Ranking Hulk Hogan's WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best

5. WWE Championship Match: Hulk Hogan Vs. Sgt. Slaughter - WrestleMania 7

The main event between Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 7 is among the most under appreciated in event history. Sure, the circumstances surrounding it are not ideal, what with the blatant exploitation of the Gulf War, but the match itself is what we are judging here. When looked at from that angle, it is a bout that is dramatic, expertly wrestled by two veterans of the mat game and one jam-packed with emotion.

Hogan bleeds, the result of the ruthlessness of Slaughter, but he fights through the proverbial crimson mask. He does it for himself, for the allure of a third WWE Championship and the little Hulkamaniacs in the stands. But more importantly, he does it for America. In the most patriotic main event ever, he drops the leg on Slaughter and puts an end to his maniacal run as champion.

An above-average match that ranks among the best main events Hogan has ever wrestled on the grand stage, it has the dubious distinction of being at the center of one of Vince McMahon's most notorious booking decisions.

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