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Post by Jim Stansel on Nov 16, 2007 23:50:28 GMT -5
Anyone have videos of this rare era when hogan called himself by his real name and powerbombed the heck out of the new blood, and how did he morph back into hollywood hogan, i kinda liked how they were doing the foley thing, hollywood was his evil side, hogan was his good, and terry was really him
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 17, 2007 1:33:16 GMT -5
Hogan can do a powerbomb?
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Post by tonyexile on Nov 17, 2007 1:35:09 GMT -5
Anyone have videos of this rare era when hogan called himself by his real name and powerbombed the heck out of the new blood, and how did he morph back into hollywood hogan, i kinda liked how they were doing the foley thing, hollywood was his evil side, hogan was his good, and terry was really him call me crazy, but I don't even recall this...
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Post by skiller on Nov 17, 2007 1:36:48 GMT -5
Anyone have videos of this rare era when hogan called himself by his real name and powerbombed the heck out of the new blood, and how did he morph back into hollywood hogan, i kinda liked how they were doing the foley thing, hollywood was his evil side, hogan was his good, and terry was really him call me crazy, but I don't even recall this... WCW 2000. Don't worry, no one wants to remember.
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Post by kitsunestar on Nov 17, 2007 1:55:34 GMT -5
ah, Good Old Stone Cold Terry Bollea, and his "FUNB" shirt....
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Post by KipSopp85 on Nov 17, 2007 5:45:32 GMT -5
oh man.. that was one of my favorite parts of the later days of WCW. Hogan going batshit crazy and attacking Kidman. I was at Spring Stampede 2000 and Hogan comes out to suplex Kidman through a table. I loved it
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 17, 2007 6:08:29 GMT -5
It wasn't a bad take on Hogan's character.
During the few months between the time Russo was ousted and Bischoff/Russo came back together, Sullivan was booking one of the worst stretches of WCW history. Faced with the departure of the Radicals, he brought back Hulk Hogan to feud with Ric Flair. Hogan was doing his typical red and yellow schtick and fighting in "Yappapi Strap Matches." It... didn't go well.
So instead of sending Hogan home again, Russo had to actually use the guy when he came back. During the New Blood/Millionaire's Club war, the Hulk Hogan character was tweaked to be a "bad ass." It sounds ridiculous, but he was booked as an angry, middle-aged guy who was being forced out of his job in favor of younger employees. It worked and got over.
Then he wanted to become a face Hollywood Hogan and it all went to hell, culminating in Russo's BATB shoot.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 17, 2007 6:15:34 GMT -5
Hogan can do a powerbomb? Hogan could do a whole lot, but didn't have to... he got over massively using next to no moves.
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Nov 17, 2007 6:17:21 GMT -5
Hogan can do a powerbomb? Cena could do a whole lot, but didn't have to... he got over massively using next to no moves. Fixed.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Nov 17, 2007 6:19:00 GMT -5
i remember this. it was a great way to utilize hogan in that era. i thuroughly enjoyed it.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 17, 2007 7:14:30 GMT -5
i remember this. it was a great way to utilize hogan in that era. i thuroughly enjoyed it. Yes it did take place, he'd do like what Foley would do, and say Hulk Hogan isn't going to be here, and people would boo, then the nWo music would hit and out comes Hollywood or Terry Bollea.
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Post by Joekishi on Nov 17, 2007 7:39:20 GMT -5
Hogan can do a powerbomb? HE POWERBOMBED KIDMAN
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 17, 2007 7:40:20 GMT -5
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Post by Mongo & Pepe: Back in Black on Nov 17, 2007 17:31:01 GMT -5
That match wasn't pretty, but it was actually a surprisingly good brawl. Amazing that in one of his first matches for the company, Awesome scores a victory over Hogan.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 17, 2007 17:57:13 GMT -5
Hogan can do a powerbomb? Hogan could do a whole lot, but didn't have to... he got over massively using next to no moves. I knew that and all, seeing his Japanese work, but I didn't know he ever used a powerbomb.
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Post by willywonka666 on Nov 17, 2007 19:33:44 GMT -5
This was a cool run for Hogan. i actually like the Millionare's club vs, new blood gimmick for its short run. "Hollywood" returned if I'm not mistaken, at Bash at the Beach, where Russo berated Hogan.
So does Russo hate Hogan that much? Did they ever clear the air?
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 17, 2007 19:34:49 GMT -5
Hogan was putting over quite a few people at the time, such as Vampiro and The Wall. I'd rather see Hogan feud with any of those two than Kidman anyday. That match wasn't pretty, but it was actually a surprisingly good brawl. Amazing that in one of his first matches for the company, Awesome scores a victory over Hogan.
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Post by ICBM on Nov 17, 2007 20:48:40 GMT -5
As I understand it Hogan and Russo never burried the hatchett and I don't blame Hogan a bit.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 17, 2007 20:51:12 GMT -5
Say what you want about the ethics of Russo's shoot, but as a WCW fan who had to put up with Hogan's BS for so long, that was a mother smurfing cathartic moment.
Even more so because we got Booker T. as the world champion an hour later.
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Post by Jim Stansel on Nov 17, 2007 21:12:07 GMT -5
Yeah but it sucked that hogan has been on such a good run, his FUNB personna was awesome, didnt know where to find clips
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