If HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN competes at WrestleMania XXX would you rather see....?

[The Boss]

I'm really torn on this one. I don't EVER want to see him retire. But if he is going to go out, what better way than to Rocky Balboa your way back to the top at the biggest PPV of all time (well at least since WrestleMania III) and become one of only a handful of guys to retire as World champion?

 

[Rampage Bentley]

Neither...

Hogan is in no condition to put on a match, he's too banged up. I would love to see him at WM 30, but not in a wrestling capacity... at least not a one on one match. My vote is stick him in a 6 man tag with Santino and Kofi against 3MB and keep his in-ring performance LIMITED

 

[deadman talking]

how about having THE HULKSTER be the special guest referee for the wwe championship match at Wrestlemania 30, if he must be involved at all. That would let him be involved in the main event one last time, hopefully.

 

[Swiggs]

No vote, I need an option that says don't compete at all. Hogan is done, the horse is dead let it be dead in peace. He is in NO condition to put on a match especially at WrestleMania. Enough Part Timers getting big WrestleMania gigs. He is long past a respectable retirement.

 

[Merkin353]

I could see him coming out after the main event (Which should be Punk V Bryan for the WWE title) Calling out John Cena & saying he wants one more match with his career on the line & he wants it with John Cena. Saying the torch had never been officially passed... When the bell rings, Hogan lays down, Cena reluctantly pins hogan ending his career. Hogan gets up, shakes Cena's hand & the show ends with Cena & Hogans face.

 

[fanboy316]

I'd like to see him finally have that one last match. He's never had that. he's either been drummed out of a promotion or he's worn out his welcome.

One possible idea could involve Lesnar. You could have Lesnar win the WWE title and defend it against Hogan at WM30. You could book it as the monster vs. old lion. The fact that in their one encounter (the only 1 i know of I could be wrong.) Lesnar submitted Hogan rather unceremoniously on a Smackdown before Lesnar went on to win the title at Summerslam. Imagine the headlines "One last time the immortal main events the show of shows, facing one of the few men he's never defeated."

 

[M3420]

It's been incredibly long since I've actually commented on any of these threads, but compelled to comment here!!! Especially since nobody seems to be overly bashing Hogan. I grew up a Hogan fan like anyone else, and firmly believe he should be involved in what should be the biggest Wrestlemania EVER! (Funny how spellcheck does the red underline of the word Wrestlemania) ANYWAYS, the chance that the stars have aligned that Hogan is a free agent just in time for Wrestlemania 30 is simply too good to pass up...He has to be there. The reason I didn't fill in a bubble to the poll was that they didn't have the option I was looking for. I don't really want to see Hogan anywhere near any title picture. It plain and simple isn't fair...If lowly TNA didn't even let him come near their title, then why on EARTH would WWE let him leapfrog the entire company at the age of 60!?! Anyways, just so I don't get a spam warning or whatever, I will answer and say that I would want to see him lose and finally give an up and comer a rub of some sort! Ideally, he will simply just be shown at some point on the ppv, and if he does fight on the actual card, it should be some kind of tag match/3MB type of segment or a one-off with someone who can carry him through a nostalgic 10-15 min segment (including the seemingly endless pre-match promo videos). It would be great to see the guy who main evented the first 9 wrestlemanias on the card of Wrestlemania 30! I also feel that no matter how many legends do show up, they need to use them to pass the torch to the next generation...whoever that may be

--OK, technically Macho Man main evented IV, but we know who he shared the screen with when the show closed thanks to being unfortunately booked in a disappointing double DQ with Andre

P.S. Does anyone else get as bothered as I do when they call it the '30th Anniversary' instead of Wrestlemania 30!?!?! They did the same thing with 25 and it drove me up the wall!

 

[Chococat]

Or have The Real Americans come out during Wrestlemania XXX and do the normal schtick and Real American bursts out over the speakers, he comes out, Swagger/Cesaro beat him down, he hulks up, body slam on cesaro axe bomber for swagger, big boot on colter, all three lined up perfectly, Hulk runs to the ropes and hits the first ever triple leg drop. crowd erupts, he does his poses, cesaro and swagger stand in the ring and shake the hulksters hand and join for poses as colter screams and kicks up the ramp

Lol, late night thinking.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

The Real Americans vs. Hogan wouldn't be a bad idea actually now that I think about it. As big as Hogan is I really feel he doesn't belong at the main event level anymore, his body just can't take it.

Though Hogan can still get some buy rates so having him in this tag match would work because it ensures Hogan is involved in the card, he doesn't have to work at the main event matches, and he can put a rub on Swagger, Cesaro, and perhaps a potential tag team partner of Hogan.

