Every WWE Champion Of The 2000s Ranked From Worst To Best

Hulk Hogan is a bloody cockroach.

I don't mean that in a totally disparaging way (only a little), but cockroaches are a resilient species, and if anyone in wrestling is resilient, it's Terry Bollea. Through all the ups and downs he's had with WWE, he always manages to find his way back home (even when he probably shouldn't).

Snark aside, after a nine-year hiatus from WWE, during which he worked for mortal enemy WCW, Hulk Hogan came back hotter than ever. The Toronto crowd gave him a rapturous ovation at WrestleMania X8, and it forced the company to turn Hogan face after he had been brought back as his nWo "Hollywood" persona.

Now with the Hulkamania running wild again, what was next for the then-49-year-old Hogan? Why, the Undisputed Championship of course. Despite Triple H triumphantly winning the title in the main event of WrestleMania, he was booked to lose it (via shenanigans) to the Hulkster just five weeks later at Backlash. Hogan then held onto the title for a mere four weeks before losing it to The Undertaker at Judgment Day.

While Hulk Hogan was beloved as always during this time, this title reign was a pretty obvious stunt to cash in on goodwill and nostalgia, nothing more.

...Hulk Hogan is a w*nk pheasant. Sorry, had to.