@AAAnderson055 well it was good for a minute but hogan's popularity was still on the decline and completely killed hitman's credibilty to me at the time. I was beginning to accept him as champ and for hogan to this without putting over bret either was such a wasted opportunity.
@@E_l_l_i_e Hogan did whatever he wanted where ever he was when he got ready.. that's including in WWF/E.. He has those briefcases made and ready to go..
I was more pissed off at Hogan getting the title at the end than seeing Yokozuna take it from The Hitman and I used to hate Yoko. He was a great heal and so quick for a big man.
Agreed plus he was the first “real” person to be at the top that you could relate to one way or another after the big over the top characters like Hogan and Warrior. Brets matches looked real. Two wrestlers in the ring fighting to win. He was believable from his holds to his punches also his selling. But yes as you have said we watched him move up the card gradually and having the best performances so he earned it and a lot of us were ready! I know I was🤘
@@OneUltimateWarrior Th fans were sick of the old guard and wanted the new but Hogan and his ego would allow it. You can say the sane thing about WWE today
I recall being told by one of the booking agents that it was done purposely. As if to say Savage was so used to going for the cover after the big elbow that the lapse in judgement cost him the Rumble match. Ok explanation but I would have probably rathered a thrust kick from Yoko to send Savage to the outside.
@Alex Kanyima yea I didnt like it. But in a way it added to the instability and unstable aura of the macho man. He also eliminated himself in the 92 rumble when jake came out. He got his hands on jake, eliminated him. And proceeded to jump over the top rope to attack him some more. But they put him back in the match and acted as if it didnt happen. That just IS....The Madness. And he totally skipped his 18 spot in another planned "botch" in the 91 rumble, running from an irate and out of control ultimate warrior fresh off of a title loss due to savage. Even the 89 and 90 rumbles, savage was fun in. He had already established some precedent for the unexpected before the 93 rumble.
@@mrsain19 perhaps Vince was already preparing Yoko as the new Andre, with him having enough strength to push a 250 lb man like nothing with a single arm lift
@@Nostalgicguy2242 sure. I could slightly see that. But regardless, it's the royal rumble. They could have done that spot in a 1 on 1 match on raw. It looked weird during the rumble.
Bret always said one of the best, safest, nicest wrestlers of the era was Yokozuna. He believed THAT should have been the big Fued, without Hagan in the picture.
@@VAHOSS if bret sucked as champion then Vince would not have put the the belt on Bret 5 times, as for Vince getting the final say, that does not mean much. Just because Vince gets the final say it does not mean he always makes a good decision with the final say. This here was a good example of it...
@@VAHOSS Except Hogan had freaking creative control over his character? And he was obviously Vince's favorite. Hogan was on his way out and had even been gone for a while now. There was ABSOLUTELY no reason why he should've won the championship, but ESPECIALLY the way he did, completely burying Bret Hart. Come on now.
Even as a young kid I loved watching Brett Hart put on a match, I didn’t know why at the time. With other wrestlers I always remember the outcome but forgot the match, he has so many full matches that are entertaining from beginning to end
I remember king of the ring 93 macho said that "many thought it should be the hitman who should be getting the title shot"....which I also thought then and now Hogan vs hart passing the touch match wouldve been bigger than yokozuna no dis to Yoko RIP
Hold on for a minute. You really got to look at it from hulk Hogan's perspective why would he put over Bret Hart a guy that has physical talent but not the image. Plus you also got to think about it too would this match would have sold big money as ppv? A handful of us now would say no.
@@Kindaserious365 he can embarrass him in the ring all he wants. I don't think that win would have sold with the general audience. If he did not put Mr perfect over what makes you think he going to put Bret Hart over. You know how ego-minded big bodybuilder guys are.
@@Kindaserious365 probably both the look and Hogan from 93 and on a threat it's all about Hogan even by the time bret came to wcw bret was establish Hogan was part of hart not being used properly in 1998.....only reason hogan did all those jobs in 2002 cause he needed the money vince was payin him and it was no where else to go...see how political he was in 2005 smh
WM9 was the first live PPV aired in the UK late at night. My Dad woke me up to watch it at midnight. I was 9 years old so seeing Hulk win the title again was amazing!!! I couldn't wait to get to school to tell my friends. I instantly got asked what happened and I shouted Hulk is the champion!!! Nobody could believe it. It was the talk of the day explaining it, but boy was I tired!
Nothing was like hogan as a kid. But now rewatching it. It’s basically the same type of match over and over. And he wasn’t even a good wrestler. He would just get beaten. Then hulk up and it was over. But as a kid it was amazing.
AFMountaineer2000 you’re not wrong. But as a kid I didn’t realize that. I do get it now. Hindsight is always 20/20. But as a kid watching hulk win got the juices flowing for me. Are you saying it didn’t for you?
Looking back on it....WM9 should've just ended with Yokozuna winning leaving us fans pissed off, bc as we get older and wiser we appreciate that moment more and more.....I wish Yoko was still living so he could tell his side of the story of all this.
Yep, his ego got in the way, same reason why he didn't put Shawn over at SummerSlam 2005, and that's why Shawn sabotaged the match in a hilarious matter, I still to this day wonder if Vince reprimanded him (Michaels) for that.
@@Lonewolf_665 Hogan should have put Michaels over, Hogan wasn't a fan of either, as I said, the plan was for it to be the best of 3, I guess they couldn't decide who was going to win 2 out of 3. It was all about their egos at the time................brother!
@@lexkanyima2195 Hogan was supposed to fight Austin at Wrestlemania 18 but it was changed to the Rock because Austin didn't feel that he could have a Mania quality match with Hogan, at least that's what I read. You can't say that Hogan didn't do business at Manaia 28 because he did when he put the Rock over cleanly. Unless you're confusing 18 with 14, the whole thing with Michaels, Tyson and Austin.
@@steveomac385 wasn't best for business. Would have been if Hogan would have agreed to the bret summerslam match and to put bret over properly.but he didn't, instead we had another loss by Hogan that wasn't clean and it put no-one over. it was all for himself, not business.
@@djcol7742 exactly the dude never lost and kept it at that. He loses to Taker he gotta fight him 2 days later, Macho man is the champ he gotta always steal his spotlight for a whole year.....same with Warrior, Bret Hart loses the belt and he gotta run Down and beat Yoko so everybody can go home happy that a baby face won the belt. That dude always needed all the attention and when you're young you don't see anything wrong with it but as you get a little older you kind of realize how much of a douche he was.
Looking back, i know it wasn’t a good show, but, wrestlemania 9 was my first pay per view as a fan. I loved it at the time so it definitely holds a special place for me.
