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| 5 | [[caption-width-right:350:His name is synonymous with [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestling]], BROTHER. ]] |
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| 7 | '''AND WHATCHA GONNA DO, TROPER, WHEN''' '''''HULKAMANIA''''' '''AND THE 24[=''=] PYTHONS RUN''' '''''WILD''''' '''ON''' '''''YOU?!''''' |
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| 9 | His given name is Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia). You know him better as Hulk Hogan. If the name doesn't ring any bells, you were either born after the TurnOfTheMillennium or you've been living under a rock since TheEighties. To put it simply, Hogan is the single most famous {{professional wrestl|ing}}er to ever lace up a pair of boots, as even his [[TheRival industry rival]], Wrestling/RicFlair, has reluctantly admitted. |
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| 11 | Hogan, like most great wrestlers of the '70s and '80s, made his name largely overseas, and then later gained major fame in the US in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] before being signed by the [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWF]]. Simply put, Hogan is the guy who made wrestling go mainstream. Wrestling/VinceMcMahon had the dream, but Hogan had TheFace, and the push for nationalization would not have worked without him. Moreover, Hogan was already a household name by 1983, with his memorable cameo in ''Film/RockyIII'' and numerous interviews on talk shows worldwide. |
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| 13 | It was when Hogan faced allegations of steroid use, took his act to Hollywood (see below) and later joined Wrestling/{{WCW}} that he ran into problems. In 1993, WCW was still an old-fashioned Southern-style wrestling promotion, and introducing a superhero like Hogan (and [[DenserAndWackier even campier villains]]) never quite clicked. But Hogan still had one last card to play -- he took the plunge and turned {{heel}}, betting the novelty of "Evil Hulk" would be enough to get by. [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder He was right.]] "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan was born at ''Bash at the Beach '96'', and wrestling history was thrown into a DarkerAndEdgier era, which forced WWF to come up with a change of their own, known as [[Wrestling/AttitudeEra "Attitude"]]. |
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| 15 | Hogan would [[ThrowbackThreads don the red and yellow once again]] by 1999, but the diminishing returns of the [=nWo=] angle and numerous business and creative failures led to WWF (now WWE) buying out WCW. He has maintained an infrequent presence on TV, alternating between RealityTV star and General Manager of ''[[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA Impact]]''. |
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| 17 | He served a three-year suspension starting in 2015, as racist comments made during a sex tape came to light and led the WWE [[UnPerson to attempt to scrub him from their history]]; however, he was [[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1018567979221573633 reinstated in 2018]]. |
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| 19 | Hogan has appeared or starred in over a dozen films. Under his belt are films such as ''Film/NoHoldsBarred'', ''Film/SuburbanCommando'', ''Film/MrNanny'', ''Film/SantaWithMuscles'', ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas Three Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain]]'', ''Series/ThunderInParadise'' and more.[[note]]He also had several cameos or guest roles in TV series such as ''Series/TheATeam'', ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and ''Series/SuddenlySusan''.[[/note]] This opened the door for other WWE alumni to have film and TV careers, but only [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Wrestling/{{Batista}}, and Wrestling/JohnCena have surpassed Hogan's cinematic output. |
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| 21 | Hogan's in-ring achievements are also a need-to-know topic amongst marks and smarts alike. He is a former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/secw/se-h.html NWA Southeastern (Continental version) Heavyweight Champion]], a former x2 [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/secw/se-s-h.html NWA Southeastern (Gulf Coast version) Heavyweight Champion]], the inaugural and former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp.html IWGP World Heavyweight Champion]], a former x6 [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion]] (The 2nd longest combined and 3rd longest individual reigns in the promotion) a former x6 [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] (Both, the longest combined and individual reigns in the promotion) and a former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag-Team Champion]] (w/Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}). He is also member of [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/hof/pwhof.html The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum]] since 2003 and [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/hof.html WWE Hall of Fame]] class 2005 and class 2020 as member of [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]]. |
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| 23 | Don't you confuse him with... you know... [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk "the other guy"]]. |
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| 25 | Ladies and gentlemen, please note: Hulk Hogan is our page picture for ''both'' {{Heel}} and {{Face}}. |
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| 28 | !!! Hulk Hogan is the TropeNamer for: |
| 29 | * FingerpokeOfDoom: Hogan was one [[Wrestling/KevinNash of the two]] performers involved with the actual "match". |
| 30 | * HoaxHogan: Given his undeniable PopularityPower. Check the page if you want to take a look on his ''multiple'' {{Exp|y}}ies in fiction. |
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| 32 | !!These Tropes Are ♫♪Ame-he-hericaaaaan... ma-a-aaaaaaade♪♫: |
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| 36 | * TenMinuteRetirement: Just when you think Hogan's had his last match... During one such retirement, he announced he was running for president. Even by the 2010s, when Hogan was already approximately 90% cyborg, a pensioner, and could barely walk, he was still stumping for a match with Wrestling/JohnCena. |
| 37 | * EightiesHair: Subverted. In real life, Hogan [[NeverBareheaded wears a bandanna everywhere he goes]] and [[BaldnessAngst does not take jokes about bald people terribly well]]. Just ask Wrestling/VinceRusso or Wrestling/{{WCW}} circa 2000. This would explain why Hogan's character models in video games often wear a bandanna or (especially in more recent games) have a full head of hair added to them (for example in ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE 2K15]]''). Though to be fair, when he first started out in Vince [=McMahon=] Sr's WWWF, he played this trope straight and continued to do so well into TheNineties. Though the hair on top of his head is gone and the rest is thinning, Hogan rocked a horseshoe mullet for almost twenty-five years. He still has the horseshoe hair, but it's mostly hidden by the bandanna, and the long hair we see hanging out are actually extensions, he fried his remaining hair pretty badly after a botched bleaching. Despite not liking getting bald, it made him instantly recognizable for years and continues to do so to this day. |
| 38 | * AllAmericanFace: His Mr. America persona in 2003's WWE was his last major stab at it. |
| 39 | * AlliterativeName: '''H'''ulk '''H'''ogan, and yes, "'''H'''ollywood" '''H'''ulk '''H'''ogan and also just "'''H'''"ollywood '''H'''ogan. |
| 40 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent |
| 41 | ** "Owwwwww!" [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} The Stinger]] was '''THE''' NWA/WCW Hulkster up to '94: Tanning...check. Bleach blond... check. Bodybuilder physique... check. Gaudy clothing... check. [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} Cali]] SurferDude demeanor... ''[[LikeIsLikeAComma like,]] [[TotallyRadical totally dude!]]'' HulkingOut and NoSell... check and check. Sting was even billed with the same hometown as Hogan: Venice Beach, CA. |
| 42 | ** More like alternate regional equivalent, given Hogan did the international heel becoming international baby face back home routine across multiple companies that sometimes overlapped, but Canek did it before him as the big bully who became the hero of Mexico, right down to slamming 530 lbs French Giant at a big UWA show. Hogan in fact was one of Canek's "extranjero" challengers before his own face turn. By the time of their rematch both Canek and Hogan were faces, so it of course went to a draw. |
| 43 | ** Wrestling/{{Konnan}} meanwhile, is the Latin American equivalent to the latter day "Hollywood Hogan", being a big star from a big promotion who defected, [[GangBangers went "gangsta"]] and helped a newer company overshadow the one he left...only Konnan didn't have the Billy Graham traits, didn't defect so much as help founding Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and Cibernetico's LLA was closer to the nWo in function than any group Konnan ever lead. "Los Gringos Locos" got the same reaction that lead to Hogan's heel turn, though, just [[InvokedTrope they were purposefully riling up audiences from the start]]. Konnan's "Legion Extranjera" was also truer to the concept of "outsider invasion" than the nWo ever was. Again, Konnan did most of it before Hogan was around to help him through WCW. |
| 44 | * AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Advising kids to eat their vitamins, exercise, and say their (Christian) prayers. |
| 45 | * ArchEnemy: |
| 46 | ** Wrestling/NickBockwinkel and Wrestling/JesseVentura in [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]] |
| 47 | ** As face in WWF: Wrestling/RoddyPiper was THE arch rival of Hogan during the early days of Hulkamania. Besides this Wrestling/TheIronSheik, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/TedDiBiase, Wrestling/RandySavage, Wrestling/RicFlair, and Wrestling/SgtSlaughter were his most noted foes. |
| 48 | ** As face in WCW: Wrestling/BigVanVader, Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom and Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen. |
