The Story of The Ultimate Challenge: Hogan vs Warrior
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Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior are two of wrestlings most popular superstars of the late 80s and early 90s. Many fans think of either Hogan or The Warrior when they think of the WWF, two legitimate household names who garnered a massive fan following during the glory days of the World Wrestling Federation.
Hulk Hogan had been the WWF's number 1 superstar since making his way to the company in the early to mid 80s. Towards the end of the decade, a new superstar was capturing the imagination of fans across the world, and his name was The Ultimate Warrior. While Randy Savage had gained a considerable fan following in 1988, the Warrior's popularity was so huge that it matched Hulk Hogan in terms of fan support. The decision was made then to have the WWF's 2 top babyface competitors square off in a match at WrestleMania. Billed as "The Ultimate Challenge", Hulk Hogan put his WWF title on the line against The Ultimate Warrior, a man who also put his Intercontinental championship up for grabs in the very same match. This was unprecedented, the WWF went against the grain and put 2 of their most beloved stars in the ring to go head to head. This mini documentary from Wrestling Bios takes a look at the match.
Topics covered include:
03:23 - The Rise of The Ultimate Warrior
05:09 - Hulk Hogan and Zeus in "No Holds Barred"
07:00 - Warrior and Hogan meet in the 1990 Royal Rumble
09:13 - Buster Douglas in the WWF
13:11 - The Toronto Skydome hosts WrestleMania VI
14:17 - The Ultimate Warrior vs Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI
- Much More!
#WWE #Documentary #Wrestling - Sport
I still remember when my dad surprised my sisters and I with this PPV. We were watching something on TV that night and he casually tells my mom to flip the channel to some obscure Channel that we didnt have and BOOM Wrestlemania. He then quickly says, " Oops wrong channel." My sisters and I were like no leave it here haha. We were so happy.
Awesome surprise.
That was great of your Dad man.👍
That's great!
thats an awesome story.
Awesome dad
Damn, that remix of both Hogan & Warriors theme at the same time is a gem!
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Would have been cool if they came out together with something like that at SummerSlam 91.
I was a little kid back then. This still gives me goosebumps and emotions til this day and I'm 40yrs old. You right it's not always about the in ring. It's how it made you feel that was the most important part of it. Thanks for the trip back to my childhood!
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I'm 40 too and we absolutely grew up in the best era ever.
@@at1212b same.👍
Saw this match back when I was 11. It was magical. The WWE will never be like this ever again.
Magical for real.
WWF. We didn't watch WWE. WWE is and will always be garbage.
Correct. I completely stopped watching this around ‘92. It got really stupid. They added female wrestlers (a lot of them). Most of the fan favorites (Hogan, Savage, Warrior) went to the NWA. Wrestlers started to die or just leave. Fell in love with the NBA and NFL and forgot about this. I wonder why people today still watch this garbage
@@vargas218 times are changing but it's kind of the product's mentality
@@tsbirthdeath you are aware that there is a generation who grew on the ruthless aggression era and early days of the PG era and love it. Some have good memories with WWE between 2011 and 2014.
I've noticed that its always the era a person grew up in that they have a special connection to and any other era, fails to compare because that initial magic has faded.
I feel Hogan gets a bit too much stick at times, this match was great by anyones standards, his Japan work and the fact he was one of the very few able to carry warrior to a good match, speaks volumes.
Once he got to the top of the mountain he knew that he didn't need to do much technical wrestling. He was smart in that he knew when to give more and he knew when he could get away with less. Why go the extra mile when literally nobody wants to see that from you? He was much more than the Hulk up, leg drop and pose, but people didn't want any more than that back then. As the video said, wrestling is more than just the in-ring moves, sometimes (probably most of the time) it's about the emotion these guys can draw out of the crowd. Hogan was very good at reading and working the crowd.
