10 Times WWE Successfully Recycled Its Own Storylines
9. Hulk Hogan Vs The Monster
In his '83 Weeks' conversations with Conrad Thompson, Eric Bischoff's latterly admitted to giving Hulk Hogan a fair old amount of creative rope during his formative WCW days. Predictably, 'The Hulkster' hung half the product.
The rationale was sound enough from both men - Bischoff trusted Hogan because what he'd done had worked before. Hogan trusted his own instincts because they had too. But nothing highlighted the decade that had passed between 1985 and 1995 quite as profoundly as the Dungeon Of Doom.
Hulk proffered that the "Monster Of The Week" strategy worked a treat in the 80s even if it was a busted flush with the big lads in the 90s - but was armed with more than just a fond memory for simpler times. To paraphrase a p*ssed off Steve Austin in 2018; "they drew money".
Hogan extracted small fortunes from towns nationwide with everybody from Killer Khan to Kamala even without pay-per-views to sell. Bolstered by those, and battles with King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, The Big Boss Man and Earthquake all drew healthily on top.
All of that without even needing to note his most famous "Giant" rival of all. WrestleMania III was extra-special for a reason though. Andre satisfied an entirely different trope...