What gets me is what was the purpose, another title win 4 Hogan. It did nothin. Yokozuna & Bret put the work n and this clown comes n & does a leg drop. How was it even a legit match
@@Sysiphusjwk in America yes. In Europe and the UK, it can be argued that in 1992/93, Bret Hart would have sold more tickets than Hogan. He was as over as anyone and was a bona fide superstar in places like England and Germany.
If Hogan was going to stay in the WWF in ‘93 I’d have him start to wrestle his Japanese style to adapt to the fans’ shifting tastes in what they wanted/expected. He could of had an awsome match with Bret at Summerslam breaking out those moves and shocking fans in an epic ‘passing of the torch’ babyface match
@@kdizzle901People operate the hell out of Hogan's Japanese work. His type barely changed the only difference was that he used a few more holds and was a bit stiffer with his offense but people act like he was Aj styles in Japan
@@themadrapper101 I kinda miss the New Generation Era now that I think of it too. It was the Era of crazy gimmicks. Doink the Clown, Giant Gonzalez, Duke the dumpster Droese, The Goon, Brooklyn Brawler, The future hall of famer Mantaur, T.L Hopper, Isaac Yankem, Waylon Mercy, The Stalker, Bob Spark Plugg Holly, Aldo Montoya, Hakushi (underrated), MOM (Men on a Mission), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Godwinns, The Bodydonna's, Dean Douglas etc.
"Hogan decided now was a good time to get out of WWF and focus on Hollywood" Me: so you're saying he became Hollywood Hogan? *puts on sunglasses* *walks out of room* *walks back in because I forgot my soda* *walks out again*
Don’t worry, the guys Hart made (Hall, Nash, Stone Cold, Rock) took the industry to heights Hulkamania never did. Anyone here think the match quality and storytelling would become what it did without Bret at the top pushing everyone to be their best?
@@Thor-Orion Bret did nothing. He was a huge flop and the most boring wrestler of that era. Had a personality of a brick. Bret sucked and Hogan rocked.
Actually, it made a lot of sense. Hogan was far more popular than Bret was. Since it was a huge surprise that Hogan wins the title the WWF was hoping to sell more of the PPV replay, which to a small extent worked to get more PPV buys.
1993 was supposed to be the Hitman's year, with him being pushed to the moon perhaps way too fast.. he was originally supposed to face Randy Savage at the Royal Rumble followed by the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania and last but not least Hogan at SummerSlam, with Bret beating all three 80s icons cleanly.. That would had propelled him into 1994 as the new megastar of the WWF
Bret was never a megastar. Even if Hogan and savage jobbed him, he would have never gotten big. Bret hart was a mid card talent. He ne ver deserved to be a long time world champion. Bret hart being the world champion devalued the world title. Bret hart never drew money for WWF. Hogan didn't become a megastar by beating Bruno and Bob backlund. He got big because he was an attraction. He was cool, had a great look and knew how to work a match.
Go back and watch the crowd’s reaction after he won the title. I saw it live when it happened. It was absolutely insane. There was no internet to speak of, no IWC, nothing. You tuned in and watched. I thought it was awesome.
@@christineayres7199 yeah but that was the booking you can’t blame him for that. But Hogan is a different story. Creative control is what killed WCW bar none
The funniest thing about those that complain about how Hogan was just handed the belt and hardly defended it or showed up on TV (Ryan excluded due to him only mentioning it.) is that they'll give Brock Lesnar a pass when he does it yet its exactly the same thing, not to mention Vince looks at Brock like he did Hogan.
Old school fans be like Cena ruined WWE. Nope this was happening during Hogan's run too. This makes stone cold's run even more legendary because he left when it started to become stale in 02.
Why is everyone getting an attitude just because hulk Hogan called the WWF championship a toy? No way in hell was he going to promote the WWE championship over the New Japan championship. You have gots too feed the ego of the Japanese fans.
Sooo true .. i kept telling everyone and showing them your great observation .. they weren’t sure what i was talking about until i had ro show them ...😂😂😂😂 classic
Hogan had dark eyebrows long before '93 though.....it seemed to me '88 was the end of the blonde eyebrows. Here is a stock photo from October 1991 where Hulk has black eyebrows c8.alamy.com/comp/PK339G/hulk-hogan-on-14101991-in-mnchen-munich-usage-worldwide-PK339G.jpg Compare it to the April 1988 cover of WWF Magazine where his eyebrows were blonde
I have distinct memories or this era as a child of 8 years old. I always remember having Hulk Hogan on all my VHS but never saw him on Sky Sports. Then he came back for this. I know people hate on WM9 but this and SS 92 have such great memories for me.
Hindsight is 20/20, we look back at this debacle and know how stupid it was. But Hogan was still the biggest draw in wrestling. He got a bigger pop than Bret did. People were happy he was champion then.
Like I've said before, Hogan was so ahead of his time, he cashed in Money in the Bank, before there even was a Money in the Bank. After all, Maga Manacs VS Money Inc, Hogan got a briefcase. 😉😂 But seriously, do enjoy your videos. Thank you.
It was hard to watch the wwf in 1993 yeah they still had my favorite wrestler in Bret hart, Shawn Michaels, crush, Ted dibiase, the undertaker and a few more. But when hulk Hogan came back things were different it wasn't the golden days anymore and by this point I was already done with hulk Hogan.
I'll never forget seeing Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart as they boarded a plane that I was servicing when working at the Toronto Airport. They were flying first class, it was so cool.
I can confirm he defeated Yokozuna at Earls Court, London in ‘93. I remember thinking ‘I wonder if next time he’s on TV they’ll say he’s champ’ - of course he wasn’t 😂
My favourite part of the commentary was when the crowd was chanting USA USA 'i think it was bobby' that said 1 is from Japan the other is Canadian 😂😂😂 USA USA
I personally don't think that Hogan winning the Wwe title can really be just Hogan political backstage shenanigans More than likely it was the fact that Vince didn't have faith in Brett which was a shame but to be fair Brett wasn't the draw that Hulk hogan had been in his heyday. So you can't really fault Vince for trying to go back to what made the Wwe/Wwf a multinational company. just a shame that it was at the expense of someone with the talent of Brett. Pretty much what still happens to this day with wrestlers like Rusev,Dolph Ziggler Ect never getting a decent push with stars like Randy orton always being on top. Sure a lot of it comes down to selfishness with olders wrestlers not wanting to drop down the card to let the new up and coming stars shine which is a shame as with any other sport the younger stars are the future but hardly get enough of a push to get experience to carry the company. As one day stars like Randy Orton will be too old to perform anymore and who's going to carry the proverbial torch. Time the top stars started passing the torch on.
