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

4. Street Fight: Hulk Hogan Vs. Vince McMahon - WrestleMania 19

Who was really responsible for WrestleMania?

That was the question at the heart of the Hulk Hogan-Vince McMahon bout, a grudge match that dominated the marketing of WrestleMania XIX. The faces of the two most influential stars in WWE history were plastered on posters, DVD cases and magazine covers. This, despite the fact that Steve Austin and The Rock were wrapping up their epic rivalry, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar were battling for the first time on pay-per-view and Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels were waging war in a heated singles bout. Needless to say, with a card that strong, all of the pressure was on The Hulkster and his boss to deliver a match that justified their placement as the marquee match of the event.

They did, waging war in a bloody and violent Street Fight that featured the greatest single image in the history of wrestling. McMahon, a bloody mess but in control of the bout, peaked his head up from the floor, his eyes on his opponent and a single, evil grin plastered on his face. It was brilliant and proved the demented nature of our lead villain.

A cameo from Roddy Piper, who laid out Hogan with a led pipe, was a nice touch in that it called into question whether the loudmouthed bad guy from 1985's inaugural event was as responsible for the success of that event as the two men embroiled in the match.

Hogan won the match but the vendetta was far from over, as fans of SmackDown would come to realize over the weeks that proceeded the epic encounter.