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@macdaddy1149

3 жыл бұрын

The one thing I’ll say is, Hogan is notorious for let’s say “Not being Honest at the best of times.” I would tend to believe what the Rock says much more than Hogan. The Rock and Steve Austin were way over, more than Hogan had been in years and Arguably more than Hogan was in his Prime. Let’s talk about what you did with Shawn Hogan or how you screwed the Undertaker by lying that he hurt you. How about all the guys you buried and how you never really passed the torch and held on to the title for way to long in both companies. How you were still going over on guys like Vader when the crowd was booing you as a face. How you did Randy wrong over and over. How you changed finish’s to protect yourself and how you used your Creative Control card to keep yourself at the top instead of helping build younger wrestlers up. How you brought all your buddies in to WCW to take care of them over guys like Sting and Vader.

@sameerabdullah2000

3 жыл бұрын

Hello brother 😊😏

@phoenixkoa9771

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster

@raygoogs

2 жыл бұрын

This was the best match I ever watched! It was an amazing match. They way the crowd shifted and Hogan became a face and Rock was a heel it was amazing.

Probably the best match I ever watched. It was crazy how the crowd literally brought back Hulkamania!!

@RobertReg1

3 жыл бұрын

Literally watched it 50 times back in the day. Glad to hear these two share

@MrRover30

3 жыл бұрын

Hogan vs the ultimate warrior was a classic one don’t forget!!

@gonzothompson412

3 жыл бұрын

Best Hart vs Stone Cold at Wrestlemania 13 was my pick as best match ever.

@docholidae4471

3 жыл бұрын

Austin 316. Was the biggest missed match hogan vs stone cold 🥶 would of did wonders

@adamdavis1737

3 жыл бұрын

I think Rock was a much better pick for Hogan

I was at Wrestlemania 18 and the sound in the SkyDome from the fans was something I've never heard since. It wasn't an audible noise, it was just a pressure from 80k people screaming in unison. The electricity in the building was incredible and the hype for Hogan was unreal. It was something I am so glad I was a part of and the ticket from that event sits in a frame at my desk at work every day.

@bubufubu

2 жыл бұрын

You lucky bastard. How awesome that you got to be there. Those SkyDome crowds are some of the best. I wish I could have been at WM 6 to see Hogan vs. Warrior. Cheers. 👍

@Thecookiejarbymel

2 жыл бұрын

I was there too nothing like I’ve ever seen before. Your right about the sound just a surreal atmosphere

@corywhitehead83

2 жыл бұрын

I was there too. I still get chills when I rewatch the match. I have been to some big events in the 20 years since but nothing has come even close to the Rock/Hogan match at Wrestlemania X8.

@davecarsley8773

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. My parents made a deal with me that I could go to wrestlemania and take 2 friends, no matter how far away it was, if I made the honor roll the year before. They probably felt petty comfortable since I'd never made the honor roll before. Boy did I make them regret that deal.

@Grayto

2 жыл бұрын

It was fucking crazy. Swear to god the Dome shook when Hogan hit the leg and Rock kicked out.

I was in the crowd as a 16 year old screaming my head off for hogan. Toronto is sometimes starved for world class entertainers. When an eternal legend like Hogan is in the building not even a star like the Rock will be able to keep us quiet. Toronto is one of the best, underrated crowds in the business.

"If I said that Rock was the most talented person I ever worked with in the ring, it would be an understatement." - - HULK HOGAN. What a statement. Great video. From a lifelong 80's Maniac.

@giovannimiguelalfonso5630

3 жыл бұрын

Just because HBK fucked their SS match

@bubufubu

2 жыл бұрын

@@giovannimiguelalfonso5630 That's Hickenbottom for you. Douche, extraordinaire.

@everydaydubs1713

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say that if Hogan hadn't made a career out of dodging Bret, he wouldnt be naming Rock here... nice to see the HBK heat in the comments!

@bryleighrblx1036

2 жыл бұрын

Who in the blue hell are you?

@stevelowe2647

2 жыл бұрын

Hogan's probably tried claiming the Rock weighed 580lbs for the match mind.. or that he partied with Princess Diana the night after.

‘He beat Andre the Giant with that move’. Still get chills. JR will always be the GOAT of wrestling commentary.

@andreellis2167

4 жыл бұрын

The crowd during that part was INSANE!! Never heard a wrestling crowd so engaged.. Everyone in the arena counted 1...2...the camera zooms in and the Rock kicks out!

@mrcoreynitro

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreellis2167 I don't believe we will ever see anything like that again. I hope so though

@hw5091

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreellis2167 I still think Hogan should've won right there. It was anti-climactic after that. I usually turn the match off after the kick out. That crowd would've blown the roof off on 3.

@RyanHartTV

2 жыл бұрын

Hogan should have won that. It was too predictable that The Rock will win so the curveball would have been great. It was hype enough to let Hogan win as well, wouldn't have been a disappointment at all. It really should have been a title match too

@petek852

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt. Undisputed

Rock vs Hogan was so underated, it was a great story. The next day on Raw, Hogan received one of best crowd ovation ever.

@FineWineFletch

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@JPHolling

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is regarded as one of the best matches ever

@itsmezed

4 жыл бұрын

There ain't no pop like a Hogan pop.

