Hulk Hogan vs Greg Valentine at WM 23

[OGBoardPoster2005]

I swear this was a rumored match. That creative suggest Hogan fight Valentine. Am I imagining this?

[edgehead]

Push The Blue Knight

[Chiral]

I remember this too. I think Hogan really wanted in on that Wrestlemania. Wasn't he rumored to face Khali also?

[Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer]

I seem to recall this match being rumoured for earlier than 23, maybe WM20, but Hogan poo-poo'ed it as Valentine wasn't a "Mania level" opponent for him and didn't come back to WWE for more than a year later.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Twenty years ago, I fought a giant, dude! Tonight, brothers, I fight, a lunch lady.

[Famous Rocking Chimes]

Frankly the idea of Greg Valentine wrestling a match at a modern day WrestleMania makes me want to shove a pipe through my eye socket.

Remember when Vince apparently wanted Valentine to be part of that handicap Legends match at WrestleMania XXV until Jericho pushed for Steamboat to take his place?

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Is this thread an Onion article come to life and posting itself on a wrestling message board? So Kanefused right now.....

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

That said with the recent successes of the Taker matches, maybe it's time to invest in an old man fight league.

[FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM]

That makes me want to ask the question...if WWE had a wrestling version of the Senior PGA Tour, would people actually go?

[OGBoardPoster2005]

Mar 29, 2016 12:24:06 GMT -5 FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM said:

That makes me want to ask the question...if WWE had a wrestling version of the Senior PGA Tour, would people actually go?

Idt it would sell out by any means, but a senior circuit as part of the main card could be interesting. I created a WWE Senior Heavyweight Championship in EWR using anyone that was 40+. They can still compete for the main title but the difference would be in order to do that, they'd have to be a full timer.

[sokratesschmitt]

Mar 29, 2016 1:21:58 GMT -5 Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer said:

I seem to recall this match being rumoured for earlier than 23, maybe WM20, but Hogan poo-poo'ed it as Valentine wasn't a "Mania level" opponent for him and didn't come back to WWE for more than a year later.

Then this would be the first time that I agree with Hogan on a "he's not my level"-quote

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Mar 29, 2016 14:20:01 GMT -5 sokratesschmitt said:

Mar 29, 2016 1:21:58 GMT -5 Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer said:

I seem to recall this match being rumoured for earlier than 23, maybe WM20, but Hogan poo-poo'ed it as Valentine wasn't a "Mania level" opponent for him and didn't come back to WWE for more than a year later.

Then this would be the first time that I agree with Hogan on a "he's not my level"-quote

This would be kind of like bringing in the Rock to wrestle Al Snow.

[sokratesschmitt]

Mar 29, 2016 14:38:33 GMT -5 @wvguitar said:

Mar 29, 2016 14:20:01 GMT -5 sokratesschmitt said:

Then this would be the first time that I agree with Hogan on a "he's not my level"-quote

This would be kind of like bringing in the Rock to wrestle Al Snow.

Oooh, poor Al Snow
But maybe... "The Peoples Elbow vs the P*nis Suplex!" has some marketing potential^^

[thetower52]

Mar 29, 2016 14:38:33 GMT -5 @wvguitar said:

Mar 29, 2016 14:20:01 GMT -5 sokratesschmitt said:

Then this would be the first time that I agree with Hogan on a "he's not my level"-quote

This would be kind of like bringing in the Rock to wrestle Al Snow.

I think al snow has a pin fall victory over the rock in 1999

[Zen411]

This makes as much sense as Shane McMahon fighting taker in a hell in a cell.

Valentine was never a main eventer in WWE in his prime let alone 20 years later. I don't get it. And he never interacted with hogan so why would they suddenly get into a feud? Make a no sense.

[somsta]

Mar 29, 2016 21:29:44 GMT -5 Zen411 said:

This makes as much sense as Shane McMahon fighting taker in a hell in a cell.

Valentine was never a main eventer in WWE in his prime let alone 20 years later. I don't get it. And he never interacted with hogan so why would they suddenly get into a feud? Make a no sense.

Never interacted?!? Hulk/Tugboat vs Rhythm and Blues matches sold out arenas across the country, brother!

[cherry coloured funk]

Wait, wut? I'm actually a Valentine mark, and I've never heard this. Would Brutus get involved? Brother.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Mar 29, 2016 21:29:44 GMT -5 Zen411 said:

This makes as much sense as Shane McMahon fighting taker in a hell in a cell.

Valentine was never a main eventer in WWE in his prime let alone 20 years later. I don't get it. And he never interacted with hogan so why would they suddenly get into a feud? Make a no sense.

Yea he was. He was one of Bauklund's bigger rivals when he was champion.

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Mar 29, 2016 23:04:59 GMT -5 Drillbit Taylor said:

Mar 29, 2016 21:29:44 GMT -5 Zen411 said:

This makes as much sense as Shane McMahon fighting taker in a hell in a cell.

Valentine was never a main eventer in WWE in his prime let alone 20 years later. I don't get it. And he never interacted with hogan so why would they suddenly get into a feud? Make a no sense.

Yea he was. He was one of Bauklund's bigger rivals when he was champion.

He even got a Inoki reign with the WWE Championship too.

[mizerable]

Funny considering Valentine was well past his prime in 1992.