Hulk Hogan On Wrestlemania 18 vs The Rock
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- WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan joins Chris to discuss wrestling against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at Wrestlemania 18 in Toronto
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I was there live. A great match and the reaction Hogan got was phenomenal.
Just Sad that it wasn't the Main Event.
Everyone i've talked to agrees with that. And so do I. Triple H and Jericho's storyline was a little weak.
No you weren't
Austin years later admitted his disdain for Hogan because of the mid 90's when hogan went to WCW just as Austin was making a mark, he felt hogan hamstrung him and then again coming back to WWE for a second time screwing him over,, and decided not to ever give him a match, which Steve later admitted was a mistake on his part.
But I always questioned if those two could harmonize a match well, when both styles contradicted each other too much. You could see it in detroit before hogan vs Rock, they had a tag team match and hogan and austin finally were wrestling each other near the end of that match, but it felt a bit awkward.
Did Hulk Hogan get a phenomenal reaction on the WM 40 PPV?
As a citizen of Toronto What people dont realize is that Toronto was Hulk Hogan Territory. We loved his run in the nWo so we were going to cheer him no matter what and we showed that.
In my opinion, this is the match where The Rock proved to be one of the greatests in ring generals of all time. When he realized the crowd would have booed him, he took the ball and immediatly yet naturally shifted to heel. The whole match psychology changed on the spot yet Rock and Hogan managed to go with it in an effortless way, this is a top tier skill in a wrestler . There is a reason those 2 are GOATs
Rock vs Hogan X8 should have been the real main event!
Who cares who went last though? That only really matters for that night. Everyone remembers that as the best match of the night.
@@hellohell77nah i liked triple h vs chris jericho much more hulk hogan vs rock was mid crowd reaction doesnt make a match
@i2a7-of2ju if you're one of those that likes it more technical then a hogan match will never be up your alley anyway. But crowd reaction actually can make a match. Neither hogan or rock did anything special technically. But they worked with the crowd. Masterful ring psychology too...especially rock playing heel. When you get a combination of the two, that's when the matches are all timers. Hogan rock is one of the most memorable but rock Lesnar at summerslam that year was even better.
@@hellohell77 there is no such thing as a matchi couldnt watch and like i even liked ric flair vs hogan random raw even tho they both suck i enjoyed it somewhat the only match i couldnt watch and havent enjoyed is undertaker vs great khali
@@hellohell77 and no i dont like techincal wrestling technical like kurt angle, chris benoit guys like that i dont find it interesting i like slamming n punching
You can tell Chris is marking out for Hogan. Makes this interview more entertaining.
Hogan is a mastermind. What he did during this match was nothing short of masterpiece level and it will never be done again. Only Hogan couldve pulled this off.
💯
Except there were TWO people in the match.
Hogan didn't do it alone.
@@alexandermacdougall7873hogan marks be crazy
the rock was the one that called the audible and turned heel. hoe-gin and austin marks are selective with their blind spots.
@@LucrativeLessonsWithLandyexactly that match was successful because of him
I’m so happy for Chris. Hard work pays off, interviewing the Hulkstoffer is quite the feather in the hat.
Indeed!
@@InvincibleYoungEmpireI choppy choppy your pee pee!
"You can love him of you can hate him. But there are a lot of people here in the Skydome that love this legendary figure, Hollywood Hulk Hogan" - Jim Ross
Rock vs Hogan is my favorite match of all time
This was the end of The Attitude Era. Wrestling hasn't been the same since.
The end of Attitude Era was on May 6th 2002, with the name change. It ain’t rocket science.
The end of the Attitude Era was April 1, 2001 when Austin turned heel and joined Vince.
The entire Attitude Era was all about Austin overcoming all that Vince and the Corporation threw at him and decimating them in his style.
When he joined Vince, he became the very thing he swore to destroy. And therein spelt the end of the Attitude Era.
@@AxeDharme some people see it that way, but no the end was May 6th 2002, with the name change. That’s final.
@@StraightEdgeKnight19
"That's final"
Lmao says who? Unless someone from WWE office said that, your claim too is simply speculation.
