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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 4, 2013 22:24:17 GMT -5
Rewatching the KOR match, post match, they made such a big deal about Yoko finishing off Hogan (and despite the goofiness of the fireball camera, Yoko kicking outta the legdrop was impressive for the time.)
Now obviously part of it was to send Hogan off for awhile, but do ya think they did the set-up of the "death of Hulkamania" to possibly have Hulk come back as a hero sometime later, had he not left for WCW in the interim?
They just laid it on so thick post match.
I suppose it also coulda been pettiness, and "punishment" as well.
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 4, 2013 22:26:10 GMT -5
Wasnt there an article in WWF Magazine shortly after this, putting over Yoko, but burying Hogan at the same time?
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 4, 2013 22:33:28 GMT -5
As far as I'm concerned, Yokozuna DID kill Hulkamania
It was already fading as early as the 1992 Royal Rumble when Hogan got booed and Sid got cheered (despite what WWF revisionism tried to say otherwise), but Yoko was the final act.
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Post by Display Name on Sept 4, 2013 23:45:57 GMT -5
Wasnt there an article in WWF Magazine shortly after this, putting over Yoko, but burying Hogan at the same time? Yeah..I remember there being a tombstone with Hulkamania written on it. |
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Post by celticjobber on Sept 5, 2013 0:14:44 GMT -5
Wasnt there an article in WWF Magazine shortly after this, putting over Yoko, but burying Hogan at the same time? Actually, it was the August 1994 issue. Which would've been after his start with WCW:  |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 5, 2013 0:26:11 GMT -5
Beauty and the Beast: Alundra and Luna.. which was which there? Cuz, sad to say, neither of those chicks was Belle.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Sept 5, 2013 0:29:18 GMT -5
Beauty and the Beast: Alundra and Luna.. which was which there? Cuz, sad to say, neither of those chicks was Belle. I thought Luna was fairly attractive as a kid. I guess I just liked her unconventionalness. |
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Sept 5, 2013 0:35:43 GMT -5
Hogan intially led WWF to believe that he was leaving to focus on Thunder in Paradise and acting. I remember reading somewhere the original plan was to drop the belt to Hart at Summerslam, but Hogan didn't buy Hart as a credible champion due to his size. He supposedly went to Vince and convinced him to have him drop the belt to Yoko. This was their way to write Hogan off.
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Post by celticjobber on Sept 5, 2013 0:39:21 GMT -5
Beauty and the Beast: Alundra and Luna.. which was which there? Cuz, sad to say, neither of those chicks was Belle. I thought Luna was fairly attractive as a kid. I guess I just liked her unconventionalness. As a kid I liked Luna because of the thong she was wearing when Sherri stripped her down as they were cat-fighting on a RAW after Wrestlemania IX. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 5, 2013 0:41:09 GMT -5
The voice killed it for me with Luna less than what she looked like actually.
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on Sept 5, 2013 1:05:43 GMT -5
Yokozuna was a mark and a spoon, brother! WWF was nearly put out of business the very second that Yoko won the title from the Hulkster, man, and WCW, within seconds of signing Hogan, was the biggest wrestling company in history, dude, and it only went under because Hulk had to put over too many guys, Jack.
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Post by willywonka666 on Sept 5, 2013 9:40:23 GMT -5
I refuse to watch the match, even though I owned the videotape at one time, I wasn't actively watching at that time either.
That WWF cover though. So goddamned petty, it actually pissed me off a little. I know, it's business though. Yoko never impressed me though from what little I saw of him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 9:48:49 GMT -5
It's almost like Hogan and Yoko posed for that photo thinking "oh, this is going to be a magazine cover, and there needs to be text on the left side."
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Post by jason1980s on Sept 5, 2013 10:10:50 GMT -5
What's funny about the cover is that it was August 1994 which would come on in July and probably featured stories as late as May. As I recall June's issues had April events at the latest.
In May Yokozuna had not been champion for a month plus. By June he was basically a throw away match at King of the Ring. It's not like there were many heel tag teams at the time. Heavenly Bodies and Well Dunn are the only full time tag team heels I can think of.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 10:28:11 GMT -5
There was an article in WWF Magazine in the summer of 1993 (which featured a series of photos of a fearful Hogan, the sight of which will never exit my mind), and the story was moreorless damning him for not defending the title between WM9 and KOTR, and even going so far as to accuse him of ducking Bret's rematch clause. I forget if Yokozuna was a big part of the article........but man, those photos (in random colors, used over and over again throughout the article) even then told me Hogan was done and over with.
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Post by tms on Sept 5, 2013 23:24:48 GMT -5
There was an article in WWF Magazine in the summer of 1993 (which featured a series of photos of a fearful Hogan, the sight of which will never exit my mind), and the story was moreorless damning him for not defending the title between WM9 and KOTR, and even going so far as to accuse him of ducking Bret's rematch clause. I forget if Yokozuna was a big part of the article........but man, those photos (in random colors, used over and over again throughout the article) even then told me Hogan was done and over with. OK...we seriously need to see these NOW. |
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Sept 6, 2013 2:21:09 GMT -5
There was an article in WWF Magazine in the summer of 1993 (which featured a series of photos of a fearful Hogan, the sight of which will never exit my mind), and the story was moreorless damning him for not defending the title between WM9 and KOTR, and even going so far as to accuse him of ducking Bret's rematch clause. I forget if Yokozuna was a big part of the article........but man, those photos (in random colors, used over and over again throughout the article) even then told me Hogan was done and over with. I remember this. And, an issue or two later, the coverage of Hulk losing the belt to Yoko in the magazine was very brief (maybe one page - Definitely remember a shot of a banzai drop). Funny thing is, most people only remember Face Yoko speaking English... But, Heel Yoko talked trash in English throughout the feud/PPV. |
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Post by hassanchop on Sept 6, 2013 8:55:19 GMT -5
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Post by Lardlad on Sept 6, 2013 9:26:42 GMT -5
Great thread.
Going to have to watch the King of the Ring DVD tonight and re-watch this match.
Do the hosts talk about the match/angle much? I can't remember how much time was spent and who was hosting it.
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Post by Sam Punk on Sept 6, 2013 19:47:40 GMT -5
I thought it was a good match. Hogan tried all of his signature moves and it still wasn't enough to win. It really put Yoko over big.
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