AEW NAME DESCRIBES DIFFICULTIES WORKING WITH HULK HOGAN
One of the most infamous moments in WWE history came at the end of WrestleMania 9 in 1993, when Hulk Hogan appeared following Yokozuna’s WWF Championship victory over Bret Hart. Hogan challenged Yokozuna to an impromptu match, quickly beating the Samoan giant to capture the title. Hogan would end up leaving WWE a few months later, dropping the championship back to Yokozuna at the 1993 King of the Ring event, which was the first-ever pay-per-view called by WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross. On his Grilling JR podcast, JR discussed the event, which was his first time watching Hogan up close during his legendary career. It was often cited that the original plan would have seen Hogan drop the title to Bret Hart at SummerSlam that year, which didn’t end up happening. Hart discussed the plans in his 2008 book, noting that Hogan had refused to put over the Hitman.