Hogan was actually a very good wrestler for his size, but his gimmick under WWF meant he never had to use it, but in Japan and even against the Rock, he pulled out great matches.
if you watch his matches vs the Rock, and vs Brock Lesnar, it is obvious that Hogan was actually a God in the ring
@@jokerzwild00 This is a bit false. Yeah, it's likely that Hogan realized at a point that he didn't need to try anymore because of his rise to superstardom, but demographics played a huge part in Hogan's decision to wrestle simpler. American pro-wrestling favored the gimmick over in-ring ability, it's why when he worked matches in Japan, he was far more technical than he let off during his time in the WWE. Hogan was smart and knew what each demographic favored, and it must also be said that he was trained by Hiro Matsuda. If Matsuda trained you, you weren't a crummy wrestler. Check out his 1991 match against Genichiro Tenryu, you can see Hulk doing drop toeholds and enziguris, it's surreal.
My mom rented me the VHS, I watched it alone. I was CRUSHED when Hogan lost. Actually cried. I was 10. Still can't believe it.
This was as real and intense as it got back then for a 10 year old!
Dan Ski I was there and cried when Hulk lost...I too was 10.
@@guilhemherisson3254 My late uncle cried and I believe he was in his 30's. He was the biggest Hulkamaniac to have ever lived.
I was 8 at the time. I grew up in a small town and I bet i rented this VHS from the local video store at least 30 times. I was that kid who was waiting on the day the new realeses came out so I could rent the pay per view from 4 or 5 months prior lol
Matt Yarbrough those were great times. I must have rented WM IV 12 times. I’d rent all the Super Tapes...91 SS and 92 Rumble were both rented many times as well.
@@guilhemherisson3254 SS 91 Bret Hart v the British bulldog??? I can still remember what every single cover of every tape u mentioned looked like. Haha
30 years later and I still can't believe that the Warrior won! I thought that Hogan was going to win for sure when he kicked out of the Warrior Splash and started hulking up, like he always does in his matches. I leaped out of my chair and started jumping around like an idiot when Hogan missed the leg drop and Warrior pinned him. Best. Match. Ever. (At the time, of course)
And still best match today
Until Rock vs Stone Cold at X7
If hogan hadn't hurt his knee he would've won. 😂
@@jonathanduplantis1403 No Vince was Going to Warrior ! Hogan was going to do movies
All my friends were picking Hogan. I was the only one picking Warrior.
30 years later. And even though I'm cough,cough older. Seeing these two good guy characters in the main event still raises up a couple of goose bumps.
I always liked Warriors yellow IC belt.
I loved the blue/teal color one he had. Even the pink one was cool.
Me too I'm thinking about buying one on wwe shop
The best one for sure.
@@TheRetroManRandySavage Agreed
I immediately let out a “hell yea” when I seen this video pop up. I’m home alone
RIGHT!! Same here. Great job by Wrestling Bios, as always, too.
I'm home alone 2
Kevin!
I still get chills every time I re-watch that match as a kid Hogan vs Warrior was huge
That remix at the beginning was nice tho.
Brilliant
Where can I find it?
Wrestlemania X intro
The Rocket Ship Powers
This mach was all emotions. Your favorite toy vs the shiny new toy.
So Woody vs. Buzz Lightyear it is then?
Great narritive!
perfect way to sum it up.
Quite easily the best wrestling channel in terms of content and presentation. Love this channel
Brian Zane can only dream of doing better.....
The 80's and mid 90's where my childhood and it saddens me to no end knowing that many of my heroes as a child have long since passed. Its surreal
I'll be honest and admit I was genuinely shocked when I watched this live on Sky TV. Hulk Hogan seemed to win all the time and now he'd just lost. Cleanly pinned in the middle of the ring.
Yeah, Hogan matches were so formulaic back then. The finish would always be opponent does his finisher. Hogan looks done. Pin, 1, 2, Hogan kicks out does his Hulk out, big boot, leg drop, 1,2,3. I was a Warrior fan back then, I thought there was no way that they would let him beat Hogan clean. Then Warrior pressed him, and went for the pin. Hogan hulks out and i went "aargh here we go." Then the Warrior dodged the leg deop and the rest is history. I saw it at a bar. It was my 12th birthday.
He still kicked out at 3.1 because he was still concerned about losing his spot brother brother.
@@claycollins9852 12th birthday at a bar ?