| 49 | ** As heel in WCW: {{Wrestling/Sting}}, Wrestling/LexLuger and {{Wrestling/Goldberg}}. |
| 50 | ** It could be said that Wrestling/BobbyHeenan was the ComicBook/LexLuthor to Hogan's [[Characters/SupermanTheCharacter Superman]], when Hogan exploded into his FaceHeelTurn, The Brain responded with a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 51 | ** In RealLife: At least for a while, Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and Wrestling/UltimateWarrior. But a couple of men he never could seem to get along with were Verne Gagne and one Wrestling/VinceRusso. |
| 52 | * AsHimself: 60% of his film credits were of him making TheCameo, the rest were pretty much ''Hulk Hogan'' on a different name. |
| 53 | * BadassesWearBandanas: Originally he wore a MartialArtsHeadband, now it's what The Hulkster wears to cover his baldness. |
| 54 | * BaldOfEvil: When he was in the nWo. |
| 55 | * BeardOfEvil: As a heel. And contrary to popular belief, it wasn't sprayed-or-painted on. It was dyed dark though, which made it occasionally look painted on. |
| 56 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: You have to wonder how Hulk feels now about telling Bully Ray to do something that'll be remembered forever? |
| 57 | * BerserkButton: Hogan does not take kindly to bald jokes. Remember the infamous "worked shoot" at ''Bash at the Beach 2000''? It was one of the reasons Hogan sued WCW. |
| 58 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Who was the first celebrity, sport star, or whatever who reached over 200 ''"Make-A-Wish Foundation"'' fulfillments? Yup, the man may not be squeaky clean himself but when it comes to giving back, you can bet The Hulkster was and still is front and center. |
| 59 | * BigGood: For ''fourteen years''. Hogan became so synonymous with the role that his '96 FaceHeelTurn ''genuinely'' sent shock waves through the industry. |
| 60 | * TheBigGuy: Back in his early years there was simply no other wrestler even close to his size save Wrestling/AndreTheGiant and Wrestling/BigJohnStudd. |
| 61 | * BigNo: During the start of Hogan's feud with Wrestling/TedDiBiase in late '87 where Hulk was offered a substantial amount (never stated but [=DiBiase=] said it would have made "The crowd's head spin") for his [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] title. [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules Hulkster's understated response?]] |
| 62 | -->'''Hogan:''' HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! |
| 63 | * BigYes: His response to Wrestling/RoddyPiper in early 1987, about accepting Heenan and Andre's challenge for the WWF title at Wrestling/WrestleMania III. |
| 64 | * {{Bookends}}: To a degree in his relationship with the [=WWF=]. In the mid-80s, he became the perennial [=WWF=] champion for years while spearheading the promotion's nationwide expansion, being the first champion most fans remember to any meaningful degree or as an answer to a trivia question. He was also the first champion under the WWF banner, as Vince would shorten the name from WWWF (World ''Wide'' Wrestling Federation) to WWF pretty much right after Hogan won the belt. He is still largely considered the first significantly important world champion in the promotion's history. During his later tour with the [=WWF=] in 2002 after [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} WCW's]] shutdown, he became the final [=WWF=] world champion, as the company changed its name to [=WWE=] during his reign. |
| 65 | * BoringYetPractical: |
| 66 | ** During his AWA run, he got into an argument with Verne Gagne in his office and Hulk put a ''Front facelock'' on him, which reportedly led to this exchange. |
| 67 | --->'''Verne:''' Is that the only hold you know?\ |
| 68 | '''Hulk:''' It's the only hold I NEED to know to take you down! |
| 69 | *** Consider it was basically the same hold Hogan totaled Belzer with. |
| 70 | ** Both his [[FinishingMove finishers]]. One's a simple ''Running Leg drop'' and the other is a slightly altered ''Lariat''. |
| 71 | * BrassBalls: |
| 72 | ** Going back for training with the same guy who broke your leg some months ago so you would "think it over"? Checked! |
| 73 | ** Tony Atlas recalled in an interview the time when Hulkster agreed to put Mr. U.S.A. over back in '81. Then Vince [=McMahon=] Sr. asked Atlas: "How are you planning to flip the big dummy over?", right there in front of Hogan. His response? Passing right in front of Mr. WWWF, smirk and then leave the room so Tony and him could talk. |
| 74 | ** The aforementioned incident with Verne Gagne back in AWA. Hogan was still demanding a title shot months afterwards. |
| 75 | * BrilliantButLazy: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: Hogan was ''actually trained'' by a legitimate shoot fighter, the then head trainer and manager of CWF '''[[CynicalMentor Hiro Matsuda]]'''[[note]]'''[[TrainingFromHell A guy so stiff he broke Hogan's leg on purpose!]]'''[[/note]], and learned to be a fairly solid technical wrestler. Not a spectacular one but he would at least have been effective enough as a believable threat for any opponent, though. If his autobiography is to be believed, he genuinely expected he would be booked to wrestle based on what he'd been taught, expecting to be asked to work more mat based matches with a bit of power moves thrown in. Instead, most promoters in the States took one look at him and just assumed he would work better ''solely'' as a powerhouse who only occasionally mat wrestled or took to the air at all due to his size and musculature. In essence, the exact inverse of what he thought he would be asked to do. |
| 76 | ** In Japan he tended to work harder and did a lot more mat wrestling than in the U.S. If he had brought more of that style to his work in the States, he'd probably be thought of more highly as a wrestler than he is. Many American "Smarks" have had their jaws kissing the floor right after they see how much differently he wrestled overseas. On the other hand, that style would clash with the formula that made him so successful in the first place. Damned if you do... |
| 77 | * BullyingADragon: |
| 78 | ** A few weeks shy from the ''David Schultz/John Stossel incident'', Hogan and Creator/MrT were invited to ''"Hot Poperties"'' to promote the first ever Wrestlemania, the interviewer ([[Creator/RichardBelzer the comedian Richard Belzer]]) was [[AssholeVictim taunting Hogan and T to try a wrestling maneuver on him]], both men denied his request at first, but Belzer pressed on until he get what he asked for. They had to settle the issue at a later court date. |
| 79 | ** Hulkster was on the receiving end of this from Gawker, who released a sex tape of the Hulk (intending to be CapeBusters) and refused to take it down even with an order against them. Hogan ended up ''running wild'' on them. Later it was revealed that Hogan was just TheDragon in this tale. His attorneys were paid for by the actual BigBad, [[TheChessmaster tech gazillionaire Peter Thiel]], who also had a beef with Gawker's coverage of him and was looking for a while to fund cases that could [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge bankrupt Gawker.]] |
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| 83 | * CallingYourAttacks: After the ''Big Boot'', Hogan would often either does the lifting theatrics asking to the crowd if he's going for a power move or claps three times and do the ear-cupping thing if it is for the ''Leg Drop''. Also, according to Chris Jericho, Hogan actually mutters "Hulk Up, Hulk Up, Hulk Up, Hulk Up" to himself when he, well, [[HulkingOut Hulks Up]]. |
| 84 | * CaptainErsatz: ...oh, so many! [[HoaxHogan There's even a trope]] [[Website/TVTropes in here]] about it. |
| 85 | ** ''Wrestle War'' had '''Titan Morgan'''. |
| 86 | ** Konami's ''The Main Event'' had '''Conan The Great'''.[[note]]This got Creator/{{Konami}} in some trouble, as Conan looked a little too much like Hogan. Plus, giving the character a white outfit instead of Hogan's traditional yellow wasn't good enough, since Hogan used to wear white as well.[[/note]] |
| 87 | ** ''Videogame/FireProWrestling'' naturally had '''[[MeaningfulName Ichiban]]''' and '''[[MeaningfulName "Macho Star" Axe Duggan]]'''. Believe us, ItMakesSenseInContext. |
| 88 | ** ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes''´ '''Muscle Power''' was a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed case taken to one of the most flattering {{homage}}s ever. |
| 89 | ** ...and ''VideoGame/Vendetta1991'' has the MightyGlacier "subtly" named '''[[FunWithHomophones Hawk]]'''. |
| 90 | ** ''VideoGame/WrestleQuest'' has the Brooter, essentially a black Hogan, as a party member. One of his phrases in battles is "Take your protein. And talk to your vicar." |
| 91 | * CareBearStare: |
| 92 | ## Hogan starts off strong. He subsists entirely on ''milk, vitamins, and America'', and NO opponent can hope to match him. |
| 93 | ## Bad guy does somethin' to CHEAT ...[[FauxHorrific that dirty sonuvabitch!]] |
| 94 | ## [[TheatricsOfPain All is lost]]. [[labelnote:Well…]]for several minutes, anyway.[[/labelnote]] |
| 95 | ## Hulk Hogan looks to the right. |
| 96 | ## Hulk Hogan looks to the left. |
| 97 | ## The Hulkamaniacs [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve start to cheer]]. |
| 98 | ## Hogan [[MilkingTheGiantCow shakes his fists]], looks deep within himself and ''remembers'' what A Real American Hero is. |
| 99 | ## '''[[BattleStrip HULK RIPS OFF HIS SHIRT]] AND THE CROWD GOES NUTS AS HE MAKES HIS BIG COMEBACK!''' '''''HOT DAMN!!''''' |
| 100 | * CassandraTruth: Initially--''initially''--knew that [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]] was EvilAllAlong. [[FridgeBrilliance He's been that man before. Even in TNA.]] And he's been around Bully Ray enough to be able to know what he's about. |
| 101 | * CelebrityToons: ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling'', in which he was played by Creator/BradGarrett. |
| 102 | * CharacterCatchphrase: |
| 103 | ** "To all my little Hulkamaniacs: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle say your prayers, train and take your vitamins!]]" Adding later: "Always be true to yourselves!" |
| 104 | ** "Whatcha gonna do, when Hulkamania/Hulk Hogan runs wild on you?" |
| 105 | *** ...variations of this like "Hulkamania is running wild!" too. |
| 106 | ** Referring to his arms: "The 24 inch Pythons" and "This is where The Power lies!" |
| 107 | ** "Well, lemmie tell you something, [[MadLibsCatchphrase brother/jack/dude]]..." |
