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Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. He currently stars on the VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. Between 1985 and 2005 Hogan has been considered as one of the most important men in the history of the industry. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Hogan Knows Best is an American reality television show, centered around the family life of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), and often focusing on the Hogans raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogans attempts to manage and assist in his childrens burgeoning careers. ...
Childhood Hogan was born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia and was raised in Tampa, Florida. As a boy, Hogan was a pitcher in Little League baseball. He was abused repeatedly and suffered from obesity, weighing 195 pounds at the age of 12. He began watching professional events at 16 years old. While in high school, he revered Dusty Rhodes, and he regularly attended cards at the Tampa Sportatorium. Nickname: Motto: We feel Good Location of the consolidated areas of Augusta and Richmond County in the state of Georgia. ...
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Hogan was also a skilled guitarist, spending ten years playing bass guitar in several Florida-based rock bands, including Ruckus and Infinity's End. Many of the wrestlers who competed in the Florida territory at that time visited the bars where Hogan was performing. He then attended the University of South Florida (which he dropped out of), though he spent most of his time at a local gym, where he met pro wrestler Mike Graham (The son of legendary wrestler and National Wrestling Alliance President Eddie Graham). Hogan's physical stature also caught the attention of Jack Brisco and his brother Gerald. Together, they convinced Hogan to try wrestling. Having been a wrestling fan since childhood, Hogan agreed, and in 1976, Mike Graham introduced Hogan to Hiro Matsuda, who was among the sport’s top trainers. According to Hogan, during their first training session, Matsuda sarcastically asked him, "So you wanna be a wrestler?" and, to instill respect, purposefully broke Hogan's leg. The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ...
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The University of South Florida (USF), known within its system as USF Tampa[1][2][3], is a public university system located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with an autonomous campus in St. ...
Michael Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Mike Graham. ...
National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...
Eddie Graham Edward Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Eddie Graham. ...
Freddie Joe Brisco most to known as Jack Brisco (born September 21, 1941 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) was a popular and successful professional wrestler during 1970s, and into the 1980s. ...
Gerald Brisco Floyd Gerald Brisco (born January 24, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American former professional wrestler. ...
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Career Within a year, Matsuda had prepared him for his professional debut, in which Eddie Graham booked him against Brian Blair in Fort Myers, Florida on August 10, 1977.[1] A short time later, Terry donned a mask and assumed the persona of "The Super Destroyer," a hooded character first played by Don Jardine and subsequently used by several other wrestlers. Brian Leslie Blair aka B. Brian Blair / Brian Blair (born January 12, 1954) is a local politician in Florida, who gained fame as a professional wrestler especially as a part of the Killer Bees. ...
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Don Jardine (born in 1940) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler from Moncton, New Brunswick. ...
A few months later, he joined Louie Tillet’s Alabama territory, where he tag teamed with Ed Leslie (later known as Brutus Beefcake) as Terry & Ed Boulder. During this time, he appeared on a talk show, where he sat beside Lou Ferrigno, star of the TV series The Incredible Hulk. The host commented how Terry, who stood 6’5” 295 pounds with 24” biceps, actually dwarfed “the Hulk;” and as a result, Bollea began performing as Terry “the Hulk” Boulder; though he also sometimes wrestled as “Sterling Golden.” Ed Leslie as Brutus The Barber Beefcake. ...
Lou Ferrigno at Comicon 2007 Louis Jude Ferrigno (born November 9, 1951[1]) is an American bodybuilder and actor. ...
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In June 1979, Bollea won his first wrestling championships, the National Wrestling Alliance Southeastern Heavyweight Championship recognized in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, when he defeated Ox Baker. In May 1979, Bollea had an early shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, whose holder was at the time generally recognized as the industry's best. Later that year, legendary wrestler and former NWA World Champion Terry Funk would introduce Bollea to World Wrestling Federation chief Vince McMahon Sr., who was impressed with his charisma and physical stature. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...
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Douglas A. Baker (April 19, 1934-)better known professionally as Ox Baker, was an American professional wrestler, best known for a finishing hold called the Heart Punch. ...
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to George Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ...
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Vincent J. McMahon Vincent James McMahon (July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984) was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter. ...
