10 Wrestlers Who Left You Hanging On Every Word
8. Hulk Hogan
Savage's old nemesis, the hotdog himself, was a promo man for people of all ages.
And not because he crafted material that popped all demographics: the kids raised on his inspirational melodrama grew up to gently mock his often bungled delivery. Through whichever optics you watch a Hogan promo - wide-eyed innocence or mortified, covered hands - Hogan was captivating.
Gruff, earnest, all-energy: Hogan was a hero with the most moral of intentions. He wasn't sexually attracted to Elizabeth. He loved Elizabeth "like blood". It was no wonder Savage was so pissed off: he probably tortured himself at the thought of Hogan lovingly applying tan lotion to her buttocks.
But Hogan's 1980s work was so magnetic that it banishes all of that cynicism upon re-watch. He knew precisely how to get over; flexing his 24 inch pythons directly into the camera so that they looked 48, and delivering monologues so inspirational that he had to summon his strength by taking in breath after breath, that the actual material was fairly sinister - "You'll be a ghost when I'm through with you, Warrior!" - didn't much matter. The wonderful cheese carried everything.
And then, in later years, he lost focus so often that he once threatened to eat Eric Bischoff's ass, and couldn't tell the difference between hot and cold water.
From juiced-up motivational speaker to Sid-adjacent botches, Hogan was unmissable.