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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
Don't even get me started on his win over Yoko at Mania 9, making both Hart and Yoko look like losers in about 12 seconds.
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Just to clarify, I'm not about to defend Hogan here - just making a statement from a booking standpoint. I would take into account what Pepsi said above, about Hogan being the fresh guy, and Yokozuna being involved in a bout just seconds before (he was already in a bad way anyhow, leading to Fuji jumping in). Plus, you have to remember that he was a fat fatty (God Bless him), who understandably could not be in the ring that long.
So it didn't make Yokozuna look weak, especially when he picked up the win over Hogan later on anyway - and was given credit for ending Hogan's WWF career, which further helped him get over as a heel. I so wish he was alive
Plus, he went on to have a year long run with the belt (Yoko), before giving it back to Hart - who didn't look too weak either. Hogan coming down to the ring (we are going storyline and viewer wise here, not "smark" - I hate the term - standpoint) had no impact on Hart, who was already out of the bout at that point.
I don't think Yoko defeating Bret and going on a year long Title run (at that point) would've given him as much heat as beating Hogan did, so they wound up even. Hogan got the belt, Yokozuna got established, and Bret went on to four more Title runs.