10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Aug 3)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Mr. America Was Supposed To Have A Mask Vs. Hair Match

Mr America Hulk Hogan
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"I am not Hulk Hogan, brother!"

So said Hogan during his short run as the masked "Mr. America" in 2003. The gimmick, a poor excuse to prolong Hulk's feud with Vince McMahon, wasn't actually supposed to be so fleeting. Bruce Prichard said as much on his podcast, and he revealed that Vince and Hulk were supposed to close out their feud with a Mask vs. Hair match.

The showdown was pencilled in to take place at WWE's Great American Bash reprise that summer before McMahon got cold feet on the idea and cancelled it; he also postponed the Bash comeback until 2004.

Hogan's win (as America) over long-time nemesis Roddy Piper at Judgement Day in May was meant to lead in nicely to the McMahon blow off. It wasn't until Vince told his creative team that he "didn't get" the Mr. America gimmick that WWE decided to move on from the experiment, unmask Hulk and focus their efforts elsewhere.

Who knows if the Mask vs. Hair match would even have taken place without McMahon's decision. Hulk left WWE in early July anyway and didn't make a return to the company until 2005.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.