 

[jackall88]

There is one major issue that is being overlooked here Hogan's ego.
He won't want to have a match and lose.
I think he should just host it and stay out of the ring all together.

 

[tomthebodz]

I'd have him win the World Title, not WWE Title. I know he can't wrestle at all now but if he is in the ring with someone decent it wouldn't be that bad. He, in my opinion deserves to retire as a champion. I wouldn't mind a couple of matches.

I think that he will be like Terry Funk and never retire until he is so decrepit that he ends up in a wheel chair.

 

[lowandmighty]

I think it's a great idea for him to retire world champion.

I'd love to see a heel world champion challenge him at WM30 with the stipulation that if Hogan loses he can never appear on wwe programming ever again but if somehow he wins then he gets to keep the world title as in forever.

The wwe title has been redesigned a couple of times but the world heavyweight title has looked largely the same since it was on wcw so they should totally let Hulk Hogan take the big gold belt home and keep it there. He's pretty much synonymous with that title design anyway, him and Flair that is. It's an opportunity to debut a fresh world heavyweight title design.

 

[americandream83]

I didn't vote because I don't like either option presented, however I do feel that Hulk Hogan should be a part of wrestlemania 30!

I think with it being WrestleMania 30 that WWE should try and incorporate as many legends as possible into the show and or the weekend itself, and with Hogan there are really so many different thing's you could do with him, but putting a broken down 60 year old in a match isn't one of them, unless he insists on it. Hogan has had some many WrestleMania moments, you hafta get him in the show one way or another and here are a few ideas.

1. With The Ultimate Warrior back in Vince's good graces and the possibility of Warrior maybe being inducted into this year's HOF. And with their being true heat between Hogan and Warrior why not do something with them together? Then you get into would Hogan/Warrior do a program together considering how much they truly hate one another? But with the money they could draw together, my question is, why wouldn't they? They could do something like they did with Vince/Donald Trump and have Hogan in 1 guys corner and Warrior in another. I'm not sure who on the current roster you pair them with at this point though? One thought is, what if Rock competes at Mania? Hogan and Rock had a classic match at one Mania and I think they truly have a lot of respect for each other and you could put Hogan in Rock's Corner with Warrior in say Lesnar's corner. I know there not gonna put Warrior/Lesnar together but I like the idea of Hogan/Warrior.

2. Have Hogan be a special referee or enforcer for one of the Title matches. Your still getting Hogan in a big match, without having him in the ring.

3. Could always have Hogan host Mania like they did with Rock

4. If Hogan is insisting on actually getting in the ring, maybe you do a Legends Battle Royal? I'm not talking like the goofy Gimmick Battle Royal(even though I did enjoy it). But you get a bunch of HOFers and future HOFers together and that way your incorporating multiple legends/HOFers into one match. You could use guys like Bret Hart, Flair?, Edge if he didn't hafta take any bumps, HBK, Backlund, Booker T, Batista, Dusty, Terry Funk, Lawler, Foley, Steamboat, Piper, Ron Simmons, JBL, Jake Roberts, Road Warrior Animal etc. I would say Stone Cold but we know he isn't doing a Battle Royal if he ever plans on having 1 more mania match. But I think having all those guys in the ring together could be a HUGE DRAW!

5. I do like the idea of Hogan and maybe a tag team partner or in a triple threat match taking on the Real Americans and someone. Where that way you could have Hogan play a minimal in ring role other than coming in a few times and getting some shots in, then have him come in towards the end, hulk up, big boot, leg drop and having Hogan make the pin. Maybe you put Hogan with like a returning Sheamus if they don't have anything for him and one other person, like say Y2J or Christian. Or if you wanna have a bigger name than The Real Americans, you have them take on The Shield or The Wyatt's?

6. You could even have Hogan do something similar to what he did with Muhammad Hassan at WrestleMania 21

Sorry for the long post, especially considering it's my first one, but I just think the possibilities could be endless for what you could with Hogan and other legends for that matter to make them apart of WrestleMania 30. If this was say WrestleMania 28 it wouldn't be near as big of a deal, but with it being #30 and with all the history these guys have in helping get the WWE to where it is today, how do you not find a way to carve out a role for them, especially Hulk Hogan? Make the event even longer than normal WrestleMania's if they have to so these guys get a role! All I know is I'm looking forward to WrestleMania 30 and seeing how they do make a place for Hogan and others!