@belayzenica

4 жыл бұрын

@@itsmezed i hated that they took away the nwo gimmick so fast i wanted it to run for a while but guess it wasnt possible ppl cheered for hogan all thetime

@aswadi1991

4 жыл бұрын

both 👍👍

When they both talk about "feeling it in the air" that feeling is EXACTLY what's missing in today's wrestling. Those acrobats that wrestling now are great stunt men but they will NEVER get the fans to a point where we can "feel it in the air" or at the "edge of our seats" about whats about to happen. like these legends did. Im one of the few people who still watch wrestling but Damn do I miss wrestling.

@Lak3baby

4 жыл бұрын

Passport Kings Travel exactly, but The hardy boyz return at WM 33 was probably the loudest pop in history of wwe

@danielwright650

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lak3baby behave

@Lak3baby

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Wright it was, and it was an open dome

@MrCarpediem6

4 жыл бұрын

wrestlers of the mid 80's to mid 90's knew how to electrify the air.. imho that was the golden age

@rapartist9309

4 жыл бұрын

FS Chris definitely not

Hulk Hogan is the goat I was 17 when I first saw him & now I am 52 years old my God times go fast

@alex042713

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother....

@user-hc9qv9yb9m

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't stand him

@jas1193

3 жыл бұрын

308328928 why

@Jfizzle813

3 жыл бұрын

I never liked him as a character but I appreciate his greatness and what he did for the wrestling business. I prefer heel hogan "Hollywood " over babyface hogan. Been watching wrestling since 93!

@lm4585

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jfizzle813 He hurt the business, especially WCW

This is the power of hulkamania. 2002 I was 26 year old NYPD cop. The day of WM 18 I was working at ground zero. I had a particularly bad day. Saw ALOT of awful things that day. Where we were digging we came across ALOT of remains. Of victims. So after my tour was over. I went home and watched WM mostly for this match. For the 25 minutes this match was on. I was 12 years old again. And put the awful things I saw that day out of. My mind . that is the power and greatness of the character hulk hogan created. Thank you hulk.

@mapleleafs99

4 жыл бұрын

b40 b40 not all hero’s wear capes brother stays strong

@mr-m340i2

4 жыл бұрын

b40 b40 thanks for your service on that terrible day!

@kingmadness0592

4 жыл бұрын

b40 b40 you have to also give credit to The Rock for making the match that much more special. Hulk couldn’t have had that match with anyone else for it to have been any better

@dareasonx24

4 жыл бұрын

God bless

@twisted319

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you man, love from manhattan, will never forget.

no one remembers HHH vs. Jericho being the main event that year lol

@808G8GT

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all!! Lol

@senorfish2503

4 жыл бұрын

@@808G8GT I forgot myself, definitely thought Rock vs Hogan was and then realized it was crappy HHH vs. Jericho. It sucks Jericho only managed to headline one mania main event and HHH headlined 200 of them.

@chrismurray8483

4 жыл бұрын

Jericho admits himself that he has NEVER re-watched that HHH match at wrestlemania

@Gawdzillest

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Murray cuz HHH sucks

@chrismurray8483

4 жыл бұрын

@@senorfish2503 well, Mainly its because it was a REALLY bad match for a younger Jericho standard. Think of all the ELITE matches he had between 02-05 (e.g WM 19/WITH HBK) also, because it should NoT have gone on last because its IMPOSSIBLE to follow what rock/Hogan did. But HHH CAN work-he has had some great matches (ROYAL RUMBLE 00,WM TAKER BOTH 27/28 as a couple of examples)

Ring psychology is lost on today's wrestlers and fans.

@hillncer1

4 жыл бұрын

what u mean todays wrestling? No wrestling but trashling nowadays...........

@MSH786

4 жыл бұрын

greatone33j, not totally. I still think that there are some guys that have a little ring psychology, especially some of the NXT guys like Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano.

@nokaut

4 жыл бұрын

B/c creative micro manages and helicopter parents the fuck out of talent these days so much so that when they are thrown a curve ball live during a match or promo or whatever, they turn into a deer in the headlights.

@LordsofMedia

4 жыл бұрын

fans don't need to know about ring psychology.

@Budkkjr

4 жыл бұрын

@@hillncer1 omg...just cause that's your opinion doesn't mean that it's right.

That alternating “slow look left, slow look right” spot they did at the beginning of the match might be the greatest moment in Wrestlemania history. Name a match that had that kind of mixed frenzy before the bell. I remember watching it with friends and we all recognized it was more than just history, something very very special was happening. The “Rocky Sucks!” chant re-emerging at that point of his popularity can’t properly be described with words. If you think about it, you could say this match was the top of the pro wrestling mountain and thus began the slow descent downward to where we are now.

“I cracked the door open for Hollywood. The Rock kicked the door open and off its hinges” 💯Well said Hulkster

@GerardPedrico

4 жыл бұрын

Lamborghini versus Lamborghini? The Rock Aventador SVJ versus Ferdinand Cenation Huracan EVO (Ferdinand returns). Aventador SVJ is still the best... on paper.

@GerardPedrico

4 жыл бұрын

Who is the best Lamborghini ever?

