Hulk Hogan is the Greatest Of All Time.
Hes not my favorite of all time, but I cant argue the Hollywood is the G.O.A.T. Lets take a look at a comparison between Hulk Hogan and my personal favorites.
Hulk Hogan vs. my number one favorite, Chris Jericho
I find Jericho to be the most entertaining SuperStar ever. He took over the number one spot for me during his Undisputed WWE / WCW World Heavyweight Championship Title reign. I find him to be more entertaining than Hulk Hogan, but obviously not everyone and their mothers and their Grandmothers for that matter, know who Chris Jericho is. Popularity points go to Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan vs. my number two favorite, Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold is to the late 90s what Hulk Hogan was to the late 80s. The only difference is, Hulk Hogan was still doing it in the late 90s and Hogan is still doing his thing today. Austin might have sold more merchandise, but, in my opinion, is because there was more merchandise to be sold and of course the weekly exposure helps. In any case, Hogan knew to job to the Rock and not Austin. Longevity points go to Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan vs. my other number two favorite, The Rock
This might be the closest match up to debate. I would assume that 9 out of 10 people would know both Hulk Hogan and The Rock and associate both with Professional Sports Wrestling Entertainment. The 1 out of 10 people are either too old to know / care who The Rock is, or too young to know / care that The Rock was a WWE SuperStar prior to being a Hollywood movie star. For all I know, the kids today might even think that The Rock winning the WWE Championship is similar to David Arquette winning the WCW Championship. Loyalty (for not trying to disassociate Professional Sports Wrestling Entertainment, by default, not really by choice) points go to Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan vs. my number three favorite, Kurt Angle
Real American Hero vs. Real American Hero. Kurt Angle won gold medals for the United States Of America. Its True and Its Damn Real!! Hulk Hogan on the other hand (with Vince McMahons help of course) changed Professional Wrestling to Sports Entertainment. Since the discussion is who is the Greatest PRO Wrestler of all time, its Hulk Hogan. Kayfabe points go to Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan vs. my number five favorite (no number four, because I have two number twos), Ric Flair
The Ultimate Battle between Good and Evil. Superman vs. Lex Luthor. Batman vs. Joker. The only difference here is, the roles sometimes switched, and in some cases, they were on the same side. Ric Flair is known to be a great Wrestler, period. Hogan is known to be a great entertainer, and even that is questionable. Whats not questionable is the marketability of both. People paid to see Flair lose. People paid to see Hogan win. I can almost guarantee that more people paid to see Hogan win than to see Flair lose. Marketability points go to Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan vs. my other number five favorite, Hulk Hogan
Now I know this is just odd, but for $#!+s and giggles, lets take a look at Hulk Hogans greatest advisory, himself. You know what, never mind. I think I made my point clear, Hulk Hogan is the Greatest Professional Sports Wrestling Entertainer of all time.