The WCW Conspiracy Iceberg EXPLAINED!
13. Hulk Hogan Got REPLACED
You all will have read or perhaps even spread the conspiracy theory that the original Ultimate Warrior, Jim Hellwig, was replaced by an imposter upon the character’s return to the WWF at WrestleMania 8.
This of course didn’t happen; this was a strange pre-internet global phenomenon driven entirely by the naivety of the young mind. Warrior’s physique had shrunk because he was no longer allowed to guzzle down anabolic steroids. He had also asked the barber to lop a bit too much off his barnet. It was almost endearing as a thought process. You may also have fallen for the “Warrior was replaced by the Texas Tornado” variant. But did you know that some people were convinced that Hulk Hogan was also replaced by an impostor?
This one didn’t make the rounds on every single playground the world over, but it was still a “thing”. Again, this theory was fuelled by the innocence of a child’s mind. Which is also a euphemism, because for the most curious minds of us all, who are able to process information at a staggering rate, kids can be real f*ckin’ dumb. WCW did not sign the real Hulk Hogan. They weren’t big enough to do that. They weren’t the recognised global leader in sports entertainment. This WCW Hogan ripoff was much skinnier, and in the biggest tell of all, he had brown eyebrows!
Hogan used to bleach his eyebrows in the early days of Hulkamania, and saved himself the bother by the early 1990s, well before he signed with Turner. But, again, kids are pretty daft.