@GerardPedrico

4 жыл бұрын

The Rock Aventador SVJ in 2020... kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZ6Fy66ac8TVkbQ.html

@GerardPedrico

4 жыл бұрын

Ferdinand Cenation Huracan EVO (Ferdinand returns) in 2020... kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZOGzLt8lMK4kto.html

@eastcoastshine2009

4 жыл бұрын

Outhouse John News I think he means Hulk didnt have to play any other characters than himself for majority of his roles. His versatility was never really explored

Hulk: "If you're over, you're over. That's just how it works" So true.

@JarrodMedrano

4 жыл бұрын

1banana2kiwis hulk hogan made millions of dollars suing Gawker I’m sure he’s fine

@batteryelectricvehicle2749

4 жыл бұрын

Listen you moron, Hogan is 70 year washed up former juicehead and Rock is a new old man juicehead that wishes they were cage fighters instead of fake wrestlers..

@peldoria

4 жыл бұрын

@@batteryelectricvehicle2749 no they don't, they like being performers. Wrestling fans know it's not real, we actually appreciate the honesty of WWE

@batteryelectricvehicle2749

4 жыл бұрын

@@peldoria ok

@peldoria

4 жыл бұрын

@@batteryelectricvehicle2749 ok

I remember sitting with a buddy of mine and watching the match. We were both surprised how the crowd turned on the Rock, who was the biggest thing in wrestling at the time. My buddy turns to me and says "That's why _he_ is Hulk Hogan and everyone else is _not_ ." 😁

@jdgeibe

4 жыл бұрын

💯🐐

@rickytib

3 жыл бұрын

I was watching with my 2 best friends and another friend and all 3 of them turned on the Rock and I was shocked. I kept asking why they turned on him. The Rock is my favorite, he is definitely in the front in that Mt. Rushmore.

@esucil

3 жыл бұрын

Its because hogan came back.. people wanted the underdog to win and boy can hogan play a crowd

@john-tobeymaguirecena

2 жыл бұрын

Similar to Reigns & Cena. (Not comparing the matches themselves). Cena came back this year and brought millions of fans back with him. WWE went from the Head of the table, back to the Cenation, real quick. Reading your comment on how everyone turned on The Rock who was the biggest thing at the time, reminds me of today, is all I’m saying.

I get chills just listening to this. When I describe wrestling to someone who doesn't watch, this is the match I use as an example.

You can tell Rocky was a Miami Hurricane when he feels the need to differentiate what 'take a bump means'. 😁

@leadhead7338

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO!!! now we all know what he was doing!

Hulk vs Rock is the match I will always get hyped watching. Pure Nostalgia.

Today even after more than a decade later, this match still is one of my top 3 matches I ever watched. Wrestlemania 17 and 18. Favourite wrestlemanias ever.

I still remember when Hogan returned on Smackdown and the crowd refused to let him talk to the point where it brought him to tears. The business is the business, but to us fans the WWF was always the house that Hogan built, and it was always where he belonged. That's why at 50+ years old at the time we had his back the whole way. He was finally home, and we wanted to enjoy it.

Should have been the main event, still baffles me that Triple H and Y2J went on last.

@CJM333

4 жыл бұрын

Liam Huxley blame it on trips being with steph plus being a politician

@cmoney1928

4 жыл бұрын

At this point in WWE the title matches went on last. Y2J had both titles, it was a big deal. But Hogan vs Rock was indeed the bigger match.

@qaz-fi1id

4 жыл бұрын

Cause HHH is a scumbag who uses his position to keep him self on top. He is the one who buries everyone. He sucks.

@chris2423

4 жыл бұрын

Bad Bam Bigelow vs Lawrence Taylor last match and no title. Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice last match and no title. There were already WM examples to allow it and also a lot of justification for a no title last match in these circumstances of icon vs icon. It’s obvious Triple H was selfish and wanted to end the show with the image of him holding 2 belts in the air with the WM fireworks going off even though nobody cared at that point, or about him in general frankly.

@senorfish2503

4 жыл бұрын

@@chris2423 good point about the ending. The clip of HHH holding both belts is always being broadcast when mania is being advertised. Shortly after this came the "reign of terror"and most of us tuned out for many years.

The night after WM18, the ovation Hogan got that night.. Just watched that back and it put tears in my eyes man

The Rock talking about a match he had ‘18’ years ago! And he’s in better shape now! 😂 crazy

@TheDelzShow

3 жыл бұрын

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@NormMagnusMaximus

3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is Hogan was the same age during that match as the Rock is now, and I think that was the best shape Hogan was ever in. 48 seems to be the sweet spot.

@josephtuzzolo6758

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah bc now the rock can juice all he wants and not have to worry about getting fined

@ManPursueExcellence

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephtuzzolo6758 Lol. Yeah, Rock just has to look good. He doesn’t have to get so physical anymore and not constantly on the road anymore.

When he Hulk'd up in that match, he literally re-ignited my childhood. A true all time Great.