@@AxeDharme it’s common sense my man
Bishoff capitalized on what Vince didn’t want to do and Vince capitalized what Eric missed
I went to WrestleMania 18 in Toronto. The atmosphere was insane. I was excepting a 50/50 split in crowd reaction. When Hogan Shoved Rock early the crowd became unglued at SkyDome. It was unreal
This match was just amazing. Yes, Hogan in the States wasn't a master technician in the ring, but he didn't need to do a bunch of flashy moves to garner a reaction. He was a master at having everyone in the palm of his hand, and getting people invested in his matches.
Hogan's Wrestlemania X8 match is proof that you don't need to do a bunch of flippy spot fests to get a crowd to react to you. When Rock and Hogan lock up for the first time, that reaction Hogan gets from just shoving Rock across the ring is insane.
Also, JR's "He beat Andre The Giant with that move!" is gold. I get that HHH/Jericho had to main event due to the WWF title always main eventing, but in hindsight, Rock/Hogan should've closed the show.
He admitted many times how great the rock was at harmonizing a match so brilliantly. The rock was the best ever, at that, hogan once said. How easily rock could be so flexible and go with the flow so effortlessly to make a great match Hogan said no one was better than rock at that.
Hulk Hogan wasn't a "technician" because he was never suppose to be. But Terry, man f you ever watched any o fhis stuff when he was over in Japan. it is mind blowing how technical Hogan could actually be especially for his size.
The Toronto crowd are as boisterous and vocal as the Madison Square Garden crowd.
I'm a Rock fan and I felt sorry for him getting booed as if Dwayne gave a low-blow to Bret.
Toronto never really liked the rock. they love stone col and hogan tho
@@meladgoat Why? Did Rock screwed Bret too?
@@meladgoatyall be lying for nothing...
Hogan is such a worker. I love how he takes credit for the entire dynamic shifting in the match, calling the audible, and acting like he didn’t know that Nash & Hall were coming down after. (Even though Nash & Hall have said they knew Hogan was turning babyface the day they got there.)
Did you watch a different interview than me? Because at 7:09 he gives the Rock credit for being able to call an audible and then at 7:20 he says he knew Hall and Nash were coming down after.
He knew, he just wasn't expecting Nash to lose himself.
i was 27 at the time. i was there live front row. i remember thinking to myself i will never see a match this good ever again. and so far no other WWE matches ive seen have come close to what that match was
There have been way better matches lol, if you're referring simply to the crowd reaction that's a different story
@@grant1739lol dur lol dur
Not just the crowd, but the story and significance relating to these icons, especially Hogan: the Golden Boy and most important wrestler in history.
My absolute favorite thing about that match is early on before the planned turn to babyface is even happening hulk flexes to the crowd and they erupt for it and hogans reaction to that he was genuinely surprised at the fans reaction its just the best this match is the GOAT
Remember buying WM X8 on VHS back in the day, an underrated Wrestlemania for sure and one with a unique feel.
Without a doubt one of the greatest matches of all time. Two Icons of two generations clash! Loved this match!!!
I was there with a bunch of my friends who grew up watching wrestling since the 80s. Rock v. Hogan was memorable. Nothing will top it.
I was 13 and it was honestly the greatest build up to a match I can remember. I was also in the Skydome with my Uncle. Drove up from Connecticut. I was sad to hear tho that Jericho thought thry weren't the main event. When Triple H hit Jericho with the Pedigree off the turnbuckle and landed the pinfall, the pop was HUGE.
The Wwe fans wanted their Hulk Hogan back. The Rock was just on the receiving end of the boos because in there minds in that moment it was 1987 again. And i think it was one of the greatest moments in wrestling history.
The thing about that , I remember vividly. Is he did have the heat. Everyone was ready to boo him out the building. Something special happened that night. It flipped on its head. It was really unique. Everyone felt it. Never forget it.
I remember watching this live and was mindblown at how good a moment this was
Rock getting booed, Hogan getting cheered and how quickly Rock played up to and and switched into heel mode jawing at the crowd, followed by just a great match that felt like a total shoot at points
I always wanted to know if nwo turning on him was planned, but it seems like it an audible and that’s wild. Thanks for finally getting that confirmation.
the crowd made this the best wrestlmania match ever
also same shirt he wore on Joe Rogan
The match was great because the crowd cared. That's the point. You worded it like Hogan and Rock shouldn't take credit for the quality of the match.