 

[Jack-Hammer]

If given a choice ONLY between these two, then it should definitely be the first one. The last thing Hulk Hogan needs is having his massive ego stroked even more than it's already been. For all intents & purposes, it's what happened during almost all of his time in WCW and it's what's happened during the 3.5 years he was in TNA. Hogan coming back to WWE and winning a World Championship in the physical condition he's in would be a massive slap in the face to every guy on the roster. So IF he comes back and IF he wrestles at WrestleMania XXX in a singles match, then he should job.

I get that some people are still fans of Hulk Hogan but stop letting nostalgia ass rape common sense. The reality is that not only should Hogan not wrestle in a singles match, but Hogan shouldn't go over even if he does. Hogan is FAR too limited in what he's capable of doing inside the ring now to put on anything resembling a competitive match. Hulk Hogan is 60 years old, both of his hips have been replaced, both his knees have been replaced and he's had major reconstructive surgery to his back. I highly doubt that he'd be medically cleared after being put through the barrage of medical tests & exams that WWE would require.

IF Hogan comes back and wants to compete in some sort of match as a wrestler, then put him in a 6 or 8 man tag team bout in which he's got a number of healthy guys there to cover for him. Tag him in a couple of times, let him pose for the crowd, hit a couple of moves on his opponents, MAYBE set up the ending to where he's able to score the pin and give the crowd a great nostalgia moment. Otherwise, he shouldn't be in the ring.

 

[fenderjapan]

Good god people. He sucked 10 years ago, why would he be worth putting in the ring FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP SHOT in 2013? Just...no. Retire the champion?!?! Who would that get over, apart from Hogan's ego? What would be the benefit of doing that...compared to having Hogan involved in some other capacity?

Just put him in as a ref or in a legends match or some other crap. Don't get him involved with real storylines. The last thing WWE needs is another main event worker that can't wrestle and doesn't work house shows winning the title.

 

[BaconBits]

Hogan can't wrestle anymore, and he isn't a draw anymore. I am not against him being at Mania 30, because he is a large part of WWE history, but in no way, shape or form should he compete in any matches or have any significant non-wrestling role in any storylines or matches.

His time has come and gone. Let it go people.

 

[Chococat]

There is one major issue that is being overlooked here Hogan's ego.
He won't want to have a match and lose.
I think he should just host it and stay out of the ring all together.

Because he didn't lose to The Rock at Wrestlemania 18 when he returned

 

[rokuma]

As opposed to Hulk Hogan wrestling as I am, I think one of the ideas mentioned is pretty cool: He wins the World Heavyweight Title and walks way from the business with it and the title retires with him.

I mean think about it: What else will they do? Keep having 2 world champions? It's been ridiculous since the brand split ended. Unify them? Been there, done that. Why not have Hulk Hogan wrestle and win the World Heavyweight Title and retire with it? I can't remember that being done before.

And for the naysayers saying he can't wrestle, he's too banged up...I kind of agree with you, but I also remember the 2011 Bound for Glory match against Sting and the reality of his many back surgeries and knee surgeries. It actually wasn't too bad. He basically dominated the match, took a few punches, but just having Sting vs Hogan led to so much emotion and electricity in the building. It brought the match up in my opinion. Same with McMahon vs Hogan at WM 19. Anytime he gets in the ring, it's electric. You put him against someone who can sell? This might be a passable match. Not saying it should close out Wrestlemania XXX, but it wouldn't ruin the card either.

 

[TheHitMark-SirJoseOle]

Here's the thing about Hogan coming back, if he does come back in a wrestling role, that's as much WWE's doing as it would ever be Hogan's. I am not going to argue the idea that Hogan plays his ego in negotiations for promotions he's performed in. But let's not single Hogan out here and cite him as the only person that's ever done that. I'm sorry, because most often I side with many of the posters like Jack-Hammer on subnets like this, but all too often whenever the subject of Hulk Hogan's possible return comes up it's always about what role his ego plays.

Anyway, as I said before on a previous thread relating to Hogan vs The Undertaker for the streak, I am not all that enthused about a Hogan wrestling role. But it's not for the reasons that many other cite, which is of course in regards to his ego and age. No, for me it's about his overall ability at his current state of health. I saw how Bound For Glory 2011 against Sting just did not have a good feel to it because Hogan could do none of his offense that we're used to. That's what would make me dread a WrestleMania wrestling role.

Now to move on further to the next aspect of this subject, if Hulk Hogan does any of these things that fans dread, be it wrestling and winning titles, put that on WWE. In fact, well after Hogan's first major baby face run/his second stint in the WWF (1983-1993), it's really debatable how badly they needed to even bring him back in the early 2000s. Now I am not arguing the merits of Hogan's nostalgia run, I myself was excited for it and it brought me back many of times to watch WWE Programming, something I haven't done on a regular basis since 2002.

