And for the second time in three weeks, Billy Kidman cost Hogan a surprising loss. New, Triple H "Very Happy" With Failed Vince McMahon Prodigy's WWE Progress Two months after his stunning WWE debut, Ric Flair was pivotal in Hogan's loss. Bollea v. Gawker was a lawsuit filed in 2013 in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida, delivering a verdict on March 18, 2016.In the suit, Terry Gene Bollea, known professionally as Hulk Hogan, sued Gawker Media, publisher of the Gawker website, and several Gawker employees and Gawker-affiliated entities, for posting portions of a sex tape of . As a result,Tunney vacated the title once again, this time putting it up for grabs in the 1992 Royal Rumble Match. As was the case in AWA, the Hogan-Andre team almost always came out the winners. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Whilst fans know that the wins and losses in professional wrestling are decided before the bell rings, a win is hugely important in terms of storyline, momentum, and fan perception of an individual, which is why the most prominent champions and popular names in history tend to win much more than they lose. NEWS EXCLUSIVES WWE AEW. The Franchise Player has made 15 WrestleMania appearances over the course of his career, and boasts a record of 10 wins and five losses. Between 1984 and 2000, when the guy's political power was at its zenith, a Hulk Hogan match was more likely to end via interference from a shoot unicorn than the Hulkster allowing his sacred shoulders to touch canvas for three consecutive seconds. In fact, the booking of the match repeatedly highlights the similarities between the two, most famously through the iconic SUPER TEST OF STRENGTH spot, but also through a couple of double clothesline spots and the like. He is widely regarded as the most . New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? Interest in a possible resumption of the feud came in the summer of 1988 when Savage began issuing an open challenge for the WWF World Championship, leading to a two-on-one attack by Andr and DiBiase. At WrestleMania III, Andr's was billed at 525lb (238kg),[18] and the stress of such immense weight on his bones and joints resulted in constant pain,[19] causing him to wear a brace underneath his wrestling singlet. Watching bookers try to write around Hulk Hogan's invincibility is a sport all its own. Goldbergs career carried on into WWE, with him shockingly returning in 2016, adding more wins and losses to his overall record. Despite leaving the company, Hulk still wouldnt put the Samoan Sumo over cleanly. When fans remember the very first WrestleMania in 1985, it is widely remembered for the feud between "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan coming to an apex. Debuting one year prior, The Undertaker quickly established himself as the most dominant force in WWE. Santana and Hulk Hogan are the only men to appear at all of the first nine WrestleManias, though Santana's record stands with only eight decisions. hide this ad Replay Next Quiz You Got 0% Avg Score 42% Avg Friend Score For fans that thought the Starrcade 1996 match between Hogan and Piper was rough to watch, then they should steer clear of the Steel Cage Halloween Havoc 1997 encounter. Following the match, Yokozuna put an exclamation mark on the victory by laying Hogan out with a devastating Banzai Drop Hogan had to be helped away from the ringside area by officials afterward, his hands covering his eyes. The Hogan-Andr rivalry has been cited as one of the greatest of all time by, "Greatest sports rivalries: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant", "The 21 Most Legendary WWE Rivalries Of All Time, Ranked", "HBO's 'Andr the Giant' documentary has one giant distraction", "WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands January 5, 1987", "WWF @ Tampa, FL SunDome January 26, 1987", "WrestleMania III Andr the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan WWE Championship", "Saturday Night Main Event Jan. 2, 1988", "The Main Event results February 5, 1988", "SummerSlam 1988 main event match details", "Hulk Hogan Says Andre the Giant Was Like a Brother in Moving New Post", Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr_the_GiantHulk_Hogan_rivalry&oldid=1141386334, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 20:25. Despite not having the same status in the industry as Hulk Hogan, he was able to experience a meteoric rise to the top of the scene. Hulk Hogan possesses one of the most incredible win-loss records in the history of pro wrestling, but some of his few losses are more surprising than others. Things began happening on an edition of Piper's Pit in 1987. If there is one homegrown WCW wrestler who truly benefited from his rookie year, it would