HULK HOGAN SET(2006)
Just as you would expect! A helarious aside here,
when Hulk beats the Shiek, the leader says WWE,
but when he won, they say that he's the new WWF
champion, which he was!!
I only watched one disc so far, and may watch
more as time goes by! B
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
For many member of the self proclaimed doyens of
wrestling purity, the IWC, the thought of sitting
through 9 hours of Hulk Hogan matches is probably
too much to bare. To those of us who grew up with
it and watch MMA for realistic fighting action,
and the WWE as a rare diversion, there's no huge
issue.
And so we kick things off with Hulk Hogan as a
heel (!) taking n Andre the Giant in a match from
1980. Hogan cheats, hitting Andre with something
he hides in elbow pad, body slams Andre, proof if
any be needed, that Wrestlemania 3 was not the first
time Andre had been body slammed, not that it matters
in the least. Short match, not really sure why it's
here to be honest.
Next we hear about Hogan's short stint in the AWA
as a babyface No.1 contender for the AWA Title and
see him get royally hosed in match with Nick Bockwinkle.
Poor Hulkster. Leave that evil company and electrify
us fans in the WWE.
Of course he did and our next match is his first ever
WWE Title victory in a short, back and forth match
with the Iron Shiek. He wins the title triggering the
start of Hulkamania, well according to this DVD anyway.
We then see a Madison Square Garden match between Hogan
and Big John Studd, with Bobby Heenan in his corner.
Hogan wins. Then another significant match with Hogan
and Roddy Piper battling at the War to end it All.
Needless to say the War ended nothing and a double DQ
and Mr T's interference to help the Hulkster at the
end of the fight led to the next match, the main event
from Wrestlemania, where Hogan and Mr T defeated Roddy
Piper and Paul Orndorff, much to the crowd's delight.
And so we fast forward to Wrestlemania 2 and the match
that many IWCers bring up when they talk about worst
matches in history as Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy
in a steel cage match. Out of this we see the Orndorff
rivalry, specifically a match from 1986 and get a nice
finish with the crowd believing Hogan had lost the title
to Orndorff, only to find out that the ref had been
trying to disqualify Orndorff when he appeared to be
counting three. Rounding out the first disc we have one
of the biggest wrestling matches of all time as Hogan
defeated Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania 3.
With the exception of the Orndorff match and parts
of the Bockwinkle one, the first disc is mainly
rubbish wrestling wise, but the crowds are something
to behold, and if you grew up loving Hogan you wouldn't
be unhappy with what you've seen.
Disc 2 brings us to Wrestlemania V where the mega powers
collide and Hogan wins a good match against Randy Savage
to become a two time WWE Champion. Following this is another
good match as Hogan lost the title The Ultimate Warrior
at Wrestlemania VI. We skip another twelve months to Hogans
next title win, a passable match against Sgt Slaughter at
Wrestlemania VII. Next is his regaining the title from
The Undertaker at the Tuesday in Texas PPV in a screwy
finish.
The DVD switches gears to Hogan's WCW run and has the
best match of his career against Ric Flair, followed by
his successful heel turn in 1996, a title win over the
Giant in a decent match and then a loss to Sting in another
match frequently mentioned in the IWC's worst match ever
discussions at Starrcade in 1997 as Disc 2 ends. A good
disc match quality wise, and showing another side of his
career as an effective and hated bad guy.
Apparently Hogan didn't wrestle another match for 4
years because that's where Disc 3 takes us and he's
facing Mr Perfect Curt Hennig in a small indie promotion
and winning. The contrast to the next match couldn't be
greater as he is shown losing to the Rock in front of
a frenzied, pro-Hogan crowd at Wrestlemania X8 in Toronto.
Next we have Hogan climbing out of Doc Brown's Delorian
and winning WWE Title No.6 from Triple H a month later
at Backlash in one of his best matches.
We then see Hogan teaming up with lifelong fan Edge
to win the tag belts from Chuck and Billy in mid 2002.
We skip a few years to Hogan's induction into the WWE
Hall of Fame and finally to his second last match
(unless you count his beating up Khali on the RAW
XVth anniversary show), defeating Shawn Micheals at
Summerslam 2005 in an entertaining and amusing match
in which Micheals oversold every Hogan move.
Entertaining end to an entertaining disc.
On this anthology we see the strengths and weaknesses
of Hogan as an entertainer in his matches spanning 25
years. He could work a crowd like no other, sell a
beating very well, but at the same time he was in
some of the worst main event matches ever.
Despite some of the over the top hyperbole from
interviewees I found this a fun trip down memory
lane. If you don't hate Hogan, you'll love this
DVD. - bh_tafe3