I will give you Hogan as being bigger becasue he is a household name among non-wrestling fans. That is true.
But the whoile crowd WAS NOT cheering for Hogan. THAT was obvious. As I said The "ROCKY" and "HOGAN" chants alternated. I have re-watched my tape twice now at that point and anything else you want to hear, it is you wanting to hear it. Thats it. No argument there. The crowd was split. You should be happy with that as a Hogan fan.
As for if Hogan fails, it won't be Hogan's fault, thats REDICULOUS. Hogan is OLD. O....L....D.... OLD. He does identify with today's younger fan. He has slowed down considerably in the ring, not that he was ever like lightning or anything to begin with, so no one will probably notice. It will take EXTRA booking to keep his storylines interesting.
How long before Rocky starts humiliating him on the stick? How long before all the bald jokes start coming out?
"As for the comebacks you named, Hogan is the biggest name in professional wrestling. That alone gives him a huge advantage over the guys you named. And booking will have a lot to do with this, if this fails it will NOT be Hogan's fault. Whether it was carrying the WWF or carrying the WCW, he has what it takes to not drop the ball and if (that's a big if) Vince uses him right, it could last a while. Judging (which you can't really judge from one show though...) by Raw, they're playing this angle up not too bad I think you'll agree, and any angle played right will last a while."
This angle will last to Wrestlemania. A little further with excellent booking. I do not agree that it will last. Nostalgia is nostalgia, no matter how big the name. As for Hogan being the biggest star ever in wrestling, that in its self is arguable. Stone Cold on average drew bigger houses, bigger ratings and did this over a longer period of time than Hogan when he was the top dog in the eighties. Plus, Stone Cold did this AFTER the mass exodus from WWF and the steroid scandal, so he basically rebuilt the comany, and didn't just ride on Hogan's success in the WWF. But I'll give you that Hogan is a bigger star to keep you from having a coronary.
Plus, you say that Piper wasn't as big a name as Hogan, but I believe that Piper was the FACE in their last feud. There is no argument there either.
I think Hogan can last 2 more years, maybe more, but NOT in the title picture. I thought thats what you were trying to say, that he should be feuding with stars like The Rock the whole time. People won't buy it. He has one title match in him at most, and he has a very good chance of humiliating himself in there if he gets in with a younger guy. Hell, even I would like to see him in a title match again. They should put the title on Triple H and then give him the shot, since Triple H has slowed down since the quad tear. But if he goes over clean to ONE top WWF star, Vince will be making a HUGE mistake. The locker room is already not happy that they're in the WWF in the first place.
If the WWF pushes the NWO as dominant wrestlers over their hgome grown talent, you will have the same problem in the WWF that you had in WCW, and there really will be poison injected into the WWF.
But it looks like we're not going to agree on this, no lets agree to disagree. My fingers are getting tired.
