10 Iconic Wrestling Images That Show History Repeating
7. Hulkamania Will Live Forever?
Well, no, but they got a fun month or so out of it.
Hulk Hogan winning his sixth and final WWE Championship in 2002 is retroactively viewed as Vince McMahon's lost touch yet again showing itself after months of other atrocious misfires. It is in fact the one thing that looked like a fairly logical move.
Hogan was red (and yellow) hot upon returning to his old persona following his clash of ages with The Rock at WrestleMania, in a way that felt far closer to earnest adoration that full-throated nostalgia. The emotions meant for different things at the box office, but McMahon wasn't to know as fans blew roofs off for their old favourite after months of being fed ex-WCW stars that brought no excitement whatsoever.
Many panicked at Hogan's politics returning to run roughshod on the organisation, but it couldn't have been further from the truth. Including the loss of this very reign, he'd never done more jobs at any point in his career.