Thank you for acknowledging that Vince put the belt on Hulk. Lots of smark Bret Hart fans give Hogan a lot of hate for this decision but it wasn't Hogan's to make. Ultimately the decision failed but with business sagging it's not surprising Vince thought it worth the gamble to try again with his highest grossing star of the past.
I so remember this match I had it on VHS...I know this is about Hulk Hogan but man did I love Bret!He was really something special in his day!A great wrestler and great looking 2 lol!
@isthatyoubetha it made Yoko look weak. Scripted or not, you’re missing the entire point. Hogan fans never could accept Hogan screwed a lot of wrestlers to feed his ego.
Well he was already worn out from wrestling a full match with Bret with no break while Hogan comes back out to the ring after getting rest so it makes sense somewhat
Bret Hart is a perfect example of how you don't need to have that Hogan-like body or larger-than-life charisma to make it to the top in wrestling, but it will take you a lot longer to make it.
This was a strange ending. I remember after this Hogan went to Japan and did a press conference saying the WWF belt was a toy compared to there belt IGWP belt or whatever it was. The wrestling magazine also made a big deal about that because Sting was on the same card. Hogan was already planning his WCW escape as vince was going new generation.
@Alex Kanyima and when he had a parade when he went to WCW According to Kevin Sullivan they were boooing. It was edited out families at Universal Florida were not buying the steroids guy !
@Alex Kanyima that's you looking back on it now. But the crowd in the 92 royal rumble booed him. Because they saw Sid Justice as the new guy. And by 92 the 80s were very uncool and Hulk represented that ere.
Hogan was huge in the 80s and so was his ego. He was reluctant to pass the torch to the new generation. In reality the era of large muscular guys with superhero aura and slow wrestling was getting boring. Bret and his generation bought that quick athletic and techincal side to WWE. Bret never had a boring match.
As a kid I was annoyed that Hogan just swooped in and got the title *just like that* 🤷🏾♂️. That may have even my first inkling that something was up as far as things being scripted even. Also... "made sure the belt stayed in the US"? Lol, 🤦🏾♂️.
Brett just wasn’t heavyweight, couldn’t fill those big boots, I always though he was a great intercontinental champion and made that title worth much more than it was, mr perfect and others like them have that title a great prestige but just not heavyweight champion, sorry brett
We all forget the mega pop when he won the title... That alone shows you hulkamania was far from dead.. Yes I agree we most of the stuff after but the fans still wanted hogan.. I was at the earls court house show in 93 and when his music hit.. It was madness
Exactly Hogan has always gotten the pop, him and the Outsiders even made heels the cool thing. Hogan built wrestling in WWF, he then took WCW and led it to 2 years of Dominamce over WWE which was unheard of.
@@lexkanyima2195 maybe slightly but even with the little.decline he.was.still the biggest draw as far main event advertising or build up, Hogan always brought in the money. The heel turn was a genius way to give him the mid career crisis boost he needed. As his loyal fans stuck with him regardless and the fact that the nWo story ended up being the biggest win in professional.wrestling history for any promotion. Hogan, Flair, Foley, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels. Guys like these have earned the right to hang aroumd the business til their.dieing.die as far as im concerned, few others also in this category but wasmt guna list everyone.
I agree with everything said in the video, well towards the end of the video. I think it was just meant to be a "feel good moment" for the end of Mania IX, Vince probably wanted to wait and save Bret's big win for Mania X, then again there was the whole Luger project will sadly failed, in any case, Vince probably was going to definitely have a babyface come out on top cleanly at Mania X which is what happened. As "Wrestling Bios" said, there was no long terms plans, I think if Hogan would have done business the right place and "passed the torch" to Hart at the Summer Slam that year, then maybe it would have been worth it. Hart and Hogan could have had a great feud, Hart could have claimed that Hogan stole his spotlight and he was coming for his belt, etc. and they could have put Yoko in a feud with Luger as the co-main event of Summer Slam 93....
@@PsychoKillertheGame Must not know the business of wrestling. He was one of the hardest workers in the business and was an EXCELLENT WRESTLER. His matches against Mr. Perfect were some of the best in the past 27 year's.
@@taltezy2941 Oh i agree his in ring ability was great. Mr Perfect was awesome also. It does not change the fact that he is a very bitter man, and that is no way to live your life.
So instead of being in the Main Event at SummerSlam 93 vs Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart got moved to a mid-card match against Doink the Clown and then Jerry Lawler. Then at the 1993 Survivor Series, he's in the second match of the night. In other words, Vince had no faith in Bret Hart's drawing power. And then look at his second title run. First defense at the KOTR, was a mid-card match against Diesel. Second major defense at SummerSlam 94, was a steel cage match vs Owen, that played as the undercard to the Undertaker vs Undertaker Main Event. His title defense at the Survivor Series was a mid-card match vs Bob Backlund, as the Undertaker vs Yokozuna Casket match was the Main Event. Vince had no faith in Bret Hart's drawing power
The loser in this whole deal was Bret. Although Yoko dropped the strap immediately back to hogan, He got to win it back from Hogan two months later and then had a nine month run with the belt. Bret basically lost a year with the title when he was the clear number one guy in the company. He did have a nice eight month run with the belt in 94, but he should’ve been the champion most of 93 and 94.
Wrestlemania IX is simply short-sighted hot shot booking which WWE still does now with the likes of Brock Lesnar and Goldberg. It would have been great to see a long-term rivalry between Bret Hart and Yokozuna rather than the joke we got. I was upset at this as a kid in 1993 and I'm still upset watching it back.
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Hogan cashing in his money in the bank before it became a thing.
Yup he came running down & cash it in.
@AAAnderson055 well it was good for a minute but hogan's popularity was still on the decline and completely killed hitman's credibilty to me at the time. I was beginning to accept him as champ and for hogan to this without putting over bret either was such a wasted opportunity.
Lol. He had an unlimited supply of briefcases, especially when he went to wcw.
@@E_l_l_i_e Hogan did whatever he wanted where ever he was when he got ready.. that's including in WWF/E.. He has those briefcases made and ready to go..
He's literally the only wrestler who can get away with going into business for himself.
I was more pissed off at Hogan getting the title at the end than seeing Yokozuna take it from The Hitman and I used to hate Yoko. He was a great heal and so quick for a big man.
I agree. Don't get me wrong I love Hogan but to me WrestleMania 9 should have just ended with Yokozuna beating the Hitman. It just seemed odd.
