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IMO, Hulk does not still rule, and never did. Yes, he was huge in the AWA, and he and McMahon launched one of the most successful eras in wrestling history, regularly selling out huge arenas and bringing in some of the highest rated matches of all time (The War to Settle the Score, Hogan/Andre 2, etc), but in the long run he's done a lot more harm than good.
-His unwillingness to share the spotlight has hindered the careers of countless wrestlers in the WWF and especially in WCW. After he left wrestling to make some of the most atrociously bad movies ever, WWF was left with a gigantic void in the main event scene, and suffered abysmal ratings until the Austin era. Since Hogan wouldn't let anyone else be the top dog, no one would buy anyone else in the top spot of the company, which was why Bret and Michaels, despite excellent matches, failed to save the ratings.
-His notorious backstage nepotism and cronyism nearly bankrupted WCW prior to the nWo invasion, burying longtime WCW talent in favor for his buddies.
-Speaking of the nWo, while they were wildly successful in their heyday, they killed backstage morale and did irreparable damage to WCW's name value. After watching the nWo stomp all over all of WCW's top names, the only thing people would buy that could stop them was another nWo, and by the time the angle was finally over, nobody cared. No one wanted to watch WCW after WCW had spent the past 3 years being made to look like a bunch of losers.
-Did anyone really want to see Hogan win the WWF Title AGAIN in 2002?
So yeah, while most people will remember Hogan as McMahon's golden boy, which Vince was a "genius" for pushing (bullshit, since all he did was take him from AWA, who were doing the same thing), he was also an egomaniac who is an integral part of why there is no more WCW, and why WWE's backstage has been in the gutter for years. Hogan and his ilk can go fuck themselves for all I care, just as long as they stay the hell away from another main event run.
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