American Wrestling Association After filming his scene for Rocky III, Hogan made his debut in the AWA. Hogan started his AWA run as a heel, taking on "Luscious" Johnny Valiant as his manager, but AWA audiences loved the muscular and more charismatic Hogan, and soon the AWA's bookers were compelled to turn Hogan face. Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. ...
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Using “Eye of the Tiger” as his theme music, Hogan soon became the promotion’s top babyface; and throughout 1983, he engaged in a big-time feud against AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel and his manager Bobby Heenan. However, Gagne continued to tease the AWA audience by booking numerous screwjobs meant to keep the championship with Bockwinkel, who was a veteran of the territory and had assumed the mantle of the organization's centerpiece following Gagne's retirement from active competition. On several occasions, Hogan would defeat Bockwinkel to win the title, only to have the decision later reversed, which increasingly drew the ire of the fans. Hogan himself also began to grow frustrated with Gagne's unwillingness to give Hogan a larger share of his merchandise sales. However, just as Gagne was finally ready to book Hogan to win the AWA title, he was lured back to the Northeast by Vince McMahon Jr., who had just recently purchased the WWF from his ailing father. Eye of the Tiger is also the title of a 1986 film, and should not be confused with the 1977 film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. ...
Nick Bockwinkel (born December 6, 1934) is a former American professional wrestler, mainly competing in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the United States. ...
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Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is a American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, and former play-by-play announcer. ...
Over twenty years later, just prior to Hulk Hogan's WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2005, the revived AWA, under the authority of owner Dale Gagne (real last name, Gagner), relented and acknowledged the legitimacy of Hogan's two title wins over Nick Bockwinkel, making him a two-time AWA champion.[2] However, this resolution has been regarded as apocryphal to most as the resurrected AWA is generally regarded as an entirely different body than the Verne Gagne-owned AWA of old. As recently as the release of the DVD The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA, interviews between Hogan and the Gagnes show that there is still animosity between both parties, indicating the unlikelihood Hogan's AWA title reign would have been retroactively instated under the original ownership. WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present. ...
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New Japan Pro Wrestling (1980-1983) A great deal of Hogan's early success was achieved in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Japanese wrestling fans were in awe of the gargantuan blond American, and nicknamed him "Ichiban" (which translates to "Number One"). Hogan first appeared in Japan on May 13, 1980, while he was still with the WWF. He would tour the country from time to time over the next few years, facing a wide variety of opponents ranging from Tatsumi Fujinami to Abdullah the Butcher. When competing in Japan, Hogan used a vastly different repertoire of wrestling moves, relying on more technical, traditional wrestling holds and maneuvers as opposed to the power-based, brawling style U.S. fans became accustomed to seeing from him. He would also periodically leave his feet while performing moves like armbar takedowns and the enzuigiri.[3] Another difference is that Hogan used a running forearm lariat (called the "Axe Bomber") as his finisher in Japan, as opposed to the running leg drop that has been his traditional finisher in America. New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ...
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On June 2, 1983, Hogan became the first International Wrestling Grand Prix tournament winner, defeating Japanese wrestling icon Antonio Inoki by knockout in the finals of a 10-man tournament featuring top talent from throughout the world. In doing so, Hogan became the first ever IWGP World champion. Hogan and Inoki also worked as partners in Japan, winning the prestigious MSG Tag League tournament two years in a row, in 1982 and 1983. Hogan's popularity in Japan was so great, he even recorded an album there - a forerunner to the World Wrestling Federation's "Rock' n' Wrestlin' Connection" of the mid '80s. is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ...
