I read these posts all the time and constantly laugh about how little all you people know about wrestling. It's like you all started watching in 2003 and think that because you read wikipedia and watch youtube you know what wrestling was like in the 80's.
First of all this post is ridiculous. Cena or Hogan? REALLY?? HOGAN???? The biggest name in the history of wrestling being compared to a guy that is largely polarizing because everyone hates him. Not because he's a cool heel or that the angle he's currently in is warranting 80% boos when he comes out. No. It's because anyone over the age of 10 thinks he's boring, predictable and overrated and we're tired of being force fed him. He's the face of the company and people hate him. Not because he's a renegade. It's cause he sucks and most people don't wanna watch him.
You guys all say Cena is better on the mic. No. He isn't. When he's not rapping something lame he's talking about Hustle, Loyalty, Respect (Train, Say Your Prayers, Eat Your Vitamins, anyone?) and desperately trying to get people to cheer him when he constantly reminds us how much he "loves this business." WHATEVER. In the 80's guys didn't come out and start WWF Superstars with a 10 minute promo. They were interviewed in the back by Mean Gene. Hogan wasn't asked to do a 15 minute promo to start RAW in his heyday. But those short interviews with Mean Gene were better than ANYTHING Cena will EVER do. Go watch his promos from WrestleMania 3, 4, 5 and especially 6. Cena can't touch that. They are epic. 30 years from now you will all still remember "Whatcha gonna do?" and "the 24 inch pythons." "The CHAMP is here!" doesn't have the same effect. Sorry. It just doesn't.
It's hilarious that some of you morons say Cena is more passionate about the business than Hogan was. REALLY??? Were you there in the 80's? Were you there in the 90's? Hogan is not only the greatest face in the history of wrestling he's also the greatest heel. Did you watch his promos in WCW? They were entertaining. Him turning heel was the biggest thing to ever happen in wrestling. The nWo. Hogan has been part of the business since the 70's. It's now 2011. Will Cena still be involved in the sport in the 2030's??? DOUBT IT. Hogan helped put the WWF on the map. He made WCW what it was. At 49 years old he gave one of the most epic matches ever vs The Rock. Can Cena do that in 15 years? He can't even do it now. Hogan lacks zero passion for the business.
To say that Vince made Hogan as some of you have said is completely ridiculous. They needed eachother and to make it sound like ANYONE could've carried the company in the 80's is asinine. That's like saying no matter who Phil Jackson coached in the 90's, The Bulls would've won 6 titles. No. He had Jordan. Just like McMahon had Hogan. When Hogan lost the belt did the Macho Man or the Warrior become megastars like Hogan? No. They couldn't carry the company - rather benefited from their feuds with Hogan. To say that Vince could've decided to make Koko B. Ware the biggest name in wrestling if he wanted to is idiotic. There was one guy and one guy only capable of doing what he did. And that was Hogan. Whatever his move set was, who cares? He was the most entertaining wrestler of his time and no one even came close. Cena is the one shoved down our throats not Hogan. We embraced him. There are plenty of guys today that are capable of replacing Cena. CM Punk proved that last week. No one could've replaced Hogan.
As far as the feuds go. COME ON! Hulks were legendary. His feud with Mr. Wonder Paul Orndorff in 1986 was better than any feud Cena has EVER had and that wasn't even a landmark feud for Hogan. Andre, Bundy, Warrior, Savage, Flair, The Rock, Sting. All those feuds were more legendary than Cena vs Orton 50 times or even Cena vs Edge. You can make the argument that Hogan had the biggest feuds of the 80's (Andre, Savage), the 90's (Warrior, Flair, Sting(yes the match sucked but we're talking about feuds) and even the last decade with The Rock.
CENA doesnt have any great ALL TIME feuds. The last 6 years hes been the face of the company other feuds were far more interesting. Undertaker vs Michaels just to name one. Hogan was never outshined by anyone. Cena's best feud will end up being vs The Rock. And it's because of The Rock. Not because of Cena.
Whoever says Hogan only has 5 moves is completely missing the point of wrestling. It's not a SPORT. It's called entertainment. It's theatre. The characters, the gimmicks, the music, the costumes, the interviews, the feuds are largely more interesting than the match themselves sometimes. Yea, Chavo Guerrero is a great WRESTLER but there's a reason he was in the lower mid card his whole career. He doesn't have "IT" regardless of his technical ability. He's not larger than life. He doesn't transcend. And you can say that about almost every wrestler who ever laced them up. There is a reason Hogan is an ICON regardless of what kind of person he is. And there is also a reason over the last 25 years we've been force fed wrestlers in hopes of replacing him. Remember the "Lex Express?" Cena is just the latest example. You can't compare to Hogan. It's comparing Mark McGwire to Babe Ruth.
The only wrestler that came close to Hogan was Austin but even Austin only did it for 6/7 years. Not 25.
