10 Times Wrestlers Got Standing Ovations In Defeat
7. Hulk Hogan (WWE WrestleMania X8)
A double-header featuring The Rock here, starting with a WrestleMania X8 win over Hulk Hogan that probably proved to be a sterner acting lesson than half of his early filmography.
'Hollywood' had attempted to make a jabronie mark without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot mark out of 'The Great One' within seconds of their clash kicking off.
Dropping his entire heel facade after hearing Toronto's thunderous post-lockup pop, Hogan became the guy the partisan WWE crowd had missed all those years. The flexing turned his black and white gear red and yellow, forcing 'The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment' to rewire and rethink.
He did so with remarkable gusto. Small scowls and spits denoted a frustration with the old favourite and the audience showering their love upon him, but the win he eventually picked up brought the two back together after the fact.
The Rock was unlike every topliner in wrestling history, not least because he knew in his gut that none of this was forever. Having won the match and done everything to stop Hogan stealing his moment, he warmly gave it to him instead.