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Originally Posted by Wishbone
Notice I said on the business and not outside the business. Hogan is bigger world wide and non-wrestling fans know who he is, but any fan of wrestling even the kiddies recognize Macho Man just as well as Hogan. Hogan had a MUCH bigger impact on the world but Savage and him both had huge impacts in the wrestling world.
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I'd still say business-wise it's Hogan and then a pretty big gap. Hogan in his time was THE guy and everyone else was just a supporting character. Granted that Savage was arguably THE top supporting character but as far as who helped the business thrive, I don't think it's that close.
Are they close to the same level as far as recognition within wrestling? Yeah. You'd be hard pressed to find any wrestling fans who don't know of either one. But there's a difference between being recognizable within the business and having an impact on the business. On the latter, I don't think it's that close.