World Wrestling Federation (second run, 1983-1993) After purchasing the World Wrestling Federation from his father in 1982, the junior McMahon had designs of expanding the territory into a nationwide promotion, and he handpicked Hulk Hogan to be the company’s showpiece attraction due to his charisma and name recognition. Hogan made his return to the WWF at a TV taping in St. Louis, MO on December 27, defeating Bill Dixon. On January 3, 1984, Hogan appeared at a TV taping in Allentown, PA, saving Bob Backlund from a three way assault. Hogan's turn was explained simply by Backlund: "He's changed his ways. He's a great man. He's told me he's not gonna have Blassie around". The storyline shortcut was necessary because less than three weeks later on January 23, Hogan won the WWF Championship, pinning The Iron Sheik in Madison Square Garden. The storyline accompanying the victory was that Hogan was a "last minute" replacement for the Sheik's original opponent, and became the champion by way of being the first man to escape the camel clutch (the Iron Sheik's signature move). He became the first ever Southern-born WWF Champion in history. In Hogan's autobiography, he says that The Iron Sheik told him that Verne Gagne, furious over Hogan's defection from the AWA, had offered the Sheik $100,000 to break Hogan's leg during the title bout, but the Sheik correctly saw the potential for making millions working a feud with Hogan and refused. Greg Gagne, the son of Verne, recently worked as a WWE road agent and refutes the claim that such an offer was ever made. However, during his Hall of Fame induction speech, The Iron Sheik confirms that the offer was made and that he turned Verne down. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
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Immediately after Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik and won the WWF Heavyweight Title, commentator Gorilla Monsoon officially proclaimed "Hulkamania is here!". Hogan would frequently refer to his fans as "Hulkamaniacs" in his interviews, and would go on to introduce his three "demandments": training, saying your prayers, and eating your vitamins. Eventually, a fourth demandment (believing in yourself) was added following his feud with Earthquake. The vitamins demandment has been parodied to mean steroids in recent years due to Vince McMahon's problems with a steroid trial in the early 1990s. John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ...
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Over the next year, Hulk Hogan became the face of pro wrestling as McMahon pushed the WWF into a pop-culture enterprise with the Rock ‘n Wrestling Connection on MTV, drawing record houses, PPV buyrates and TV ratings in the process.. The centerpiece attraction for the first WrestleMania on March 31, 1985, Hogan teamed with real-life friend Mr. T to defeat his arch-rival “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff; and the WWF soon grew from a regional territory into a global promotion. In the process, Hogan was portrayed as a real-life superhero while reaching out to young fans. The consummate role model, he was named the most requested celebrity of the 1980’s for the Make-A-Wish Foundation children’s charity. As a result, Hogan single-handily transformed the business from a fringe pastime for blue-collar violence-seekers into a sports entertainment spectacle that appealed to prime-time audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Never before had the industry seen anything like Hulkamania, as Hulk Hogan action figures and T-shirts began turning up in malls across the nation. Moreover, Hogan was featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, and People magazines, while also appearing on the Tonight Show and had his own CBS Saturday morning cartoon titled Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling. Hogan would go on to headline eight of the first nine WrestleManias; and he also co-hosted Saturday Night Live on March 30, 1985 and during this lucrative run. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ...
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Official WrestleMania logo WrestleMania is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment since 1985. ...
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In the fall of 1986, Hogan occasionally wrestled in tag matches with The Machines as Hulk Machine under a mask copied from New Japan Pro Wrestling character "Super Strong Machine." Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
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However, it was at WrestleMania III in 1987 where Hogan cemented his status as the greatest drawing card in wrestling history, as he was booked to defend the title against Andre the Giant, who had been the sport’s premier star for the previous two decades. A new storyline was introduced in early 1987: Hogan was presented a trophy for being the WWF Champion for three years. André the Giant, a good friend came out to congratulate him. Shortly afterwards, André was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "undefeated in the WWF for 15 years." In actuality, André had suffered a handful of countout and disqualification losses in the WWF, but had never been pinned in a WWF ring. Hogan came out to congratulate André, but André walked out in the midst of Hogan's speech. Then, on an edition of Piper's Pit, Hogan was confronted by Bobby Heenan when Piper had invited Hogan and Jesse Ventura invited Heenan and André the Giant. Heenan announced that André was his new protégé, and Andre challenged Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III, ripping the t-shirt and crucifix off Hogan. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
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André the Giant (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) was a professional wrestler and actor, born André René Roussimoff in Grenoble, France. ...
André the Giant was the stage name of André René Roussimoff, (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) a French professional wrestler and actor. ...