Mr fuji and yokozuna decide to put the title on the line and hogan was more concern for bert hart
The reason Bret was loved is because we all saw his journey. From Tag, the IC to World CHhampion. He easrned it!
But it was very significant for Bret.
Good point!!!
@isthatyoubetha the character earned it is what he is referring to!!!
This is true
Agreed plus he was the first “real” person to be at the top that you could relate to one way or another after the big over the top characters like Hogan and Warrior. Brets matches looked real. Two wrestlers in the ring fighting to win. He was believable from his holds to his punches also his selling. But yes as you have said we watched him move up the card gradually and having the best performances so he earned it and a lot of us were ready! I know I was🤘
Hulk Hogan: "The New Generation is not going to work for me brother"
To be fair it didn't really work for anyone.
@Alex Kanyima You mean the fans who tuned out till Hogan started another boom?
These Johnny-come-latelys couldn't sell out a show at a flea market, brother!
@@OneUltimateWarrior Th fans were sick of the old guard and wanted the new but Hogan and his ego would allow it. You can say the sane thing about WWE today
I remember '93 Rumble. Savage trying to pin Yoko then he kicked out sending him over the top. Piss poor finish.
I recall being told by one of the booking agents that it was done purposely. As if to say Savage was so used to going for the cover after the big elbow that the lapse in judgement cost him the Rumble match. Ok explanation but I would have probably rathered a thrust kick from Yoko to send Savage to the outside.
@Alex Kanyima yea I didnt like it. But in a way it added to the instability and unstable aura of the macho man. He also eliminated himself in the 92 rumble when jake came out. He got his hands on jake, eliminated him. And proceeded to jump over the top rope to attack him some more.
But they put him back in the match and acted as if it didnt happen. That just IS....The Madness.
And he totally skipped his 18 spot in another planned "botch" in the 91 rumble, running from an irate and out of control ultimate warrior fresh off of a title loss due to savage.
Even the 89 and 90 rumbles, savage was fun in. He had already established some precedent for the unexpected before the 93 rumble.
@@mrsain19 Savage was weird
@@mrsain19 perhaps Vince was already preparing Yoko as the new Andre, with him having enough strength to push a 250 lb man like nothing with a single arm lift
@@Nostalgicguy2242 sure. I could slightly see that. But regardless, it's the royal rumble. They could have done that spot in a 1 on 1 match on raw. It looked weird during the rumble.
Bret always said one of the best, safest, nicest wrestlers of the era was Yokozuna. He believed THAT should have been the big Fued, without Hagan in the picture.
And he was right look at the business they did at WM 10
What Bret knows is right & what Hogan wants to be right are 2 different things
Who's Hagan? You mean Hagen dazs the ice cream?
@Greta Thanos Well could have been worse, I could have said ""Inglewood" Bulk Logan".
Who's 'Hagan'?
Lol!!
Hogan basically screwed Bret
Before Vince screwed Bret
How did Hogan screw Bret? Vince McMahon has always had the say-so. Bret sucked as champion, and that's the bottom line
Before Bret screwed Bret*
@@VAHOSS if bret sucked as champion then Vince would not have put the the belt on Bret 5 times, as for Vince getting the final say, that does not mean much. Just because Vince gets the final say it does not mean he always makes a good decision with the final say. This here was a good example of it...
Everyone knows that Bret screwed Bret both times.
@@VAHOSS Except Hogan had freaking creative control over his character? And he was obviously Vince's favorite. Hogan was on his way out and had even been gone for a while now. There was ABSOLUTELY no reason why he should've won the championship, but ESPECIALLY the way he did, completely burying Bret Hart. Come on now.
I like the irony of the line Yokozuna (the American) would take the belt to Japan, while Bret Hart (the Canadian) would keep the belt in America.
You do realize that Canada is part of America right?
@@PhillipCummingsUSA Canada is an independent country and not part of the US.
@@thealphaincel1619 Canada is part of North America therefore Canada is American.
@@Finfection They call themselves Canadians not Americans.. Canada is an independent country..
@Kerry Howard Bret Hart identifies as a proud Canadian, he's not fond of the USA at all.
Even as a young kid I loved watching Brett Hart put on a match, I didn’t know why at the time. With other wrestlers I always remember the outcome but forgot the match, he has so many full matches that are entertaining from beginning to end
Thank you Randy “Macho Man” Savage 🙏🏼. As a kid I was more distracted by Hogans black eye than the horrendous booking.
Right?? Admittedly I'm a little disappointed his black eye wasn't even brought up in this video.
@@Hausbrauen So Savage' decked 'Hogan'!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪
It's a shame that the Brett vs Hogan match at Summer Slam 1993 never took place.
I remember king of the ring 93 macho said that "many thought it should be the hitman who should be getting the title shot"....which I also thought then and now Hogan vs hart passing the touch match wouldve been bigger than yokozuna no dis to Yoko RIP
Hold on for a minute. You really got to look at it from hulk Hogan's perspective why would he put over Bret Hart a guy that has physical talent but not the image.
Plus you also got to think about it too would this match would have sold big money as ppv?
A handful of us now would say no.
In Hogan’s eyes Bret didn’t have “the look” at the time and I wonder if he thought Bret would’ve embarrassed him in the ring
@@Kindaserious365 he can embarrass him in the ring all he wants. I don't think that win would have sold with the general audience. If he did not put Mr perfect over what makes you think he going to put Bret Hart over. You know how ego-minded big bodybuilder guys are.
@@Kindaserious365 probably both the look and Hogan from 93 and on a threat it's all about Hogan even by the time bret came to wcw bret was establish Hogan was part of hart not being used properly in 1998.....only reason hogan did all those jobs in 2002 cause he needed the money vince was payin him and it was no where else to go...see how political he was in 2005 smh
The constant commodity throughout all of these Bios is that Hulk Hogan was utterly insufferable.
Watch out--- all the Hogan marks will come crawling out of the woodwork to defend their hero!
WM9 was the first live PPV aired in the UK late at night. My Dad woke me up to watch it at midnight. I was 9 years old so seeing Hulk win the title again was amazing!!! I couldn't wait to get to school to tell my friends. I instantly got asked what happened and I shouted Hulk is the champion!!! Nobody could believe it. It was the talk of the day explaining it, but boy was I tired!
Not just me then at that age? 👍
As a kid growing up in the 80s i loved Hogan but now as an adult he wouldn't even be in my top 10
Nothing was like hogan as a kid. But now rewatching it. It’s basically the same type of match over and over. And he wasn’t even a good wrestler. He would just get beaten. Then hulk up and it was over. But as a kid it was amazing.
