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This argument is mostly null and void, because both sides are partially correct.
To say that Hogan hasn't given ANYTHING back to the business in 10 years is wrong. In WCW, he put over Bill Goldberg and strapped him with the WCW Championship, and he did it completely clean. His match with The Rock is going to go down in wrestling history as one of the greatest contests of all time. His incredible reception when he returned to Smackdown in 2002 was absolutely a moment to remember. And his completely one-sided loss to Brock Lesnar is what helped the Next Big Thing look ready to take on The Rock at Summerslam, at which point, he won his first WWE Championship.
Hogan has also done a lot of dirty, underhanded, cheap things in his career that have sullied not only the careers of other wrestlers, but the viewership of the fans. Arguably, WCW failed because of Hogan's greed (among other reasons) and his inability to step out of the spotlight and let someone else main event for awhile. It was his unwillingness to create new stars in WCW that led to their eventual demise, as we began to step into the new Millenium, it was clear that WCW needed new main eventers (Macho, Hogan, Flair, Sting and Roddy Piper just weren't cutting it anymore like they did in the late 90's...), and unfortunately, it was far too late for WCW.
But despite the bad things Hogan has done in his career, he's also given us, the fans, a lot of great memories and moments that will forever live in wrestling history.
And besides, he wouldn't put over SHAWN MICHAELS. Why would anyone in their right mind try to defend HBK in a matter of putting people over? That's just fucking stupid.
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