10 Bizarre Wrestling Epics That Didn’t Live Up To The Hype
9. The Rock Vs Hulk Hogan (WWE No Way Out 2003)
Almost impossible to provide a sequel that came close to the original, The Rock learned one of Hollywood's harshest lessons before he'd even made the permanent move West away from the New York territory during his second Great White North clash with Hulk Hogan.
Few men have beaten 'The Hulkster' once, let alone twice, but The Rock's second victory was exactly as hollow as his first one was vast. A vehicle to help move forward Hogan's impending WrestleMania rivalry with Vince McMahon rather than the iconic rematch as-sold, the battle exposed the advancing age of 'Hulkamania' - it was alive but hardly well in front of a Montreal audience unable to carry the clash as dramatically as the Torontonians had a year earlier.
The Rock's incredible new heel entrance package was the highlight of the entire spectacle. It was fitting that the contest (and the pay-per-view) closed to the strains of McMahon's music after his post-match bludgeoning of Hulk. Rock/Hogan II had no chance in hell of being match for the ages when the finest three minutes had occurred before the bell even rang.