@@pezpowerproductions2602 yeah, and how often did he lose cleanly? Aside from losing to the Ultimate Warrior I can think of any.
@@AFMountaineer2000 even on that one he just had to kick out right after the three count
AFMountaineer2000 you’re not wrong. But as a kid I didn’t realize that. I do get it now. Hindsight is always 20/20. But as a kid watching hulk win got the juices flowing for me. Are you saying it didn’t for you?
@@pezpowerproductions2602 i said i loved him as a kid but not now as an adult
You can see the weight Hogan lost once he went off the steroids. WCW 1994 he was super slim
I actually think he looked much cooler lean yet still pretty jacked.
@Alex Kanyima He was back to almost WWF muscle in 1999. Also the brief NWO 2002 run too
@@mrcoreynitro i can see
It is also harder to train as much when you reach 40
@@Midge-xn9tp which it is a tough task
Weird. Hulk gets left eye injured by jet ski, and brutus gets Injured by sail boat. Hmmmmm
The eye injury was actually from Randy Savage punching him. It wasn't part of a story line it actually happened.
coyote311 when did the black eye punch happen?!? That’s what I really wanted to know about this Wrestlelamia!?? Thnxs
From filming Thunder in Paradise
Benjamin Volk really?
Brutus was actually injured for real and not in a story line, his face was crushed in a parasailing accident!
Looking back on it....WM9 should've just ended with Yokozuna winning leaving us fans pissed off, bc as we get older and wiser we appreciate that moment more and more.....I wish Yoko was still living so he could tell his side of the story of all this.
Especially the way Yokozuna had been built leading up to WM9.
I would love to hear his views in this.
"as we get older" doesn't help in the moment.
I think he did an Interview in 2000 with Title Match or somebody..
@AAAnderson055 wait so if a good guy needed the belt,BRET HART SHOULDVE JUST KEPT IT?!
Marks love to say it was a mistake, but the fans loved it. Bigger pop than Bryan winning the title. *when it comes crashing down and it hurts inside*
This doesn't work for me, brother.
Yep, his ego got in the way, same reason why he didn't put Shawn over at SummerSlam 2005, and that's why Shawn sabotaged the match in a hilarious matter, I still to this day wonder if Vince reprimanded him (Michaels) for that.
@JD I think michaels pulled the plug as a big middle finger 🖕 to the hulkster, brother.
@@Lonewolf_665 Hogan should have put Michaels over, Hogan wasn't a fan of either, as I said, the plan was for it to be the best of 3, I guess they couldn't decide who was going to win 2 out of 3. It was all about their egos at the time................brother!
@@Rick-si1re same with Austin at Wrestlemania 18
@@lexkanyima2195 Hogan was supposed to fight Austin at Wrestlemania 18 but it was changed to the Rock because Austin didn't feel that he could have a Mania quality match with Hogan, at least that's what I read.
You can't say that Hogan didn't do business at Manaia 28 because he did when he put the Rock over cleanly.
Unless you're confusing 18 with 14, the whole thing with Michaels, Tyson and Austin.
I remember watching it as a kid I thought Hogan saving the day was cool but now knowing the backstory and all of hogans politicking kinda sucks
So it was cool, and probably best for business, but now you're jaded.
@AAAnderson055 Jesus.
Green lmfao
@@steveomac385 wasn't best for business. Would have been if Hogan would have agreed to the bret summerslam match and to put bret over properly.but he didn't, instead we had another loss by Hogan that wasn't clean and it put no-one over. it was all for himself, not business.
@@djcol7742 exactly the dude never lost and kept it at that. He loses to Taker he gotta fight him 2 days later, Macho man is the champ he gotta always steal his spotlight for a whole year.....same with Warrior, Bret Hart loses the belt and he gotta run Down and beat Yoko so everybody can go home happy that a baby face won the belt. That dude always needed all the attention and when you're young you don't see anything wrong with it but as you get a little older you kind of realize how much of a douche he was.
I dont trust alot of what Bruce Pritchard says.
Agree with this post.
He's a yes man. He's not spilling no beans.
Well, you know...
Looking back, i know it wasn’t a good show, but, wrestlemania 9 was my first pay per view as a fan. I loved it at the time so it definitely holds a special place for me.
I was there too. My nose still bleeds from them seats. 9 years old. 1st WrestleMania and 1st time in Vegas.
Loved this PPV as a kid.
I really admire Bret and Yokozuna's restraint in not throttling Hogan to death when he decided to butt in
What gets me is what was the purpose, another title win 4 Hogan. It did nothin. Yokozuna & Bret put the work n and this clown comes n & does a leg drop. How was it even a legit match
@@dominiquejones3805 Dummy, Hogan sells tickets. You’re welcome.
@@Sysiphusjwk in America yes. In Europe and the UK, it can be argued that in 1992/93, Bret Hart would have sold more tickets than Hogan. He was as over as anyone and was a bona fide superstar in places like England and Germany.
@@dominiquejones3805
If you're gonna be hating on a legend like Hogan then you're not a legit wrestling fan. Get lost, fool.
@@mrkipling2201
you can argue it but you can't prove it.
Watching all these bios I'm starting to feel like a Young cornet with all this knowledge haha
**Cornette
If Hogan was going to stay in the WWF in ‘93 I’d have him start to wrestle his Japanese style to adapt to the fans’ shifting tastes in what they wanted/expected. He could of had an awsome match with Bret at Summerslam breaking out those moves and shocking fans in an epic ‘passing of the torch’ babyface match
He hardly has any Japanese style he’s horrible
@@kdizzle901People operate the hell out of Hogan's Japanese work. His type barely changed the only difference was that he used a few more holds and was a bit stiffer with his offense but people act like he was Aj styles in Japan
Bret Harts entrance was so iconic the way they would zoom in on the Hitman it will live in wrestling history forever! Example 20:08
For me...the WWF lost a helluva lot of credibility at this time.
Agreed. And I was a huge Hulk Hogan mark as a kid. I felt he needed to stop and move on. It was just embarrassing at that point.
The New Generation era was awesome. Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation was a brilliant heel stable. And Razor and Diesel were excellent.
Oh def. this was one of the first times in my life they turned me away
@@themadrapper101 I kinda miss the New Generation Era now that I think of it too. It was the Era of crazy gimmicks. Doink the Clown, Giant Gonzalez, Duke the dumpster Droese, The Goon, Brooklyn Brawler, The future hall of famer Mantaur, T.L Hopper, Isaac Yankem, Waylon Mercy, The Stalker, Bob Spark Plugg Holly, Aldo Montoya, Hakushi (underrated), MOM (Men on a Mission), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Godwinns, The Bodydonna's, Dean Douglas etc.