| 108 | *** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9CLicNyIg "I tell ya, brother, one thing you gotta do, brother, in this business, brother, is to, and I mean this brother, stay strong brother, and if you ever need me, brother, I'll be there for you, brother, and in my heart, brother, I know, brother..."]]'' |
| 109 | ** "Well, you know, [[Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund Mean Gene]]..." |
| 110 | ** "Hollywood" Hogan's buzzword count: "Brah/roll red carpet out/worship the ground/God of wrestling/Worship me every night/When it is all written/4-Life/Hollywood is just too sweet!" |
| 111 | * CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: TWICE, as a matter of fact! You really need to know how this trope works, otherwise you'll be ComicallyMissingThePoint. |
| 112 | ** Back in the 80's [=WWF=] a new team from Japan came along: "The Machines." Where there was their head trainer and enforcer, a guy by the name "[[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Hulk-Machine]]". ''Come on, now''... He even striked the same poses! |
| 113 | ** And then, [[Main/WearingAFlagOnYourHead "Mr. America"]]. Vince couldn't fire him from ''[=SmackDown=]'' because he didn't have "ironclad proof" that it was the same guy, he actually ''Passed a Lie Detector Test'' when he was asked point blank if he was Hulk Hogan. This leads to FridgeBrilliance on WWE and Hogan's part; strictly speaking, he's ''Terry Bollea'', Hogan and Mr. America are both gimmicks. So even though the entire thing was staged, he probably ''could'' pass a real life lie detector test. |
| 114 | * ChasteHero: |
| 115 | ** At his core, Hogan is a great big kid. Though this was [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/4f1bf89e18fa29c4959d81dfbf700716/tumblr_mr75ybeLXD1s0zdtdo1_r1_500.jpg not always the case]] in the old days. |
| 116 | ** Even as other [=nWo=] members brought out [[PaidHarem four, five, or six bikini-clad bodyguards]] to the ring, his gimmick didn’t change. He was ''Evil'' Hulk Hogan. |
| 117 | ** An exception: He once planted a TakeThatKiss on Wrestling/TorrieWilson, who nearly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI9c_SVibMQ turned to jelly]] on the spot. |
| 118 | * ClothesMakeTheLegend: |
| 119 | ** Once the Hulkamania character was set, Hogan always wore his trademark [[PrimaryColorChampion "Gold 'n Red"]]; bandana, tear-away shirt, wristbands, trunks (tights later in his career), kneepads, and boots. |
| 120 | ** [[EvilCostumeSwitch "Hollywood" Hogan]] always wore [[PaintItBlack black-&-white]]: Bandana, sunglasses, tear-away [=nWo=] t-shirt, fingerless gloves, black tights with lightning design airbrushed on, weight belt, black kneepads and boots. |
| 121 | * CombatPragmatist: Hogan is similar to "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant in that they trained to wrestle heel and never bothered to learn much in the other direction, but were both over and charismatic enough that when they heeled out on their opponents, fans accepted that the guy getting the business must've done something to deserve it. |
| 122 | * CompositeCharacter: His post-nWo 2002 WWE run. Using the template of Hollywood (long tights, black beard, "Voodoo Child"), while adding the red and gold. |
| 123 | * ContinuityNod: From [[TheHero Hulkamania]] to [[BigBad Hollywood]] and beyond, there are a few select foes who in kayfabe have for the most part consistently hated Hogan. Wrestling/RoddyPiper, [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea The Wizard/Dungeon Master]], Wrestling/RicFlair, his [[Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen Four Horsemen]], and Wrestling/BobbyHeenan are the most reliable players for this. |
| 124 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 125 | ** In 1985, Wrestling/RandySavage got Wrestling/MissElizabeth to climb into the ring before one of Hogan's matches and ask "why he doesn't wrestle anyone with credentials." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSibIrjAuTw Judging by what he then did to jobber Rusty Brooks,]] he was, let's say, a bit put out by the accusation. |
| 126 | ** Was on a rare receiving end at ''King of the Ring 1993'', courtesy of Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} and Wrestling/JimmyHart. Even worse, this was the very last time that anyone ever saw Hogan in the WWF/E before he subsequently debuted in WCW. |
| 127 | * {{Deconstruction}} & {{Reconstruction}}: The first worked like a charm, but the second proved more difficult. Hogan's stated reason for turning heel was that he felt fickle fans didn't appreciate all he'd done for them, ignored his charity work and avoided his films like the plague. He became a sleazy parody of what heels had always accused him of being: a money-grubbing showboat who rewarded friends and punished rivals. However, he fell out of favor with the nWo in 1999, when he, Nash, and Savage began to squabble over who was going to be in charge with Flair removed from WCW'S office. Reverting to his trusty red & gold and trouncing Savage and Nash to a great crowd reaction. The object of the whole nWo exercise, no doubt. |
| 128 | * DefeatingTheUndefeatable: |
| 129 | ** One of the only people to ever defeat Wrestling/AndreTheGiant and Wrestling/TheUndertaker by pinfall. As far as the trope applied to Hogan's opponents, the WWF would often sign [[GenericDoomsdayVillain a new monster heel touted as unbeatable]], and then allow that wrestler to run roughshod over jobbers and low- to mid-carders, even occasionally taking out a main eventer. Famous examples include Wrestling/KingKongBundy, Wrestling/TheOneManGang (before he became Akeem), Wrestling/BigJohnStudd, [[Wrestling/BigBossman The Big Bossman]], Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, [[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]], Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, [[Creator/TinyLister Zeus]] and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]]. Hogan would then get a shot at the heel and, after enduring a beating, would come back with his FiveMovesOfDoom to eventually defeat the bad guy. By the time Hogan was done with the feud, the monster heel wasn't so fearsome anymore. This is also the reason why fans have accused Hogan over the years for [[Wrestling/BigVanVader Vader's]] BadassDecay in the States. |
| 130 | ** Conversely, anyone who manages to beat Hogan is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over. This is by design, as Hogan often used his popularity and drawing power to justify being allowed to win, and had an infamous contract with WCW that included complete Creative Control over his stories, [[note]]Anytime he is questioned, he wields the attendance figures of ''Wrestlemania III'' like a bazooka to justify constantly being the winner.[[/note]] it's worth checking, at least: |
| 131 | *** Pinned clean by "Bullet" Bob Armstrong back in 1979's Souteastern Championship Wrestling (Alabama/Tennessee). |
| 132 | *** Lost clean to André several times back when The Giant was the face and Hulkster the heel. |
| 133 | *** Lost clean to Tony Atlas back in 1981. |
| 134 | *** Pinned clean by the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'', giving him his only world title run. Years later, Warrior addressed it on his big TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Hogan on the August 17, 1998 ''Nitro'':[[note]]Hogan referenced this on "The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" as him going into business for himself, and his promo was a "no no" as far as Hogan was concerned.[[/note]] |
| 135 | --->'''Warrior:''' "Hogan — beating you means nothing anymore, everybody already has!"\ |
| 136 | '''Heenan:''' "Now... to Hogan, that hurts!" |
| 137 | *** He lost to Piper at Starrcade '96. For the record: Hot Rod was both in kayfabe and real life, not at top game due to surgery, Hogan had help from his NWO goons ''and'' [[Wrestling/BigShow The Giant]], Piper still won clean. |
| 138 | *** The most triumphant example may be his WCW title match against Wrestling/LexLuger. Not only did Lex get Hogan to tap out clean to the Torture Rack, but he survived a slew of [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] run-ins without resulting in a [=DQ=]. |
| 139 | *** The famous world title loss to Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on ''Nitro''. |
| 140 | *** Wrestling/JacquesRougeau (best known for his runs in the WWF as half of the Fabulous Rougeau Bros. and later as The Mountie) once pinned him cleanly in WCW. Apparently on Hogan's insistence, due the fact that the Rougeaus were so big in Montreal and he had a deep respect for them. |
| 141 | *** Lost to perennial cruiserweight midcarder Wrestling/BillyKidman during their feud in 2000. Clean, but more of a fluke win than actually being defeated. |
| 142 | *** Famously lost to [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] at ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'', though The Rock did use Hogan's weight belt as a whip that went unnoticed due to a ref bump. |
| 143 | *** Sting has gotten several wins over Hogan without having ever lost to him [[note]]In singles matches anyway, Hogan once pinned Sting in a tag team match on ''Nitro''. Also, their first match on the November 20, 1995 edition of ''Nitro'' was a no-contest[[/note]], possibly more than any other wrestler. Though most people only remember the screwy Starrcade 1997 finish. |
| 144 | * DentedIron: The Hulkster's body has taken quite the pounding over the years; particularly his knees, hips and spine. Not helped by his trademark ''leg drop'', Scoliosis that went undiagnosed until his fifties, long-term steroid abuse and the sheer length of his career. He's had both knees and both hips replaced and a total of ''ten'' back surgeries. Hogan was still able to wrestle with the knee and hip replacements, but once they cut into his back, it was game over. He initially wanted to get a spinal fusion like Wrestling/ShawnMichaels so he could keep wrestling, but the doctor suggested he try everything else first. They'd cut so much bone out of his spine that he is now three inches shorter than he used to be and incapable of ever wrestling again. |
| 145 | * DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Hell... just ask the revered Japanese legend Wrestling/AntonioInoki! |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
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| 148 | [[folder:E-H]] |
| 149 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: |
