How different would the wrestling world be if Hogan never slammed Andre?
 

Got the idea for this thread from WWE.com's "What IF..." : http://www.wwe.com/inside/whatif/

So yeah, how different would the wrestling world be if Hogan never slammed Andre? Would another company have taken the helm? Would Hogan have been as over as he was after the slam? Would Starcade be the mecha of Sports Entertainment events?

Discuss.

Vince McMahon would still have the XFL to fall back on

Hogan would have never become the huge household name (and wrestling name, for that matter) that he is today, and thus would not come out of retirement 1476583292 times before finally getting it through his thick skull that he’s “getting too old for this shit...”:shifty:

Harley Race did it first. Meh.

We wouldn't have to have the same video shoved down our throats in february and march every year!

Dunno, I think Hogan would have still been big without Andre. Not too much of a change.

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Yeh, probably the only difference would be the non-existence of the video footage. I don't think it would have changed his career any.

I doubt it would be any different honestly.

I think Hogan would still be as huge. Hogan's done a lot of other great things in his career.

Ric Flair is 58-years old and still wrestles.

And he did not have the same after-effect as Hulk Hogan did so that makes the Hulkster pretty damn special I think, which is why he is the icon that he is today.

Harley did it with Beer!

Harley was a huge name in the business well before that match, as a Multiple Time World Champion. Harley was one of those guys who had a reputation as a legitimate tough guy. Harley Race > Hogan.

The Slamming of Andre is a legend that took on a life of it's own. To Hogan's benefit, Harley slamming Andre was only seen by a few thousand people in Houston. Hogan's slamming Andre was seen by millions. I'm not gonna say it wasn't a big thing.

It's kind of like how many remember the day Lex slammed Yokozuna. Do any of those people remember the next person to slam him (which was his debut, IIRC.)

Powered Toast Man?

I think Ahmed Johnson was number 2 to slam Yokozuna.

I think it's the most overrated, over-valued and talked up moment in wrestling history.

Nah it was Mr. Fuji. :shifty:

Seriously. Mark Henry lifting the "unliftable" dumbell is more impressive. I understand the whole business of it being a classic moment that happened in the right time and place and all that, and it was certainly a great moment, but come on. Cena FU-ing the Big Show was at least as impressive an act.

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