@@skateman7151 yup, my birthday is april 1st 1978. My dad knew the owner of the bar. He let me and my friends came with thieir parents it was an awesome night. Its not like i was doing shots or anything. We ate nachos and super chili dogs and it was one of the best moments of my childhood. Everybody was partying and celebrating.
@@claycollins9852 Awesome Story.
Gonna watch WM 6 cause I’m still under stay at home orders. Would love to see more essential events you would recommend to those of us still staying home. These videos have helped so much during the past two months.
Totally agree... I'm an 80s kid so just been rewatching the royal rumbles from the first one and it's great seeing these again after all this time
I remember watching this as a kid along with my friends. We weren't really fans of Hogan. We were tuning in for and rooting for The Ultimate Warrior! Hogan was the guy that was already somewhat old news before we even became wrestling fans. The Warrior was the one who brought the real excitement for us young fans.
When you see an upload from Wrestling Bios..the day instantly gets better everytime.. Another great video ✌😁
Totally agreed
I agree with you 100%
Most awesome match ever! The two biggest forces in the history of wrestling at their peak, stuff of legend!
This was my first WrestleMania and 11-year-old me was a big fan of both Hogan and Warrior, leaning more toward Warrior, and I remember being so hyped for this and wishing our cable company offered pay-per-view. I only heard the result at school from someone whose uncle in another town got to to see it. Say what you will about the match and the event but it and the build-up to it will always hold a special place in my heart!
It is special
this was probably the defining event of my childhood i think i was 10 years old and in New Zealand we had to rent the VHS from the video store.. i rented this one about 20 times
This was hands down my favorite Wrestlemania! It was an all around great show! I remember my parents letting us watch it live for my birthday 😁
Cool😎😎😎💎💎💎
On sky movies
To be there @ WM6 as a Warrior fan being 11 yrs old at the time It was just incredible! One of the greatest experiences of my young life. Got to see so many legends wrestle in person before many of them passed away. Great video
You put out great content like you have a staff of 200. You’re the man.
I cant believe how good these videos are. I love wrestling documentaries and i can eat your videos night after night.
Those two entrance themes mashup really well.
This series is like Crack. So addictive! To note as a Canadian I loved WMVI being in Toronto and it remains one of my favourite Wrestlemanias.
I love me some crack
My favorite buildup to my first WrestleMania. Still my favorite match. They used the royal Rumble - the actual Rumble for a couple of WM6 matches. This was why I became a wrestling fan. Straight magic status . . .
Man this is high quality stuff. Thank you to you and your team for producing these. Also, I liked your subtle use of music, it stood out to me because you don’t do that often. Take care, much love from this American fan from KCMO.
That moment with them face to face in the middle of the ring was monumental for wrestling!! They didnt have to wrestle the crowd was mesmerized with them just standing there!! I remember watching that Live as a kid!!
I was 10yrs old when the ultimate challenge occurred. This was so good and I loved the warrior. Great times.
Damn we have some ancient people watching these videos. Cool to see such a wide range of people.
Same bro! I was also ten ( just turned 40🤦♂️) warrior was my childhood hero. So sad he's not with us anymore.
We hate Tottenham we hate Tottenham
Wrestling Bios: I wished Hogan would've seen the upside in losing. How he could tell stories through defeat and play on the fan's emotions
Hulk Hogan: Naw brother, that doesn't work for me
Losing clean? I dont think so brother.
@@promisnwekenta9703 😂😂😂 hell yea
Good ol creative control
..and Warrior was even worse,...he NEVER put anyone over cleanly.
Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel because He was Vinces new Golden boy,so be mad at Vince,I was and always will be a Warrior fan but after he won the title he’d had pretty beaten everyone there was to beat,and He himself offered to lose the title more than once.
I remember this split the class during recess 😂😂😂
I really think this is my favourite channel!
Love your content dude!
Well done
I'd like to see a video on Tajiri... great competitor, won a few titles, massively over with fans and one of the few to receive a standing ovation after his last match
The lead up the WM6 could have been done it the same way as WM5. Savage had the talent to carry that story for the full year ably supported by Hogan and Elizabeth. A long build up between Warrior and Hogan would have run out of legs in short time. They did the right thing with a shorter build. Face v Face was pretty much unheard off back then. That held enough interest in itself.
