History Awesome / HulkHogan

** Hell, you could have seen it coming at No Way Out 2002, when the nWo came to WWE. The fans were chanting like crazy for Hogan as well.

* His title for title match with Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at Wrestlemania VI. The irrestible force meeting the immovable object in Toronto Canada at The Skydome. At the end, Jesse Ventura, a man who hated Hogan with every fiber of his being admitted that Hulkamania will live forever.

* Hell, you could have seen it coming at No Way Out 2002, when the nWo came to WWE. The fans were chanting like crazy for Hogan as well.

** And probably well beyond that. Hogan pretty much ''is'' nostalgia at this point, and even four generations later, people ''STILL'' blow the roof off for the guy.
* Hulk Hogan absolutely ''killed'' [[http://www.economist.com/news/business/21705982-controversial-news-and-gossip-website-bows-out-gawkercom-shuts-down Gawker.com!]] They hosted his sex tape and when he told them to take it down, they refused. So he sued them and won, forcing them to pay him $140 million in damages, they have since shut down.

* Hulk Hogan absolutely ''killed'' [[http://www.economist.com/news/business/21705982-controversial-news-and-gossip-website-bows-out-gawkercom-shuts-down Gawker.com!]] They hosted his sex tape and when he told them to take it down, they refused. So he sued them and won, forcing them to pay him $140 million in damaged, they have since shut down.

** And probably well beyond that. Hogan pretty much ''is'' nostalgia at this point, and even four generations later, people ''STILL'' blow the roof off for the guy.

** "One big African fan in the first few rows gets his own moment: while most were shocked and/or horrified he completely loses it, jumping up and down, pumping his fists, waving his arms in the air and giving high fives to nearby fans. This goes on into the post match interview.

** And probably well beyond that. Hogan pretty much ''is'' nostalgia at this point, and even four generations later, people ''STILL'' blow the roof off for the guy.
* Hulk slamming Gawker down in court and proving once and for teaching a "social justice" website that sex tapes are wrong, no matter the gender of the target.

** And probably well beyond that. Hogan pretty much ''is'' nostalgia at this point, and even four generations later, people ''STILL'' blow the roof off for the guy.

* The fact that despite being decades over the hill, despite being, by all reports, an opportunistic, nepotistic jerkass backstage, despite being old and worn out, all it takes for the roof to blow off the arena is for ''Real American'' to come on. Despite it all, he is the Legendary Hulk Hogan, and his name is still a household one, and will likely remain one til the day he dies.

* His [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]] at WCW's Bash at the Beach 1996. After years of playing the [[AllAmericanFace All American]] [[InvincibleHero Hero]], Hogan turned his back on WCW, aligning with Wrestling/ScottHall and Wrestling/KevinNash to form the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. Quite possibly, the standard bearer for heel turns.

* The fact that despite being decades over the hill, despite being, by all reports, an opportunistic, nepotistic jerkass backstage, despite being old and worn out, all it takes for the roof to blow off the arena is for ''Real American'' to come on. Despite it all, he is the Legendary Hulk Hogan, and his name is still a household one, and will likely remain one til the day he dies.

* Wrestlemania III, where Hogan defended his championship against Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, a match that drew a crowd of 93,000 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome. Despite a rare case of being the underdog, Hogan managed to win the match after bodyslamming the Giant in one of professional wrestling's defining moments. The staredown between them is still used in videos today.

** The night after on RAW, Hogan came out to one of the loudest and longest rounds of applause in the history of the promotion. After waiting some time for the fans to get the emotion out of their systems, Hollywood Hulk Hogan [[BookEnds reversed the infamous words that began his heel turn by saying]] "Damn I love you guys."

* Wrestlemania III, where Hogan defended his championship against Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, a match that drew a crowd of 93,000 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome. Despite a rare case of being the underdog, Hogan managed to win the match after bodyslamming the Giant in one of professional wrestling's defining moments.

* His match with Wrestling/TheUltimateWarrior at Wrestlemania VI. The irrestible force meeting the immovable object in Toronto Canada at The Skydome. At the end, Jesse Ventura, a man who hated Hogan with every fiber of his being admitted that Hulkamania will live forever.

** If you believe the rumors, apparently [[EnforcedMethodActing commentators Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross had no idea that Rock and Hogan were going to make this happen, as the plan had been pretty straightforward with Rock as the face and Hogan as the heel.]] That means that Ross' breathless "Oh my God…" and Lawler's [[{{Squee}} fanboy shouting of "Whatcha gonna do, Rock?"]] were completely '''genuine.'''

** If you believe the rumors, apparently [[EnforcedMethodActing commentators JerryLawler and JimRoss had no idea that Rock and Hogan were going to make this happen, as the plan had been pretty straightforward with Rock as the face and Hogan as the heel.]] That means that Ross' breathless "Oh my God…" and Lawler's [[{{Squee}} fanboy shouting of "Whatcha gonna do, Rock?"]] were completely '''genuine.'''

** To further emphasize that point, do yourself a favor and watch that match, particularly the moment when the [[HesBack audience realizes that he's Hulking Up]]. It's a thing of beauty.

* Wrestlemania X-8 against [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], where the Toronto fans once again embraced Hulk Hogan as their hero. Doubles as a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in the often cynical world of pro wrestling.

* His [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]] at WCW's Bash at the Beach 1996. After years of playing the [[AllAmericanFace All American]] [[InvincibleHero Hero]], Hogan turned his back on WCW, aligning with Wrestling/ScottHall and Wrestling/KevinNashto form the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. Quite possibly, the standard bearer for heel turns.

* January 23, 1984, was the night Hulkamania became a national phenomenon when Hogan defeated the hated [[TheIronSheik Iron Sheik]] to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. (It wasn't exactly a secret, but the match was televised live nationally via the USA Network.) Not only was it a match that changed professional wrestling but, as it came during a time where tensions were at all-time highs between the United States and Middle East, the match was seen as America conquering a hated world enemy in Iran. Today, the match remains celebrated in American culture.
* Wrestlemania III, where Hogan defended his championship against AndreTheGiant, a match that drew a crowd of 93,000 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome. Despite a rare case of being the underdog, Hogan managed to win the match after bodyslamming the Giant in one of professional wrestling's defining moments.

* One of the more memorable spots of the late 1980s was courtesy of Hogan's ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' match with the Big Boss Man, where Hogan hit a ''superplex'' off the top of a steel cage. That was ''big'' by 1989 standards.
* His [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]] at WCW's Bash at the Beach 1996. After years of playing the [[AllAmericanFace All American]] [[BoringInvincibleHero Hero]], Hogan turned his back on WCW, aligning with [[ScottHall Scott Hall]] and [[KevinNash Kevin Nash]] to form the nWo New World Order of wrestling. Quite possibly, the standard bearer for heel turns.
* Wrestlemania X-8 against [[DwayneJohnson The Rock]], where the Toronto fans once again embraced HulkHogan as their hero. Doubles as a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in the often cynical world of pro wrestling.

* January 23, 1984, was the night Hulkamania became a national phenomenon when Hogan defeated the hated [[TheIronShiek Iron Shiek]] to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. (It wasn't exactly a secret, but the match was televised live nationally via the USA Network.) Not only was it a match that changed professional wrestling but, as it came during a time where tensions were at all-time highs between the United States and Middle East, the match was seen as America conquering a hated world enemy in Iran. Today, the match remains celebrated in American culture.