| 150 | ** He made his WWE debut in 1979 as a heel managed by [[Wrestling/FreddieBlassie "Classy" Freddie Blassie]] rocking blue tights, red kneepads, boots, a gaudy, colorful robe instead of a tear away t-shirt, and a full head and chest of hair. Hogan occasionally wore various other colors in his early run as WWF world champion after he returned to the company, such as the short-lived ''[[https://www.ringsidecollectibles.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rex_100_instagram.jpg "American Made"]]'' all-blue/white trunks, boots and kneepads that was famous enough to be used as an alternative outfit in ''Legends of Wrestling'' and several exclusive action figures, but eventually settled on his now classic yellow trunks and boots with red kneepads. |
| 151 | ** But before that, Hogan wore a green singlet in Memphis. And a mask in Florida. And was known as Sterling Golden in Georgia. And he had a full beard in all three. |
| 152 | ** Earlier in his WWE years, he'd say "daddy" where he's now famed for saying "brother." |
| 153 | ** It wasn't until relatively late in his first WWF World Championship run that the standard finishing formula was codified – bad guy dominates for two or three minutes before connecting on a devastating finishing move, Hogan kicks out at two, hulks up, becomes invincible and connects on his FiveMovesOfDoom. |
| 154 | ** He didn't start tearing off his shirt when he entered the ring in the AWA at first, rather just mundanely taking it off. It was when he came out for a tag match with the High Flyers where Greg Gagne grabbed one side of his shirt, Jim Brunzell the other, and ripped it off of him, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Hogan, recognizing a good thing when he saw it, started doing it himself, and the rest is history. |
| 155 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Have you ever wonder why his gimmick revolves about turning [[SuperStrength Super Strong]] and [[NighInvulnerable Die-Hard]] every time his opponents piss him off? The reason is clear evident when you check [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk his in-ring first name]]. |
| 156 | * {{Expy}}: He visually resembled Wrestling/JesseVentura, who in turn took cues from Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham. Their gimmicks were pretty different once you got past that though. |
| 157 | * TheFace: Without Hogan, Vince was another territorial promoter with a carnie show. With Hogan he is a global powerhouse in merchandising and TV. Mc Mahon needs a full time, front-and-center Hogan because without that '''1''' Mega Star, all the other stars don't receive residual exposure. If millions of youngsters weren't tuning in to watch Steve Austin, they never would have sat through The Nation of Domination nor have cared enough to see [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]]'s underdog story, nor have ever bought a ticket to see Val Venis either. Vince without a Hulk Hogan is like Steve Jobs without an [=iPhone=]. |
| 158 | * FinishingMove: |
| 159 | ** The infamous ''[[NameOfPower Atomic Leg Drop]]''. Originally used as a way for Hogan to take pressure off a dodgy knee, eventually becoming the finisher we all know. Hogan's said for years that he regrets using it because doing it hundreds of times a year for over three decades destroyed his knees, hips and back. |
| 160 | ** He's also said he realized way too late that he spent 90% of his promos talking about his arms but used a leg in his finisher, what makes no sense. Thus, he said he should have used a ''Sleeper Hold'' better which is interesting since he used the ''[[KillerBearHug Golden Squeeze]]'' in Georgia and Florida, switching later for a ''[[HoistHeroOverHead Canadian Backbreaker Rack]]'' in his early days in WWF. |
| 161 | ** In Japan, Hogan used a lariat known as the ''[[MegatonPunch Axe Bomber]]'', mostly due to fan demand after he legitimately knocked out Wrestling/AntonioInoki with it. |
| 162 | * FiveMovesOfDoom: Before Wrestlemania III it was ''Hulk up, Irish Whip, Corner Clothesline Sandwich, Scoop Slam/Atomic Drop'' and the ''Leg Drop''. Right after it was ''Hulk Up, Punch, Punch, Punch, Irish Whip, Big Boot'' and ''Leg Drop''. |
| 163 | * {{Flanderization}}: He switched between white, red, blue and yellow trunks and boots up to ''{{Wrestling/WrestleMania}} III'', then it was yellow trunks and boots with red knee pads up until the [=nWo=]. It coincided with the standardization of the Hogan matches. Before this, he did more moves, moved quickly and changed up sequences. Usually if he was in all-white, [[WhiteShirtOfDeath he was going to bleed]]. He worked so much, though, that by this point Hogan/WWF had cracked the elements of his shtick and condensed them into the match he'd more or less repeat until '96. He didn't have to put as much thought into it, and was less likely to be injured. Also this way, they could make an always accurate action figure. |
| 164 | * FleetingDemographicRule: While Hulk Hogan had some success in TNA, it is generally looked upon as one of his failures, a re-heating of the [=nWo/Hollywood=] angle. |
| 165 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: Added feather boas to his entrance attire in the late 90s/early 2000s, providing the current page image. |
| 166 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: |
| 167 | ** During his 1979-1981 [=WWF=] run, his manager Freddie Blassie predicted that Hogan would one day grace the cover of large-circulation magazines; at the time, nothing more than empty boasts, [[note]]A skeptical Vince [=McMahon=] chuckled, ''[=MAD=]''[[/note]] but in the end these actually came to pass, with Hogan actually making ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'', ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' and many more. Blassie and Hogan also bragged about how Hogan would one day be a leading movie star, and that he had connections with Creator/SylvesterStallone and in negotiations to play in the (then in-development) ''Film/RockyIII''; in an era where there was no internet and kayfabe reigned supreme, there was no way to know that just two years later, Hogan would indeed grace the big screen and as Thunderlips fought against Rocky Balboa. |
| 168 | ** Hogan had arguably his best match during his early heel run on April 12, 1980 at the Philadelphia Spectrum, defeating WWF World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/BobBacklund by countout. Play-by-play announcers Dick Graham and Kal Rudman remarked that they had the feeling they were seeing a future world champion, and Rudman even correctly admitted that Hogan — for his wrestling ability and determination to dethrone Backlund — gained many new fans that night. In his autobiography, Backlund admitted he praised Hogan for his work that night, that they put on a great match and said he thought he had what it took to be a big star in the business. |
| 169 | ** Possibly the best example of this trope came during the Dungeon of Doom feud in [=WCW=], when he briefly became the black-clad [[TheDarkSide "Darkside" Hogan]]. |
| 170 | ** Also his final title run in the same promotion. Having come back from an injury as Hollywood, his promos became more Hulk-like, culminating with him reverting to the red and gold. |
| 171 | ** His first live appearance for TNA involved him talking about how it was time to do right by the business and put over young talent, while spending at least a half an hour in segments where he did nothing that could have been cut back to give more time to young talent. |
| 172 | * FriendToAllChildren: The man spent a ''lot'' of his free time in hospitals visiting sick and dying children. |
| 173 | * GameBreakingInjury: Hogan had spinal fusion surgery in late 2010, which ended his active wrestling career permanently. To put this in perspective, this was the same surgery Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} had in 2003 that led to his first retirement. Edge was 29 at the time and lasted eight more years, probably against better judgment. Hulk Hogan was nearly twice that age. |
| 174 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Always happens after he Hulks up, emphasized by a huge "'''[[YouExclamation YOU!]]'''" from him and the crowd, followed by a big FingerWag. Look at it as the dressing for his FiveMovesOfDoom salad. |
| 175 | * GreaterNeedThanMine: After Wrestling/AndreTheGiant ripped Hulk's cross off his neck as part of his FaceHeelTurn during [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Piper's]] [[TalkShowWithFists Pit"]] on the February 7 (taped January 26), 1987 ''WWF Superstars'', Piper told Hulk that he was bleeding but Hulk didn't seem to notice, since he was so in shock from Andre's betrayal. |
| 176 | * HandRubbing: Unbeknown even by most experts, 75% of his promo time consisted in this while depicting in a TotallyRadical way how badly his opponent's rear end will be beaten down. |
| 177 | * HandicappedBadass: He looks pretty good for a guy who's had a billion and 1 back and knee surgeries. |
| 178 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Not even the ultimate AllAmericanFace was exempted of this: |
| 179 | ** Since the very beginning of his career until his first WWF run's end way back in '81, his gimmick was basically your generic [[WrestlingMonster Monster Heel]]. |
| 180 | ** HeelFaceTurn: In 1981 now performing in the AWA, Hogan started to get cheers despite being pushed as a villain; he came in to run WrestlingMonster Wrestling/JerryBlackwell from the ring after he was beating down a jobber into oblivion and several other faces (including main-eventers Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) had failed to even faze Blackwell. Hogan then turned into TheHero as mentioned before for the span of ''fourteen years''. |
| 181 | *** In 1999 Hogan made the switch again, you can read about it at "He's Back" / "Still Got It" below. |
| 182 | *** Coming back from WCW in 2002, "Hollywood" recived the hero's welcome by his WWF die-hard fans, so the promotion had no other choice to reinstate him as a baby face after the match against The Rock. |
| 183 | ** FaceHeelTurn: One of, if not then the, most famous example in wrestling history. The Hulkster-- scourge of evil-doers who taught kids to train, say their prayers, take their vitamins, and believe in themselves-- turned his back to his fans at ''Bash at the Beach '96'', once more becoming one of wrestling's top draws, but now as a Heel. His turn was so shocking that a fan legitimately stormed the ring and attempted to confront Hogan, but was [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome immediately subdued]] by Hall and Nash. |