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At WrestleMania III, held on March 29, 1987 before a reported 93,000 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Hogan successfully defended the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against André the Giant. The match would become the most famous of Hogan's career, and is often regarded as the biggest match in the history of the business, one which saw Hogan bodyslam the 520-pound Frenchman before pinning his shoulders to the mat. André had physically deteriorated by this time, which caused a mishap when Hogan initially tried to slam him. The attempt was unsuccessful (as was planned), and André fell on top of Hogan. Hogan was almost pinned accidentally for the three count due to André's size and inability to move off of Hogan quickly enough. The quick thinking ref's slow two and a half count allowed the match to continue. The match was considered as being a "passing of the torch" between one of the biggest stars in wrestling of the 1970s, André, and the biggest star in wrestling of the 1980s, Hogan. Years later, Hogan stated that André was so heavy, he felt more like 700 pounds, and that if he had lost his balance performing the slam, he was sure that André's weight would have seriously injured him. Hogan also says that in bodyslaming the super heavyweight, he tore a shoulder muscle, which causes one side of his back to be visibly smaller than the other. Hogan later would assert that no man in wrestling at the time could have ever defeated André without him allowing it. The match continues to be universally hailed as the biggest wrestling event ever and the industry’s all-time zenith in terms of mainstream popularity. is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Hogan would remain WWF Champion for four years and 13 days, overcoming such additional challengers as Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy, Randy Savage, Big John Studd, Kamala, Bob Orton Jr., Harley Race, Adrian Adonis, Killer Khan, Greg Valentine, and many others. However, Hogan would finally lose the belt to André on NBC's "The Main Event" on February 5, 1988, thanks to a convoluted scam involving "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and "evil" twin referee Earl Hebner (in place of the match's appointed arbiter, his twin brother Dave Hebner). After André delivered a belly-to-belly suplex on Hogan, Hebner three-counted Hogan while his left shoulder was clearly off the mat. After the match, André handed the title over to DiBiase to complete their storyline business deal. As a result, the WWF Championship was vacated for the first time in its 25-year history, and all this in turn led to Hogan's on/off friend "The Macho Man" Randy Savage taking the vacant title in a tournament at WrestleMania IV a month later. Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida) is a former National Football League player and former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s as Mr. ...
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WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Note: The live primetime NBC broadcast of The Main Event on February 5, 1988, from Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN was the highest rated television show in American professional wrestling history, with a 15.2 rating. The Hogan-Andre rematch can be found on the History Of The WWE Championship DVD. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Together, Hogan, Savage, and manager Miss Elizabeth formed a partnership known as The Mega Powers. Savage played an instrumental role in Hogan's character development. However, the Mega Powers would soon implode from within, due to Savage's burgeoning jealousy of Hogan and his paranoid suspicions that Hogan and Elizabeth were "more than friends." A feud between Hogan and Savage began, which culminated in Hogan beating Savage for his second WWF Championship at WrestleMania V on April 2, 1989. Elizabeth Ann Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), known best as Miss Elizabeth, was a U.S. professional wrestling manager. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
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Hogan's second run lasted a year, during which time he starred in his first movie, No Holds Barred. The movie was the inspiration of a feud with Hogan's co-star in "No Holds Barred," Tiny Lister, Jr., who appeared at wrestling events as his movie character, Zeus. Zeus was a monster heel who was "jealous" over Hogan's higher billing and now wanted revenge. However, Hogan was easily able to defeat Zeus in a series of matches across the country during late 1989, beginning with a tag team match at SummerSlam. For the combat sport, see Mixed martial arts. ...
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SummerSlam 1989 was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay per view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Also during his second run, Hogan won the 1990 Royal Rumble Match, last eliminating Mr. Perfect. He dropped the title to Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior on April 1, 1990 at WrestleMania VI. It was the first time in over seven years that Hogan suffered an uncontroversial pinfall defeat. That title match was notable in that the two wrestlers were both faces, and Hogan graciously handed Warrior the belt and shook his hand at the conclusion of the match, remembered as one of the most sportsmanlike displays in WWF history. Royal Rumble 1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship. ...
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Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
WrestleMania VI was the sixth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event and the first to be held outside of the U.S. It took place on April 1, 1990 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario with an announced attendance of 67,678. ...