@@snaidnietahi4654 Dont forget Max Moon!
IRS made no sense why would a rich guy be friends with the tax man lol
That's how he got breaks on his taxes lol.
If you become super rich, you can afford tax haven accounts. Super rich people don't pay tax.
"Hogan decided now was a good time to get out of WWF and focus on Hollywood"
Me: so you're saying he became Hollywood Hogan?
*puts on sunglasses*
*walks out of room*
*walks back in because I forgot my soda*
*walks out again*
That was the logic behind the gimmick, that he was this conceited Hollywood star, similar to the Rock and the Miz's own Hollywood gimmicks.
Could you cover his time in Japan after he left the WWF?
That would be very interesting
😂😂😂 Hulk Hogan really came back and jacked Bret Hart’s whole year of hard work 🤦🏾♂️
That's because Hogan is & always was a gloryhound 😕
Worst person in the industry bar none.
@@daviejohnstone12 Oh the guy that single handedly created the industry is the worst person ever in the industry? Hmmm interesting.
Don’t worry, the guys Hart made (Hall, Nash, Stone Cold, Rock) took the industry to heights Hulkamania never did. Anyone here think the match quality and storytelling would become what it did without Bret at the top pushing everyone to be their best?
@@Thor-Orion Bret did nothing. He was a huge flop and the most boring wrestler of that era. Had a personality of a brick.
Bret sucked and Hogan rocked.
Hulk Hogan winning the WWE title at the end of WrestleMania IX didn’t make too much sense.
That was one of the many reasons Wrestlemania IX sucked.
It really didn't
Just another example of Hogan flexing his politicking muscles.
Actually, it made a lot of sense. Hogan was far more popular than Bret was. Since it was a huge surprise that Hogan wins the title the WWF was hoping to sell more of the PPV replay, which to a small extent worked to get more PPV buys.
@@jameswarner5878 thats a good point but it was a short term fix with no longterm payoff
For the rematch at summerslam it seems like that Vince said the rematch would happen and hulk being hulk was "that doesn't work for me brother "
I don’t know how thunder in paradise holds up today but when I was a kid it was a pretty good show😁
Super Saiyan 3 lol very true
It's pretty cringe, even by today's standards. The level of wrestler cameos is laughable.
Still better than the walking dead
It was trash
The Great Muta was a favorite of mine back when he worked in WCW. He had some good matches vs Sting. I always thought the green mist was cool.
BRET HART IS THE GOAT.
No doubt.
Not even close
Way better than hogan
No one believes you more than Bret
1993 was supposed to be the Hitman's year, with him being pushed to the moon perhaps way too fast.. he was originally supposed to face Randy Savage at the Royal Rumble followed by the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania and last but not least Hogan at SummerSlam, with Bret beating all three 80s icons cleanly.. That would had propelled him into 1994 as the new megastar of the WWF
Bret was never a megastar. Even if Hogan and savage jobbed him, he would have never gotten big. Bret hart was a mid card talent. He ne ver deserved to be a long time world champion.
Bret hart being the world champion devalued the world title. Bret hart never drew money for WWF.
Hogan didn't become a megastar by beating Bruno and Bob backlund. He got big because he was an attraction. He was cool, had a great look and knew how to work a match.
But all of the old guards are gone by this point and How would you even book those matches ?
@isthatyoubetha what do you mean by that ?
The music at the start always makes me think of Todd Pettingill
Go back and watch the crowd’s reaction after he won the title. I saw it live when it happened. It was absolutely insane. There was no internet to speak of, no IWC, nothing. You tuned in and watched.
I thought it was awesome.
A cheap pop is a short term benefit for a long term disaster. It isn't gonna sustain anything, this was a shitty booking decision.
Stop saying "IWC" that's so cringe.
@@kingstarscream3807wtf is IWC
It’s the worst WrestleMania of all time and that’s saying something
I still think that title goes to 4@@kdizzle901
Whatever your opinion of Hogan is, the fact he became the biggest thing in WCW is incredible. That first run with the NWO was phenominal.
Facts. Though he also probably played a part in the downfall of the company as well.
@@jaystreet46 also facts.
@@jaystreet46 Goldberg killed off WCW as that streak he had of over 160 wins was crazy
@@christineayres7199 yeah but that was the booking you can’t blame him for that. But Hogan is a different story. Creative control is what killed WCW bar none
@@jaystreet46 Eric Bischoff another reason WCW failed
Another case of "that isn't going to work for me brother".
Bret Hart and yokozuna were buried even Money Inc got buried because they won by DQ
God, I remember...what was it? Thunder in Paradise? I wonder if it can be found on Hulu or Netflix, lol. I need a good laugh.
2 for 1 $5 bin at walmart..
I haven't watched that show in years.
Not gonna lie I actually used to watch it every Saturday afternoon.
You never said nothing about how he got his black eye???
Http://th-cam.com/video/p3mhew9_peu/w-d-xo.html
Macho Man popped him because he took some slim Jim’s if I remember correctly, ooooh yeeeaah
@What a Maneuver! Patterson wanted to experience the Hulkamania Leg Drop up close and personal, BROTHEEEER!
Thought it was common knowledge
He LIED on the Arensio Hall show about taking steroids
But that’s what hogan does...he never wants to lose that “wholesome” look that got him over
I remember watching this on tv. I couldn’t pay for PPV so I just tried to make out what I could through the blurry lines
I'm sorry, but people critical of this wrestlemania weren't even born or born in the 1990's, let alone watched live or vhs in 1993
Keep banging out these great video's
The funniest thing about those that complain about how Hogan was just handed the belt and hardly defended it or showed up on TV (Ryan excluded due to him only mentioning it.) is that they'll give Brock Lesnar a pass when he does it yet its exactly the same thing, not to mention Vince looks at Brock like he did Hogan.
They say history repeats itself. This history with Hogan is exactly how things went down in the pg era with John Cena
Old school fans be like Cena ruined WWE. Nope this was happening during Hogan's run too. This makes stone cold's run even more legendary because he left when it started to become stale in 02.
The Immortal Politician Hulk Hogan!
I feel like OSW have got Hogan nailed when they talk about him at this time
Cunnnnnn Togan!!!
Three time ''... of the year'' winner and now the award is named after him lol
Love osw so much.
Tim Bowen I just wish they had a better mic when they did it. But they have so much knowledge it’s amazing.
Hotdoggin’ and grandstanding!
Why is everyone getting an attitude just because hulk Hogan called the WWF championship a toy?