| 184 | *** [[EvilAllAlong And again]], once Hogan arrived to TNA in 2009 as a promising ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to end up one year later as the CorruptCorporateExecutive fans loved to hate. |
| 185 | * TheHero: He's the most iconic main character in the Golden Era and a SupportingProtagonist in the Ruthless Aggression Era. As a {{Heel}}, he's a VillainProtagonist instead, especially during his "Hollywood Hogan" days. |
| 186 | * HeroicSecondWind: You can tell the difference between Face and Heel Hogan because the Heel one is in no-sell mode immediately, whereas Face Hogan trembles and huffs like he's having an asthma attack, until the baddie stupidly lays That One Hit on him, causing him to run wild and drop the leg of doom. If they just walked away and left him shaking in the ring, he might die of malnutrition. |
| 187 | -->'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah Antwiler]]:''' Sleeper holds never work on the good guy. He ''almost'' goes out, right? But then he goes into some kinda seizure... WTF? HE'S HULKING OUT... '''HULKAMANIA'S RUNNING WILD! [[DontTouchItYouIdiot NO DON'T PUNCH HIM, HE'S INVULNERABLE!]]'''\ |
| 188 | '''Ric Flair:''' ''[knife edge chop]''\ |
| 189 | '''Hogan:''' '''''YOOOOOU!!''''' |
| 190 | * HesBack: And how... proving that the man StillGotIt! |
| 191 | ** August 9, 1999 is a major case. Goldberg and Sting are set to team with Hollywood Hogan for a six man against Wrestling/KevinNash, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid]] and Rick Steiner. Out of nowhere "American Made"[[note]]His original WCW theme.[[/note]] plays for the first time since July 7, 1996. The crowd actually goes almost dead silent having no idea of what is happening. Then....out walks '''''Hulk''''' Hogan, clad in the famous Red & Gold that had been synonymous with him for over a decade. The crowd proceeds to collectively '''''LOSE THEIR SHIT''''', as a man that most had begun to ''miss'' due to how long the nWo angle—and the Hollywood persona— had been played for, comes back in his classic persona. Tony and Bobby were screaming their heads off in amazement, which further helped to sell it. Even his ''opponents'' looked almost stunned and completely poleaxed. The fans were all too willing to welcome The Hulkster back after three years of Hollywood Hogan. |
| 192 | ---> '''Tony Schiavone''': "It's '''''HULK''''' again!" |
| 193 | ** Think Hulk can't make the ''Impact Zone'' pop for him? Think again! |
| 194 | --->'''Mike Tenay''': "...he's gonna do it. He's gonna do it! HE'S GONNA DO IT--! <*shirt rip*> '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCINhc9cce0#t=950s YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!]]'''" |
| 195 | ** Invoked with the "Hulk '''Still''' Rules" shirts released by WWE during his run in 2002. |
| 196 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 197 | ** [[CommonKnowledge "Everyone"]] knows that Hogan can't really wrestle. Of course, "everyone" presumably hasn't seen his matches in Japan. |
| 198 | ** Before wrestling, he traveled the east coast as the bass player of a band called ''Ruckus''. They even recorded an album. |
| 199 | ** You may not notice it for the way he performs his move set or plays 4-6 strings (which he can also do, and quite well!), but Hogan is a lefty. That makes him the 3rd lefty with a famous role in a single movie (Rocky III), just watch him signing autographs to confirm. |
| 200 | ** An almost forgotten fact: During a fancy restaurant scene in ''Film/NoHoldsBarred'' he orders dinner for a bemused, smokin' hot Creator/JoanSeverance in perfect French. How, you may ask? Well, those are the quirks of being born with mixed ancestry[[note]]Italian, French, Scot and Panamanian.[[/note]], ''mon frére!!!'' |
| 201 | * HulkingOut: UnstoppableRage included!!! |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:I-O]] |
| 205 | * IHaveManyNames: The Super Destroyer, Terry "The Hulk" Boulder, Sterling Golden, Hollywood Hogan, Mr. America and Hulk Hogan. In films he's often credited as Terry "Hulk" Hogan. |
| 206 | ** During his 1979-1981 WWF run, he added his {{Red Baro|n}}ns (used interchangeably) “The Incredible” and “The Fabulous.” When he returned in 1984, he was still often introduced using his heel nicknames (although by now he was the most popular wrestler in the world) until late that year. By 1990, after his return from an absence (during his feud with Earthquake), he was known as “The Immortal.” When he turned heel in 1996, he became “Hollywood” Hogan. |
| 207 | * IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: |
| 208 | ** His iconic match in ''Wrestlemania X8''. Whether or not [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson "The Rock"]] actually meant to beat an actual HeelFaceTurn out of him, he (and the audience) seemed pretty impressed to have the old Hogan HulkingOut again. |
| 209 | ** The same goes to "The Stinger" on Hogan's last in-ring active match at the ''Impact Zone'', granted that the former had to play as the GreaterScopeVillain first, to then be the DudeInDistress so The Hulkster's [[CharacterCheck "real me"]] could be pulled out to be the saviour one last time. The match as such was slow-paced and dull at times, but the story told that night at least made some sort of sense. |
| 210 | * ImprobableWeaponUser |
| 211 | ** Used his ''shirt'' to choke people at times. |
| 212 | ** At Wrestling/WrestleMania 2, Wrestling/KingKongBundy used the tape on Hogan's ribs to choke out Hogan. Hogan later used the tape to tie Bundy's arm to the top rope. |
| 213 | ** His weight belt later, a maneuver he borrowed from Piper. |
| 214 | * InconsistentSpelling: According to Wrestle Crap, the tribe Hogan would have been looking for was the ''Yavapai'' when Ric Flair stole his weight lifting belt in WCW. |
| 215 | * InsultBackfire: Back in 1988, [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] disparagingly called him "Hollywood Hogan." Wrestling/RandySavage called him that on the ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' after Hulk's heel turn at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 96''. Come the December 30, 1996 ''Nitro,'' Hulk officially started calling himself [[AppropriatedAppellation "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]], usually shortened to simply Hollywood Hogan. |
| 216 | * InvincibleHero: |
| 217 | ** Hulkamania just might be the greatest gimmick in the history of wrestling (with Taker coming close.). How do you hurt a guy who is 50% [[SuperStrength "The Irresistible Force"]] and 50% a [[ToonPhysics Looney Toon]]? |
| 218 | --->'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VBAHdeyn9s Bryan Alverez:]]''' That man knows how to get everything out of '''NOTHING'''. And very few people know how to do that. Does that mean Hulk Hogan should be on top? ''Fuck'' no...BUT: he does have a point. Young guys today could learn something from Hogan on how to get something outta less. |
| 219 | ** One of the reasons Hogan stayed interesting for so long was his StrictlyFormula, some [[SquashMatch squash matches]] here and there with some few {{Jobber}}s and mid-carders. Main Events were few and far between then, so unlike today's wrestling atmosphere any match featuring The World Heavyweight Champion was something rare and special. |
| 220 | ** The problem didn't become apparent until his Wrestling/{{WCW}} stint; a good portion of it's fanbase had it in for all things Hulk and [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] from day one, and he didn't exactly endear himself making everyone in the roster look bad so [[WagTheDirector he could rest easy while on vacation or shooting a ''Three Ninjas'' flick]]. His invincibility hit particularly egregious levels during ''Uncensored 1996''. He and Wrestling/RandySavage took on Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen AND Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom (a total of EIGHT men) and squashed them. When ''Monday Nitro'' started to have Main-Event-quality matches every week and the promotion started airing pay-per-view events every month, Hogan was seen as formulaic and lazy. Thankfully, a truly shocking heel turn [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap saved his career]]. |
| 221 | ** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in his 2002 run. While he did win the title from Wrestling/TripleH, he lost it shortly afterwards to Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and would go on to have a loss to Wrestling/KurtAngle at ''KOTR'' by TAPPING OUT and was finally destroyed by Wrestling/BrockLesnar, leaving television until early 2003. |
| 222 | * KillerBearHug: When he was "Sterling Golden" in Georgia Championship Wrestling, he used it as his [[FinishingMove finisher]], ''[[NameOfPower The Golden Squeeze]]''. |
| 223 | ** Back in the day when some dark/house shows' Main Event was a [[GimmickMatches handicap match]] between 'Mania and two or three cruise/light heavyweights, he just [[SquashMatch finished them off]] applying the squeeze on all of them at once. Even [[Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher Abby]] got a three minutes taste of it on their match in Japan. |
| 224 | * KnightOfCerebus: Hogan as a heel. While Hogan could and often did beat anyone that came to take his championship, he often did it with [[JustYouAndMeAndMyGUARDS illegal help]] and was [[SmugSuper so smug]] about it that the crowd was hoping ''some''body would just take the damn thing away from him. (Cue to {{Wrestling/Sting}} and later Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}). |
| 225 | * '''LargeHam:''' Hogan is the yardstick for hammy wrestlers in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, setting a standard in the 80s with his ''huge,'' gruff promos about America, the 24-inch pythons, taking down evildoers and his beloved Hulkamaniacs. He's the reason that 80s wrestling has its Larger Than Life reputation. Even in real life, and his short lived movie star career, if people stop paying attention to him, he will do something - anything - to get the cameras pointed his way. |
| 226 | ** Funnily enough, this was massively toned down during his run in Japan. He shouted a lot less, and promos were delivered with a more subtle intensity which displayed how articulate Hogan really was. |
