10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1993

5. Hulk Hogan’s Last Match Was In August

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Here's something mind-blowing about ol' Hulk too.

Most fans think Hogan finished up after putting Yokozuna over for the WWF Title at King Of The Ring in June, but that's not strictly true. Post-KOTR, the Hulkster went on a tour of dark matches and house show bouts before finally wrapping up his commitments in August. Yes, August.

Hulk was still hanging around the place mere weeks before SummerSlam '93 took place, but he wasn't showcased on TV. His last hurrah ended up coming with a disqualification victory over Yoko on 6 August in Sheffield, England. Things could've been even bigger too, because Bruce Prichard has long maintained that the tour was initially booked with Hogan as champ in mind.

The iconic legacy star was taken off TV and pay-per-view once he dropped the belt, but the WWF was only too happy to use Hulk's name value as a dangling carrot for fans in Europe. After that, he left wrestling for a while before showing up in WCW the next year.

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