WWE: Ranking Hulk Hogan's WrestleMania Moments From Worst To Best

3. Wrestlemania 18 - Icon vs Icon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25GlxOedgA8 When WCW was purchased in 2001 by Vince McMahon, all I could think of were all the dream matches that were finally possible. Rock vs Hogan, Undertaker vs Sting (which still has not happened) Austin vs Goldberg, Flair vs Anyone, 3 Count vs Too Cool... just kidding. Watching the invasion storyline and not seeing the very top guys was disheartening until 2002 when the NWO showed up, asked for €œforgiveness€ then began targeting Stone Cold & €œThe Peoples Champion€ The Rock. While Stone Cold had to face Scott Hall, I lost my mind when it was confirmed The Rock would face Hulk Hogan. It was a clash of eras, a match of age and youth, and nostalgia vs current day. Hogan was still part of the NWO, so I had no idea what was about to unfold at WrestleMania. In WCW, I was truly marked out by Hollywood Hogan. He wrestled once a month on pay per view, always cheated to win, and held the belt FOREVER. So by 2002, I was firmly in the corner of The Rock. The fans in Toronto did not share my sentiments. The last time Hogan was in Toronto was Wrestlemania 6, which I will touch on later, and he was very much the icon that he had always been. It didn't matter that Hogan was past his prime or playing a heel, he transcended the character he was given, and embraced the legend he was. Rock Vs Hogan was about as good of a wrestling moment that one could get, as both men adhered to the enviroment and told a great story on the fly. Rock pinning Hogan clean in 2002, did not have the same impact as it might have 4 years earlier, but for Hogan to agree to put Rock over solidified him as a legend in his own right. It was a chance to redo the torch pass that he attempted with Warrior, 12 years prior in the same building.