No way in hell was he going to promote the WWE championship over the New Japan championship.
You have gots too feed the ego of the Japanese fans.
Yeah only fake journalists blow that up. Like hes guna go to Japan and belittle them. Idiot Journalism from jealous Hogan haters
I was never a hogan fan, even as a kid. I just never bought into him. It was when Bret won the belt that really caught my attention of the champion.
He was simply a character. There was nothing special about him in the ring. Never caught my attention either
Hogan looked so weird in 93 when he stopped bleaching his eyebrows
Sooo true .. i kept telling everyone and showing them your great observation .. they weren’t sure what i was talking about until i had ro show them ...😂😂😂😂 classic
@ Dan Martin classic... you had me laughing.. told my company what you wrote.. thumbs up all the way!!😂😜
Dan Martin hehe
Hogan had dark eyebrows long before '93 though.....it seemed to me '88 was the end of the blonde eyebrows.
Here is a stock photo from October 1991 where Hulk has black eyebrows
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Compare it to the April 1988 cover of WWF Magazine where his eyebrows were blonde
@Dan Martin 30lbs? and the rest
I have distinct memories or this era as a child of 8 years old. I always remember having Hulk Hogan on all my VHS but never saw him on Sky Sports. Then he came back for this. I know people hate on WM9 but this and SS 92 have such great memories for me.
Yea all this stuff didn't matter as a kid, we just wanted to see our favorite wrestlers put on a show. It was fun.
Yokozuna, if he were a car, would be a Nissan GT-R. Heavy and damn fast.
The match against Muta was a CLASSIC!
for sure. Great match. I hope his consider doing a Muta video
shindra86 he should do all of Hogan in Japan. Completely different wrestler. Moveset, finisher, etc.
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The tag match with Muta was also pretty decent.
You arent kidding. Hulk in japan was a different thing.
Hindsight is 20/20, we look back at this debacle and know how stupid it was. But Hogan was still the biggest draw in wrestling. He got a bigger pop than Bret did. People were happy he was champion then.
Facts
I really hate Hogan! He thinks everyone loves him! He sucks!!
But it is a so confusing how it happend
last time i was this early corona was just a beer.
Corona 2020
A very good beer..
@@kenrickeason not the best, but on a beach with some lime! oh hell yeah brother.
Like I've said before, Hogan was so ahead of his time, he cashed in Money in the Bank, before there even was a Money in the Bank. After all, Maga Manacs VS Money Inc, Hogan got a briefcase. 😉😂 But seriously, do enjoy your videos. Thank you.
It was hard to watch the wwf in 1993 yeah they still had my favorite wrestler in Bret hart, Shawn Michaels, crush, Ted dibiase, the undertaker and a few more. But when hulk Hogan came back things were different it wasn't the golden days anymore and by this point I was already done with hulk Hogan.
He was not played out,but fans are tired of him.
We all were
Did you know that Hogan's ego is SO big, he has to pay property taxes on it. 😉
I don't think Florida has property taxes?
Awww salty are ya. Cause hulk was and is and always will be wrestling. More so then Brett ever could be
Well it is his property lol
Poor joke
People talk about Hogans ego but if y’all were in his shoes it would be very hard not to have that big of a ego
I'll never forget seeing Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart as they boarded a plane that I was servicing when working at the Toronto Airport. They were flying first class, it was so cool.
*WHAT'CHA GONNA DO BROTHA WHEN HULK HOGAN WON'T LIE DOWN FOR YOU!!!!!!!*
2-PAC named an album after Hogan’s work model: “All Eyes On ME”.
Hogan was and still always mentioned in rap..
Really?Learn something new every day .
Damm u are on point fun fact
Wrestlemania 9 was the Wrestlemania 27 of its time: overhyped and failed to deliver to expectations.
You're telling me that Undertaker vs Giant Gonzalez didn't live up to expectations?! Nonsense!!
Wrong
Bret should have just successfully defended the Eagle Strap. Period. Bret is a hero because of how much bulls hit he took.
I bet he would be unhappy anyway. Great Wrestler who was always grumpy
10 yr old me loved Thunder In Paradise, Mr. Nanny, and of course Suburban Commando!
We all do, we smelly marks we was :)
Suburban commando was great! The rest of em...😕
I see hulk hogan I click watch , Thanks for making these
I can confirm he defeated Yokozuna at Earls Court, London in ‘93. I remember thinking ‘I wonder if next time he’s on TV they’ll say he’s champ’ - of course he wasn’t 😂
My favourite part of the commentary was when the crowd was chanting USA USA 'i think it was bobby' that said 1 is from Japan the other is Canadian 😂😂😂 USA USA
Ego Maniac Hulk Hogan
I personally don't think that Hogan winning the Wwe title can really be just Hogan political backstage shenanigans
More than likely it was the fact that Vince didn't have faith in Brett which was a shame but to be fair Brett wasn't the draw that Hulk hogan had been in his heyday.
So you can't really fault Vince for trying to go back to what made the Wwe/Wwf a multinational company.
just a shame that it was at the expense of someone with the talent of Brett.
Pretty much what still happens to this day with wrestlers like Rusev,Dolph Ziggler Ect never getting a decent push with stars like Randy orton always being on top.
Sure a lot of it comes down to selfishness with olders wrestlers not wanting to drop down the card to let the new up and coming stars shine which is a shame as with any other sport the younger stars are the future but hardly get enough of a push to get experience to carry the company. As one day stars like Randy Orton will be too old to perform anymore and who's going to carry the proverbial torch.
Time the top stars started passing the torch on.
Thank you for acknowledging that Vince put the belt on Hulk. Lots of smark Bret Hart fans give Hogan a lot of hate for this decision but it wasn't Hogan's to make. Ultimately the decision failed but with business sagging it's not surprising Vince thought it worth the gamble to try again with his highest grossing star of the past.
"To say people were pissed off would be a huge understatement'' LMAO😭
Without hogan there's no wrestlemania so all passed off morons can take it down the road and piss on it
I so remember this match I had it on VHS...I know this is about Hulk Hogan but man did I love Bret!He was really something special in his day!A great wrestler and great looking 2 lol!
As crazy as it is, this was the era that got me hooked on wrestling. Wrestlemania 9 the first mania I think I watched.
Its never fails iam bored so i open my youtube and bam freashly posted wrestling bios content ready to go good-looking once again
I hated the fact Hogan came back. I was 13, and fuming. 🤣
I always found it funny how Yoko went through an entire match with Bret, yet some leg drop takes him out.
@isthatyoubetha it made Yoko look weak. Scripted or not, you’re missing the entire point. Hogan fans never could accept Hogan screwed a lot of wrestlers to feed his ego.
