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Post by saggyboyflair on Nov 27, 2007 16:24:54 GMT -5
Im sure Cena will eventually turn heel after he loses some mileage as a babyface which could help his career tremendously if played out right. Do u think Cena will ever make it as big as hogan did by the time his career is over? Cena has came a long way in a very short time. Not his biggest fan but he has done pretty good for himself and he is only 30. Hogan didnt win his first wwf/e title until he was 30
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2007 16:26:17 GMT -5
Nah, wrestling's changed too much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2007 16:27:00 GMT -5
No, because there will probably be nobody as big as Hogan's popularity was.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 27, 2007 16:28:07 GMT -5
We're never getting another on the level of Hogan. Ever.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 27, 2007 16:30:34 GMT -5
Nah, wrestling's changed too much.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 27, 2007 16:40:04 GMT -5
Not a chance, the last real big star that was on Hogan's level was Austin and that's it. I don't see Kennedy, Cena or anyone else getting anywhere close to it. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
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Post by bshadye413 on Nov 27, 2007 16:40:23 GMT -5
nobody will ever be at Hogan's level, ever. Rock and Austin are as close as anyone will ever get
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Post by britishbulldog on Nov 27, 2007 16:40:50 GMT -5
I think for Cena to get that big he needs to have his arch nemesis. Hogan had Piper. SCSA had Vince. I think it is as much about the opponent as the main stay. These 2 fueds are what made people tune in to watch. With out Piper you would have no Hogan. with out Vince you would have no SCSA. So who is there to help put Cena in that massive fued that catches casual veiwers intrest enought to keep tuning in?
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Nov 27, 2007 16:48:23 GMT -5
Depends on how many steroids he can take...
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Post by skillz on Nov 27, 2007 17:00:42 GMT -5
Even people who never watched a second of wrestling know who Hulk Hogan is. Cena will never come close to that.
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Post by Error on Nov 27, 2007 17:01:22 GMT -5
No, I think he'll probably be this generation of fans HBK (hopefully without the attitude/drug problems). On top during a lower point, putting on good matches and then passing the torch to someone at the start of the new boom period.
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Post by Arthur Digby Stamp on Nov 27, 2007 17:01:53 GMT -5
I think for Cena to get that big he needs to have his arch nemesis. Hogan had Piper. SCSA had Vince. I think it is as much about the opponent as the main stay. These 2 fueds are what made people tune in to watch. With out Piper you would have no Hogan. with out Vince you would have no SCSA. So who is there to help put Cena in that massive fued that catches casual veiwers intrest enought to keep tuning in? I'm glad someone brought this up. Look at (in my opinion) the greatest feud of all time: The Rock vs. Steve Austin. Their first feud was for the Intercontinental Championship. They were able to use that shared history and use it as a backdrop for the feuds that followed. Same thing with Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart, and more recently, Edge vs. Matt Hardy. These were great feuds, and while I don't think it's solely because they had an ongoing rivalry spanning several years, I do think that it helped establish an aura and mystique in the minds of the fans.
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Post by T.J. "the Crippler" Stevens on Nov 27, 2007 17:09:33 GMT -5
Whether you like him or hate him, no one will ever be as big as Hogan. Period.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Nov 27, 2007 18:00:28 GMT -5
I agree that Austin and the Rock are the only two wrestlers who have dwelled in the same neighborhood as Hogan in terms of popularity.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Nov 27, 2007 18:06:56 GMT -5
I think that the Rock came very close to Hogan's level in terms of mainstream recognition. But Hogan basically put wrestling on the map in America. By the time the Rock was around, wrestling was already on the map -- Rock just helped make it "cool" again.
EDIT: Back on topic, I think that in the grand scheme of things Cena will not even come close to Hogan in terms of making it big.
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 27, 2007 18:10:50 GMT -5
No
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 27, 2007 18:29:30 GMT -5
Nope. That was a once in a lifetime deal, where all the planets were aligned.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Nov 27, 2007 18:30:16 GMT -5
No one will ever be as big as Hogan. I feel rather confident in that.
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Post by tarheelfan on Nov 27, 2007 18:30:48 GMT -5
Cena is a pretty powerful guy in his own right but what made Hogan so popular too was his sheer size. Hogan in his prime was 300+ pounds of solid muscle which helped to garner his perception of being the superhero sort to speak. Cena is not physically anywhere near the size presence that Hogan was. People may disagree but that was a major element besides Hogans charisma that made Hulkamania.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 27, 2007 18:32:34 GMT -5
Not even if he had 3 lifetimes and 400 things that spin to do it.
Hogan's gonna be the top, for a long, long, long, long time.
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