HULK HOGAN
"NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR
I want to start this off with two of the greatest wrestlers in the last 40 years or so. Hulk Hogan being the top face for WWE during the 80's/early 90's. Ric Flair being the top heel during the 80's and well into the 90's....mostly for the NWA/JCP/WCW.
Which of these wrestlers are/were you more fond of? Why? Fond memories?
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this one is a difficult choice for me. since I was quite young when I first saw Hogan, there was a certain "IT" Factor to him that was appealing to me.
ReplyDeleteat the same time, Flair had something special going for him as well......something that I appreciated when I was several years older. again, it's an "IT" Factor. in Flair's case, you needed more complexity in your viewpoints.
Hogan was a clear cut good guy...a traditional good guy. Flair...while he played a villain, it wasn't so simple. he was the villain that everyone wanted to be. the expensive watch. expensive shoes. private jet. several lovely women hanging on him everywhere he went.
sure, he "cheated" to get what he wanted, but everyone still wanted what he had. men wanted what he had, to one degree or another.
overall....Flair had the right character, as well as the charisma. I wanted to boo him, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. he was a man's man to me.
seemed like anyone in my immediate family were more impressed with Flair. he could talk the talk. he could have a great match with just about anyone. the opponent had to suck pretty bad if Flair was unable to get a decent match out of that person.
I always have to pick Flair over Hogan.