| 227 | * LastOfHisKind: The Hulkster is officially the last in a line of perennial [=WWF/E=] World Heavyweight Champions. His first reign lasted 1474 days. In perspective, the longest after his were the 434 days reign of Wrestling/CMPunk 23 years later and the 735 days reign of Wrestling/RomanReigns 34 years later. |
| 228 | * LikeAGodToMe: Spoken word for word to Andre The Giant when he is trying to talk TheGiant out of his FaceHeelTurn during their appearance on [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Piper's]] [[TalkShowWithFists Pit"]] on the February 7 (taped January 26), 1987 ''WWF Superstars.'' |
| 229 | * LineOfSightName: In his Terry Boulder days, he was being interviewed alongside Creator/LouFerrigno. The host looked at them and proclaimed Boulder was "bigger than [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 The Hulk]]!" The name stuck for the rest of his career. |
| 230 | * LivingLegend: You can say what you want about him, but take in count that even people like "[[TakeUpMySword Superstar]]" and "[[EnemyMine The Body]]" have gave him their blessings, touting him as the greatest American pro wrestler since [[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Goergeous George]]. |
| 231 | * LongRunner: His career as active in-ring performer spanned for over 35 years. |
| 232 | * MadeOfIron: The Hulkster has the distinction of being the non-plus-ultra of [[NoSell no-selling]]. This has a long history in the making but it doesn't have to do with booking or creative control clauses, but with the [[{{Determinator}} determination]] of men like those of his own generation. |
| 233 | ** Back in the old territories days, the hardened, embittered veterans used to have fun stretching and compacting as most people as they could, so their most obvious victims were the rookies. Hogan came from an era when "pay your dues, dude" sounded more like "a pound of flesh", so to speak. |
| 234 | ** Did you know this was the way The Hulkster earned Andre's [[FireForgedFriends friendship]]? Hulk wanted to emulate The Giant, being that charismatic and verbose to make himself seem as "large" as possible. Andre took his promos and the likes as a direct challenge, so he would then proceed to legitimately ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat the ever-lovin' crap out of Hogan]]'' during many of their first matches[[note]]Wrestling/BigJohnStudd almost quit the squared circle for a similar issue.[[/note]]. At some point, the fact that [[StaringDownCthulhu Hogan kept coming back]] and treated the Big Guy with respect despite the animosity he had for 'Mania, got the Hulkster to the point that Andre winded up respecting and befriending him. |
| 235 | * ManlyTears: He's shed a few over the years. |
| 236 | ** When Andre first turned heel and ripped Hulk's shirt and crucifix off his person. |
| 237 | ** His post match interview after losing the WWF Heavyweight Title due to the second referee. |
| 238 | ** In 1989, when he thought Wrestling/MissElizabeth had died (no, seriously) after having Wrestling/RandySavage thrown on top of her. (This was during the infamous "Megapowers Meltdown" on ''The Main Event'' that saw Savage, the WWF World Heavyweight Champion, [[FaceHeelTurn turn bad]] on Hogan over his perceived second-billing role in the alliance and Hogan's overly friendly behavior toward Elizabeth.) |
| 239 | ** He shed legit tears in 2002 on ''[=SmackDown=]!'' after a 15 minute standing ovation from the crowd. |
| 240 | ** And again in 2019, at the tribute to his departed friend Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund. |
| 241 | * MaskedLuchador: |
| 242 | ** His first gig, actually! It came in the gimmick of "The Super Destroyer". A hooded, invincible behemoth who only could be beaten by DQ or count-out [[note]]Meaning: Wrestling/TheUndertaker before there was an Undertaker.[[/note]] This was also a LegacyCharacter of some sorts, first held by Don Jardine and then passed over from 'Mania to a [[Wrestling/SgtSlaughter future frienemy]]. |
| 243 | ** Read more about the "Masked 'Mania" above on "Charlie Brown From Outta Town". |
| 244 | * MotiveRant: What ended the ''Bash at the Beach'' PPV when Mean Gene demanded to know what Hogan was doing joining the nWo. Hogan's response pointed out that he had done everything a good guy should and the fans had turned their backs on him for it. Had some elements of a WorkedShoot as part of it. |
| 245 | * MuscleBeachBum: His gimmick in a nut. |
| 246 | * NoSell: As told above, expect this every single time he gets a HeroicSecondWind and his NighInvulnerability kicks in: |
| 247 | ** The infamous no selling of Wrestling/{{Vader}}'s ''Power Bomb'', one that has legitimately produced concussions and broken backs. |
| 248 | ** In the Smithsonian of this very trope, Hogan vs. The Wall is the Mona Lisa. These two should ''never'' have been put in the same ring. |
| 249 | ** He also kicked out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s ''Jackhammer'', though that was due to Kevin Nash being late to the ring to break up the pin. |
| 250 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: |
| 251 | ** This was expected during his matches right after his UnstoppableRage kicked in, more prominently on Main Events or facing an unbeatable monster. |
| 252 | ** His ''[[Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} Wrestlemania 19]]'' match against Vinny Mack was even dubbed "The twenty-years in the making" Street Fight. It went on for over twenty five minutes where Hogan[[note]]Despite of spending solid 7 minutes flat on his back[[/note]] carried Mr. [=WWE=] all the way, proving that nobody worked audiences better than him. Even the most rabid, jaded smarks remember it as a rare fulfilment of their expectations. |
| 253 | ** His legal battle against Gawker over its publication of his sex tape ended up with him winning, Gawker filing for bankruptcy, and the court ruled that Hogan could start seizing Gawker assets. |
| 254 | * NotEvilJustMisunderstood: While the animosity is more than justified and has lasted ''four and a half decades'', [[Wrestling/BretHart Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] reluctantly admits that no matter his opinion of him as a person or performer, he has always respected the devotion and affection that The Hulkster shows to fans, not only to ''his'' fans, but with wrestling fans in general. And is also deeply thankful for him showing in [[Wrestling/OwenHart Owen "The Rocket" Hart]]'s funeral. |
| 255 | * NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught: Hogan would routinely do heel spots. Choking, fingernail scrapes, closed fists, even interfering in a match by smacking [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase DiBiase]] in the back of the head with a chair and setting up Macho Man (the babyface) to get the pin at ''[=WrestleMania IV=]''. |
| 256 | * OlderIsBetter: Not usually thought of like this, but in comparison to current-generation wrestlers (or for that matter, the generation or so before them), is ''very'' old-fashioned in his thinking about wrestling and its traditions. Case in point: During the WWE DVD/hatchet job ''The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior'', Vince [=McMahon=] recalls a story from Summerslam 1991 where the eponymous wrestler refused to wrestle in the main event unless given [[MoneyDearBoy twice the agreed-upon amount of money beforehand]].[[note]]This is a highly dubious claim, as other accounts state that Vince had agreed to Warrior's pay beforehand and tried to back out of it days before the show. Warrior's response was to theaten to no-show unless he got what was promised.[[/note]] According to Vince, Hogan asked if Warrior needed to be hurt. Hogan's response? To candidly admit that he said exactly that, and claim that it was how things were done when he was in the business at his prime. |
| 257 | * OpenMouthInsertFoot: The end result for Hogan of {{Wrestling/Sting}} foiling his latest attempt at a TenMinuteRetirement scam to get away from The Icon. |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:P-R]] |
| 261 | * PantheraAwesome: The Wizard called Hogan "The rare, white Bengal tiger" on the October 14, 1986 ''WWF Prime Time Wrestling.'' Wizard later became The Master of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1995, and he, [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster"]] and [[Wrestling/BigShow the Giant]] would again refer to Hogan that way. |
| 262 | * PaperThinDisguise: The "Mr. America" gimmick was born following Hogan being (in kayfabe) forced to sit out his contract after beating Vince [=McMahon=] in [=WrestleMania=] XIX, but showed back up for wrestling, changing his name and wearing a ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''-style mask but otherwise doing nothing to his moves, poses, even entrance music. ''Nobody in the company except Vince noticed or cared'', forcing Vince to drastic and bizarre measures to prove that Mr. America was the Hulkster, including an in-ring LieDetector test (only for Mr. America to pass it without a hitch). |
| 263 | * PoorCommunicationKills: |
| 264 | ** Thankfully no one died but a few careers might have. Hogan announced he would not be returning to WWE because they insulted an aspiring singer, his daughter Brooke, through Wrestling/JillianHall's tone deaf gimmick and went on to say he would prove Hulkamania was bigger than WWE. Jillian had a tendency to "sing" in that manner already, she just decided to do so [[{{heel}} on camera]]. Most of her act imitated the likes of Britney or Beyonce and she kept it up long after leaving ''"[=McMahon=]land"'', including a few appearances for TNA. The Hulkster's whole TNA run? He assumed something was about him when there were any number of possibilities, Jillian's might have been the gimmick he needed to convince WWE to give Brooke more of their airtime; it might have helped to elevate Jillian too, she was in a "feud" with Lillian Garcia (a singer whose voice didn't make children cry) and has since "feuded" with Wrestling/MickieJames in the NWA for the same reason. It might have averted TNA's misguided attempt to recreate the ''Monday Night Wars''. |
| 265 | ** He was ProperlyParanoid in 2007, he knew [=McMahon=] was upset with him for leaking the names of the upcoming ''Hall of Fame'' inductees on radio while drunk. Since Hulk had gotten Brooke in an angle already it is not hard to see why he jumped to that conclusion. Still, a lot could have been salvaged with a little conversation. |
| 266 | * PapaWolf: |
