Better Wrestler #17

[Good Ol JG]

Originally Posted by Destor And Hogan destroyed the ENTIRE INDUSTRY in the same time. They're highly comparable, except Hogan only helped one company and Cena only hurt one company. Basically yo all keep saying him putting one company over makes up fo all the ones he put out then, and still makes it impossible for to this day. See Hogan not just no Ric Flair in the ring, he's no Ric Flair out of it either. If you take all the money Hogan made for the Indusrty and subtracted all the money the indusrty could've made hogan's going to come out so far in the red that hes a joke. Ric Flair? Ric Flair made everyone money. All across the world in every promotion he went he drew big money. He went all across the nation making stars, and when he left those places drew better mone because of him working their, elevating their talent. Flair helped the INDUSTRY. Hogan helped McMahon. That's it. Turner didn't come out ANY better because of Hogan, only Vince. One guy. Flair made countless promoters money time and time again, but the importantthing is he allowed the to make money WITH OUT HIM. That a guy helpng the buisness. Not Hogan.

Hogan not only helped WWE in the 80's become the universal leader in wrestling, but he also helped WCW in the mid-90's OVERTAKE the WWE in the ratings. It wasn't just the nWo that accomplished that, it was the Hogan heel turn that created a lot of the drama around it. That can't be overlooked, no matter how much you hate Hogan.

True, Hogan is no Ric Flair in or out of the ring, but that's not to say he never made anyone but himself money. Warrior? Money. Savage? Money. Sting, Goldberg, pretty much anyone that headlined a PPV with Hogan made money. Flair is definitly better across the board than Hogan, no question. Could Flair have drawn as much money as Hogan? We'll never know, but Hogan had crossover appeal that Flair has never had, so I'd say not.

You're right about the fact that Flair gave more to the business, anyone that would argue that point is an idiot. But Hogan did accomplish a lot for the business as a figurehead, and that can't be completely overlooked.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Good Ol JG Hogan not only helped WWE in the 80's become the universal leader in wrestling, but he also helped WCW in the mid-90's OVERTAKE the WWE in the ratings. It wasn't just the nWo that accomplished that, it was the Hogan heel turn that created a lot of the drama around it. That can't be overlooked, no matter how much you hate Hogan.

of course, you have to look at how Hogan turned heel, and it being a primary response to the whole bit where Hogan as a face couldn't do shit anymore. It doesn't make sense to credit Hogan merely for the state of no longer being an albatross. Sure, he contributed at least somewhat, but a lot of what he contributed was simply a novelty from a dying career. WCW did a lot to pull themselves up. Granted, it was feast or famine, but at that point, it was clearly not famine.