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Hulk Hogan Rejected WCW’s North Korea Show In 1995
Hamish Woodward
Hulk Hogan was the biggest name from WCW who missed out on a trip to North Korea, and for very good reason. WCW teamed up with NJPW in 1995, as Antonio Inoki attempted to bring world peace with a super show in the capital of an isolationist country in North Korea. Collision in Korea was … Read more
Hulk Hogan Claims He Killed Antonio Inoki In Japan, Before Being Run Out Of The Country By The Yakuza
Hamish Woodward
Hulk Hogan claims that he accidentally murdered Antonio Inoki, and had to flee Japan because the Yakuza had put out a hit on the WWE legend.
Hulk Hogan’s Wembley Stadium Lie About Make-A-Wish Child Is His Worst One Yet
Hamish Woodward
Hulk Hogan lied about wrestling at Wembley Stadium, inventing a sick child to try and sell his album. In his mind, this worked, as Hogan also lied about the album being a big hit, despite it being less notorious than the infamous Randy Savage rap album (“Be A Man“) some years later. Hogan claimed that … Read more
The Most Ridiculous Lies Hulk Hogan Has Ever Told
Hamish Woodward
Hulk Hogan is known for telling some of the most ridiculous lies in wrestling history. The Hulkster’s fibs ranged from claiming he wanted to put someone over and feigning injury to movie role offers and being a world-class bassist and sports star. Despite having huge matches with stars like Andre the Giant, Goldberg, Sting and … Read more
Dave Meltzer’s Star Ratings for AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door 2024
Hamish Woodward
Dave Meltzer has given his star ratings for AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door 2024. This year’s edition also featured stars from Stardom and CMLL, making it one of the biggest wrestling shows of the year. The event took place on Sunday 30th June 2024. It was held at the UBS Arena in Long Island, New … Read more
Why Shawn Michaels vs The Rock Never Happened, Explained
Hamish Woodward
If you think of some of the biggest stars in wrestling, two names that have to come to mind are The Rock and Shawn Michaels. Two incredible wrestlers in the ring with buckets of charisma, who have main evented multiple Wrestlemania’s and won countless WWE Championships. However, you may find it curious to find out … Read more
Every 5 Star Match in WWE History (According To Dave Meltzer)
Hamish Woodward
One of the most polarising things wrestling fans argue about is Dave Meltzer‘s five-star WWE match list. The Wrestling Observer journalist has been covering wrestling in his weekly newsletter since 1980 and is considered the primary expert on all things professional wrestling (he has also been covering the UFC since it’s very first event). In … Read more
The Sandman Was Nearly Vince McMahon’s Son
Hamish Woodward
The Vince McMahon‘s Son angle in 2007 was turning out to be the hottest angle WWE had in years. The WWE Chairman died in an explosion and his empire was set to be gifted to his unknown son – Mr Kennedy. However, one man almost scuppered the plans (well, one man did scupper the plans, … Read more
12 Best Bryan Danielson Matches Of All Time, Ranked
Hamish Woodward
Whether he’s called Daniel Bryan or Bryan Danielson, nobody has pulled out as many all-time great matches in his career than The American Dragon has. Whether it be in WWE, AEW, ROH or even wrestling a bear, every time you watch Bryan Danielson wrestling you know you’re going to see something spectacular. He is one … Read more