This was and still is one of the top wrestling matches in history, not in wrestling abilities, but the aura and showmanship of it all.
This match was front page news (Toronto Sun) Good memories.
This was the greatest match at that time two baby faces Hogan vs Warrior in there prime
Still the greatest ever wrestlemania match immho. Sure, they wasn't the greatest of wrestlers, but that didn't matter to us. These two (plus Savage) were the most exciting wrestlers to watch as a kid in the late 80s n early 90s. It's hard to say in words just how huge this match was all over the world. Good times.
You know, Hogan cops a fair bit of flack for his lack of wrestling skill. While in the US and Canada at least, his style was typically that of a brawler. He was a power wrestler who used power moves, kicks, punches, slams etc and would never have matched it hold for hold with a Bret Hart or Mr Perfect. But if you see his matches in Japan, he did put a lot more actual wrestling into his matches. The guy was actually a very good worker in the ring, a lot better than he's given credit for and he managed that night in Toronto to bring out one of what I consider to be the Warrior's two best matches (the other being his WM7 match against Savage).
Wrestlemania 7 (VII), at the end, well that was 8 (VIII).
,still to this day my favorite mania main event,there's been better wrestling matches but this was special.
The crowd reactions added to the match
Wrestling HAS to be about how it makes YOU feel. I was 7 when WM6 took place.. and believe me, it felt amazing!
Best wrestling channel period. The others dont do any justice. What you present in 10-20 minutes takes them 3 hours. Keep up the great work. I check every day for new content because CZcams doesnt care whether I subscribe or not. I love the channel. Keep up the amazing work.
OSW does better and are a cleaner, funner, and more entertaining presentation. They review entire events, their build ups, and then their opinions and jokes. This guy is quite biased in his videos. Not much different than many of the other history revising sMarks on CZcams.
Thank you for acknowledging the emotion over technicality. Nobody seems to bring that out in these bios and it’s about the excitement. It’s entertainment and not how many moves you have. Everyone has their own opinion but emotion wins for me over technical moves!
Thank you Kathy and what's up!
Kool Kumasi Thank you sir! I am well. Just finished my blog and saw your comment. Super cool, hope are are doing well yourself!
That was an awesome build up, short sweet and memorable
THAT ENTRANCE THEME!!! Combining those two was awesome, I wish it was longer!
I was a huge Hulk Hogan mark when I was a kid. I legitimately cried when Hogan lost. My parents were upset as they were fans as well. Good times.
Sorry to hear that.
I loved Hogan v Warrior. I was 11 at the time, a huge fan of both wrestlers but, enjoyed the Ultimate Warrior's character so much more than Hulk Hogan's. I was extatic when Warrior won the match, my hero had become the Champion. Good times 🙂
Hogan kicked out. He got ganked
I still call that 1st face-to-face at the RR " The day the earth stood still "
I was a massive ultimate warrior fan I couldn’t believe he beat hogan clean in the ring maybe it was the bright colours and face paint and that crazy entrance warrior did I do think he was underrated in the wrestling ability
What? "Underrated" in wrestling ability? Are you kidding me? He was absolute garbage in the ring. This isn't even debatable. He was over because of his over the top gimmick, being massively juiced and having a great physique, and being a product of the times. He WAS NOT a worker. Period, the end...
YQu're being TrQlled hogan also garbage in the ring, very limited moves/skills, very similar to john cena actually, they’re both just very fortunite that the wwf saw them as the faces of the company, there’s many many more skilled wrestlers than hogan from the same time, machoman... jake roberts... mr perfect..
At the time I was surprised that the Chumpster lost clean. Great vid as always. Can you do a vid about my favorite Randy Savage and the storyline he had with the warrior.
WM VI my favorite & first WrestleMania i ever watch !
Same
It was my first WM also
Your lucky my first was wm 9 and you know how that turned out lol
I was a Hulkamaniac, it killed me as a kid when he lost to Warrior lol
Me too
The first WM I watched live on tv as a kid!! Always my favourite for that reason.