be Goldberg. Despite the Canadian crowd rooting for Hollywood, Hogan was unable to contain the electricity of The Great One and suffered his 10th loss ever on WWE TV. [34], In real life, Andre and Hogan were friends. In retrospect, we should have seen the result coming a mile away considering Hogan's WCW Championship was not on the line. But tapout defeats? He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after . This was all part of a program that led to one of the more overwrought pay-per-view main events in WCW history, which was saying a lot: Hogan and Savage defeated a team of Flair, Anderson, Lex Luger, and several others in a bizarre Doomsday Cage Match. In the meantime, Hogan was busy defending his title against the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, which started when Hogan refused to sell the title to DiBiase. 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That means Hogan was only pinned or submitted 14 times in 170 televised matches between 19832006. During the interview Heenan and Andre claimed by virtue of a bodyslam attempt by Hogan about a minute into the match, wherein Andre fell on top and (by Heenan's claim) the referee completed the three count they were cheated by the referee and that Andre was the rightful champion and still undefeated. When you consider the fact that Bruno Sammartino had a close to eight year reign as WWE Champion, it is no surprise that he has a ridiculously good win/loss record, with a remarkable 1434 wins compared to just 274 losses. Perfect would come down, interfere and thwack Hogan across the back with the WWE Championship, which helped to ensure a count-out victory for The Worlds Smartest Man. That victory also paved the way for Savage and Hogan to team up and form The Mega Powers. He beat Kidman on back-to-back pay-per-views at Slamboree and The Great American Bash that year. While fans were certainly tired of seeing Sting and Hogan in the main event scene by this point, they were shocked by what they got in their advertised WCW World Championship match, and not in a good way. Related: 5 Wrestlers Hulk Hogan Buried In WWE (& 5 He Buried In WCW). Here are Hogan's losses from cleanest to screwiest. This list details all of the (literally) unbelievable garbage that was thought to be easier to swallow than "Hulk Hogan loses a match". Flair introduced a steel chair into the match to give us the most devastating Tombstone piledriver we'd seen yet, paving the way for an Undertaker victory. With an extra year added to both wrestlers' ages, it was difficult for them to pull off a good match. The stage was set for WrestleMania X8, icon vs. icon; Hulk Vs. Rock. Hulk Hogan's departure from WCW at Bash at the Beach 2000 was one of the most infamous moments in the company's history. But Mr. John Cena is #13. Andr and Hogan fought in a steel cage match held at WrestleFest on July 31, 1988, in Milwaukee, which Hogan won (after knocking Andr from the cage and causing him to be tied in the ring ropes). In WWE lore, The Ultimate Challenge was to be a tremendous changing of the guard. A Diva is more successful than both. Depends how red my eyes are. Both men were a shadow of the performers who set the wrestling world on fire when they main-evented the first-ever WrestleMania 11 years earlier, but that didn't matter as the crowd in Nashville was red-hot to see this match. Months before Hogan's heel turn, he was embroiled in seemingly never-ending feuds with The Dungeon of Doom and Anderson, Ric Flair, and a now watered-down version of The Four Horsemen. (DQ) With a growing winning streak and the fans on his side, WCW management gave him the ball to run with in spectacular fashion. Paul Heyman prevented Hogan's attempt at a second legdrop, allowing Lesnar to hit an F5. Find me @LiamJJohnson on Twitter where you might find some wonderful pearls of wisdom in a stout cocktail of profanity, football discussion and general musings. It was the first time since WrestleMania III that both men would be in the ring at the same time. While most wrestling fans associate Hulk Hogan with his history-making run as the face of WWE, he spent his career from 1994 to 2000 as one of the main fixtures of WCW. WWE All Of Hulk Hogan WrestleMania Win \u0026 Loss #Wrestlemania #HulkHogan #WinLoss WWE WrestleMania 1985 - 2003Share and Stay Tuned Song: ElementD - Giving In (feat. and even The Undertaker as he lost their iconic Hell in a Cell match. After Hogan won a rematch against Bundy on Saturday Night's Main Event XIV which aired January 2, 1988 (taped December 7, 1987), Andr snuck up to get revenge on Hogan, choking him from behind until he was virtually unconscious, not letting go even after seven face-aligned wrestlers came to the ring to try to pull Andre away; it was only after Hacksaw Jim Duggan broke a 2x4 over Andr's back (which Andre no-sold) that gave the faces the opening they needed to pull Hogan to safety.