Well he was already worn out from wrestling a full match with Bret with no break while Hogan comes back out to the ring after getting rest so it makes sense somewhat
Bret Hart is a perfect example of how you don't need to have that Hogan-like body or larger-than-life charisma to make it to the top in wrestling, but it will take you a lot longer to make it.
But at Wrestlemania 9 was a slap in the face. If look at Bret's journey he was on the rise to become the the top guy. And this proof in 2 video's.
This was a strange ending. I remember after this Hogan went to Japan and did a press conference saying the WWF belt was a toy compared to there belt IGWP belt or whatever it was. The wrestling magazine also made a big deal about that because Sting was on the same card. Hogan was already planning his WCW escape as vince was going new generation.
@Alex Kanyima and when he had a parade when he went to WCW According to Kevin Sullivan they were boooing. It was edited out families at Universal Florida were not buying the steroids guy !
@Alex Kanyima that's you looking back on it now. But the crowd in the 92 royal rumble booed him. Because they saw Sid Justice as the new guy. And by 92 the 80s were very uncool and Hulk represented that ere.
@@mogg34y why they are booing then ? He is on a decline before he turn heel in 96
@@mogg34y it was a end of a era of the golden 80's stars
Hogan was huge in the 80s and so was his ego. He was reluctant to pass the torch to the new generation. In reality the era of large muscular guys with superhero aura and slow wrestling was getting boring. Bret and his generation bought that quick athletic and techincal side to WWE. Bret never had a boring match.
But at the same time he was not played out but fans are tired of him.
"That doesn't work for me brother"
As a kid I was annoyed that Hogan just swooped in and got the title *just like that* 🤷🏾♂️. That may have even my first inkling that something was up as far as things being scripted even.
Also... "made sure the belt stayed in the US"? Lol, 🤦🏾♂️.
'it makes u think that wrestlemania 9's ending was quite fixed' 😂
I liked Hogan when i was a kid in the 80's but now all the stuff i have learned about Hogan he is a straight up SNAKE 🐍
Brett just wasn’t heavyweight, couldn’t fill those big boots, I always though he was a great intercontinental champion and made that title worth much more than it was, mr perfect and others like them have that title a great prestige but just not heavyweight champion, sorry brett
We all forget the mega pop when he won the title... That alone shows you hulkamania was far from dead.. Yes I agree we most of the stuff after but the fans still wanted hogan.. I was at the earls court house show in 93 and when his music hit.. It was madness
Exactly Hogan has always gotten the pop, him and the Outsiders even made heels the cool thing. Hogan built wrestling in WWF, he then took WCW and led it to 2 years of Dominamce over WWE which was unheard of.
@@Insidious_Rage Hogan was on a decline before he turn heel.
@@lexkanyima2195 maybe slightly but even with the little.decline he.was.still the biggest draw as far main event advertising or build up, Hogan always brought in the money. The heel turn was a genius way to give him the mid career crisis boost he needed. As his loyal fans stuck with him regardless and the fact that the nWo story ended up being the biggest win in professional.wrestling history for any promotion. Hogan, Flair, Foley, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels. Guys like these have earned the right to hang aroumd the business til their.dieing.die as far as im concerned, few others also in this category but wasmt guna list everyone.
@@Insidious_Rage it was a smart move but it was kind of happening.
This guy sounds like the foreign guys on Family Guy
Listen BROTHER!! The Hulkster needed to install a new indoor pool! Needed a WrestleMania Main event payoff BRRRROOOTTHHERR!!
I agree with everything said in the video, well towards the end of the video. I think it was just meant to be a "feel good moment" for the end of Mania IX, Vince probably wanted to wait and save Bret's big win for Mania X, then again there was the whole Luger project will sadly failed, in any case, Vince probably was going to definitely have a babyface come out on top cleanly at Mania X which is what happened. As "Wrestling Bios" said, there was no long terms plans, I think if Hogan would have done business the right place and "passed the torch" to Hart at the Summer Slam that year, then maybe it would have been worth it. Hart and Hogan could have had a great feud, Hart could have claimed that Hogan stole his spotlight and he was coming for his belt, etc. and they could have put Yoko in a feud with Luger as the co-main event of Summer Slam 93....
How would Hogan would affect his career after that ?
"Yokozuna seemed to fit the evil foreigner look that Vince seemed to love." Hahaha
“I'm the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.”
The most bitter there is, there was, or ever will be more like.
@@PsychoKillertheGame Must not know the business of wrestling. He was one of the hardest workers in the business and was an EXCELLENT WRESTLER. His matches against Mr. Perfect were some of the best in the past 27 year's.
@@taltezy2941 Oh i agree his in ring ability was great. Mr Perfect was awesome also. It does not change the fact that he is a very bitter man, and that is no way to live your life.
Why 27 years?
@@PsychoKillertheGame cue Bret Hart theme
Brett wanted to have actual wrestling in the WWF. God forbid . . .
So instead of being in the Main Event at SummerSlam 93 vs Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart got moved to a mid-card match against Doink the Clown and then Jerry Lawler. Then at the 1993 Survivor Series, he's in the second match of the night. In other words, Vince had no faith in Bret Hart's drawing power. And then look at his second title run. First defense at the KOTR, was a mid-card match against Diesel. Second major defense at SummerSlam 94, was a steel cage match vs Owen, that played as the undercard to the Undertaker vs Undertaker Main Event. His title defense at the Survivor Series was a mid-card match vs Bob Backlund, as the Undertaker vs Yokozuna Casket match was the Main Event. Vince had no faith in Bret Hart's drawing power
But he was just on a roll
The loser in this whole deal was Bret. Although Yoko dropped the strap immediately back to hogan, He got to win it back from Hogan two months later and then had a nine month run with the belt. Bret basically lost a year with the title when he was the clear number one guy in the company. He did have a nice eight month run with the belt in 94, but he should’ve been the champion most of 93 and 94.
Bret Hart should have hold it for 4 years
Wrestlemania IX is simply short-sighted hot shot booking which WWE still does now with the likes of Brock Lesnar and Goldberg. It would have been great to see a long-term rivalry between Bret Hart and Yokozuna rather than the joke we got. I was upset at this as a kid in 1993 and I'm still upset watching it back.
Crowd pop for hogan wasnt from real wrestling fans...it was a bunch of Vegas tourists
Only 10 fans cheered for Bret. Then crowd was dead for Bret. Hogan was the man.
Well, it shows how mainstream Hogan was. Around that time, you wouldn’t know a pro wrestler but you’d know Hulk Hogan.