During his time in WCW, Hogan began losing a little more due to being a heel, but even then, his win to loss ratio is outstandingly positive. Andre was at the time a six-year WWF veteran who also toured the regional circuit and Japan. Foley was often putting others over and suffering setbacks, making his bigger wins feel so much more meaningful. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, Top AEW Star Has "Zero Interest" In Going Back To WWE In a first-blood, barbed-wire steel cage match with Hogan's WCW World Championship on the line, Flair was also looking to become President of WCW while putting his career on the line. Angle had his head shaved at Judgment Day after losing a Hair vs. During the next two years, Andre and Hogan teamed against several Heenan family pairings, most notably Studd and King Kong Bundy (with Heenan joining them on occasion). 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At the inaugural Survivor Series event Andr and Hogan were named as captains of their respective teams. This is without a doubt Hogan's cleanest loss ever, probably because Warrior was booked like a younger, stronger Hogan. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. Three weeks ago, Moustafa Ismail and his biceps were flown to Heathrow Airport in London, greeted by a chauffer holding a sign with his name on it, and whisked. The Streak, like his. The Giant and Hogan had feuded in the past, but this was The Giant's first clean win through all their matches. The two teamed later in 1984 in a handicap match during an event at the Brendan Byrne Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, defeating Big John Studd and then-WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch. While the feud was a breath of fresh air from the usual Hogan booking, it led to a very strange loss on Hogan's record. New, Top WWE Tag Team "On The Fence" About Splitting Up Bobby The Brain Heenan, a heel manager whose protgs included AWA World champion Nick Bockwinkel, immediately saw Hogan and Andre as threats to Bockwinkels title and began targeting both of them. The groupfeatured the younger, overlooked talent of WCW joining forces against the long-term stalwarts like Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, and Kevin Nash, who collectively became known as The Millionaire's Club. Many of his losses came early on in his career, when he wasnt as big of a name. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatculturewwe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/whatculturewwe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatculturewrestling When you consider the fact that Bruno Sammartino had a close to eight year reign as WWE Champion, it is no surprise that he has a ridiculously good win/loss record, with a remarkable 1434 wins compared to just 274 losses. As a multi-time WCW World Champion, Luger was a long-standing member of the roster who fans were always quick to get behind. Perfect, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Bad News Brown. 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Between 1984 and 2000, when the guy's political power was at its zenith, a Hulk Hogan match was more likely to end via interference from a shoot unicorn than the Hulkster allowing his sacred shoulders to touch canvas for three consecutive seconds. Of course, even with Lesnar rapidly ascending the card, shenanigans were still needed to take down The Hulkster. Although his WrestleMania streak only covered a small fraction of his victories, he developed an incredible unbeaten run at the event, going through 21 straight wins before finally losing to Brock Lesnar in one of the most shocking losses of all time. Aspiring two-fisted adventurer. For fans that thought the Starrcade 1996 match between Hogan and Piper was rough to watch, then they should steer clear of the Steel Cage Halloween Havoc 1997 encounter. In May 1987, on Saturday Night's Main Event XI, Heenan and Andre gave an interview with Gene Okerlund. It was no joke. This list details all of the (literally) unbelievable garbage that was thought to be easier to swallow than "Hulk Hogan loses a match". RELATED: Hulk Hogans Last 10 Losses In Pro Wrestling. He was rowdy before rowdy was cool. Despite leaving the company, Hulk still wouldnt put the Samoan Sumo over cleanly. Despite not having the same status in the industry as Hulk Hogan, he was able to experience a meteoric rise to the top of the scene. At Uncensored 1996, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage banded together against Flair, Anderson, Sullivan, Luger, Meng, Barbarian, Z-Gangsta, and the Ultimate Solution. On a Pipers Pit segment aired a week later, Hogan reflected on his friendship with Andre and how he felt betrayed when he was now with Heenan. This time, Vampiro pinned The Hulkster after Kidman smashed Hogan with a blowtorch, which had become a big part of Vampiro's act at the time. Hogan came to the ring for their match wearing jeans and proceeded to lay down for Sting to pin him, leaving fans annoyed and confused. With a growing winning streak and the fans on his side, WCW management gave him the ball to run with in spectacular fashion. Matches ending in an nWo beatdown had become the norm for WCW fans by 1998, and the WCW World Championship match with Sting felt like it would end the same. Michaels was someone who didnt win as many World Titles as some of the other greats, but often had marquee non-title feuds too against the likes of The Undertaker, Ric Flair, and Triple H. Trish Stratus is up there with the most popular female competitors of all time, which makes it quite surprising when looking at how few matches she wrestled compared to other Hall of Famers. Following the referee being taken out, several nWo members marched to the ring to assist their leader. The New Blood came about as WCW "rebooted" as an act of desperation. The back-and-forth match saw Hogan eventually Hulk Up for the big comeback. Warrior's career in earnest last a little over 10 years, with large gaps of inactivity. When looking at the reasons why WCW failed, Vince Russo is often cited as one of the main catalysts. