Hulk Hogan: 5 Awesome Matches And 5 That Sucked

3. Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna €“ WrestleMania IX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk1nLeZoN4c 21 Seconds Later WrestleMania 9 at Caesars Palace didn't quite know what visual gimmick it was supposed to be going for. Ornate camels from Egypt were placed side-by-side with a homemade bed sheet toga dress code. It almost seemed as if the WWF had read every history book in existence, but decided to absorb the information all at once, and as a result, became confused about the linear nature of time itself. The show started with an awful comedy segment involving JR, Bobby Heenan and Macho Man Randy Savage. Even when an elephant appeared, it looked perplexed as to why it was clad in carpets and diamonds. Howard Finkel looked like a 40 year old man dressed up as cupid. The whole thing was just a bit strange. Running into WrestleMania, the main event was supposed to be Bret Hart (the champion) against Yokozuna. Yokozuna was on a roll, squashing Hacksaw Jim Duggan in his path with a Banzai Drop and attacking Hart during the contract signing for this match. But oddly, Hogan cut a promo before Hart and Yokozuna's match, giving his thoughts on the rivalry and challenging the winner of the main event. Hart and Yokozuna's match itself wasn't the best display of professional wrestling you're likely to see. Hart's intensity was expert as ever, but the overall match was just a bit too slow to be worthy of WrestleMania main event status. The man from the Orient eventually picked up the win after Mr Fuji threw salt into the eyes of Hart, winning the title. It wasn't great, relying mostly on nerve holds and Yokozuna's surprising agility for a man of his gargantuan size. However, it was a million times better than what was to come, as Mr Fuji followed the match by accepting Hogan's challenge and the actual main event started. Ridiculously, it ended just as quick. Mr Fuji accidently threw salt into the eyes of Yokozuna, Hogan hit a clothesline, leg drop and won the title again. This "match" lasted roughly 30 seconds, managing to claim it's place as possibly the worst WrestleMania main event of all time.