Loss Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hogan with such an awesome interview. He is on a roll. This is a fantastic sit-down interview with Vince in a gym. They are really pushing that Hogan has been "reborn" as of late hard, and there's some truth to that. He vows revenge on Slaughter. The best Hogan is the Hogan that has been legitimately wronged and vows revenge. He showed that in the Earthquake feud and now he's showing it in the Slaughter feud. The worst Hogan is the one left with no storyline to really sink his teeth into, or working opposite a heel that hasn't really been allowed to get heat on him. Here, Slaughter had the last laugh at Mania, even though Hogan won the match, and Hogan looks better for it. For whatever reason, that lesson has had trouble sticking for him throughout his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 This was a great interview that makes you want to see this match. Since Hogan doesn't lose often it is so important to show his opponent getting the better of him at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Vince with another spectacular outfit. Hogan isn't anywhere close to his "I'm not retiring" promo in terms of low-key-ness, but he's definitely in a more subdued mood than usual, which is refreshing. I just wish WWF Standards & Practices didn't prevent Hogan from drawing upon the Warrior loss and Earthquake injury here, as some direct acknowledgment of his downs of 1990 would have added greatly to the feelings of being "reborn." We get footage of the fireball, and that sets Hogan off. Hogan gets pretty self-aggrandizing talking about how his Little Hulkamaniacs live vicariously through him, but I did like how he talked about vowing that Slaughter wouldn't burn the Hogan banner anymore only for Sarge to top it, and acknowledging that he left himself open for an attack. This was all a very effective way to continue a feud that looked totally complete at the end of WM7. Hogan vs. Sarge is now a strictly personal issue and is a much better program for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hulk has a bandage on side of his face from fireball. McMahon’s outfits have been ridiculous. Hogan is ready to play by Slaughter rules now. Hogan dialed back the Gulf War stuff so we ended up getting a great promo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Didn't remember this at all and was weary given the setting but this was great. Hogan has a different temperament and the Slaughter vs. Hogan feud is really hot with the focus more about the in WWF universe components then the outside real life events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The first half of this was subdued, with more of the Hulkster character coming out in the second half. They seem to have made the turn here from Hogan as an American fighting Sarge as a representative of Iraq to a more personal issue now, although given that Sarge is an ex-Marine, the war metaphors will never really stop. Still, it's nice to see Hogan admit vulnerability, particularly in the aftermath of his biggest triumph since at least Mania V. Taking a look again at the footage of the fireball attack, I'm struck by the fact that no one ever tried to explain in any way how Sarge and Adnan got into Hogan's dressing room after just having lost to him. It would have been nice to see an injured security guard or two along the way, or even one of the other faces trying to warn Hogan, only to end up being just a hair too late. As it was, even a mark would have to concede just how convenient it is that Hogan's bitterest enemy just so happens to be waiting for him just as he opens the door to his own dressing room. It may sound odd to us, but I'll bet a lot of Hulkamaniacs really did live vicariously through Hogan and worry about him day and night, much to their parents' chagrin. They wouldn't learn that he was human just like the rest of us for a few more years yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Hogan when he is more subdued comes across as human. Not entirely, but enough that you can really get behind him as a babyface. Great interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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