Hogan soon became embroiled in a heated feud with the 468-pound Earthquake, a mountain of a man who gained infamy by crushing Hogan's ribs in a sneak attack on "The Brother Love Show" in May 1990. On TV, announcers explained that Hogan's injuries and his WrestleMania VI loss to The Ultimate Warrior both took such a huge toll on his fighting spirit that he wanted to retire. Viewers were asked to write letters to Hogan and send postcards asking for his return (they got a postcard-sized picture in return, autographed by Hogan, as a "thank you"). Hogan returned by SummerSlam 1990 and dominated Earthquake in a months-long series of matches across the country. His defeat of this overwhelmingly large foe would cause Hogan to add a fourth demandment: believing in yourself. His name also changed: The Immortal Hulk Hogan. (In his AWA/WWWF days his name was The Incredible Hulk Hogan). John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ...
Bruce Prichard (born March 7, 1963) is a creative team writer for the World Wrestling Entertainments WWE SmackDown! brand. ...
SummerSlam 1990 was the third annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ...
On March 24, 1991, Hogan stood up for the USA against Iraqi-sympathizer Sgt. Slaughter, defeating him for his third WWF Championship at WrestleMania VII. Hogan lost the title to The Undertaker at the Survivor Series 1991 on November 27. Just six days later, Hogan regained the title in a match held on a special pay-per-view named Tuesday in Texas, but due to the controversy surrounding both matches, the title was again declared vacant. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
For the Combichrist song, see Everybody Hates You Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2][3]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name The Undertaker. ...
Survivor Series 1991 was the fifth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ...
is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Tuesday In Texas was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on December 3, 1991 and emanated from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. ...
In the 1992 Royal Rumble, Hogan was eliminated by storyline friend Sid Justice and failed to regain the championship. In the ensuing five months, Hulk Hogan announced he was contemplating retirement from wrestling and would 'bow out' after his match against Sid at WrestleMania VIII on April 5. Hogan eventually won the match via disqualification due to interference by Sid's manager Harvey Wippleman. Hogan then was attacked by Papa Shango, who actually was supposed to cause the DQ but was late and was saved by the returning Ultimate Warrior. Royal Rumble 1992 was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho (or Psycho) Sid. ...
WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ...
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David Lauer David Lauer, better known by his stage name Harvey Wippleman, is a professional wrestler. ...
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Hogan returned to the WWF in January 1993, helping out his friend Brutus Beefcake in his feud with Money Inc.. Hogan scooped his fifth WWF Title on April 4 of that year, overcoming Yokozuna in an impromptu bout at WrestleMania IX only moments after Yokozuna's defeat of Bret Hart. At this point, everything was looking good for Hogan; he had the World Wrestling Federation Championship and it seemed like Hulkamania was back. However, this was not the case at all. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
At the first annual King of the Ring pay per view, Hogan defended the championship against the former champion, Yokozuna. It was Hogan's first title defense since he first defeated Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX. During the course of the match, Yokozuna amazingly kicked out of Hogan's signature leg drop. The hard-fought bout came to its close when a "Japanese photographer" (actually a disguised Harvey Wippleman) got on the apron and distracted Hogan, before shooting some sort of fireball out of the camera and into Hogan's face. This was followed by Yokozuna hitting a leg drop on Hogan for the pin. After his victory, Yokozuna proceeded to give Hogan a Banzai Drop amidst the crying children and cursing adults. As Yokozuna celebrated, Hogan was helped back to the locker room by ringside officials, as he clutched his face. Hulkamania had seemingly taken its final breath. After a brief tour of Europe in July where he faced Yokozuna in several main events, Hogan left the WWF. King of the Ring logo (1999-present) King of the Ring is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment tournament first held in 1985. ...
Rey Mysterio performing one of many aerial techniques to Dvon Dudley Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show of the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
In 1994, a steroids scandal threatened the WWF, and Hogan testified in court that he had used steroids over a period of 12 years "to get big", and had also introduced WWF Chairman Vince McMahon to steroids during the filming of No Holds Barred. Both men also had Pennsylvania doctor George Zahorian send steroids to WWF's corporate office via Fed-Ex. However, Hogan never accused McMahon of distributing steroids himself, but Hogan also testified that steroid use was rampant in the WWF. His testimony may have kept McMahon out of prison, but it definitely hurt the WWF's public image -- and Hogan's. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...
