10 Wrestlers Who Refused To Work Together
7. Hulk Hogan And Bret Hart
1993 WWE was mystifying in a lot of ways, but one thing the company was clear on was its need for new stars. By the end of ’92 Hulk Hogan had been somewhat phased out, replaced by the workmanlike charisma of Bret Hart, the arrogant machismo of Razor Ramon and the undeniable girth of Yokozuna. The Hitman was the leader of this new generation, the new babyface hero to take over from almost a decade of Hulkamania.
The best way to solidify this new generation would have been for Bret to beat Hogan, a passing the torch moment that could have put a new stamp on a new era and given Hogan his best match in years in the process. The Pink and Black vs. the Red and Yellow, an explosion of colour that could only be settled in the squared circle. Brain vs. Brawn. Hulk vs. Hitman. It all as good as writes itself.
Except this is professional wrestling, so of course it didn’t. The need to simultaneously get Yoko over as a heel AND have WrestleMania IX end with a babyface win led to Hogan leaving with the title and Bret looking like a chump, albeit a chump who knew that he was scheduled to win the belt from Hogan at SummerSlam.
That was the plan but that never came to fruition. Hulk went back on his word and instead dropped the title to Yokozuna, refusing to lie down for the Hitman, before jumping ship. By the time the two went at it in WCW, the ship had long since left port.