Hulk Hogan: 5 Awesome Matches And 5 That Sucked

1. Hulk Hogan vs. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage €“ WrestleMania V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANJ2D2dUlU4 The Mega Powers Explode! The implosion of The Mega Powers was a rarity in Hulk Hogan's career. It was, for once, a storyline that felt as though it had emotion and pre-planning behind it. Within the build-up, Savage perfectly encapsulated all the weasely jealousy that was needed to make their WrestleMania V main event a classic. Low and behold, it was. Preceded by a timid promo from Miss Elizabeth €“ who was supposed to stand in a neutral corner for the battle - expectancy was unbelievably high in Trump Plaza. Macho Man was the reigning champion of the time, entering with a self-assured cockiness and a strut that suggested a burgeoning superiority complex. This provided an imposing obstacle for the recently doused yet still burning flame of Hulkamania to overcome. Miss Elizabeth demurely followed to ringside, matriarchal and beautiful in equal measure. Hogan entered to as much of an explosive reaction as always. It was business as usual. All the pieces were in motion. However, counteractively to most other Hogan matches, the intensity of the two men was visibly high from the bell. Macho Man played the cowardly heel for a while, slithering out of the ring, running away and even using Miss Elizabeth as a human shield to stop Hulkamania from reaching him. This sparked some uncharacteristically technical wrestling from Hogan, which quickened the pace of the bout. Momentum began to shift so quickly and suddenly, that it genuinely seemed as though the ex-Mega Powers stars knew each other so well, they'd become evenly matched by default. This refreshingly transcended the well-established 'Hogan overcoming the odds' trend that riddled itself throughout the 80s. After some time, Hogan's eye was busted open, which just made Savage appear more sinister and villainous. This sinister edge then peaked as he began to shove Elizabeth out of the arena and delivered a devastating double axehandle to Hogan from the top rope to the outside. Savage then increased the intensity further, choking The Hulkster with his wrist tape, as if he'd botched a gangster style garroting. He eventually soared through the air to hit his patented diving elbow drop from the top rope and went for a cover, but once again, Hogan kicked out at two. Then Hulkamania ran wild, and well, you know the rest. This was genuinely a great match from start to finish. Once again, it finished in predictable fashion, but €“ although it wasn't a masterpiece €“ there's no reason that it shouldn't be labeled as the greatest match of Hogan's career. But of course, with the good comes the bad...