OT-RIP Hulkster

[Indabuff]

Damn...

[sabremike]

Whatever one thinks about the person it can't be denied that he was in many ways the single most important performer in the history of the industry.

[shrader]

I’m sure people were watching other stuff through the blurry pay per view screens, but I can’t count the number of times I watched Hogan close out Wrestlemania or Summerslam back in the day. I miss doing that, the second or two where the screen suddenly became perfectly clear. 

[bob_sauve28]

71 is way too young! 

[Demoted]

Hulk knew what it meant to sell his brand. I remember you couldn't go trick or treating without seeing 50 hulksters.

[xzy89c1]

2 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

71 is way too young! 

Lot of mileage on that body plus roids plus coke plus lifestyle...

Will miss him. 

What manager would you choose:

Captain Lou

Classy Freddy Vlassy

Bobby the Brain

Mouth of the South

[shrader]

21 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

Lot of mileage on that body plus roids plus coke plus lifestyle...

Will miss him. 

What manager would you choose:

Captain Lou

Classy Freddy Vlassy

Bobby the Brain

Mouth of the South

Heenan... not even a second of doubt in that decision

[JohnC]

Iconic feat in wrestling. 

 

[Flashsabre]

One of the biggest icons of the 80s and 90s. Thanks for all the memories Hulkster.

[SwampD]

I have never understood the appeal of pro wrestling.

[GoPuckYourself]

He was wrestling in the 80’s and 90’s. I was genuinely saddened to hear he passed away. 

[shrader]

1 hour ago, SwampD said:

I have never understood the appeal of pro wrestling.

Congratulations?

[mjd1001]

5 hours ago, SwampD said:

I have never understood the appeal of pro wrestling.

I go back and forth on this. As a kid in the 1980s, I loved it.  Early to mid 90's, totally stopped watching it and thought it was one of the worst things to watch.  Late 90's and early 2000's, I was watching it every single Monday night and Thursday, almost without fail and probably my favorite thing to watch. Since then?  I have turned in on 5-10 times in the past 5 years or so and Just can't get into it at all.

I have gone from superfan to not caring, back to superfan and now find no appeal in it.  

BTW, I understand the appeal of Hulk Hogan and his longevity probably puts him over the top as the most popular, but I think SC Steve Austin, during his peak, was possibly as popular or more so than Hogan at his peak....at least in the arena. Hogan probably had more action figures and saturday morning cartoons that broadened his appeal, but being in the arena to see both of them wrestle, it was deafening when Austin came out, more so than Hogan...and people acted even more crazy when the 'glass shattering' happened compared to the first few notes of 'I am a real American'.

Edited 23 hours ago by mjd1001

[Porous Five Hole]

I didn’t care about wrestling past age 12 so he wasn’t an important person to me.  I will remember him more as a racist who made sex tapes with his radio DJ friend’s wife.  🤷‍♂️

[CTJoe]

7 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

I didn’t care about wrestling past age 12 so he wasn’t an important person to me.  I will remember him more as a racist who made sex tapes with his radio DJ friend’s wife.  🤷‍♂️

Congratulations?

[French Collection]

My Dad was a huge fan of wrestling, he suspended disbelief to a high level while watching. His fandom was pre Hulk Hogan but he was one of his favourites.

RIP.

[Wyldnwoody44]

I LOVED WWF, before they were forced to change names, Randy Savage, bam bam Bigelow, the undertaker, mankind, degeneration x, stone cold, Brett hart etc. Hulk was an icon as much as any other sport celebrity. 

As I've aged, I don't watch it and find it silly (I don't know how other grown men still enjoy it, but I also don't know how peeps enjoy golf or baseball😜) but man, as a young teen, this and American Gladiators were the mecca of television. 

RIP Hulkmeister, you were 1 of 1

[Taro T]

3 hours ago, xzy89c1 said:

Lot of mileage on that body plus roids plus coke plus lifestyle...

Will miss him. 

What manager would you choose:

Captain Lou

Classy Freddy Vlassy

Bobby the Brain

Mouth of the South

 

3 hours ago, shrader said:

Heenan... not even a second of doubt in that decision

 

Not the lovely Elizabeth?

[Pimlach]

2 hours ago, SwampD said:

I have never understood the appeal of pro wrestling.

I liked it as a kid but once I hit the 7th grade I had enough.    

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

 

 

Not the lovely Elizabeth?

She wasn’t a choice. But yes, I still go with the brain. He’s the greatest manager of all time. If you ever go down that YouTube blackhole of his highlights, you won’t be able to stop watching. 

[LabattBlue]

3 hours ago, SwampD said:

I have never understood the appeal of pro wrestling.

Sports “entertainment”.   Been a long time since I have watched.  

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

She wasn’t a choice. But yes, I still go with the brain. He’s the greatest manager of all time. If you ever go down that YouTube blackhole of his highlights, you won’t be able to stop watching. 

Trust me, I would absolutely be able to stop watching.

[oddoublee]

RIP Hulkster. I stopped watching after 13 years old...but prior to that...he was a hero to me.

"I am a real American"

 

[spndnchz]

So much you don’t understand 

great performance. Person? Nope 

[SwampD]

4 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

So much you don’t understand 

great performance. Person? Nope 

Who are you talking to?