In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ...
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World Championship Wrestling (1994-2000) Hogan started wrestling outside the WWF, in Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW). McMahon held a very public grudge against Hogan for several years, before (and even after) Hogan came home to the WWF. This scandal led to Vince McMahon deciding to phase out large, muscular wrestlers such as Hogan and give the top spots to smaller, more technically sound wrestlers such as Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. After Hogan left the WWF, he decided to take time off from professional wrestling to concentrate on movies, TV, and his family. Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) in Cincinnati, Ohio[1]) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ...
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. ...
Hogan won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his debut match, overcoming Ric Flair in a genuine 'dream' match on July 17. After tussling with Flair, Vader, and the Dungeon of Doom for the next eighteen months, Hogan dropped the belt and began to only appear occasionally on WCW shows. WCW fans were clamoring for younger, more exciting international stars such as Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero and were growing tired of seeing Hogan's "red-and-yellow good guy" persona they had seen for ten years in the WWF. This led to one of the most talked about moments in wrestling history in the summer of 1996. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with World Heavyweight Championship (WWE). ...
Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ...
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For the football player of the same name see Leon White (football player) also for The Star Wars Villan see Darth Vader. ...
The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a British professional wrestling stable and a faction in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997 // The Dungeon of Doom is a British tag team. ...
Christopher Chris Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Eduardo Gory Guerrero (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) better known by his ring name Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ...
The buildup began when Scott Hall and Kevin Nash both left the WWF in early 1996 and returned to their old employer, WCW. They were portrayed as "Outsiders" and quickly announced their intent to "take over" WCW, with the help of an unnamed third member of their team (initially rumored to be either Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, or Sting). At Bash at the Beach held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 7, 1996, Hall, Nash and their partner were scheduled to face the WCW trio of Sting, Randy Savage, and Lex Luger. The third partner did not begin the match, and, after Luger left the match due to an "injury", some assumed that he would be the "third man." After Luger was taken out, Hall and Nash began to beat on Sting, neutralizing him on the outside and leaving Savage alone in the ring. Almost immediately afterwards, Hogan came to the ring to a standing ovation from the fans, making his first appearance in several weeks. Many expected him to replace Luger and attack Hall and Nash. However, in one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history, Hogan leg dropped Randy Savage twice and declared himself to be Hall and Nash's partner. The match continued officially for a few more seconds until Hogan whipped referee Randy Anderson out of the ring. Hogan legdropped Savage again, with Nash and Hall counting him out. The three then stood in the ring with their arms raised high. For Japanese comedian and wrestler Razor Ramon HG, see Masaki Sumitani. ...
Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...
The Outsiders is the name of a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. ...
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ...
Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known as Sting, is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ...
Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ...
The Ocean Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. It was built in 1985 and is home to the Daytona Beach Hawgs arena football team. ...
Daytona Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ...
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Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and American football player better known by his wrestling ring name, Lex Luger. ...
After Savage was "counted out" and a last ditch attempt to save the day by Sting was thwarted, the fans began throwing garbage into the ring. One fan jumped the guardrail and attempted to attack Hogan, but was intercepted by Nash as he tried to enter the ring. Hall and Nash stomped on the fan several times, and he was whisked away by WCW security. Moments later, with the trash beginning to fill the ring, Gene Okerlund entered to conduct an interview with the now vilified Hogan. Okerlund told Hogan that he and the fans around the world were sick to their stomachs about the whole situation, and demanded an explanation. Hogan further cemented his turn by saying that he built wrestling up to what it was at that point, and that he promised a lot of things when he came to WCW, and after all that he was bored. He went on to say that he had dealt with the negative reactions from the fans for the last two years while holding his head high, and he had had enough and told the fans to "stick it". He finally finished by saying that if it wasn't for him, none of the fans or wrestlers would be in the arena, and then reiterated that the group of Hall, Nash, and Hogan was the New World Order of wrestling. After being threatened by Hogan, Okerlund left the ring and the show concluded with Tony Schiavone closing the broadcast by telling Hogan he could "go to hell." Eugene Mean Gene Okerlund (born November 29, 1938 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota), is a former American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer. ...