@jackhughes7637 I never said without the crowd this match would have sucked did I? If you watched the match it goes without saying Hogan and Rock put on a great show but the crowd made it the best wrestmania match ever.
@@davidescanio2929 Fair enough, I just interpreted it differently
No problem life long wrestling fan here don't like the new stuff old school rules for me
One of the greatest for a reason. Loved hearing the story of them rehearsing for the match and Kevin Nash marking out at Mania 🤣🤣. People may have their feelings towards Hulk for obvious reasons, you can’t take away what he’s done for the business.
Man I'm pretty sure alot of the wrestlers marked out , I don't think they could help it , it was probably their first time seeing Hogan in a wwe environment and that kid came out of them bc they couldn't help it
"I was dying to get in his shorts" lol...
PAUSE😂
Chris, great interview as always! Thank you and Hulk for your time and stories!
one of the greatest match ever !! , i remember watching this live at 10 years old.
Toronto got to see Wrestlemania 6 and 18 in the skydome. Both were hogan losses to the Ultimate warrior and the rock.
Should have been Hulks last match. Perfect send off.
The semi truck angle almost ruined that feud. It was Babe Ruth vs Barry Bonds and didn't need it.
Right 💯
I was there with my Dad yelling out Hogan Hogan.
I was there, it was ELECTRIC...Best WM match ever
The crowd as well as myself saw the 80’s/90’s Hogan going against The Rock. One of the best matches ever
Wrestlemania X8 is my favorite wrestlemania of all too Chris. Drowning Pool and Saliva always pop into my head when I hear it mentioned.
That was my music back then when I was 17. That hard rock MTV 2 stuff.
@@TheEman590 FUSE TV
Is this one of the big 3 interviews you teased? If so whos the other 2?
I think he's got Ric Flair coming up soon?
The rock
@@tonywong8134 😍
I Wonder if the Crowd would pick Hulk 😎 if it was Austin 🍻 vs. Hollywood???
My all time favorite match, it symbolizes everything i love about pro wrestling.
It was awesome to be there was insane, i was so lucky to be apart of this amazing night
If Austin never goes heel in mania 17 and faces hulk at mania 18, they don’t boo Austin out of the building like they did rock
I agree
It would have been a 50/50 split in crowd reaction
We will never know it. Since late 1999 Rock was as loved as Austin . Maybe yes, maybe not. Who knows
Austin still would have been booed, Austin and rock were almost equal in fanbase with the edge going to the rock since he had the ladies also...
That was hogans night he was gunna be cheered against anyone especially in Toronto
For all the crap Hogan gets about his wrestling ability, he knew how to work a crowd. You can say "well duh the company pushed him big of course he was over", but they tried the same thing with Lex Luger and it failed spectacularly.
Does he have matches that, completely out of context, would still be entertaining in and of themselves? Maybe not, but he knew what to do when to get a great reaction.
Watch Hogans Japan matches
Lex Luger didn't fail. Saying Lex Luger failed is saying Seth Rollins was a more successful champion than Brock Lesnar.
Lex Luger didn't win the championship because he was Vince McMahons champion and Bret hart won the belt at Wrestlemania because he was the creatives champion that included Patterson and Brisco.
Nobody was the people's champion.
The house shows of 93 with Yokozuna as a main event facing all sort of baby faces apparently drew more money than Bret Hart as a champion in 94 and house shows pretty much prove that. And it can be checked online in sites.
Just because certain people have some praise for Bret Hart and shift the blame completely on Diesel and Luger for their agenda.
Diesel and Luger still drew more money for WCW. NWO and Luger was a top merchandise seller behind NWO, Goldberg and Sting.
When Bret Hart was the champion WWF was drowning, he went to WCW and also did nearly nothing to the ratings or house shows.
People saying Luger failed probably don't know that Bret hart and Shawn Michael were low card talent when Luger was a main event for NWA and WCW.
Bret and Shawn only got the belt because Patterson who was the head of creative was in favor of pushing good in ring workers over guys with the look and presence.
