#6 The (actual) death of Hulkamania
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1993 was clearly a year of transition for the WWF. They could no longer rely on guys like Warrior, Flair, Andre or Savage (at least not in the ring anyway). Hulk Hogan was also on his way out, and 1993 should have really been the official ‘passing of the torch’ year.
If rumours are to be believed, Hulk Hogan refused to job for Bret Hart as he was a ‘smaller guy’ and did not want to see Hulkamania end that way. Instead, we got a mediocre match-up between the Hulkster and Yokozuna at King of the Ring.
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The WWF clearly weren’t quite ready to end their attachment to Hogan. Rather than Yoko getting the dominant clean victory, Hogan fell to shenanigans involving a cameraman, whose flash was set just a little too sharp.
It was a frustrating way to see such a career end, especially since nobody really benefited from it. However, this was finally the chance for the WWF to end their reliance on Hogan and start to look around for fresh talent. 1993 was, therefore, the start of something new at a time when fans desperately needed it.
