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Post by turkeysandwich on Aug 20, 2011 1:16:42 GMT -5
I was watching some early Hogan WWF stuff, and even after he won the WWF title Hogan was still wearing different colored tights/kneepad/boot combinations. So when did he become red/yellow exclusive? Did he explain in his book or anything why those colors?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2011 10:20:35 GMT -5
I've wondered that myself. I remember for years during the "All-American Wrestling" theme and video, Hulk would drop the leg on Johnny Rodz and he'd be in white trunks/boots with blue kneepads, or he'd beat another guy wearing green trunks/boots and yellow pads. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he and Andre both wear red trunks at that one SNME where they ran off Studd & Bundy?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2011 10:43:49 GMT -5
He considered red & yellow to be the cure for "when it comes crashin' down and it hurts inside". Some time in late 1984 it crashed down often, and hurt always, thus the switch to red & yellow all of the time. There was brief time before the formation of the nWo where it temporarily stopped crashin' and hurting, where he wore a lot of black. Then in July 1996 it no longer crashed nor hurt for about 6 years. Then, after his match at Wrestlemania X8 it started crashin' down, and it hurt inside again(I think that might be internal bleeding), so the Hulkster was back in red & yellow again. Or maybe that was nostalgia, brother, I don't know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2011 10:51:41 GMT -5
He considered red & yellow to be the cure for "when it comes crashin' down and it hurts inside". Some time in late 1984 it crashed down often, and hurt always, thus the switch to red & yellow all of the time. There was brief time before the formation of the nWo where it temporarily stopped crashin' and hurting, where he wore a lot of black. Then in July 1996 it no longer crashed nor hurt for about 6 years. Then, after his match at Wrestlemania X8 it started crashin' down, and it hurt inside again(I think that might be internal bleeding), so the Hulkster was back in red & yellow again. Or maybe that was nostalgia, brother, I don't know. What makes this funnier is picturing it being read by your avatar, Scott Steiner. |
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Aug 20, 2011 10:54:11 GMT -5
I think you can find matches of him in 1986 with the white trunks, so I think he went exclusively red and yellow sometime in 1986 or early 1987.
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Post by willywonka666 on Aug 20, 2011 21:04:51 GMT -5
I think you can find matches of him in 1986 with the white trunks, so I think he went exclusively red and yellow sometime in 1986 or early 1987. Yea, probably so. I think he wore blue around 86 as well. Any of those colors works for me actually. |
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Aug 21, 2011 1:03:17 GMT -5
I wanna say 1986. He was wearing blue in his SNME match with Terry Funk.
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Post by Trip Fisk a.k.a. Foley is Good on Aug 21, 2011 2:15:12 GMT -5
When he evolved at level 16.
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Post by johnpricesuperstar on Aug 22, 2011 6:32:09 GMT -5
With a gimmick name like "Hulk" I am surprised they never had him wear purple, or jeans.
Maybe they chose Red and Yellow because they are commercially successful colours like McDonalds.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2011 8:44:11 GMT -5
With a gimmick name like "Hulk" I am surprised they never had him wear purple, or jeans. Maybe they chose Red and Yellow because they are commercially successful colours like McDonalds. They were already in hot water calling him "The Incredible Hulk Hogan". Why go all out and thumb your nose even more? |
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