The people of Toronto went bananas of hogan vs the rock. They went wild when hogan kicked out of the rock bottom.
Hulk vs Austin, we can only dream.
Hollywood or Red and Yellow? Which would’ve sold better in that angle?
That was the original match they planned but Austin declined and passed it to Rock. He felt he could work better with Scott Hall...which is how we got Austin v Hall at WM 18
Best match ever, all the meltzer "5 star" matches don't come close.
I remember it for it’s overall great energy.
It wasn't in the Tokyo dome tho!
@@BlackFrostMusic It was legendary. The energy, the importance of the match, the occasion, the masterclass from Hogan, turned himself into the biggest babyface in the company again, and one month later he's got the belt.
Mick Foley, HHH, Royal Rumble.
He said HHH call him but it was Bruce and Jim Ross lol
Chris: I was fully intending to cheer for the Rock
Hogan: Cool.
Translation: That match was so epic that I turned the crowd in less than 30 seconds! 😅
Hogan gets too much crap talked about him these days. Just for being imperfect, human. His legacy in the industry is unmatched and he seems to be a good person who learned from mistakes. Next time I'm in the neighborhood of the places he owns I will drop in to buy some merch and hopefully meet the great man himself. My 6 year old daughter loves Hulk and wrestling also, so I hope I can get a picture of her meeting the great man, which she and I would cherish. Here's hoping you are happy and healthy, Hulk. Send our best wishes all the way from England.
He deserves the crap he gets. But he should also be celebrated
The crap he gets is well deserved. His lies over the years are a joke.
He's Hulk Hogan, he doesn't need to tell so many obvious lies, the things he can actually take credit for should be enough. But no....he needs to inflate his legacy with bullshit. Despite all his accomplishments,he must be a very insecure man to tell so many lies
He deserves respect but at the same time he's brought a lot of negative feelings towards him for being racist, lying and not wanting to job to anyone so he's been selfish lol
@@alexandermacdougall7873obsessed
get a mic stand brother. amzing interview.
Iconic match with two of the biggest icons of wrestling
I think “slowly I turned” was a I love Lucy skit but I could be wrong, brother
What kind of podcaster makes Hogan hold a microphone?
Not.one.dive. In that match, and the crowd was INSANE
That's just because it was Rock vs Hogan and Hogan had been gone from the WWE for so long, hell we've seen plenty of better matches in nxt alone just not two icons
You: “what were your expectations for the match?”
Hogan: “yeah, uh yeah!”
in Toronto we cheer for our fathers heros. Hogtown is all heart!
Everyone who says the wrestling was bad back then, really has to re-think their words. "Professional wrestling" has THREE main components, promos, wrestling, and characters (STARS). Before the PG era, the order of importance was Stars, promos, then wrestling. Modern WWE has put so much emphasis on the quality of the matches, and it hinders the chance for characters to shine through, and create superstars. There's some AMAZING wrestlers, that can do things NO ONE could do back in the day. Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay, are INSANE in the ring, but they aren't stars. Go up to 100 people and ask who those guys are, I'd say maybe 5 people would know. Now, time travel to 1990 and ask people who Hulk Hogan, or Macho Man are... Or 2002 and ask who Stone Cold, or The Rock are. They were STARS. Wrestling no longer has them.
John Cena is every bit as famous.
I can't imagine preferring WM18 to X7.
Rock v Hogan iconic the best none better
THE POWER OF HULKAMANIA BROTHER!!!!! *posing vs The Rock *
It was fucken Icon Vs Icon, will never happen again.
Best match of all time hands down
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They did everything they could to make Hulk the bad guy in that match, even having Hulk run Rock over with a freaking truck! But when the music started the fans were rooting for him! Hulk Hogan couldn't be a bad guy in the WWE if he hit orphans over the head with puppies!
Biggest pop I've ever heard was Hogan hulking up in this match
@6:53 hulk hogan spinning the dj deck
I was always curious what would happen if hogan faced stonecold at WrestleMania 18? Would the fans have turn on him just like they did with the rock?
