This one is actually far simpler to do than one would suspect. WWE Champion Seth Rollins was born in 1986, two years after Hulk Hogan won the WWF Championship. This would also make him less than a year old when Hulk Hogan wrestled Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania III. Honestly, the direct historical tie between Hogan and the twenty-somethings WWE is currently weaving into the main roster isn't quite as profound as one would suspect. The idea that The Great Muta, Rey Mysterio, Steve Austin and The Rock are more important to this new crew than Hogan is entirely possible. Thus, expecting there to be a group of young wrestlers who are all dyed in the wool Hulkamaniacs and inclined to wrestle in a manner familiar with his iconic tradition is a faulty idea at best.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
