The Complete History of the WWE Championship - Part 3

Hulk Hogan (March 24, 1991 - November 27, 1991)

Hulk Hogan: The first three time WWE Champion

Hulk Hogan was part of the main event of WrestleMania for the sixth time in seven years at WrestleMania VII. However, the event drew poorly in comparison to Hogan's previous WrestleMania title matches.

The card pulled a paltry 365,000 buy rate, considerably less that WrestleMania VI's 550,000 buys and WrestleMania V's 750,000 orders. WWE did not sell out the modest 16,000 Los Angeles Sports Arena either.

Regardless of the poor numbers, which were due entirely to the bad press surrounding Sergeant Slaughter's Iraqi sympathizer gimmick, Hogan was now champion once again. Lost in the controversy, was that Hogan's title win made him the first three time WWE Champion in company history.

However, at 38 years of age, Hogan's reign was to be a stop gap also, as Vince McMahon searched for another replacement for his star draw to lead him into the future. McMahon's choice as Hogan's successor? Sid Eudy, formerly Sids Vicious and Justice and eventually a "Syco". However, much like Warrior, that plan would not work out either.