This right here was "Rock vs Stone Cold" before there was even a Rock or Stone Cold
Primetime 91 I don't know what's this Rock or Stone Cold?... Don Muraco and Steve Williams???
@@knowyourroleboulevard7119 😱😱😱 I seen what you did there!
Agreed!
S. Wright the only thing that didn't make it work was the arena. Had it been something larger than life would have been better. Same case with WM 2000. They should have had that Ironman match at Mania. It was just too good. And business was more successful in 2000 than in 1991. So I don't get why not go to The Los Angeles Memorial Collaseum instead of going back to Anaheim. They had a chance to write that wrong.
@@knowyourroleboulevard7119 What?
At the end of the match, Jesse Ventura actually said something positive about Hogan, saying: "I do believe Hulkamania will live forever!"
Yeah, and if he had won, Jesse would've said "That's it, I'm coming out of retirement to win this title!"
That’s a great moment, when even one of Hogan’s biggest detractors for years took a moment to give props.
Excellent video. Must admit I'm very much looking forward to your Hogan vs Sgt Slaughter video you mention at the end of this. If it's as good as all your previous uploads then it should be fantastic. Can't wait.
I think Edge and Christian were in the crowd at this Wrestlemania
Ultimate Warrior was my favorite wrestler of all time as a kid. I loved the guy.
Hell yeah!!!!
Dude you have best channel. I relive my youth every time.. Thank you
I didnt start watching wrestling until Summer of '98 when I was 12 amd WWF had taken over. But this channel has me appreciate and watch older matches on Peacock
Best wwf match i ever seen. Man i miss the early 1990s.word up son
Great Times.
One of my fav all time matches. Remember watching it live and going in thinking it would end somehow in a DQ. So surprised when Warrior won it clean.
Always thought it was like a 3.1 count when Warrior beat Hogan. Like he barely beat him. You're right in regards to the audience's response to a match being the most important
Would have meant even more if Hogan didnt try to kick out right at the 3 count. Looking back now it didn't do Warrior any favours & his Title reign was doomed from the start
I mean I think they did it the right way. It's not like the Starrcade 1997 ending. It made Hogan look strong in defeat and he still lost clean. The problem was when he was in WCW and was telling Eric what to do and going into business for himself. Like the finger poke of doom and no selling Vader's finisher
@@Rosario_Verano He was the champion and the more established star at the time. Hogan would be coming back in a couple months. I think it looks better when you beat the guy with no outside inference in a very competitive match, in the main event of the biggest show of the year. In a winner take all championship match. It needed to be epic and was
One of the best you have made, the last 5 minutes or so is fantastic.
Royal Rumble 1990 was my first WWF PPV. Sky TV had just started showing WWF in the UK and the popularity of it was exploding.
I knew who Hogan was, but the Warrior was still a bit of a mystery to me. When the ring was cleared and the 2 men came face to face it was spine tingling! ... You knew something big was happening.
I don't think the match at Wrestlemania could have been any better all things considered ... It's amazing it didn't end with some kind of run-in or controversy causing Hogan to lose.
They seed to build up with a good muscular
I heard in an interview, which I don’t remember where I saw it but Hogan had said that he wanted to turn heel after the match which is probably why he did what he did in the match. Of course it didn’t happen because Vinny Mac didn’t want him too.
The most Golden match of wrestling history
My gdad(RIP GDAD) wuz one of the biggest wrestling fans and ur videos really bring back so many memories with him wen he wud get all of the wrestling ppv. I wish he wuz still alive so me and him cud watch ur videos. Thanks for these awesome memories💪👊👍
I watched this match last month, on the 1st, to commemorate its 30th year (UNBELIEVABLE!) anniversary and I still get excited watching it! I felt like 16 year old me watching this and just being overwhelmed with what I was about to witness. One of my best friends and I watched this live when it happened, even though we actually didn't pay for the pay per view. This was back in a time that if you had cable and if you tuned in to the ppv channel, you could see the action without sounds sometimes or vice versa. That is how we were able to watch the whole show and we were stunned to see Warrior getting the rare clean pin on Hogan! I will never, ever forget how awesome that was and I was a Hulkamanic! Awesome video, Sir, as usual! Be safe!