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Their first WWF encounters came in the spring of 1980, when Andr competed as a face and Hogan as a heel. On the night that Hogan won the WWF World Heavyweight championship from the Iron Sheik, Andre was among the wrestlers who congratulated Hogan during a post-match celebration. New, Further Proof Triple H Has Changed WWE For The Better After Hogan debuted in the company in 1994, he defeated Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his first match. While most of WCW's history is centred around the likes of the nWo and Ric Flair, Lex Luger was a consistent main event player. Hulkamania was born on January 23, 1984. After feuding for several months in 1996 and with Hogan dodging him at every turn, he was finally able to defeat him to thunderous applause during an episode of Nitro, and take back the WCW Championship away from the villainous stable. Hulk Hogan has one of the most impressive win/loss records in all of professional wrestling. Hogan and Yokozuna faced off again in a scheduled bout two months later at WWE's inaugural King of the Ring pay-per-view, only to lead to more shenanigans. This is it. Win, lose or draw, these wrestlers had tremendous careers that got them inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. With an extra year added to both wrestlers' ages, it was difficult for them to pull off a good match. Undertaker made his WWE debut at Survivor Series a year earlier as "The Million Dollar Man's" mystery teammate. That's because his victory at WrestleMania. [9] During a television taping at Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Hogan and manager Fred Blassie confronted Andr as he was being interviewed and challenged him to a match, to which Andr accepted. A former WWE Intercontinental Champion as The Mountie and Tag Team Champion as one-half of The Quebecers with Pierre Carl Ouellet, Rougeau joined WCW in 1996 and never sniffed the main event. Undertaker wasn't the only man Hogan had to worry about here, though. Enraged by his bald head being exposed, Angle tried to use a steel chair, only to have it ricochet against the ropes and back into his own face. Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler competing for Ultimate Destiny Wrestling (UDW). As one of the biggest draws in wrestling, Hogan was on top for most of his career and has amassed one of the best win-loss records as a result. RELATED: 10 Clean Steve Austin Losses You Forgot About. The Franchise Player has made 15 WrestleMania appearances over the course of his career, and boasts a record of 10 wins and five losses. Studd winning remains one of the weirder decisions in the event's history, especially since 1989 marked his final year with the company. [16] Although neither won, Andr stated he gained a psychological advantage over Hogan, due to eliminating him from the contest. Yes, it was a two-on-eight. While Hogan would technically win his final match with the company, few fans remember what his final loss looked like. Despite both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan crossing paths in WWE years earlier, they were not put into the main event program together. New, Backstage Update On Matt Riddle's Continued WWE Absence On June 2, 1983, Hogan became the first International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) tournament winner and the first holder of an early version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, defeating Antonio Inoki by knockout in the finals of a ten-man tournament. Hulk Hogan has one of the most impressive win/loss records in all of professional wrestling. A 14-wrestler tournament was set up WrestleMania IV, for the winner to claim the vacant WWF World Championship; as part of the tournament, Hogan and Andr were given first-round byes and would automatically wrestle in the quarter-finals. Hogan dropping the title was also necessary to allow him to film his first feature role as Rip Thomas in "No Holds Barred," six years after his film debut as Thunderlips in "Rocky III." Hulk Hogan's WCW World Championship reigns were very dominant, particularly after he became the leader of the nWo. Announcers Gorilla Monsoon and Gene Okerlund thought Andr's unannounced appearance was strange but didn't think anything more of it. He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after . The match was worked out in advance by Hogan, Warrior, and Pat Patterson; who is credited with why this match is so much better than any Warrior match before it. DiBiase bribed referee Earl Hebner who was officiating in place of twin brother Dave Hebner to three-count Hogan despite the champion's shoulders not being down. The first-ever main event of The Survivor Series pitted Hulk Hogan and his team against Andre and his. As one of the biggest draws in wrestling, Hogan was on top for most of his career and has amassed one of the best win-loss records as a result. Sting was always a beloved figure by the WCW faithful, and they were always pleased to see him come out on top. Win percentage: 89.3617% Taped several weeks before the inaugural Survivor Series, this match didnt air until two nights later. 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