[25][26]. Hulk Hogan: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD) Hulk Hogan Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Hulk Hogan 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, Top AEW Star Has "Zero Interest" In Going Back To WWE The late Ultimate Warrior is statistically the most successful winner upwards of 100 matches in WWE history, winning 126 of his 141 WWE matches. For only the second time in the event's nine-year history, Hogan was not scheduled to appear in the main event. The Genius used all sorts of stalling tactics to annoy Hogan and incite the crowd - from stretching in the corners to prancing around the ring. The Quebec native was stunned to enter the locker room and hear Hogan ask him what he wanted to do for the match, assuming it was a good-natured joke. The rivalry is considered by many to be one of the most important in professional wrestling history. Though it's become somewhat forgotten over the past two decades, forcing arguably the biggest star in the history of wrestling to tap out remains one of the more significant feathers in Angle's cap. Thanks to a nefarious referee, Andre was able to defeat Hulk Hogan. Unlike many other wrestlers who worked with Hogan, Vampiro had nothing but good things to say about his experience. The Hogan-Andre tag team won most of these matches, often by disqualification. Hogan was renowned for getting his own way in terms of not putting others over, with that costing other potential babyface and heel stars from getting a significant push. Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler competing for Ultimate Destiny Wrestling (UDW). During the match (aired the following week), Hogan again successfully body slammed Andr but Andr gained the upper hand. Mr Kogan said he was working hard to win back investor confidence to give them 'exactly what we said we'll do over the last year.' Kogan returned to profitability in January after recording . Welcome to the height of Hulkamania. New, Top WWE Tag Team "On The Fence" About Splitting Up The image would mark the end of an era as Hogan's final televised WWE appearance for nearly nine years. Taped several weeks before the inaugural Survivor Series, this match didnt air until two nights later. By defeating Hogan on an episode of Nitro his first WCW World Championship, Goldberg solidified himself with legendary status and created a very memorable moment. Hulk wouldnt regain the WWE Title here, but the Double DQ also meant that Andre wouldnt either, paving the way for a completely new champion, which wasnt seen since Hogan first won the gold four years earlier. Mees Van Den Berg) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Obviously, his pinfall didnt count and The Mega Maniacs were disqualified. When Bundy made it back into the ring before the 10 count, Heenan grabbed the Hulksters leg to ensure that he would get counted out. When Sammartino finally lost his title, the arena was brought to an eerie silence, showcasing just how rare a loss was for him, especially during that era. Hulkamania was born on January 23, 1984. Once Hogan grabbed him, it seemed like it would be a short match, no Hulk-Ups needed. Three weeks ago, Moustafa Ismail and his biceps were flown to Heathrow Airport in London, greeted by a chauffer holding a sign with his name on it, and whisked. [31] In the end, Hogan's friend "Macho Man" Randy Savage won the title, defeating DiBiase in the finals. However, he did defeat Hogan after interference from Billy Kidman in one of Hogan's final Nitro appearances, which can never be taken away from him. While Steve Austin was one of the most popular babyfaces in WWE history, he was someone who wasnt afraid to lose at times too, with his loss tally not being overly far away from his win tally. Michaels was someone who didnt win as many World Titles as some of the other greats, but often had marquee non-title feuds too against the likes of The Undertaker, Ric Flair, and Triple H. Trish Stratus is up there with the most popular female competitors of all time, which makes it quite surprising when looking at how few matches she wrestled compared to other Hall of Famers. By this time, though, WCW's death throes were beginning, and Russo's creative direction didn't help. Also on May 5, 1979 in Dothan, Alabama, they had an arm wrestling match that ended in a no contest when Hogan overturned the table and his manager, Billy Spears, interfered.[6]. [a] History [ edit] Early matches (1978-1983) [ edit] I mean, yeah, Hogan kicked out at three and ran around making shocked faces, including falling to his knees and wailing in despair like Emperor Palpatine just told him about his new robot legs, but in the grand scheme of Hogan spotlight-hogging it was pretty innocent. Go Orange. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatculturewwe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whatculturewwe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatculturewrestling RELATED: 10 Weird Moments From Hulk Hogan's WCW Career We Completely Forgot About. Of all the foes on this list to best Hulk Hogan on national TV, The Genius would be the least likely Superstar casual fans would expect. Heenan demanded an investigation and a subsequent rematch if the WWF wouldn't strip Hogan of the championship. Internet Wrestling Database - Hulk Hogan: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings PWI Ratings for Hulk Hogan Profile & Match Lising Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Skip to: PWI 500 Entries PWI Monthly Rankings Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 Entries Hogan and Yokozuna faced off again in a scheduled bout two months later at WWE's inaugural King of the Ring pay-per-view, only to lead to more shenanigans. But up against a who's-who of wrestling's present and future, Hogan entered this Rumble Match much like every other he was in as the odds-on favorite to win it all. Hair Match against Edge, and hilariously wore a wig under headgear that The Hulkster removed in this match an interesting turn of events given that Hogan had gone to great lengths to hide his baldness for years at this point. Andre was irate but obliged with the request in order to prevent Bundy from being disqualified. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. Due to the enormity of his career, it is easy to recall the epic wins of Hogan's career. The 1992 Royal Rumble Match is often revered as the best ever. Instead, Flair won his Royal Rumble debut while delivering one of the most classic individual performances in company history, while Hogan was thrown out by Sid Justice and if you ask Sid, Hogan wasn't happy about it. Heenan joined the WWF in 1984 and again targeted Hogan and Andre. All rights reserved. The phenom built up plenty of intrigue and momentum in the next 12 months behind a unique, never-before-seen gimmick, setting the stage for his WWE Title clash with Hogan that was promoted as "The Gravest Challenge.". In the meantime, Hogan and Andr battled on opposing sides of tag-team matchups, Hogan often paired with either Bigelow or Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Andr with DiBiase, with Hogan's team always victorious. A stint in New Japan, the AWA, and a part in Rocky III later and he would return to the WWE as a babyface, saving Bob Backlund. Hulk Hogan has one of the most impressive win/loss records in all of professional wrestling. The two teamed later in 1984 in a handicap match during an event at the Brendan Byrne Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, defeating Big John Studd and then-WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch. The back-and-forth match saw Hogan eventually Hulk Up for the big comeback. For example, a Hulk Hogan loss may require fans to accept the existence of supernatural powers, vast international conspiracies, and medical impossibilities. On the following week's Piper's Pit, Andr was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "the only undefeated wrestler in wrestling history." Andre and Hogan met one more time in their careers, that coming in March 1990, shortly before WrestleMania VI when Hogan teamed with the now-face Big Boss Man to defeat Andre and Haku (who were teaming as The Colossal Connection); the Colossal Connection were tag team champions but this was a non-title match. Hulk Hogan had 24-inch pythons. When looking at the reasons why WCW failed, Vince Russo is often cited as one of the main catalysts. But one year later, The Hulkster returned to help his real-life bestie, Brutus The Barber Beefcake against Money Inc. At The Show Of Shows, they squared off for the WWF Tag Team Titles. The fact that Mick Foley has more losses than wins sums up the underdog character and career that he had. of professional wrestling, kaiju films and comparative mythology. Hogan disputed this, but Andr challenged Hogan to a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania III. Matches ending in an nWo beatdown had become the norm for WCW fans by 1998, and the WCW World Championship match with Sting felt like it would end the same. Hogan's final WWE Championship reign in his first run with the company isn't well remembered, and for good reason after beginning in convoluted fashion at WrestleMania IX. RELATED:10 Legendary Wrestlers Who Flopped In WWE: What Went Wrong? Follow him on Twitter @PodcastYuppies. It is hard to sometimes visualize a win/loss