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Originally Posted by Red Hot Scott
Okay, so when somebody gets old we should pull the plug and forget about him? Ya know what I think? I think he's one of the greatest of all time. And I think he was a goldmine that only comes along about once in a millenium. He had charisma, mic skills, the look, and shitty wrestling skills (but was still a huge draw). It's true, Hogan wouldn't have been so big if it weren't for Vince and the WWF, but the WWF (and sports entertainment today) would not have become so big if it weren't for Hulk Hogan.
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You're absolutely correct about your assessment of Hogan's career and his contribution to the wrestling business. On my personal Top 10, he's #2 because of all that.
But there comes a time in every athlete's life where his profession passes him by. Wrestling isn't like most sports because the results are scripted. But it's simply not believable for guys like Ric Flair, Dust Rhodes, and yes, Hulk Hogan to be competing with guys a third their age. Flair makes it work because of his dirty tricks, but even he is a glorified jobber at this stage in his careeer. Would Hogan do that? Would his ego allow him to go anywhere without at least the promise of a main event run? As one half of a tag team ( how about Flair/Hogan as the underdog veterans to reinvigorate the tag division?) or as a manager, Hogan can still wrk and he is still a draw. But as anything else his time has passed and no amount of Hulkamania references can change that.