The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 7, 2012 14:48:41 GMT -5
I think it's safe to say that these are the two most iconic moments in Hulkamania history (though I've added an "other" option for those that disagree), but which one do you associate with him the most? The slam heard around the world or the heel turn?
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Nov 7, 2012 15:01:15 GMT -5
Slamming Andre skyrocketed pro wrestling to the mainstream pop culture. It might very well be the most iconic moment in pro wrestling period. Decades out, I'll bet that plenty of people can still at least vaguely recall that match. I doubt many people actually remember much about the nWo; I'm talking casual fans, BTW.
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Post by chazraps on Nov 7, 2012 15:46:43 GMT -5
Slamming Andre skyrocketed pro wrestling to the mainstream pop culture. It might very well be the most iconic moment in pro wrestling period. Decades out, I'll bet that plenty of people can still at least vaguely recall that match. I doubt many people actually remember much about the nWo; I'm talking casual fans, BTW. Yes. If not Hogan slamming Andre, then Hogan pinning the Iron Sheik for the belt. |
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Post by sagsag on Nov 7, 2012 15:53:30 GMT -5
Joining TNA.
edit: I mean Thunder in Paradise.
edit2: I mean the Rent-a-Center commercial.
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Post by edgestar on Nov 7, 2012 15:58:40 GMT -5
(br)Other: When he realized there were no Hulkamaniacs in the Dungeon of Doom, and it wasn't hot!
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tms
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Post by tms on Nov 7, 2012 17:05:50 GMT -5
Other: The Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band CD. The source of many a guilty pleasure.
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Post by TGM on Nov 7, 2012 17:18:18 GMT -5
Playing bass for Metallica.
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Post by Starshine on Nov 7, 2012 17:35:15 GMT -5
Choking out Richard Belzer.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 7, 2012 17:54:05 GMT -5
Slamming Andre and its not even close.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Nov 7, 2012 18:33:41 GMT -5
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Nov 7, 2012 18:48:27 GMT -5
Choking out Richard Belzer. This. That jackass deserved it too. It's unfortunate he made such a big stink about it afterwards...what a baby. |
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Post by hitch on Nov 7, 2012 18:49:56 GMT -5
Hogan vs Andre was the first national bout between two guys who were genuinely household names.
Hogan was a household name long before 1987. He was on Carson's show in 1982 let's not forget. Andre was a household name because of who he was. The greatest attraction in wrestling's history to that point. It was a different kind of exposure to Hogan's. But he was a household name nonetheless. He was to wrestling what Hulk Hogan was to become.
'Name a wrestler' - the answer would be Andre.
So it was the first real titanic match between two household names. Hence why over 30m people tuned in for the re-match a year later, when Andre's star had been starting to fade.
At that time, 1987, both Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant as draws and as attractions were bigger than the company itself. It wouldn't remain that way, but at the time it was. If we go back to WM1 - although Piper was known for working in other territories and he gained a following through that, it was the WWF that essentially gave him the national exposure. Therefore 'created' him in that sense.
Hogan and Andre were two stars who's global/national recognition outstripped that of the company they worked for in 1987. Therefore the biggest 'moment' of the era, has to be the moment these two icons of popular culture clashed inside a WWF wrestling ring. And weren't WWF fortunate enough to have them both at that time? I'd say so.
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Post by froggyfrog on Nov 7, 2012 18:51:19 GMT -5
Dat slam
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Post by lionheart21 on Nov 7, 2012 18:54:08 GMT -5
"Lemme telll ya something, brother! It had to have been the time when I bodyslammed that 935 lb Giant dude in front of 965 million Hulkamaniacs, jack!!!!"
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hitch
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Post by hitch on Nov 7, 2012 18:54:19 GMT -5
I heard that Bobby Heenan's pay-off for being in the main event was $300,000
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Post by steamboat1 on Nov 7, 2012 19:21:44 GMT -5
I heard that Bobby Heenan's pay-off for being in the main event was $300,000 And he earned every penny. Andre the Giant literally didn't say a word for 2 months after the announcement of the main event. Imagine if today The Rock took on Cena in the main event and The Rock never said a word. And it drew 93,000 people. It wasn't Hogan vs Andre, it was Hogan vs Heenan's ultimate unstoppable plan which just happened to be the established Andre. |
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Post by celticjobber on Nov 7, 2012 19:30:06 GMT -5
Other: Pinning the Iron Sheik in MSG in 1984 for his first WWF title.
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Post by hitch on Nov 7, 2012 20:10:19 GMT -5
Other: Pinning the Iron Sheik in MSG in 1984 for his first WWF title. Not even close. Hogan was bigger than the company at that point. It'd be like saying Elvis winning a grammy was a highlight |
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Post by zeez on Nov 7, 2012 21:09:12 GMT -5
Nailing Bubba the Love Sponge's ex wife.
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Post by notasmark on Nov 7, 2012 21:17:45 GMT -5
nWo.
Not that Andre wasn't a huge deal (No pun intended) but the nWo in my opinion is the hottest angle in all of wrestling and lasted 4 years on TV and was a draw for most of that time.
Andre was a huge moment but it didn't really do anything for Hulk, Hulk would of been loved whether he slammed Andre or not.
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