that's Rock vs Hogan promo but doesn't give that vibe or chill as this fan made promo..
Austin vs Hogan match might not be that great but the built up could be epic over 1M buys guarantee...This isn't Icon vs Icon but The Battle of Greatest who have impact on Wrestling Austin 3:16 vs Hulkamania. as great as the Rock but he's not that on Level of Austin/Hulk...Hulk nearly kill WWF and Austin save WWF, plus these two have history at backstage do work shoot.
when Hogan mention no one bigger than Hulkamania only one guy could walk out that is Austin, Austin gave Hogan middle finger and gave a stunner.
too bad Austin have good reason refuse working with Hogan for Holding Austin back in WCW. the day Hogan walk in WCW is the end of Stunning Steve Austin.
1997 Rock want to work with HBK,HBK said No
2003 HBK want to work with Rock,Rock said No
2006 HBK want to work with Rock at wrestlemania 22,But Rock said No
2008 Hall Of fame Rock said He want to work with HBK
Rock/Hogan was always the plan for Mania 18. Austin/Hogan could have happened at WM 22 but they couldnt reach a deal between the two(Ego problems obviously).
I didn't like Hogan's ego against Austin, I'll always respect both wrestlers, that's why Austin left WCW in 94, why can't Hogan & WCW push Austin into main-eventer? Bischoff is wrong that Austin ONLY MID-CARD wrestler. I disagree with Hogan/Bischoff over Austin, he made Attitude Era with The Rock & I loved that era. WM22 should've put Hogan/Austin one-on-one, it's the right time 4 both of them 2 finish their careers. I can't blame Austin rejects Hogan match, shame this will never happen
Austin lost 2 Hacksaw US title match WCW 94, that's another reason he left WCW, Hogan started this whole ego stuff in 1st place, what would u do if u were forced 2 lose title in 20 secs? Do it or leave it. I'd leave the company like Austin did, same old Hulkster taking over creative control. Bret Hart is my No.1 fav wrestler of all-time, Austin No.2 by the way
Rock/Hogan is a classic match, but I do think Hogan/Austin should have happened at one point. They should have put their egos aside for the fans. It's a fixed sport, the only people who really win are the fans.
if you go back watch one of the match NWO vs Rock/Austin you could see clearly there's some heat where Austin and Hogan only face each other for a few second. It's a shame match never happen and money could be made
Rock is a great guy though, very likeable person. Hogan and Rock were cool. Austin on the other hand was paranoid and temperamental, especially in 2002. Not to mention they had history from WCW and Austin mocking him in ECW.
is about Austin holding the grudge...can you believe Austin job out to Jim Duggan who was part of Hogan group? 3 times in the row at PPV. think about Bryan 18 second lost is a joke but Austin lost to Duggan no more than 10 second. after Austin got Fired US Title holder Duggan drop it to Vader. Can't blame Austin.
Rock refuse work with HBK while they have the chance....Shawn buried the rock back in the day and same goes for Austin who got buried by Hogan. Rock also have ego, in one of interview Rock doesn't want to do anything with Shawn. but in case of Austin is different, Stunning Steve Austin was ready for main event run but got hold back by Hogan.
So Rock not wanting anything to do with the the head Kliq guy who also happens to be the biggest Dick in the history of Wrestling because rock has an Ego?
Rock never refused to work with Shawn (I think). He said back in 99 that he never had interest in working with him but I don't think he was ever offered a Michaels match and refused it.
nah , Rock was on fire in terms of popularity by the time of the early 00's , and he became a mainstream icon while Austin who was also a megastar and an icon , was stale at the time and not nearly as big a crossover star like Rock was in 02
plus I feel as if character-wise , Rock/Hogan blend in together much better
nope , read an interview from Rock in 2002 while shooting a movie , apparently Rock/Hogan was talked about since October 2001
it's the WM 22 match you are referring to , in which both men never agreed on it because of the finish
Was suppose to happen but unfortunately because of their past situation Austin was paranoid about the finish and if Hogan would put him over. We got the awesome Rock vs Hogan match anyways which was a true WrestleMania moment. But would of loved to see the two biggest superstars of all time have a match but in all likely hood would never happen bEcause they wouldn't of been able to organize a finish that suited their characters and ego. But as someone mentioned in a fake sport the fans are the true winners and especially in the case of this match.
The only way we could of got a match with those two would of been with a dq finish with McMahon interfering on austins behalf and bischoff interfering on hogans behalf. Or a scenario like a three stages of hell with Austin winning one, hogan winning the other and somehow getting a dq or draw. Bottom line is the two biggest superstars ever wouldn't be willing for the other to win and be called greater. Ego is a dirty word
Its been a while since I have watched Stone Colds' DVD, but im sure he said something like "it should have been me with Hogan", in relation to he wanted to be in the main event picture instead of working with Scott Hall.
I agree Hogan vs Austin at WM 18 would have been the greatest buy in Wrestling history. No match could ever live up to the hype. No, they wouldn't have put on a 5 star match, but the build would have been epic.
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