Wrestling's BIG DUMB IDIOTS Who Thought They Were COOL! ?
6. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
There’s a miserable November 1998 Nitro segment in which Hollywood Hulk Hogan spends an eternity banging on about his supposedly real presidential aspirations, all so he can make the same crass gags about interns and extend a ludicrous publicity stunt he’d kicked off in response to Jesse Ventura gaining actual political power in Minnesota.
'The Hulkster' was in opposite land for more than just White House-related reasons. This egotistical nonsense had dated quicker than the original Hulkamania run and was just another victim of the weekly television churn. Every novelty had worn off, and it became clearer and clearer why so many people were changing the channel.
The aforementioned segment goes head-to-head with the post-Survivor Series: Deadly Game edition of Raw featuring Steve Austin challenging WWE Champion The Rock for his newly-won title, by the way.
Everybody leans on the fingerpoke of doom as The Moment, but WCW was booking a minimum of one of those a week for the better part of two years.