When people talk about how big Stone Cold and the Rock got, they forget that, when Hogan came out on Raw after WM18, he got the longest ovation we had seen on live TV...ever. His Hall of Fame induction got much longer and louder applause than either Attitude Era guy. Hogan joining the nWo almost put Vince out of business (were it not for Turner/Time Warner, it very well could have). Hogan got the biggest pop at Wrestlemania XXX between the three of them. Hogan was booked as the heel for WM18 while Rock was booked as the face, yet the crowd was about 80/20 Hogan as the match went on, and in their subsequent alliance-turned-feud double cross. Stone Cold may have the box office record for ratings and PPV buys, and Rock went on to have a monstrous movie career, but Hogan did it before them, did it while they were running, and his name still carries that weight. Regardless of how awful of a human being he may be in real life, regardless of how many lies he tells (and let's be real, ALL wrestlers lie to put themselves over, even after retirement), he is the biggest star in the history of the business. This Wrestlemania would basically be the end of all great things in wrestling. Yes, great matches happened after, and there were probably PPV buys that were bigger, but it was the culmination of wrestling from the 80's and 90's, meeting in one place, with both guys putting on a great show in front of a crowd that was absolutely on fire. It had that same electricity as WM3, or WM6 between Hogan and Warrior. The moves themselves weren't going to matter, because these two had the crowd. It only would have been bigger had it been Austin vs. Hogan. But wrestling after that would slide down from the zenith, and it has never quite recovered since. SIDE NOTE: No, John Cena doesn't come close. Just because he came up in the internet era and has become a meme to a lot of people doesn't mean anything. He was a forced push in the PG era that squashed a lot of emerging talent to pitiful PPV buys, and was overrated by Meltzer and others who did ratings systems for matches that began during Cena's time. During the Monday Night Wars, Cena would have been a mid-card guy, nothing more.

@troystaunton254

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s like if you go away for a long time people miss you.

The Rock another truly great human being not just the ultimate entertainer.

I don't say this lightly, but the closest thing I know of to what he's talking about is when 2 jazz musicians go at it. The changes, the tempo, the feel, the history... you take all that and it just informs what you're going to do in the moment. If somebody in the crowd sneezes, one guy picks up on it and the whole thing goes down a different path. It really is art, and it's a totally unique art where 2 people have to be totally locked in. And only a handful have "it."

This was my favourite all time matches, about 7 years ago i showed it my then 7 year old daughter it on my "Hulk still Rules!" DVD and she loved it!. Another great match was the main event between HHH vs Chris Jericho, I will never forget that match, EVERYBODY I know always remembers that match lol

"The irresistible force meeting the immovable object." -Gorilla Monsoon

@fishhookism

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was an old tape of Randy before I saw it.

@buddyholly2969

4 жыл бұрын

Who else read this in Gorilla's voice lol

@drusmiff7000

4 жыл бұрын

You do know gorilla monsoon didn’t actually coin this phrase right? It’s an actual paradox presented by the Chinese hundreds of years ago...something many people say.

@chriszaa2309

4 жыл бұрын

love jr but that was all that was missing during the match would have loved to hear monsoon call it

@jp3813

4 жыл бұрын

@Dan Evertt So are we to assume that Heath Ledger's Joker was a Hulkamaniac?

Rock was the locker room.." ITS DOESNT MATTER WHAT THE LOCKER ROOM SAYS!!!"

@st4focus4mk4

4 жыл бұрын

Rigo Martinez undertaker ran the locker room during that Monday night wars time

@chancegoode173

4 жыл бұрын

Rigo Martinez it was The undertaker,Rock and Steve Austin running things in those days.

@Zeke1379

4 жыл бұрын

@@st4focus4mk4 not in Bret or HBK's time

@ermonski

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zeke1379 yeah but those two pretty much still respected Taker

Loudest pop ever when hogan hulked up on rock. Rock turned into a 10 year old mark for like 10 seconds watching hulk and hearing the crowd. There’s not a person on the planet that could do that to the rock but the goat. I love them both. Probably the greatest moment I’ve watched as a fan.

This interview is genius... Rock's explanation of that decision to "take the bump" as a heel really did explain EXACTLY how I felt watching this match the first time. And as a kid in the 80's, Hogan was my childhood hero second only to my Pops. So, hearing his point of view made it just that much more special. This video was a real treat.

Hogan looks like a mix of Chong n Macho man lol

Hogan has told this story a bit less cautiously in the past. He said that he didn't like going to Miami to rehearse the match and didn't think it was necessary. He felt like Rock (and maybe others at WWE) underestimated his ability to improvise in the ring and put on a good match and tell a story in the ring without rehearsing, like maybe they thought he was older and didn't have that skill any more. The script for the match was built around the idea that the crowd would all hate Hogan and wouldn't have any respect for him. Hogan kept telling them, "I don't know if this is gonna work, guys. I don't think the crowd's gonna accept it." But Rock, Vince, and others at WWE basically expected the crowd to offer no support for Hogan since the fans had probably lost interest in him during the all those years he spent away from WWE. (It turned out the opposite was true; the fact that Toronto fans hadn't seen Hogan since his Wrestlemania VI match against Ultimate Warrior meant they were hungrier for Hogan than just about any other city in North America.) Later, when Hogan actually stepped into the ring with Rock, it was obvious that he was getting lots of love from the fans, and he basically said to Rock, "Ok, now can we do it my way?" And Rock said yes. And then, they just improvised the entire match. Hogan has always said that Rock's ability to improvise in the ring and to adapt on the fly is incredible and was demonstrated in that match.

