Even when I was a kid, at the true peak of Hulkamania, Hulk Hogan was never my favorite wrestler. Outside of the von Erichs in WCCW, I leaned toward the heels. First Jake "The Snake" Roberts and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, later "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, and The Undertaker, just to name a few. But to say anything less than Hogan being the fault line that created the WWF mountain, at least onscreen, is sheer lunacy. If professional wrestling still exists a hundred years from now, he will still be the name most synonymous with it.
Those of us who are wrestling fans know the stories of Hogan using his backstage power and influence for his own benefit. Others not as intensely involved know of some of his personal scandals. The fault line analogy was chosen with purpose. The man had faults. As do I. As do you. But to define his life by those faults would be disingenuous. He didn't bring evil upon the world, he didn't take lives, he didn't create starvation. He screwed up sometimes. The spotlight shone on his screwups more than your normal person because he wasn't normal. He was Hulk freaking Hogan, a household name similar in stature to Michael Jackson.
A man who has had a tremendous impact on the world, the majority of which was positive, has passed away. The impact of his loss will be felt by so many who never knew him, but especially by those that did know him and knew him best. If I created a list of my 100, 200, maybe even 500 favorite wrestlers of all time, he probably doesn't make it on. So what. He was a fabric within the quilt of Americana. Still is. Many loved him. Many hated him. Now that he has left us, many will mourn him. I know I will. Thank you... brother.
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My thoughts on the passing of Hulk Hogan.
Even when I was a kid, at the true peak of Hulkamania, Hulk Hogan was never my favorite wrestler. Outside of the von Erichs in WCCW, I leaned toward the heels. First Jake "The Snake" Roberts and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, later "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, and The Undertaker, just to name a few. But to say anything less than Hogan being the fault line that created the WWF mountain, at least onscreen, is sheer lunacy. If professional wrestling still exists a hundred years from now, he will still be the name most synonymous with it.
Those of us who are wrestling fans know the stories of Hogan using his backstage power and influence for his own benefit. Others not as intensely involved know of some of his personal scandals. The fault line analogy was chosen with purpose. The man had faults. As do I. As do you. But to define his life by those faults would be disingenuous. He didn't bring evil upon the world, he didn't take lives, he didn't create starvation. He screwed up sometimes. The spotlight shone on his screwups more than your normal person because he wasn't normal. He was Hulk freaking Hogan, a household name similar in stature to Michael Jackson.
A man who has had a tremendous impact on the world, the majority of which was positive, has passed away. The impact of his loss will be felt by so many who never knew him, but especially by those that did know him and knew him best. If I created a list of my 100, 200, maybe even 500 favorite wrestlers of all time, he probably doesn't make it on. So what. He was a fabric within the quilt of Americana. Still is. Many loved him. Many hated him. Now that he has left us, many will mourn him. I know I will. Thank you... brother.
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