However, considering how much WWF/E moved on from Hulkamania, bringing Hogan back was a nice bonus but not a necessity. With new names coming out of the wood work like Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, to name a few, the company was doing just fine. With that said though, when Hogan was brought back in, something tells me that while he probably didn't argue with them deciding to make him a champion once again. With that said, I also don't think he refused the glory they were giving back to him.

Anyway though, it's about business and despite Hogan's ego, I think people exaggerate way too much about how his ego controls him getting title win after title win and other storyline perks. Again, not to say he didn't benefit for himself in the promotion but in his nostalgia runs WWF/E has booked Hogan more favorably (with title wins and pay per view main events well past the age of 50) than WCW's final years and TNA ever did, and those are the promotions where Hogan was always accused of politicking himself constantly.

The subject of anything Hogan related is practically a no-win won. But I think it speaks for itself that WWE has always maximized their use of the Hulk Hogan legend, and for all that's said and done about that, i.e. Hogan "griping" about paydays, he always somehow finds a way back into a working relationship. Again people, Hogan's a professional illusionist as are all wrestlers really, the egos of all involved are focused enough to do business and with WrestleMania 30 looming, those egos will remain focused enough to do something, at least that's what I think.

 

[Mustang Sally]

So IF he comes back and IF he wrestles at WrestleMania XXX in a singles match, then he should job.

Totally agree. Although Hogan's time is long past, a scenario can be created in which WWE pays homage to him, even though the wrestling world has been doing that for years now. If he is to appear at WM30 and engage in a match, he could be made to look totally heroic and overwhelm whomever he's facing, as long as that guy's loss doesn't damage his own standing. It can be done; wasn't John Cena (of all people) able to job to a returning legend and still keep his rep?

Problem is, there are two differences between the Rock and Hulk Hogan: first, Rock is much younger and still completely capable of wrestling a match that looked "real." Second, a year after his victory, didn't he return the favor and lose to Cena, thereby passing the torch to the younger generation?

This is what I'd prefer to see with Hogan. No, I don't want him winning the damn world championship and retiring it a day later.....but I do like the idea of him putting up a valiant effort against whichever star he's facing.....and losing with dignity, signalling the end of his active participation in pro wrestling and further cementing his legacy, as his loyal fans would enjoy.

CAVEAT: That's what I'd want to see if WWE (and Hogan) insist on making his star shine even brighter. What I'd greatly prefer at WM30 is to see him in a 6-man tag match, in which he doesn't have to torture his old bones with too great an effort......in other words, don't make Hogan the biggest thing at WM; just give him his props and let us see him in action one more time.

After that, let him make occasional appearances, wearing street clothes and ranting about vitamins, vegetables, apple pie, and the girl he left behind.

Keep it real.

 

[thebarber]

People are clearly forgetting Hogan returning in 2002 when he had zero other options in wrestlnig, and he played ball. He put over everybopdy from Undertaker and Angle on ppv, Lesnar, Angle, Jericho and Helmsely on tv...Hogan came for business and it worked well. WWE didnt realise the massive nostalgic reaction Hogan would get upon returning, especially as a heel. So they ran with it until it died out. Hogans later stint after being inducted into the HOF 2005, Hogan this time had TNA beckoning as leverage so he could play the political card as he did in the HBK refuse to lose a rematch story . Hogan came back a year later to promote his tv show in conjunction wuith working a guy he trusts, the son of one of his good friends Bob Orton. Ever since there has pretty much been no reason or rhyme for Hulk to retun. 2009 he had his back surgery so couldnt compete at Mania 25 as rumoured. This time around, where again he has zero other options in the world of wrestling, Hogan should be brought in for selected dates, not a match or feud and certainly not for a title unless Vince indeed wants to retire the World Heavyweight Title. What I see is Hogan making an appearance at Mania 30 in a feel good moment for the older fans, the ones who grew up watching from Mania 1(I was 8 then). Leave the main event spots to Bryan, Punk, Lesnar, Cena, and base the rest of the card around the current roster. Brin in a legend or two who can still compete like Rock or HBK.....but Mania 30 should be a celebration of 30 years and moving towards a new direction for the next 30 years. If they brought Hogan back just to velittle and bury him, that would probably be the straw that breaks the camels back as far as how low WWE have gotten

 

[Last Man Standing]

C) None of the above!


But to play along I guess lose and keep wrestling. Because if he wins another WWE championship I may have to kill myself and anyone around me at the time.