I don't think so. Steve has a more likeable aura
@@jackhughes7637how and the rock was the people champ
@@teeluc6889 Steve was truly the people's champ. Not by name, but by attitude. Coming from a real red collar family. The guy was more relatable and was pissed off. People love that.
@@jackhughes7637 what is a red collar family 😂The Rock use to get the biggest pops yeah Steve was that dude but the rock could work the crowd like nobody before
@@teeluc6889 He didn't. Steve had the louder reactions and made the most money. That's just how it was.
1:16 😂
Hulkamania Vs Hollywood Hulk. Hogan is Terry's dream match
Uve got to rmbr he did this whilst inventing electricity, the I phone and all music.
A 2 year run with Stone cold would've changed the biz...
The Rock was can work with anyone, and has put everyone over at some point
How in the fück can you not call that the number one wrestling match of all time???
"what if we do what we planned and the audience farts at it, do we keep doing it??" That's modern wrestling in a nutshell 🤷🏾♂️...
Hogan is the greatest wrestler in history.....easily!
By all accounts, the wrestlemania match at 6 was rehearsed by warrior and hogan in Florida as well with pat as well. Quit lying kogan
How you gonna have a 70 year old guy sit in one of those ikea steel chairs for hours. Get some herman millers for the legend!
I hope Kenny omega bucks and the rest of the Indy geeks pay attention to what hogan is talking about
Right? Hogan's matches may not have been flashy, but he at least knew how to get people in the palm of his hand and have people invested in the story side of the match.
When did Nash hit Hogan with a chair? I have no memory of that.
Hard to tell where the truth lies brother 😅
Hogan is the GOAT.
Stone cold said no to hulk.
He too young to get that 3 stooges line😅 Niagara Falls!!!
wearing the goats number...3:16 😎
They fucked up big time with that match they should of kept Hulk a bad guy & kept the NWO together so he could of taken on Stone Cold like he said in this interview
As they said they made an audible because of the crowd
Toronto has always been Hogan country
Canada will forever be Hulk Hogan country 🇨🇦🔴🟡⚫️⚪️
Chris has the best job
After his photo with chop-ripped chest while smiling like a puppy - I don't think so.
More lies from Hogan. He said he flew back to get the red and yellow. It took a few weeks to see him in red and yellow, and when he did bring back the red and yellow he was wearing all new gear down to his boots. If he flew back to get his gear it was a waisted trip.
Where did you get that from? From Papa Meltzer
@@AzulaNoSurname__16 The red and yellow first returned in April, weeks after Mania.
From hogan’s autobiography.
To the anti-Hogan smarks…
The Hogan spot wasn’t just being the Champion.
It was being the Champ. It was doing publicity. It was being in meetings selling the company, the brand, the match, and the business.
It was more than just being the champ.
Steve Austin was in the Hogan spot and it almost killed him.
Stone Cold Vs Hogan would have been Crazy as fuck!
The kid in me will always love Hulk, but the adult in me will always hate Hogan.
I wonder what’s true lol we all now Hulk-LieMania
You were 18 but minor cause in 🇨🇦 you become majors at 19
The worst part of Hulk Hogan turning out to be a racist is that it kills me to love WM 18 as much as I do! 😅
Lucky for you he was never a racist. People have been regurgitating the same shit for so many years and eventually, it has become the truth. The truth nothing has been said that Hulk Hogan is a racist.
I also believed initially that he was racist because of his use of the n-word. But I asked myself, have I ever heard a black wrestler say that Hulk Hogan treated them badly because of their skin color? No, I have not.
Everyone is a little racist
That's such BS. Ask Booker T how racist Hulk Hogan is.
I can’t believe nothing he says, even the stuff I seen with my own eyes. Hulk always was trash btw.
Then why are you wasting your time here!
@@bdot187um because CZcams put it in my home part I guess but you must be a liar too
@@JayB4rmOkc you can easily click on (not interested) & he won't show up again on your feed & oh mr.holier than thou here...like you never lied before ha!
@@JayB4rmOkcThen just put not interested, it's that simple
Liar
9:19 huh?
What?
Thunder In Paradise what the biggest piece of crap tv show
He's lying.
No he’s not
Stop hatin kid!
We got a truther over here
Such an original comment...