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Post by horsemen4ever on Feb 22, 2019 12:20:21 GMT -5
Could a Hogan vs Doink match work? Let's say in 1993 Hogan was like Bret an actual fighting champion, could a Hogan vs Doink match had work. Hogan's character was stale at the point, but Doink was a fresh new character that could have helped him be more fresh.
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Post by Paul on Feb 22, 2019 12:24:25 GMT -5
Hogan needed a credible heel to do angles with. Doink wasn't a credible threat to him and if he beat Doink he was just beating a clown, so it wouldn't have mattered.
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Post by BorneAgain on Feb 22, 2019 12:26:08 GMT -5
Would have been worth it just for the two Doinks screwing Hulk over in a match, and afterwards an upset Hogan screaming "How much did they pay for magic trick, man?!"
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 22, 2019 12:27:28 GMT -5
Hogan would have never agreed to it.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Feb 22, 2019 12:29:44 GMT -5
Say what you want, but Savage was willing to do business with Doink, but Hogan is too good for Doink?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 12:31:48 GMT -5
Would have been worth it for Hogan to put on the Doink skull cap only to realize that it too is bald.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Feb 22, 2019 12:33:20 GMT -5
Doink's whole gimmick was playing tricks on fans, you know the Hulkamaniacs, you think that would reasonf for Hogan to stick up for his Hulkamaniacs against the evil clown brother. And if won't do it for the Huklamanics, than have Doink do something to Beefcake.
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 22, 2019 12:35:10 GMT -5
Say what you want, but Savage was willing to do business with Doink, but Hogan is too good for Doink? In Hogan's deluded mind, yes.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Feb 22, 2019 12:59:27 GMT -5
The OP presuppose something that was never true, that Hogan was a fighting champion. Once that presumption happens the answer to anything is yes. That wasnt reality of course.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 13:00:33 GMT -5
Doink had the potential to be one of the better psycho gimmicks of all time had they not turned him babyface, but I'm not sure if Hogan's character had enough nuance to be complimented by a Doink program. Doink would be employing a variety of mindgames on Hulk, and I just don't see a "Watcha gonna do Doink the Clown, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?" being a fitting response.
They should have done Doink vs. Backlund and blamed Backlund's eventual 'snap' on Doink.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Feb 22, 2019 13:02:56 GMT -5
Doink had the potential to be one of the better psycho gimmicks of all time had they not turned him babyface, but I'm not sure if Hogan's character had enough nuance to be complimented by a Doink program. Doink would be employing a variety of mindgames on Hulk, and I just don't see a "Watcha gonna do Doink the Clown, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?" being a fitting response. They should have done Doink vs. Backlund and blamed Backlund's eventual 'snap' on Doink. Right. Hogan was best against, external, physical threats, not "mind games". His best programs were always him rallying back against someone bigger than him who'd physically shelved him in some way.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Feb 22, 2019 13:05:27 GMT -5
He shouldn't have been wrestling that ridiculous, I think Doink deserved better
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Post by horsemen4ever on Feb 22, 2019 13:20:11 GMT -5
The OP presuppose something that was never true, that Hogan was a fighting champion. Once that presumption happens the answer to anything is yes. That wasnt reality of course. I didn't say, infact I said the exact opposite, I was taking a jab at Hogan of how he wasn't a fighting champion, while Bret was a fighting champion.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Feb 22, 2019 13:28:00 GMT -5
Hogan didn’t liked selling for smaller guys so that was a major problem, that being said, Matt Borne would’ve given him the best match of his life.
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Post by chronocross on Feb 22, 2019 13:34:20 GMT -5
Maybe if they were still doing SNME at the time, I could see him as a one-off challenger to Hulk.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Feb 22, 2019 13:44:00 GMT -5
I don't see the appeal of the Doink character in any iteration.
To me, he occupied a spot on the rungs beneath Tugboat but just above Battlecat, compared to the pantheon of characters in the WWF in the early to mid-90s.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Feb 22, 2019 13:47:08 GMT -5
The OP presuppose something that was never true, that Hogan was a fighting champion. Once that presumption happens the answer to anything is yes. That wasnt reality of course. I didn't say, infact I said the exact opposite, I was taking a jab at Hogan of how he wasn't a fighting champion, while Bret was a fighting champion. Ah. Sorry I misunderstood.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 13:47:12 GMT -5
Say what you want, but Savage was willing to do business with Doink, but Hogan is too good for Doink? In Hogan's deluded mind, yes. No offense, but I bet many would not want to see this match up. Hogan, especially at 93, was way above Doink.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Feb 22, 2019 13:58:18 GMT -5
So the answer is yes. I could see Hogan and Doink having a house show program with a taped match at an SNME (I know the timeline is a little off but this is a hypothetical).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 14:37:24 GMT -5
I don't see the appeal of the Doink character in any iteration. To me, he occupied a spot on the rungs beneath Tugboat but just above Battlecat, compared to the pantheon of characters in the WWF in the early to mid-90s. When I see statements like this, I always wonder if people just didn't get the heel version of the character or only saw the babyface version. I guess I just don't see what's not to love about a sleazy sociopath who dresses like a clown. I'll grant you that they made some bad choices with his character, but I still think there was great potential there, and Borne did an amazing job. Do not embed non-WWE videos
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