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Originally Posted by The One
Andre, who despite what a lot of people have convinced themselves of was still a bigger world wide draw than Hogan clear up to Mania 3.
Piper, who without being the nasty heel he was would never have gotten Hogan over as such "The good guy."
Mr. T, who did more to make WrestleMania than Hogan did.
Randy Savage, who was not at the level that Hogan was, but he sure as shit carried his own weight.
George Steele, make some jokes about it if you wish, but the man was a stand alone attraction.
Jimmy Snuka, Iron Sheik, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Honky Tonk Man, Ultimate Warrior, Hart Foundation, Rick Rude, Paul Orndorff, Junk Yard Dog, Big John Studd...
Yeah, no, Hogan carried the weight of the whole world on his shoulders.  |
Oh come off it, the whole company was built around Hulk Hogan being the main star. Were there other great wrestlers in the company? Of course, but it was Hulk Hogan that was the main draw, it was Hulk that helped get the company advertisements, merchandise sales etc. He was the guy who led the company, he was the guy who risked his health when WWE were crossing into other territories.
Andre became a star before Hulk Hogan. Yes Andre was a huge star, and yes he did draw, but he was never THE number 1 guy in the company (and yes I do know he held the WWF Title for like 30 seconds, which was to enhance a storyline).
I'll admit Piper was a draw, and heck he probably helped draw Wrestlemania I as much as Hulk Hogan, but Piper's role at that time lasted about 3 yrs. he feuded with a lot of main event quality guys, but again he didn't carry the company.
Mr T didn't do more to make Wrestlemania than Hulk. He did enough to do what he needed to do, which was to get people not interested in wrestling to watch. Then again there were others at Wrestlemania I that helped gain people's interest, such as Liberac, Muhammed Ali, Cyndi Lauper etc.
George Steele... stand alone attraction yes. No more than that though.
Randy Savage did carry the company for a short period of time. Yes I do realise he held the title for a year, but the majority of the time they were building up the Savage - Hulk feud so he wasn't the main guy for long.
As for the others, most of them did draw a bit, but again it was Hulk carrying the company..
BTW Tovo, no doubt you believe Shawn Michaels carried WWE in 1996...