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Hogan soon dyed his beard black, traded his red and yellow garb in for black clothing, renamed himself Hollywood Hogan, and returned to WCW programming eight days after his heel turn. Hogan managed to redefine the heel character: rather than the traditional "bad guy," Hollywood Hogan gave birth to a more realistic, street-smart villain, with none of the usual wrestling gimmicks and devices. Streetwise has a number of different meanings: Streetwise was a small hatchback made by the MG Rover Group, called the Rover Streetwise, Wisdom in a particular subject. ...
In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ...
After defeating The Giant at Hog Wild on August 10, 1996 by hitting him with the WCW title belt, Hogan held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for most of 1997, save for a several day reign by Luger. He would spray paint a black "nWo" across the title belt as well and scribble across the nameplate, and would refer to the title as the "nWo title" during this and any other time he would hold the title while in the nWo. During this period, Hogan grappled with Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, and many more. The ever-expanding nWo gang concurrently became the hottest concept in wrestling, helping WCW to achieve 83 straight Monday night ratings victories over the WWF. The black-and-white nWo T-shirt also became one of the highest-selling pieces of wrestling merchandise ever during 1997. Paul Donald Wight, Jr. ...
Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. ...
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The term Monday Night Wars pertains to the period of American professional wrestling from September 4, 1995, to March 26, 2001. ...
Hogan then lost the belt to Sting in a hugely-hyped, eighteen-months-in-the-making match at Starrcade in December 1997. The event was also the highest-drawing PPV in WCW's history. Wrestling fans and pundits were disappointed in "The match of the decade" because the match's length and ending didn't justify the buildup. WCW's newly-contracted Bret Hart would accuse referee Nick Patrick of fast-counting a victory for Hogan and have the match restarted - with himself as referee. Sting ended up winning by submission. This finish was executed at Starrcade, and after a rematch the following night on WCW Monday Nitro which saw Hogan win back the title in controversial fasion, the title became vacant. Hogan and Sting would wrestle again at SuperBrawl in February 1998, which Sting won. Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ...
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ...
SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001. ...
After this, Hogan developed a rivalry with former friend (and recent nWo recruit) Randy Savage. The heat culminated into a steel cage match at Uncensored 1998, which ended in a no contest. Savage would take the world championship from Sting at Spring Stampede in April, while Hogan's match at Stampede had him and Kevin Nash taking on Roddy Piper and The Giant in the first-ever Bat match. Marking the breakup of the original nWo, Hogan would betray Nash by hitting him with the bat and then challenged Savage the following night for his championship. This no disqualification match included two crucial points of interference: the first came from Nash, who entered the ring and powerbombed Hogan as retribution for the attack at the previous nights PPV, and the second from Bret Hart, who turned heel that night by jumping in to attack Savage and preserve the victory for Hogan, who regained the WCW Championship. Uncensored was an annual PPV in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. ...
Spring Stampede was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000. ...
Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...
Hogan defended the title until July of that year, when WCW booked him in a match against fast rising newcomer Bill Goldberg, who had yet to lose a match in the company. Hogan dominated most of the match, but became cocky toward the end as he continued to legdrop the challenger. Eventually, his luck ran out, and Goldberg was able to take control. After a final bit of interference by Curt Hennig was thwarted by Karl Malone at ringside, Goldberg was able to perform a spear and a jackhammer on a distracted Hogan, and pinned him to gain his first and only WCW World Heavyweight Championship. William Scott Bill Goldberg (born December 27, 1966, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is currently an inactive American professional wrestler, retired football player, and actor. ...
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Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
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Hogan spent the rest of 1998 wrestling celebrity matches with buddies. His second tag team match with Dennis Rodman pit them against Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach 1998, and at Road Wild '98, he and Bischoff lost to Page and Jay Leno thanks to interference from Kevin Eubanks, who leveled Bischoff with a Diamond Cutter. Hogan also had a highly hyped rematch with Ultimate Warrior (now known simply as "Warrior") at Halloween Havoc, where his nephew Horace would aid his victory. For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ...
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven...
