When it comes to considering the BS and f***ery WWE fans will put up with from Hulk Hogan and still cheer him, WWE fans are an amazing lot. Most notably, when one considers the level of f***ery WWE fans dealt with in the booking of Hulk Hogan in 2002 and 2003 and we still loved him nonetheless, Hogan leaving the company at the height of the Mr. America angle may actually be one of the biggest f*** yous ever. When WWE is in a creative downturn, wrestling fans have a way of rallying around the company, successfully separating the wheat from the chaff in terms of ideas, and actually significantly benefiting the company by giving them a sense of what eventually becomes great business. For instance, WWE fans sat through "The Ringmaster" to get to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and in all actuality, had Hogan had the patience with creative to deal with "Mr. America" while the fans again worked their magic by supporting Hogan, he could've actually had a final 2004 or 2005 sendoff from WWE (maybe a rematch with The Rock at Wrestlemania?) that could've been amazing. Instead, Hogan's gun-jumping in WWE actually led to Hogan heading to TNA, which as discussed earlier in this list, was absolutely terrible and a giant f*** you to the fans. In this case, this is certifiable proof that two wrongs definitely didn't make something right occur.
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.
