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re: Hulk Hogan; Real American Documentary on Netflix
Posted on 5/2/26 at 9:17 am to SUB
Posted on 5/2/26 at 9:17 am to SUB
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Loved it, and I was only a very casual wrestling fan in the 90s, until the NWO era. EVERYBODY at school was watching WCW. Monday Nitro was like 3 hours long and I often watched it start to finish every week. Then they came out with Thursday Thunder, and that was a usual watch. I sort of got into the attitude era, mainly because my friends and I would constantly be doing the "suck it" hand chop motion constantly at school and everywhere else.
My son was in middle school during that period. Monday and Thursday nights we watched WCW. We taped RAW and watched it in between.
I remember attending a couple of live Thunder events in Oklahoma City. I don't recall Nitro ever coming here.
Also attened some WWE house shows. We went to one on a Sunday afternoon. The next morning I had a 6 am flight to Dallas. I got on the plane and the Undertaker was sitting in first class with his hat on and head down. As I walked past, I told him I had been to the show the day before and really enjoyed it. He lifted his head up, gave me the death stare, and just said "Thanks" in a really deep voice.
Marke Mero and Sable were on the same flight, but they were sitting in coach.
When I got to Dallas, the first thing I did was find a pay phone, called home and told my son "I met the Undertaker!" That was in the days before cell phones.
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Posted on 5/2/26 at 12:16 pm to Canon951
Good documentary. To me it was a lesson in knowing when to walk away. He had like 3 perfect moments to ride off into the sunset but he just couldn’t stay away.
Posted on 5/2/26 at 7:05 pm to BlackAdam
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My top five would be Londos, Hogan, El Santo, Rikidozan, and Andre the Giant with Londos and Hogan as 1 and 1A.
That's a solid list.
My Top 10 would consist of Thesz, Londos, Hogan, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Flair, Andre, Frank Gotch, Bruno Sammartino, Rikidozan & El Santo. Buddy Rodgers would narrowly miss the cut.
i rank Thesz #1 due to his unparalleled technical mastery, legitimacy as a "shooter" (real fighter), and record-setting 10+ year combined tenure as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He defined the "hooker" (submission expert) era, dominating from the 1930s to the 1960s while legitimizing pro wrestling globally and innovating foundational moves like the German suplex and powerbomb.
Many fans have the false belief that pro wrestling was never popular until Hulk Hogan, and that's just not accurate. As you said, Londos drew gigantic crowds both in the US and overseas, even during the Great Depression. Others were also major draws in the days when there was no television, only print media and word of mouth.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 12:20 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 8:01 pm to Stat M Repairman
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Hogan wasn't a household name when Rocky III came out. Always assumed the other way around because by the time we saw Rocky III on some shitty VHS the hulk was huge and all over the place.
Same here. Good job by the rocky casting/production team to identify a guy that would go on to be the biggest wrestling icon of all time.
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