| 267 | ** He suspended [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]], a man who's consistently sided with him easily more often than not during his three years in TNA. Why? For dating his daughter Brooke. According to Hogan, this broke some sort of unwritten wrestler's code, brother! Fences were supposedly mended on the 1/31/13 ''Impact Wrestling'' episode when Hogan finally reinstated the Bully but Hulk apparently subsequently revoked the reinstatement or something. |
| 268 | ** Wrestling/{{Aces And Eights|Wrestlers}} threatened his daughter. When he returns, he knocks out three of their members with Sting's baseball bat and is absolutely livid. |
| 269 | ** When they ruined her wedding and attacked him and Bully Ray along with the wedding party, that was enough for him to finally recognize Bully's loyalty, revoke the disproportionate suspension he put on Bully, and book a pseudo-rematch of the BFG'12 tables match (Aces & Eights vs. Bully and Wrestling/{{Sting}}) the following week. |
| 270 | * PopularityPower |
| 271 | ** Years after the height of his popularity and success in the industry, Hogan is still wildly popular, especially outside of America. |
| 272 | ** The Hulkster's so well loved, he actually managed to get ''[[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson THE ROCK]]'' booed when they fought... and Hulk was a '''[[DracoInLeatherPants heel]]''' then! [[note]]The event was held at the Rogers Centre (formerly the Skydome) in ''Toronto, Ontario''. Canadians usually have an aversion for stereotypically American things. Not to mention the standing ovation he got the show after ''Wrestlemania X8'', in Montreal.[[/note]] |
| 273 | * PowerStable: |
| 274 | ** (in Southeastern Championship Wrestling): "The Spears Family". |
| 275 | ** (in WWF): |
| 276 | *** ''[[Wrestling/SurvivorSeries Survivor Series '87]]'': with [[Wrestling/PaulOrndorff "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff]], [[Wrestling/DonMuraco "Magnificent" Don Muraco]], Wrestling/KenPatera and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow. Managed by Wrestling/SirOliverHumperdink. |
| 277 | *** ''Survivor Series '88'': with [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], Wrestling/HerculesHernandez, Wrestling/KokoBWare and Wrestling/HillbillyJim. Managed by Wrestling/MissElizabeth. |
| 278 | *** ''Survivor Series '89'': "The Hulkamaniacs" with Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/{{Demolition}}. |
| 279 | *** ''Survivor Series '90'': "The Hulkamaniacs" with Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/BigBossman and [[Wrestling/FredOttman Tugboat]]. |
| 280 | ** (in WCW): |
| 281 | *** "Wrestling/NewWorldOrder", a.k.a. ([=nWo=]). |
| 282 | *** "The Millionaires' Club" in 2000, before the group fell apart. |
| 283 | ** (in TNA): "Immortal". |
| 284 | * PrecisionFStrike: |
| 285 | ** At ''Bash at the Beach 2000'', Hogan faced Wrestling/JeffJarrett in a WCW Championship where Jarrett immediately took a dive for Hogan. Annoyed, Hogan shot off with: |
| 286 | --->"That's the reason why this company's in the damn shape it's in, because of BULLSHIT like this!" |
| 287 | ** Got another one during his Mr. America stint in 2003, when Vince [=McMahon=] was taking the lie detector test. He asks: |
| 288 | --->"Are you the biggest ASSHOLE on God's Green Earth?" |
| 289 | * PresidentEvil: His 1998 "candidacy" for the White House. (Jesse ''who?'' ) In the second ''Nitro'' of November, Hogan came out in his formalwear--a black and white feather boa--surrounded by Secret Service agents as "Hail To The Chief" played, with [[Wrestling/EricBischoff Bischoff]] beside him saluting and a giant American flag unfurling around him. |
| 290 | * ProducePelting: His heel turn at ''Bash at the Beach'' caused the fans to litter the ring with trash, an act that would continue for a while as the nWo ran roughshod over WCW, though not to the extent that the initial turn at Bash did. |
| 291 | --->"As far as I'm concerned, all this crap in the ring represents the fans out here!" |
| 292 | * ProtagonistCenteredMorality: |
| 293 | ** Randy Savage slowly started to turn against Hulk Hogan for eliminating him from the ''[[Wrestling/RoyalRumble Royal Rumble '89]]'', calling it a betrayal even though it was an every man for itself match, thus making Savage look like a SoreLoser suffering SanitySlippage. However, when Hogan was eliminated from ''Royal Rumble '92'' by [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Justice]] he proved to be such a sore loser he illegally helped Flair eliminate Sid. The crowd cheered when Hogan was eliminated too, [[LyingCreator so the WWF piped in boos over them]], to make it look like they actually supported Hogan for being just like Savage. |
| 294 | ** The first ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' counts as well; after his elimination, he refused to leave ringside until the referee threatened to strip him of the title. |
| 295 | * PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Hulking up always started with the opponent punching at the Hulkster to no avail. However, more than once this was used against him, usually to push an opponent as a more dire threat than ordinary opponents (namely, André, Zeus and Taker). During his WCW days, this happened at least once when he squared off against [[Wrestling/BigShow The Giant]] at Hog Wild, where the Giant started Hulking Up. |
| 296 | * PutOnABus: |
| 297 | ** This happened with Hogan and his Mr. America persona due to Hogan having a falling out with Vince [=McMahon=] (over money, apparently). |
| 298 | ** Again in 2015, when a tape he made with a friend's wife went public which included racist comments. |
| 299 | * RealMenLoveJesus: A dedicated Evangelical Christian. |
| 300 | * RedBaron: |
| 301 | ** The "Incredible", The "Immortal", The "Fabulous", "Hulkster" and/or "Hollywood". |
| 302 | ** "Ichiban" (一番 "The Number One" or "The Best") in Japan. |
| 303 | * RedOniBlueOni: One of the reasons he and Randy Savage could never team together for too long was that they were ''both'' Reds. |
| 304 | * RingOldies: Hogan always ''looked'' great for his age, so much so that in Toronto--which used to be Flair Country until the WWF dominated the scene there--Flair sold himself as the establishment heel and Hogan as the scrappy upstart, despite them being only 5 years apart in mileage. |
| 305 | * RuleOfSymbolism: For a fairly brief time in his early heel days, Hulk shaved his chest hair in the shape of a mushroom cloud to go with his Atomic Leg Drop. |
| 306 | * RuleOfThree: Every time he threw punches, back fists, bionic elbows, knife-edge chops or elbow drops. |
| 307 | [[/folder]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[folder:S-Z]] |
| 310 | * SadistTeacher: He was trained by one, Hiro Matsuda, who once broke Hogan's leg, '''on purpose''', to see if he really wanted to be a wrestler. |
| 311 | * SignatureMove: Let's be blunt, several RingOldies went over with movesets even more limited than that Hogan [[{{Misblamed}} was accused for using]]. Beyond those noted on FinishingMove and FiveMovesOfDoom he displayed what you can expect from your regular Powerhouse: ''[[NighInvulnerability Standing shoulder blocks]],[[HumanHammerThrow Collar-and-elbow push downs, One-handed Beil throws over the top rope]], [[PutTheirHeadsTogether Meeting-of-the-Minds]], [[GrievousHarmWithABody Gorilla-pressing/Body-slamming one guy onto another]], NeckLift ChokeHolds'' and the likes, nevertheless some maneuvers no one recognizes him for is the wide range of ''suplexes'', ''back-breakers'', ''throws'', ''holds'' and ''locks'' he employed time and again. |
| 312 | * SoreLoser: Hulk himself at the 1992 Royal Rumble, trying to pull Sid Justice over the top rope after his own legitimate elimination, ultimately giving the win to Wrestling/RicFlair. |
| 313 | * SleevesAreForWimps: If you had 24 inch pythons, you'd want to show them off too! And that's if you could even find anything to cover them in the first place, brother! |
| 314 | * SpotlightStealingSquad: He's been accused, with some equanimity, of ''always'' putting himself in the spotlight, even when it's to the detriment of the product. Burying younger talent in interviews (seemingly unable to decide whether his protégés are "''the future of this business''" or "''talentless 'knuckleheads' who [[MemeticMutation aren't ready]], brother''"), putting himself over despite being booked as the heel, and generally soaking up as much adoration as humanly possible. |
| 315 | * StartOfDarkness: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. His heel turn was motivated primarily by money, fame and a healthy dose of bitterness after the fans started to turn on him so Hulk took the attitude that [[ItsAllAboutMe he was bigger than wrestling]] and didn't owe either to it or to the public anything, anymore. At ''Halloween Havoc'', a leaner, clean-shaven Hulk wore [[PaintItBlack all-black]] in his match against the Dungeon of Doom, that tried to awaken ''"...the darkness within Hulkamania!"'' The makeover was sufficiently convincing. |
| 316 | * {{Stock Parod|ies}}y: He is '''THE''' stock parody for professional wrestling, both in wrestling and in media in general. For so long, if you saw a wrestling character in media, he was most likely going to be based on Hulk Hogan. Randy Savage came close, and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/TripleH reached this level in wrestling but not as much in regular media as Hulk did. |
| 317 | * TagTeam: |
| 318 | ** (as Terry Boulder): "The Boulder Brothers", with [[Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake "Dizzy" Ed Boulder (Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)]]. They reunited in 1993 WWF as "The [=Megamaniacs=]". |
| 319 | ** His most constant and famous partner was Wrestling/AndreTheGiant since their days as faces in the AWA. |
| 320 | ** with Creator/MrT. |
| 321 | ** with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. |
| 322 | ** with Wrestling/JunkyardDog for a while against The [[Wrestling/TerryFunk Funk]] Brothers. |
| 323 | ** (as Hulk Machine): [[CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown "The Machines"]] with [[Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Giant Machine]], [[Wrestling/{{Demolition}} Super Machine (Bill "Masked Superstar"[=/=]"Demolition Ax" Eadie)]], [[Wrestling/TheBlackjacks Big Machine (Robert "Blackjack Mulligan" Windham)]], [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper Piper Machine]], [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele Animal Machine (George "The Animal" Steele)]] and [[Wrestling/TheCrusher Crusher Machine (The Crusher.)]] |
