Why did WWE give that Hogan/Mr. America storyline such a big push?
 

I fucking HATED it. So stupid!

But it was covered for weeks. Why?

Because he's Hulk Hogan.

True dat, I probably had already answered my own question with the clout that man still has (sadly enough) in his TNA "grand re-mastering".

Because Hogan was ridiculously over.

Are you trying to imply that Hulk Hogan is Mr. America? Hulk Hogan doesn't wear a mask. Mr. America clearly wore a mask. Therefore they are not the same people.

This guy is the only one who gets it. WWE should bring Mr. America back. He would work well on the RAW roster when going head to head against Hogan and TNA.

http://www.uncoached.com/wp-content/...k_hogan_16.jpg
Yeah, two totally different guys, for sure.:shifty:

wow Damninator. Just wow

Yes, DAMN iNATOR, that was the joke.

I loved that angle.

:y:

because Mr. Americamania was running wild

that could've been the Blue Blazer's push :'(

http://www.uncoached.com/wp-content/...k_hogan_16.jpg

http://www.mediamob.co.kr/fds/blogco...olea_15(3).jpg

They clearly hold their arms at different angles...must be different people.

All I remember from this angle was Stephanie's face after finding out who she had "blindly signed" for Smackdown.

Is it bad that I pop more for Mr. America?

Mr. America would have been crazy over in the early 90's.

lol ya I wish i could get blindly signed for something

How does Alex Wright fit into that equation?

Mr. America, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter

this was actually a fairly interesting storyline althow you'd have to be mentally challenged not to realise they are the same person.... then again WWE managment seems to be pretty stupid so I guess it might be believable

that was abyss in his younger days before he went to tna boy has he changed

Because at least we got this from it, damnit!

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That's not a very good video. :nono:

On a serious note, they totally ripped this whole angle from me. Literally a month or two before, I had run a similar angle in the e-fed I was playing at the time. I had some "contractual issues" or something, don't remember the details... but the result was me putting on a mask, slightly changing my name and claiming I wasn't the same person, even though it was painfully obvious that I was.

Then weeks later WWE does the Mr. America bit.

I claim full credit, of course.

The best thing about this angle was Vince's face as he came down to the ring after Mr. America's debut.

The reason this angle was pushed so much is because Hogan was the right gay at the right time.

I could do with the first 20 seconds or so.

God damn what an ass.

Another angle that would have been interesting if it had played out. Unfortunately Hogan left, and they settled with 'look what happened last week! It was Hogan! He's fired!'

Such a lame ending to an angle.

It ended like that because there was a money issue and Hogan left. Kinda like when they built up the Stone Cold vs the Coach angle, then out of nowhere Austin was gone.

Stephanie was hot back then; hotter in person.

For you wrestling historians out there, I present, Hulk Machine:

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com...achines/05.jpg

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Good/fucking weird times

The absolute worst thing about that feud was that fuckin' polygraph test. So stupid.

Didn't Sean O'Haire somehow get caught up in this feud by being with Roddy Piper? Woulda been cool if it had given O'Haire the rub. :(

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