Zachary FenellBest of the Decade: Hulk Hogan versus Mr. McMahon (Wrestlemania XIX)
October 31st 2009 15:23
Before I start I would like to say in no way is this match from Wrestlemania XIX anywhere close to being amongst the best of the decade in regards to ring quality. Part of the reason I chose this match for my next installment of "Best of the Decade" is because I wanted a Hulk Hogan related post to correspond with TNA's signing of Hulk Hogan (which I do think was a mistake, as you would know if you read my column, "The Hardcore Truth", over at www.tnawrestlingnews.com).
Moving on, the build for the Hogan/Mr. McMahon match was done very well. The bout was truly 20 years in the making. This is a kind of storyline you can't script which is why it was so good. There was legitimate beef between Hogan and McMahon. McMahon claims he could have made the Hulkamania gimmick work for any wrestler but Hogan insists Hulkamania worked because he was the right man to carry the torch. To this day it can still be debated who should get credit for the success of Hulkamania- Hulk Hogan or Vince McMahon?
The actual match was as good as it could have been considering Hulk Hogan was way past his prime and Vince McMahon isn't even a wrestler. The brutal chair shots and McMahon's leg drop from the ladder helped to make this match memorable but overall the bout was far from a five star clinic. Still, both men deserve some props for the match.
Moving on, the build for the Hogan/Mr. McMahon match was done very well. The bout was truly 20 years in the making. This is a kind of storyline you can't script which is why it was so good. There was legitimate beef between Hogan and McMahon. McMahon claims he could have made the Hulkamania gimmick work for any wrestler but Hogan insists Hulkamania worked because he was the right man to carry the torch. To this day it can still be debated who should get credit for the success of Hulkamania- Hulk Hogan or Vince McMahon?
The actual match was as good as it could have been considering Hulk Hogan was way past his prime and Vince McMahon isn't even a wrestler. The brutal chair shots and McMahon's leg drop from the ladder helped to make this match memorable but overall the bout was far from a five star clinic. Still, both men deserve some props for the match.
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