What really happened to Hogan's face before Wrestlemania IX?
 

Yeah.

Just bought and watched Wrestlemania IX and they had that angle with Hogan having a busted face thanks to Money Inc when Hogan was leaving the gym the night before.

Now as a kid, I totally believed that Money Inc had hired some goon to whack Hogan. Now I'm older, I can clearly see that Money Inc didn't really hire anyone.

So what happened? Walked into a door? Droped a weight on his face? His ego tried to escape his face?

According to about.com:

Hmm thats interesting.

Thats the verision I heard but there was also rumors he got into an altercation with Savage as well.

There's the kayfabe story (Money Inc.), the "official" story (jet ski), and the REAL story (Savage?). That's what I'm guessing at least.

I can't remember this. Was he wearing a mask or something? I remember a mask. It may have been Brutis the Barber with a mask. Damn memory fading....maybe it's a good thing my wrestling memory is fading.

Brutus was wearing a mask because Money Inc smashed him in the face with their briefcase. Hogan just came out with a nasty black eye and stiches.

Wasn't Beefcake recovering from reconstructive surgery after having his face crushed in a freak hangliding/abseiling/some-other-extreme-sport-ing accident, hence his mask?

But yeah, I remember the good old days of being an 8yo mark;thinking it 'honourable and noble' of Bret Hart to allow Hogan to accept Yokozuna's challenge after the main event of WM9 and buying the story abt Money Inc hiring a goon to attack Hogan before the show - oh how naive I was ...

Yeah. A parasailing accedent.

Again, there's the kayfabe reason, and the real reason. In this case, the real reason is the same as the official, reported reason: the parasailing accident.