Thread: Why Does Hogan Get Credit for Anything?
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Old 03-13-2011, 01:36 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss View Post
Not saying that the bookers don't deserve credit. What I'm saying is that they had much more control of their characters and influenced change.

Hogan didn't influence change in any way that I can see and only had control of his character after he was already ridiculously powerful. Hell, all the cool things he did as Hollywood Hogan were ripped off from Jesse Ventura and Ric Flair. I feel like it's the difference between an actor playing a part in a great movie and the writer and director of that great movie.

With Flair, Pillman and Foley they at the very least get a co-writer/co-director nod.
According to Ventura and others, he could have used his enourmous stroke to actually get a wrestlers labor union formed.
That would have been influence and change. It would have likely saved and improved the lives of thousands of workers.
Hogan reportedly didn't want to get behind it because it just didn't benefit him, and with his stature he didn't need it.
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