WWE History Volume 6: Hulkamania Running Wild

#10 Hulkamania can't defeat the Ultimate Challenge

Hulk Hogan faces off with the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VI

Hogan was splitting his time between Hollywood and wrestling, and he and Vince McMahon had begun to accept a sad truth.

Hulkamania was losing its luster.

The world was changing in the early 1990s, and global politics had become more complex and interwoven. The fans were no longer united behind Hogan just because he was an American hero and icon.

Also, Hogan's lengthy reigns and super human booking led to his character growing stale. Once again, Vince and Hogan searched for the successor to Hulkamania.

They believed their search was over in the Ultimate Warrior. The Intercontinental champion was popular, especially with young children.

Much like they had done with the Mega Powers, Hogan and Warrior started off as allies and soon became rivals. Their match at Wrestlemania VI marks two major events in pro wrestling history.

It was the first time that two faces had competed at a Wrestlemania main event, and it was the first time Hogan had been cleanly defeated since the beginning of his WWE run.