@Bertaut

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's pretty much my understanding too. I think I also know the precise interview you're referring to about Hogan being more cautious - I think it's on the WWE DVD that was put out a few years ago (although don't quote me on that). But I've definitely seen him say that if they rehearsed the entire match the way Rock wanted to, he felt it could be stilted.

@Spaced92

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think he's fibbing or misremembering a bit there. Specifically the bit that everyone at the WWE thought Toronto would offer no support for Hogan, it's a bit too idealised and there's a reason they put him a match with The Rock at Wrestlemania.

@billblaski9523

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone says it should have been Austin vs Hogan instead but I just can not imagine Stone Cold being in that position that night. Like I dont think Austin would have went along with the crowd

@chris_t2020

3 жыл бұрын

Hogan didn't want to rehearse the match cause was HE'S TOO LAME TO DO IT. He always did the four old moves and that's a match for him. Hulk-up, punch to the face, Irish whip, big boot, leg drop, THE END.

@CompelledUsername

2 жыл бұрын

@@chris_t2020 And?

Hulk Hogan is the 🐐! Just ad The Rock said! Yet, so humble!

Love the GnR in background. I was at X8, Hogan was getting massive cheers before The Rock sold his bump with "a look". He may have contributed, but 68,000 fans wouldn't notice a "look". They were both amazing in the match and the crowd was really loud. No video has done it justice.

@ermonski

3 жыл бұрын

Technically speaking it was a pretty average match, but the way Rock and Hogan played along with the crowd made it so amazing. Rock felt the crowd was rooting for Hogan so you notice he played heel so Hogan will be cheered.

"Dwayne...... listen to Hogan!" 😂

@TheDelzShow

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

What they have to realize is that Hogan was in WCW and they never came to Toronto. So for the crowd hadn't seen Hogan for YEARS. That Toronto crowd was all about Hogan because they missed him. Great match!

@MrRodzilla

4 жыл бұрын

they came to Toronto, that night when bret hart hid the steel plate under his maple leafs jersey because he called out Goldberg and knew he was going to get speared as hart was running down the list of names the crowd was booing all of them except Hogan, so I just think they naturally love him

@Dads1stTime

4 жыл бұрын

Hogan lost the belt to warrior at WM 6 in Toronto. They wanted the win for him

@MrSprigg

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrRodzilla I was there; Hogan was the only person other than Bret to get ANY cheers. The pop for Bret started from about five seconds after the doors opened, and it just didn't stop, even after the spear. The only time we paid attention to anything else was Hogan's match.

@XXXenophile

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t just being back in Toronto. I say it was also just the simple fact he was back in WWE and that’s also what they were cheering as well. Hogan was home and we were happy.

People talk shit about hogan but he is a MASTER at feeling the crowd.

@razorraysolarsavings70

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Most people can only see with their eyes. ;)

@jpbart1390

2 жыл бұрын

it's mainly millennials that shit on hogan. they're too young to remember the golden era.

Absolutely great interviews, this coming from a 61 year old life long wrestling fan! Thank you so much, I was so entertained, it brought a tears to my eyes!

It was Magic. Hulk Hogan returning to Wrestlemania.. it all came flooding back all at once. Very emotional for a real wrestling fan.

I’ve seen pictures of the Hulkster with a full beard, but it didn’t feel real until now, when I watched this video. I was born in 1980, I literally grew up watching Hogan. He’s getting old, and so am I. God bless you Hogan, Hulkamania will live forever brother!

Given all the legends that Hulk worked with during his career, he gave Rock some Madddd Props there. High praise indeed from the man who took pro wrestling into being a pop culture entertainment giant. This was really a great video by Hulk. He sounded so sincere, so chill, and so at peace sitting there by the ocean. I started watching wrestling back in the days when Bob Backlund was champion for years, and when Hulk came along everything kicked-up to 100 notches. Hulk will always be my favorite of All-Time. Thank you so much Hulk. You gave me and millions of others so much joy over the years.

I’m just smiling listening to these two talk about this match. One of my favorites

Both of you are still the greatest one. Hogan and the Rock also deserve $1billion each of them, they did magnificent job! Lots of people oversea love America due to your great jobs... Many blessings ! Love from Ancaster , Ontario Canada

Hulk with the beard looks like randy savage when he grew out his white beard he also looks like buff Santa

@jmac9327

4 жыл бұрын

Calen Hornbostel Santa with muscles

Wow, Hogan looking like a regular 135 year old man and looking pretty decent at that.

@reggiemars2k8

3 жыл бұрын

135? He looks like God.

@Tsweeney12584

3 жыл бұрын

@@reggiemars2k8 its not how old you are, it’s how old you feel, Larry. And I feel, 157 brother. Every day that Hulk’s not dead brother, he’s living on bonus time

@jpbart1390

2 жыл бұрын

i thought 122 was the longest lifespan i know of.

Thanks for the great memories. Even if another year passes not being able to see a live match, these stories are our fuel for looking forward and making new memories.

Hogan vs Rock II.... a match we do NOT want to see. Thank you for the greatest match of all time though.