record for wrestlers given the longevity of many careers, but the cagematch.net database has near-on every single match that a wrestler has ever had, and it totals up the win/loss records for fans to see. That's because his victory at WrestleMania. Goldberg is one of the most protected wrestlers of all time, with just a sensational 34 losses throughout his run, with many of those being due to shenanigans or DQ. He would walk away with the last laugh, however, countering Hogan's patented leg drop into the ankle lock, forcing The Immortal to tap out. Foley was someone who created stars, helping to define the legacies of the likes of The Rock, Triple H, Randy Orton, and even The Undertaker as he lost their iconic Hell in a Cell match. [29], (Following the match it was revealed that appointed referee Dave Hebner was "detained backstage", and Hogan during his post match interview accused DiBiase of paying someone to get plastic surgery to look like Dave. A collision course with Hulk Hogan was imminent; The Gravest Challenge. A 14-wrestler tournament was set up WrestleMania IV, for the winner to claim the vacant WWF World Championship; as part of the tournament, Hogan and Andr were given first-round byes and would automatically wrestle in the quarter-finals. Following the match, Andr took a leave of absence while Hogan concentrated on title defenses against Race, Hercules, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, the One Man Gang and Killer Khan, among others. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. The Hogan-Andr feud then simmered when Hogan took a leave of absence during the spring and early summer of 1988 (to film the movie No Holds Barred) while Andr feuded with Duggan. During his time in WCW, Hogan began losing a little more due to being a heel, but even then, his win to loss ratio is outstandingly positive. Call it an incredible reign of dominance or call it a refusal to do business the numbers are awe-inspiring either way. Despite his time away, Michaels wrestled a lot of matches, and won a lot more than he lost. After 21 years and a 21-0 win-loss record, Undertaker had suffered his first defeat on the grandest stage in sports entertainment. When Hulk returned to the WWE in 2002, he came with the nWo. Kidman got the better of Hogan on TV several more times, but as usual, The Hulkster came out on top when the stakes were highest. Hogan had rarely been brutalized to this extent, and perhaps not since feuding with Earthquake 12 years earlier. [9] Andr had also been slammed previously by Harley Race, El Canek and Stan Hansen, among others.[22][23]. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. It also means that the list of men to beat Hogan is an exclusive one, though some defeats were much more unexpected than others. Of the six, Yokozuna was the only one to defend his title twice at. Hulk Hogan is #11. Taker lost the title back to Hogan only six days later at This Tuesday in Texas in a match that featured even more shenanigans. Many of his losses would come via DQ to protect his aura, with him very seldom getting pinned or submitted. As if Bundy and manager Bobby Heenan werent enough to contend with, Andre The Giant was also in Bundys corner. Hogan left the WWF in 1981 and, after filming scenes for the movie Rocky III began competing for a rival company, the American Wrestling Association, or AWA, for which Andre also competed on occasion. Despite having a solid career in WCW, there were many times he found himself looking upwards and someone else's hand raised in the air. Especially in the absence of Hulk Hogan, Hart rose to the top of WWE as the number one babyface for a time, meaning that he picked up his fair share of victories. [33] Andr's next feud would be with Jake Roberts, and Hogan's would be (along with Savage) with the Big Boss Man and Akeem (The Twin Towers). New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? [24] After the match Hogan returned to the ring and attacked Andr, knocking him out of the ring. Between 1984 and 2000, when the guy's political power was at its zenith, a Hulk Hogan match was more likely to end via interference from a shoot unicorn than the Hulkster allowing his sacred shoulders to touch canvas for three consecutive seconds. While the mechanics of the match were different, things remained similar in the ring. We thought we would rank them all from cleanest to screwiest.For more awesome content, check out: http://whatculture.com/wwe Listen to our free podcasts: http://www.whatculture.com/wrestleculture Follow us! Hogan then loaded his elbow pad with a pair of brass knuckles and struck him in the forehead, causing Andr to bleed; Hogan fled the ring before Andr yelled for him to come back. 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