Let's solve this once and for all brehs, who is the GOAT??
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It was funny stuff..they would talk about the Rock NONSTOP in 2002. Crazy topics. Always wanting a heel turn too. They hated him so much during that time they would often say "He makes a decent heel." The whole reason he is what he became is because of his great heel charisma and he makes a 'decent one', huh? LOL. There was this one guy at PW one time that said and I'll never forget it: "It makes me SICK how over the Rock is"
It was the total manifestation of everything you wanted to hear from those geeks during that time. With their endless Kurt Angle worship and all of that wack shyt that was going on at that juncture. It took awhile but they turned on Cripple H hard by the end of that year and by 2003, the whole damn internet were Rock marks in some form after he sonned the elite of the Monday Night Wars in less than 3 months with hardly an effort and practically made a MOCKERY out of the whole sell out thing they were obsessed with.
It was the total manifestation of everything you wanted to hear from those geeks during that time. With their endless Kurt Angle worship and all of that wack shyt that was going on at that juncture. It took awhile but they turned on Cripple H hard by the end of that year and by 2003, the whole damn internet were Rock marks in some form after he sonned the elite of the Monday Night Wars in less than 3 months with hardly an effort and practically made a MOCKERY out of the whole sell out thing they were obsessed with.
Jackson LeRoy Briggs
You think you bad? You ain't bad!
Of course Rock's a better in-ring worker than Hogan, but that's got nothing to do with what I'm saying.
I'm not talking about the workrate of the match. I'm talking about the drawing power. You can't honestly tell me that match was as big as it was solely because of the Rock. If Hogan was as washed up as you claim nobody would've even been checking for the match. Rock was a big star; you had to be at or near his level to make a money match like THAT.
The way you put it, you could've thrown Test in there with The Rock and it would've drawn money
Man, even BEFORE the Toronto match nikkas were going wild over Hogan. Yeah, they booed the first couple nWo beatdowns, since they were solidly heels, but eventually they were just happy to see Hogan back and doing his thing.
So it's not because Rock and Hogan are each other's counterparts in different eras (big, showy, talkative main event faces who "feed" off of crowd response)
it's not because their abilities to draw money and people into their matches were comparable.
it's not because their names were synonymous with the business in their eras.
it's not even because Hogan would've made a good nostalgia act.
The reason Hogan was put into a program with The Rock was simply because Dwayne Johnson is infallible and only he could restore Hulk Hogan to his former glory. Man, you gotta be trolling me here
You watch more wrestling than most of us combined, how could anybody who considers himself a fan of the industry front on Hogan like that? I'm not even a big fan of the dude but it's just unreal.
Bob Loblaw
Superstar
That WM would've been 
had Savage fought Austin instead of Hall. The two pillars of Rock n Wrassling against the pillars of the Attitude Era double main event. fukk you Vince. 
had Savage fought Austin instead of Hall. The two pillars of Rock n Wrassling against the pillars of the Attitude Era double main event. fukk you Vince. 
No...the Rock/Hogan marquee sold that match. But when you took Rock's name from it the NEXT month and made it HHH/Hogan, how did that do? Let me know...they did Hogan vs Taker and Angle on PPV too and that all didn't come close to the Match of the Year. Nobody hear can even remember details of those matches but EVERYONE everywhere has the damn Rock/Hogan match memorized from front to back.
The way you put it, you could've thrown Test in there with The Rock and it would've drawn money
The Rock worked with Test at the end of 2001 and not even he can perform the mightiest of miracles.
Not every week they weren't. He was getting a great reaction talking to that cardboard box, huh? Or the cement block to the Austin's leg? Nah..when Rock came back on Smackdown and faced Hall, then the fans got back into it again and treated him like a star once again. The Rock's being around made choices easier for people..in the end, they definitely gave Hogan ovations and that went the way it did but it wasn't going on before that handicap match. Except for the Chicago promo.
So it's not because Rock and Hogan are each other's counterparts in different eras (big, showy, talkative main event faces who "feed" off of crowd response)
it's not because their abilities to draw money and people into their matches were comparable.
it's not because their names were synonymous with the business in their eras.
it's not even because Hogan would've made a good nostalgia act.
The reason Hogan was put into a program with The Rock was simply because Dwayne Johnson is infallible and only he could restore Hulk Hogan to his former glory. Man, you gotta be trolling me here
So you think if it was Angle vs Hogan at WM 18, he would of gotten anywhere close to those kind of reactions? Are you serious?
I just took into account history and how it went down. No fronting necessary. In the end, Hogan came back to huge ovations at the conclusion of the program but did it REALLY gain business and turn things proper? Of course not. They had to run to the Rock again to bail them out in more ways than one...
No love for King Kurtis or Maven? 
krackdagawd
Inspire.
The reason Hogan was put into a program with The Rock was simply because Dwayne Johnson is infallible and only he could restore Hulk Hogan to his former glory. Man, you gotta be trolling me here
You watch more wrestling than most of us combined, how could anybody who considers himself a fan of the industry front on Hogan like that? I'm not even a big fan of the dude but it's just unreal.
Oroko Saki
The Shredder
Stone Cold is an alcoholic, a wife beater, a lame, and a redneck
Undertaker, Rock, and Michaels >>>
Undertaker, Rock, and Michaels >>>
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
LOOK AT RIC FLAIR BROTHER!
Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
Taker is almost as much of a redneck as Austin
Rock smacked up some random woman at a wedding once.
HBK used to be way wore than an alcoholic not many years ago.
The Push Man
Pro
Hogan/Austin/Rock are the top three. You could argue all day about numbers and their mainstream relevance to decide which is the top guy but for me it comes down to who entertained me the most and that's SCSA. I have more fond memories of Austin's shenanigans and matches than I do for anyone in any form of entertainment. Hogan was on top longer, Rock is a bonafide mainstream superstar but no one ever got the 
reaction more than Stone Cold.
Also there can be arguments made for the rest of the list based on personal preferences except for Haitch. He's so far beneath the rest of those guys, it renders it laughable.
reaction more than Stone Cold.Also there can be arguments made for the rest of the list based on personal preferences except for Haitch. He's so far beneath the rest of those guys, it renders it laughable.
Busby
Real name no gimmicks..
Real fukking shyt...I wasn't on the internet that heavy back then...but i do remember seeing threads popping up saying how "Overrated" he was and how he is "selfish" and how he "should just leave
...THEN he caved in...nikkas LOVED him again....
It's gonna happen with Cena if they ever turn him...IF Cena ever turns heel..the internet will EXPLODE..