@alexwadley1148

4 жыл бұрын

No Way Out 2003 - Rock vs Hogan II

@robertace821

4 жыл бұрын

I forgot

@blackformulafilms3810

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@blackformulafilms3810

4 жыл бұрын

Bro I laughed so hard lol

@Jmanisalive

4 жыл бұрын

@@blackformulafilms3810 #Truth lol.

Man this is a Hogan I’ve never seen I feel like this is the real Hogan

@cunt4003

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah after 60 years he finally seems humbled and at peace with himself.

@TheSands83

4 жыл бұрын

There is no real hogan the guy is a worker in and out of the ring till the end

@spinnerbeltguyspinnerbeltg6782

4 жыл бұрын

mansonlamps Hogans the GOAT

@ThePolarPrince

3 жыл бұрын

This is the old Hogan who had to hit rock bottom, no pun intended, and it made him a better man. Unfortunately the young Hogan lived a crazy life of drugs, alcohol, and back stabbing outside of the ring. I guess some people handled fame and the fear of losing top spot differently. One thing for sure was that he could put asses in seats, sell merchandise, and blow up a crowd with 5 wrestling moves. With all that being said it was good to see him back with Vince and the WWF/WWE. Hogan came full circle and everyone's journey is unique!

If the goal of professional wrestling is to get you emotionally invested into the match than this was the greatest match ever

"we both went into the match as good guys" Uh...Rock, buddy, he had literally just driven a semi truck into an ambulance you were inside of the week prior.

@HotstopKid

4 жыл бұрын

He mentions Hogan as the heel.

@MSH786

4 жыл бұрын

ObsoleteWorlds, yup, that’s exactly what I was gonna say...LOL!

@obsoleteworlds

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotstopKid he literally says what I quoted.

@HotstopKid

4 жыл бұрын

@@obsoleteworlds I was not referring to the quote, as I am aware what was said. I'm referring to your statement underneath the quote.

@HotstopKid

4 жыл бұрын

When the rock mentioned "good guys" he was not referring to the Storyline, he's talking about reality beef between the two, more specifically the competition between companies. Hulk in his response to this video, explains that.

More fans were cheering Hogan that night

@15jstone

4 жыл бұрын

Toronto is a Hogan town for sure.

@Voldermortization

4 жыл бұрын

Yes genius that was what made the match so interesting

@Bertaut

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yeah, one or two more.

@TheYoungSquire

4 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, its why the WWE still constantly rely on former stars to provide the bigger moments for them rather than cultivating their current talent to do so.

@NunayoBisnez

4 жыл бұрын

He hadn't been to Toronto in a decade, so of course.

Hulkster has 10 times the charisma and magnetism of anyone on the roster today, even as an old man. One more run, brother! 😂

@hickster316

4 жыл бұрын

What about Bruno and Andre ? I mean when you are talking Mt. Rushmore you are talking about Founding Fathers of professional wrestling. I say Bruno, Andre, Hulk, and Flair.

@americanpatriot5764

4 жыл бұрын

No. Hogan can barely walk!!!

@christiancharles2866

4 жыл бұрын

Hogan is done. Never wrestling again.

@jpbart1390

2 жыл бұрын

the hulkster is, was & will always be the greatest ambassador for the entire wrestling industry. he even became bigger than the industry, itself.

The Greatest ever.

Thank you Hogan. Thank you for one of the greatest matches and careers of all time. I never experienced anything like WM18 again but I got a chance to be a hulkamaniac as a kid. What an icon

“HOLGAN”- Roddy Piper

@ScorpionSuerte

4 жыл бұрын

"HULL-Kogan" - Ultimate Warrior

@natep9997

4 жыл бұрын

"Holk Holgun yeeah"- randy savage

@paystyles5429

4 жыл бұрын

Ho- Kogan Warrior!!

Two guys who could hold the crowd under their thumb with just a look. Incredible and unrepeatable.

This was so much fun listening to these two legends talking about that Wrestlemania match!!! Thank you for posting this!!!

My favorite match ever! The build up, the unbelievable fans.. The way both of them worked the crowd was seriously unbelievable. Two iconic pros doing their thing loved it!

One of my all time favorite matches, along with Austin vs Bret at wrestlemania 13. Like this , Austin and Bert was talking bout their match and the respect they have for each other, on Austin’s show, A must see !! 🙌🏻 Austin’s Broken Skull Session

@TheDelzShow

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah It was something special

@israymervalentin-arias6313

4 жыл бұрын

As Stone Cold Steve Austin says "Can everyone here give me a hells yeah?" Hells yeah!

I wasn't even listening to them. I just want to use the Rock's gym. Getting tired of calisthenics.

@DanielIsraelite

4 жыл бұрын

Gym is more versatile because you can do calisthenics in the gym too plus you have the machines. Only thing better about training outside is the air is better and you can run on grass which is more natural ground

@amtownsyou

4 жыл бұрын

just buy weights bruh

@awallner1

4 жыл бұрын

93 til infinity510 Well I am being sanguine about the situation. And I am a little ahead of your suggestion since I have bought weights a few days ago. But since the supply chains are frozen most places don’t have equipment. Even in ebayland the prices are rising. So you have to piece things together. So you mean well but it is somewhat provincial

What a great video from two of the BEST. It is hard not to shed a TEAR when you watch this. THANKS.

