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#4 Vince McMahon Rejected The "Hollywood" Hogan Character

Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon

Long before The Rock, Austin, or Cena entered the world of professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan was the sport's biggest and brightest star. That didn't stop his boss from looking to the future. The ever savvy and opportunistic Vince McMahon knew that the red and yellow Hulkamania would eventually wane and he would one day have to look elsewhere for another Superstar to hoist the WWE Championship. Fans were changing and even Hogan's most ardent supporters would expect his character to evolve.

The WWE CEO was enamored with WWE's latest muscle-bound superstar, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior had an impressive physique and at 6'2" and 300 pounds, was just the type that McMahon visualized as his golden goose.

McMahon had made up his mind. Hogan would drop his WWE Championship to The Ultimate Warrior before 68,000 fans at WrestleMania VI. Hogan didn't object but had an idea.

He wanted to turn heel and ditch the red and yellow for black. After losing to Warrior at WrestleMania VI, he would grab the championship and attack WWE's latest sensation. He would then take the microphone, look into the camera, and break the hearts of millions of Hulkamaniacs, "I did it all for the money." "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan was to be born half a decade early.

Vince McMahon; however, nixed the idea and Hogan inevitably ended up taking the character to WCW, nearly driving WWE out of business in the process.

As for the Warrior's reign, it didn't last long. Hogan told Austin that the shows he was on were simply drawing more than the shows Warrior was on, which led to the decision to put the belt back on Hulk. By the time WrestleMania VII came to its conclusion, Hogan was WWE Champion once again.