Page Falkenberg (born April 5, 1956 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey) was an American professional wrestler under the name Diamond Dallas Page (or, DDP for short); the name on his current SAG and AFTRA cards is Dallas Page. ...
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Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ...
Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. ...
Eric Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling promoter and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later on-air General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ...
James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ...
Kevin Eubanks on guitar. ...
Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. ...
Michael Bollea (October 21, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Horace Hogan. ...
On the Thanksgiving episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Hogan officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling as well as his candidacy for President of the United States. Campaign footage aired on Nitro of Hogan and Bischoff holding a press conference, making it appear legit. In the long run, however, both announcements were false and merely done as a publicity stunt attempting to draw some of the hype of Jesse Ventura's Minnesota gubernatorial win back to him. The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ...
May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno, debuting on May 25, 1992. ...
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The media itself often stage stunts for movies and television shows. ...
After some time off from WCW, a still "retired" Hogan returned to Nitro to challenge Kevin Nash for the WCW title. He controversially regained the WCW title in what would later be dubbed the Fingerpoke of Doom. This reformed the divided nWo branches - nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac - which began feuding with Bill Goldberg and a ruthless Four Horsemen. The Fingerpoke of Doom is the common nickname for a pivotal storyline in American professional wrestling history that happened on January 4, 1999 on WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling. ...
William Scott Bill Goldberg (born December 27, 1966, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is currently an inactive American professional wrestler, retired football player, and actor. ...
The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) is a legendary professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. ...
He was soon cheated out of the WCW Championship to Ric Flair at Uncensored 1999 in a Steel Cage First Blood match. Strangely enough, a heavily bleeding Flair would win via pinfall thanks to biased referee Charles Robinson. During that match, however, Hogan began to show some signs that a face turn was imminent, showing off some old tactics like his "Hulking up" no-sell. Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ...
Uncensored was an annual PPV in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. ...
Kane bloodied in a cage match with Edge on Raw, showing the current WWE Steel Cage. ...
// In proffessional wrestling, a first blood match is occasionally used at Pay-Per-Views. ...
Charles Robinson Charles Robinson (born July 2, 1964) is a professional wrestling referee who worked for WCW and now works for WWE. History Charles Robinson started out as a referee in the Pro Wrestling Federation in 1993. ...
Hogan wrestled the following month in one more world title match, facing Flair, Sting, and Dallas Page in a fatal four way match. Page won his first ever world championship, and Hogan was carried out of the ring injured and disappeared for several months.
On July 12, 1999, Hogan made his grand return as a full-fledged face and accepted a challenge from Savage (who had gained the world title at Bash at the Beach the night before). Thanks to interference from Nash (who had lost the title to Savage), Hogan became champion again. Gaining fan support, however, his nWo look would gradually recede through the shaving of his black beard and the removal of the red "nWo" from his title belt. is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On August 9, 1999, he started the night dressed in the typical black and white, but after a backstage scene with his son, Hogan came out dressed in the traditional red and yellow for his main-event 6-man tag team match. Injuries and frustrations were mounting up however, and he was absent from TV from October 1999 to February 2000. In his book Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Bollea said that he was asked to take time off by newly hired head of creative booker Vince Russo and not told when he would be brought back at the time. Despite some reservations, he agreed to do so. On October 24 at Halloween Havoc 1999, Hogan was to face Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (which he had lost to Sting at Fall Brawl the previous month, when Sting beat Hogan by cheating and had turned heel in the process). However, Hogan came to the ring in street clothes, laid down for the pin, and left the ring. is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the...
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October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with World Heavyweight Championship (WWE). ...
Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ...
Soon after his return to WCW TV in February 2000, Hogan began feuding with Lex Luger, Ric Flair, and Billy Kidman. Then, at Bash at the Beach 2000, Hogan was involved in a controversial, real-life incident with Russo. Hogan was scheduled to wrestle Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[4] Before the match, there was a dispute between Hogan and Russo. Unbeknownst to Hogan, Russo told Jarrett to lie down in the middle of the ring and asked Hogan to pin him straight away. A visibly confused Hogan complied with a foot on Jarrett's chest after getting on the microphone and telling Russo, "Is this your idea, Russo...? That's why this company is
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