| 324 | ** "Wrestling/TheMegaPowers", with Macho Man, briefly renamed "The Monster Maniacs" in WCW. |
| 325 | *** They once dressed up for a WCW TV taping in 1995 as "Los Dos Amigos" for a match against Flair and Vader. |
| 326 | ** with Edge, getting his only World Tag-Team Champion gold. |
| 327 | * TakeThatAudience: When revealing the standard four-sided ring to replace TNA's unique six-sided one, the crowd roundly booed him and chanted "WE WANT SIX SIDES!" His response: |
| 328 | -->'''Hogan:''' I got one thing to say about six sides: you had it, and it only got you so far. Now we're takin' ya all the way, Jack! No more eight sides, no more six sides, no more stinkin' playpen rings! |
| 329 | * TakeThatCritics At the 1995 ''World War 3'' PPV, Hogan (alongside Sting and Randy Savage) burns a dirt sheet, which he calls "a rag sheet", telling Gene Okerlund to "''Observe'' this!", which is a shot at Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'', and then proclaiming, "The Internet's got all the scoops!" [[LittleDidIKnow Little did he know]] that those words [[HoistByHisOwnPetard would come back to haunt him]]. They changed the booking of the show after Meltzer got word of it in order to swerve him, but Meltzer had the changes in the issue the week before the PPV. |
| 330 | * TonightInThisVeryRing: Suicide will take his mask off, brother! |
| 331 | * TraumaticHaircut: On the October 2, 1995 episode of Monday Nitro, Kevin Sullivan and the Dungeon of Doom took Hogan down and shaved his mustache. Subsequently, Hogan would appear dressed in black and state he was ready to play the Dungeon's game. |
| 332 | ** Averted in late 1984 when, shortly after they completed one on Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/BobbyHeenan, Wrestling/BigJohnStudd and Ken Patera attempted one on Hogan. Wrestling/HillbillyJim came to the rescue and stopped the bad guys. |
| 333 | * TyrantTakesTheHelm: |
| 334 | ** Forget breaking the fourth wall; EATING IT would be a better description for Hogan's comments on the November 18, 2010 ''TNA Re[==]Action''. |
| 335 | --->'''Hogan:''' No wonder this company ''was'' in the shape it's in. It's time to get rid o' the trash, the garbage, the worthless piece of crap out here, and we started with Dixie Carter. Yeah, we're gettin' ''very'' real around here. We are so, real, it's unbelievable. Because, if you don't get over like I said, you're fired. If you don't draw numbers, if you don't entertain, if you don't put asses in seats, if you don't put the coinage in the piggy bank, you're fired. No more games. No more, "[[FourthWall Kayfabe]]." "It's a work." "I've won thirty-four tag team belts." Who gives a damn, how many... fake belts you won!? If you don't draw money, you get fired around here. If you don't put asses in seats, you’re gone. |
| 336 | * UnderwearOfPower: Hogan's famous yellow trunks. |
| 337 | * TheUnsolvedMystery: To the sun of this very day, no one has stated the whos or the whys 'Mania had himself a nasty black eye at his ''Wrestle Mania IX'' match against Yoko. |
| 338 | * UnskilledButStrong: Hulk Hogan did not have an amateur wrestling background and while he was ''quite competent'' on the mat, he was also kind of sloppy and [[OvershadowedByAwesome not up to the standard]] set by Verne Gagne and Nick Bockwinkel in the AWA. That said, Gagne was one of the people who was willing to give Hogan an AWA singles title run despite his "lacking" technical chops, he just wasn't willing to do it on the time table Hogan or the fans wanted it on since they were still paying to see Hogan chase the champ. [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter Then Hogan left and their money chased him... oops!!!]] |
| 339 | * UnrelatedBrothers: Teamed with Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake early in their careers as the Boulder Brothers, Terry and Ed. |
| 340 | * VerbalTic: ''"Brother"'', which he took from Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham, ''"Jack"'' from Jimmy Valiant and ''"Dude"''. A running joke on /wooo/ when Hogan is mentioned is the phrase "brotherdudejack", a combination of some of his most-used tics. |
| 341 | * VillainProtagonist: Whenever he turns heel, he's this, especially during the [=nWo=] run. |
| 342 | * VitriolicBestBuds |
| 343 | ** (In the ring and RealLife.) Randy Savage, and arguably had this kind of relationship with the man who always bashed him in commentary: Wrestling/BobbyHeenan. |
| 344 | ** (Only in real life.) [[Wrestling/LannyPoffo The Genius]], Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake, Wrestling/JimmyHart, [[Wrestling/TheNastyBoys Brian Knobbs]], Wrestling/EricBischoff and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon. |
| 345 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Three instances as stated on ''Series/DarkSideOfTheRing'': |
| 346 | ** The episode about Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth and the supposed involving of Hogan on (according to Randy) their crumbling marriage and subsequent divorce. Though the two had reportedly just started speaking again shortly before Savage's passing. |
| 347 | ** "Dr. D." David Schultz and Hogan were the best of friends back when them both were newcomers at WWF, until Schultz was fired and Hogan turned his back on him. Lampshaded when Schultz showed an old photo of Hogan with the following words written on the back: |
| 348 | -->"Old friend, forgot his name." |
| 349 | ** Although he didn't testify against Vince's best interests during the steroid trials, the fact he was called in by the prosecution left a mark in what it was up to that point an amicable working relationship. |
| 350 | * WhamLine: ''Bash at the Beach'' 1996 featured the longtime AllAmericanFace Hogan announce that he [[FaceHeelTurn turned his back on the fans]] and that he joined forces with Wrestling/ScottHall and Wrestling/KevinNash to form the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder. |
| 351 | -->'''Hogan''': Mean Gene, the first thing you need to do is tell these people to shut up if you wanna hear what I gotta say! |
| 352 | * WhatHaveIBecome: After his match with Sting at the climax of the [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Immortal]] angle, Hogan performs a HeelFaceTurn and turns on Immortal. Next Impact, he explained he'd realized he'd pretty much become nothing more than a thug and he didn't like it. |
| 353 | * WhileYouWereInDiapers: During his FaceHeelTurn promo at ''Bash at the Beach'': |
| 354 | -->'''Hogan''': If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, you people wouldn't be here! If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Wrestling/EricBischoff would be still selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis! And, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, all these johnny-come-latelies that you see out here, wrestling wouldn't be here! I was selling out the world, brother, while they were bumming gas to put in their car to get to high school! |
| 355 | * WorkedShoot |
| 356 | ** In New Japan Pro Wrestling he called the WWF Championship worthless while he was still WWF champion and called the American promotions crap. He even put down Wrestling/TheGreatMuta saying he wanted to knock out Wrestling/AntonioInoki again. |
| 357 | ** ''Bash at the Beach'' 1996: |
| 358 | --->'''Hogan''': These two men right here, came from this great big organization up north. Well, who knows more about that organization, brother? |
| 359 | ** ''Bash at the Beach'' 2000: (See Precision F-Strike above) Wrestling/JeffJarrett laying down for him, Hogan making his speech, and Wrestling/VinceRusso cutting a promo on Hogan were all works until Russo started making personal attacks on Hogan. |
| 360 | * WrestlingFamily: His nephew Mike competed as Horace Boulder in Japan, ECW, and other promotions before arriving in WCW in 1998. On the October 26, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', he said his name was "Horace Hogan" and joined the nWo. While in FMW, Horace teamed with his cousin, Wrestling/MikeAwesome. |
| 361 | * WrestlingMonster: An early example, back in the 70's. With his size and strength, he seriously outclassed almost everybody in the ring and would drag out matches far longer than needed to win just because he could. If you want an idea of what he was like, just watch his appearance in Film/RockyIII. |
| 362 | * WrestlingPsychology: Say what you will about his tendency to No Sell when making his big comeback at the end of matches and of his overall wrestling ability in general, but when he took a beating in the ring, he ''[[MadeOfIron took a beating]]''. When on the receiving end of his opponent's overpowering assault, [[TheatricsOfPain he looked absolutely haggard and could make you believe that the man he was facing was an unstoppable juggernaut]]. |
| 363 | * WritingAroundTrademarks: Hogan's changeover to the ring name "Hollywood Hulk Hogan" was WCW's way of getting around royalty payments to Creator/MarvelComics; the announcers started calling him simply "Hollywood Hogan", which cut down on the amount of times "Hulk" was used, which cut down on the royalty payments. Eventually, Hogan simply bought the rights to use the name himself. |
| 364 | * YouWontLikeMeWhenImAngry: Either in {{Kayfabe}} or in real life. Even Hogan's friends (such as Bischoff, Jimmy Hart and Wrestling/BigShow) say he's a wonderfully generous guy personally, but a rather cutthroat man when it comes to dollars and cents. Others, like Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, said you could tell from the beginning that Hogan was not there to make friends (he had his separate locker room) and was slowly weaving a web of connections. |
| 365 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Hogan has always looked at least a decade older than his actual age. His huge size, propensity for tanning and going PrematurelyBald being large reasons why. Nowadays, he's looking pretty good for a man in his sixties. |
| 366 | * YoungestChildWins: His elder half-brother Kenneth was in the military, Terry only met him once when his father passed away. His older brother Alan was by Hogan's own admission a troublemaker who almost got killed in a shoot-out, only to finally die of an overdose at the age of 38. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | ---- |
| 370 | ->''"THE [[{{Malaproper}} YAPPAPI INDIAN STRAP MATCH]], JACK!!"'' |
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