10 Wrestlers Who Hulk Hogan Refused To Lose Against

3. Ric Flair

When Ric Flair finally arrived in the then-WWF, he was on an instant roll, culminating in winning the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble 1992. As soon as Flair arrived in the company, all fans were hoping for the dream match of uber-heel Flair vs uber-face Hogan, and that seemed like the no-brainer main event for Wrestlemania 8. What actually ended up headlining €˜Mania 8 was Hogan vs Sid Vicious, whilst Flair lost the WWF Title to Randy Savage in a brilliant match in the middle of the card (which was actually billed as part of a double main event). Hogan would then take a break from the company, whilst Flair would leave the WWF in early 1993. Now in fairness to the Hulkster, the issue with Flair was down to both of these huge superstars. Both with massive egos, with Hogan having ruled the WWF roost and Flair styled and profiled at the top of the NWA and WCW, the two were both hesitant to do the J.O.B. to the other. It€™s been put on record that Flair actually played a key role in getting Hogan to sign for WCW in 1994, and the two are known to have generally been on good terms with each other for the most part over the decades. Still, when Hulk did sign for WCW, the initial plan was for him to defeat Flair for the WCW Title before dropping it back to the Nature Boy and the reclaiming it. The first part of this plan went down fine, with Hogan defeating Flair at the 1994 Bash at the Beach. Once in possession of the gold, the Hulkster would decide against dropping the title as he believed that the fans weren€™t ready to see him lose the belt so soon. Key to all of this, of course, is that his WCW contract gave Hulk Hogan complete creative control over his character and so meant he could do whatever he wanted. Flair would end up defeating Hogan for the WCW Title years later thanks to a shady fast count at Uncensored 1999.