either. Sure, there were some clunky moments, but it was easily his greatest match in nearly a decade, as he and Rock exchanged big moves and let the crowd have their fun. And no matter what age you are, there's no way that the "Hulk Up" sequence doesn't make you smile.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.