I always look forward to the upload great job my boy 🙌🏾
So Warrior, Savage and Sid were all "accidentally" eliminated by Hogan at a Royal Rumble. Hmmmmm
Don't forget Tugboat, too.
Hogan's such a great friend, ain't he?
That's right, Brother!
I no Rite!?
He was always Hollywood.
Well Sid eliminated Hogan at Royal Rumble 92.
Your videos are absolutely tremendous, what a breath of fresh of air before going to sleep or just in general, I love them, your so creative!
I absolutely love your channel man! And that hogan/warrior theme mash-up was kick ass. Great way to avoid copyright flagging lol. Keep em coming sir your channel IMO is the best channel of its kind going today. As Gorilla Monsoon would say.." Its a happening"
Hogan tried to kick out after the 3 count because he only got pinned by a quick splash he wasn't badly hurt by the move so he tried to kick out but was too late...it will look too fake if he laid there pretending to be hurt from a bloody splash
Such a great channel. Dont change a thing.
Love your commentary on all of this! Took me back, perfect channel
Another great video and storytelling. Your videos are so well done and easily the most balanced out there. Be proud og your work brother 💪
I was a Warrior kid
Back when wrestling was the best show around crowd reaction was amazing in those days with proper superstars, today's stuff is so lame
The music mixup in the beginning is the ultimate (no pun intended) wrestling anthem!
I’ll be on the next spaceship to parts unknoooowwwnnnnn!!! JYD face was priceless while Warrior cut that promo after he beat hogan
Do the story of Hulk Hogan’s wwe return from 2002-2003
I love when Hogan out Triple Hed Triple H and beat him for the undisputed championship
I would have like to have seen the acknowledgment that Warrior too slammed Andre
The video wasn't about the Warrior
Love this channel, very professional and researched! Keep it up!
Warrior was always my hero as a kid and i still love that character to this day. He might not of had the technical ability in the ring, but he got your attention, and he was a superhero to any kid in the 80's and 90's. R.i.p jim warrior hellwig
Sting vs The Ultimate Warrior would have been a good match former tag team partners both solo careers started taking off at the same time in different companies
it's so ridiculous that WCW never even attempted to do that when Warrior went there
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Bischoff probably didn't even know they used to be a team.
@@unclelloyd you're right lol
Pin me clean? No problem brother, you'll get your 3 count.
*kicks out at 3.00000000000001*
Pin me clean? No problem brother, were going to Canada.
The rock pinned him clean in Cananda too @ Wrestlemania 18
well so what? He beat him, if you beat someone that looks strong, guess what, that makes you look stronger. If he just beat Hogan down to a pulp, then was Hogan really any good, then what does that say about beating him? Not really a big accomplishment to beat a bum or someone that's past his prime.
I miss our heroes and these days so much😣😥
The mashup of Hulk's music and Warrior's music is dope
Warrior had a loud pop when he won
Warrior was over on another level im glad he beat Hogans lame ass with the same style too...warrior only had like 3 moves lmao
Down the the best era in wrestling history was from 96-03 BY FAR
WTF are you saying? He had at least... 4 moves.
Uhm, never mind.
Down the early 90s wrestling was ass tf you mean?
Keep America Great nah ruthless aggression era was pretty good
Fun fact. Hogan can actually wrestle. Check out his matches in NJPW. In WWF Hogan wrestled this simple style because it worked. The audience were into that style. In other promotions he bumped a lot.
Two of the biggest names in wrestling ever. Both fan favourites. I will always remember this match as the biggest event ever in pro wrestling.
This channel is just good, no other way to describe it. Been here since day one and it's only gotten better.
If you go back an watch the match. Watch how Earl almost botched the ending as he handed The Warrior the Championship Belt when it was scripted for Hogan to hand the belt to The Warrior as we see he did at the end.
Earl didnt botch it he didn't know Hogan was gonna hog the spotlight for sympathy