15 Biggest Political Power Plays By WWE Talents

13. Hulk Hogan Wins The 1990 Royal Rumble

Shawn Michaels Wwe Title
WWE.com

Politics have always been played in WWE and one of the biggest known politicians in his day was The Immortal One himself, Hulk Hogan.

One of Hogan's biggest political manuevers took place at the 1990 Royal Rumble when, upon arriving to the building, Hogan had the finish to the main event changed.

The story goes that Mr. Perfect was the original man chosen to win the 3rd annual over-the-top-rope battle royal known as the Royal Rumble. In January 1990, Mr. Perfect was in the middle of a feud with WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan. The feud was featured on Saturday Night's Main Event including one segment that saw Mr. Perfect take a hammer to the Winged Eagle WWF Championship belt, destroying it.

A Royal Rumble victory would've aided Perfect nicely in his quest for the WWF Championship. Considering The Hulkster was the WWF Champion, he didn't need to win the Royal Rumble. In fact, Hogan was preparing for an Ultimate Challenge from the Ultimate Warrior come WrestleMania VI. Had both Warrior and Hogan been eliminated, it would've put the two WrestleMania main eventers on an even more equal footing.

As it turned out, Hogan decided he wanted to go over and the result was the first of two consecutive Royal Rumble victories for The Hulkster.

Contributor
Contributor

A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling, technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible. Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard. As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.