Nothing but mad respect for both of y’all. This was a masterpiece for a wrestling fan. Thank u

I was nervous for Hulks sake, didnt know if he could hang in this match and was pleasantly surprised he didnt embarrass himself. Hogan is the goat!

@user-pt8hz2ws8g

4 жыл бұрын

you def were not around in the 80s

@Adino1

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-pt8hz2ws8g I know right, who is this guy to doubt Hogan?

@cajunasian71

4 жыл бұрын

It is funny that you said this as Hogan himself said he had reservations about this match. He actually was hurt later in the match and The Rock helped him through.

@stormteam3004

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-pt8hz2ws8g oh really??? What's your point? I was, so i really dont know what u mean. Im wondering if u were

2 Legends ! Respect ! Take care both of you ! Good job man and keep up the good work , who uploaded this clip ! Cheers and Peace !

I am from Toronto and been watching the Hulkster in TO since early 80s...of course he was the face at mania in the Dome

@TheDelzShow

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, check out my new videos on the story ASAP before they are removed

I was at WR 18 with a handful of friends! We drove over from Michigan. It was such an epic night! I still have the WR 18 jersey I bought there.

The Rocks psychology is what every inspiring wrestlers and the current roaster needs to hear.

@chingasofarkaso

4 жыл бұрын

Aspiring, not inspiring.

@friendly1870

4 жыл бұрын

they all just need to study people like, pt barnum, joseph goebells, satan...

@bdot187um

2 жыл бұрын

Hogan and rocks psychology is what made that match, along with the fans of course.

Two of my favorites. I can remember watching WWF on the CBS affiliate in Rhode Island every week in the early 80s. I just wish Andre was still with us.

Don't think I've ever seen a crowd factor into a matches success as much as it did here. Thank you to both the competitors and the crowd

Papa Smurf has been throwing steel around!

That's a XXL shirt btw the rock is just a beast 🤣🤣🤣

@TheDelzShow

4 жыл бұрын

That’s wild

I flew from London when I was 17 to watch this show. Cant believe it was 18 years ago! When we were queueing outside the arena we could feel something special was going to go down, Half the crowd were chanting for the Rock, the rest for Hogan. When Hogan kicked out of the Rock Bottom I've never felt, and never will feel again that type of atmosphere.

@MrMrlosteruk

4 жыл бұрын

I flew with a mate to watch this. Best thing I've ever seen live.

this was so awesome!! Thank you for sharing

@TheDelzShow

3 жыл бұрын

❤️ check out more wrestling vids here

It’s funny how this match had the fans turn on The Rock creating “Hollywood Rock” Heel Character!

@MajorDude14

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. That kinda happened around Rock vs Brock

@lefthookheaven6377

4 жыл бұрын

vincentrich - Banned But Not Forgotten you’re funny

@MajorDude14

4 жыл бұрын

vincentrich - Banned But Not Forgotten I know the match happened months earlier. But rock’s heel turn happened that night he lost to Brock. It wasn’t a heel turn after Rock vs Hogan. As far as the youth comment you made, I’m not what makes you an expert on it. I was a fan since NWA so maybe you can do the math on that 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

@BigBoss7777777

4 жыл бұрын

@vincentrich - Banned But Not Forgotten stfu

@jheelan4432

4 жыл бұрын

@vincentrich - Banned But Not Forgotten I was a kid then but I watched it. Going into the Brock v rock match the rock was definitely still a baby-face we were devastated when he lost. He was obviously a heel afterwards when he went all Hollywood but I don't think anyone was rooting for Brock in that one. You must be incredibly insightful or just using revisionist history either way you're way off

I love Hogan, always had, always will. He offered me some of the best match of my wrestling fan career. Wrestlemania 18 was the last time I felt like a 12 years old watching a wrestling match.

You can see how much that moment and wrestling in general mean to The Rock by watching and listening to his energy. You can tell he’s nostalgic

One of the greatest matches of all time. Attitude Era will be the greatest time of the WWE universe. Paved the way for the rest of these Jibronies!!

Just HAD to throw in those RIBS BROTHER. And even at the end leaving the door cracked open for Hogan v Rock III. Work ‘em Hulkster. Work ‘em.

It is amazing how personality driven pro wrestling actually is. Live Long and Prosper Hulkster!

I grew up on hulk hogan, tears fall from me to him . hulk maniacs 4ever.!

The goats of pro wrestling: Hulk Hogan, Bill Goldberg, Undertaker, Ric Flair, Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Heart Break Kid, Andre the Giant, Lex Luther, Macho Man Randy Savage, Kane, Mankind, John Cena, Chris Jericho.

@obitwobignuts4496

4 жыл бұрын

Lex Luther? Didn’t know he wrestled.

@DBCOOPER888

4 жыл бұрын

Forgot the Ultimate Warrior.

@rogerstephenroth8073

4 жыл бұрын

@@obitwobignuts4496 Oh sorry my mistake Lex Luger is the name lol his name just sounded similar

@rogerstephenroth8073

4 жыл бұрын

@@DBCOOPER888 They should do a tribute a count the history of all pro wrestling of the WWE since the time of WWF. I hope they bring back the WCW, ECW championships which were retired. I think they should make some nicer world title belts for the WWE.

@Richterdgf

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t know the difference between Lex Luger and Lex Luthor, and included fucking Goldberg and Cena on a “greatest ever” list that excludes Bret Hart and Sting....

The match that single handily made me a wrestling fan

Not only that we had rock vs hogan in toronto we also had hogan and the ultimate warrior.

@aftrthejake6843

4 жыл бұрын

Coming from the United States, you guys always have the loudest/passionate crowds! 🤘🙏

@DavidSmith-rv2hw

4 жыл бұрын

@@aftrthejake6843 only 100 days on tv, 12 ppvs / year. most of those dates go to american arenas. Canada makes the best of their time

@russelllopez4171

4 жыл бұрын

Wuhan Virus not much

@sixfiftychris

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah when Kevin Durant got injured in the Finals you Toronto fans cheered louder than Hogan vs Rock. Disgusting!

@sixfiftychris

4 жыл бұрын

@Wuhan Virus Thats why you infected him, but he already beat your ass

Crowd was absolutely electric on this night

thank you to both for such great entertainment.

No matter what they did in that match, I was still gonna be cheering for The Rock lol

@HypervoxelRBX

4 жыл бұрын

you were the only one

@gnonymouse

4 жыл бұрын

You obviously weren't there.

@Schwedeballz

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏽

@brandonbasnett5680

4 жыл бұрын

Hogan sucks. Over hyped and overrated

@PP-ec6cw

3 жыл бұрын

@@HypervoxelRBX nope me too lol

18 years later we got Goldberg coming out age 82 to an empty audience

@dirtyponcho2575

4 жыл бұрын

Plus made him look like a mid card jobber. Was over real quick.

@Calvin-01

4 жыл бұрын

After that private, fan less wrestlemaniaand the joke of a Undertaker match, im All in for #AEW. Today’s #WWE is for the money not the fans

@mikeunabomb6975

4 жыл бұрын

@ERIC JAMES Are you 12?

@hakanyigit79

4 жыл бұрын

Goldberg is/was the most boring wrestler ever. If any of his matches were good, its coz his opponent was phenomenal! LoL

@leadhead7338

4 жыл бұрын

@@hakanyigit79 Goldberg was great when first in wrestling!...???? Though I stopped watching wrestling when i hit puberty, and watched real fights!

As a kid who grew up watching wrestling in the 80/90s and a young man watching the Rock and all his movies, this video is really blowing my mind.

That was the best match that I have ever seen. The way that the crowd flipped and got behind Hogan was so cool.

“We both went into the match as good guys.” Hogan had run him over with a semi-truck.

@communityparty5560

3 жыл бұрын

NWO fans were totally with the attack on Rock. The crowd as electric , counting1-2-3 with Scott Hall during the attack inside the ring. Fan favorites would probably be a more accurate description than "good guys".

@PJErvin

3 жыл бұрын

@@communityparty5560 agree

This is why when Legends speak its good to listen. The Rock broke it down like the hall of famer he is 💯

1:16 With the mustache rub I thought he was gonna say “you know what rock, what you said doesn’t work for me brother”

Glad you did this, Brother.

The Rock being humble, I really respect him for that, and he's definitely a GOAT himself, or at least like he said he deserves to be on someone's "Mt. Rushmore" of wrestling. I agree with him though, Hogan is definitely in at least my top 5 if not top 10.

@bishopofsahs

4 жыл бұрын

Ric Flair

@comradechenkov6569

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't put Hogan in my top 30. I'll never take away what he did for the business or his incredible runs. Just as an ring talent goes, he's absolutely trash. Literally always has been. He's one the least convincing in ring workers I've ever seen in my years. From the 80s to his last WWE run.

@liamhiggins360

4 жыл бұрын

@@comradechenkov6569 Hogan not my fav BUT he is easily the GREATEST wrestler ever unless you are being jealous or childish.

@themadrapper101

4 жыл бұрын

Stone Cold > Rock

@comradechenkov6569

4 жыл бұрын

@@liamhiggins360 lol childish? I gave Hogan how credit. There isn't a single argument that can debunk Hogan was a horrible in ring worker. Nash had more moves than Hogan for Christ's sake lol. As for jealous, nah. As I said before i gave him his due and acknowledged his career. But as far as "best wrestler", lmfao he's not even close.

I remember watching this match live, The Rock working heel in that match, was one of the greatest moments in his wrestling career. The unplanned double turn of that night, was so amazing, and so unpredictable...which is one of many reasons, why this one of my favorite matches of all time.

@heyyoitsmebrian

Жыл бұрын

dude, there was no double turn. the rock never worked heel the entire match. and if the rock did turn heel then he wouldnt have helped Hogan beat up Hall n Nash after the match.

@DLynch

Жыл бұрын

@@heyyoitsmebrian yeah there’s a difference between working heel in a match, responding to the crowd, and an actual heel turn.

This match was where they coined wrestlemania moment period! two icons I remember vividly watching at my fraternity drinking my ass off thinking watching history first three minutes. EPIC!!!!

I watched a lot of wrestlemanias , to watch the build up of Hogan. VS Andre was one of the most entertaining times in history. To watch Hogan bodyslam Andre was one of the most impressive feats of strength iv ever seen. A real class act