WWE - Hollywood Hulk Hogan - Hulk Still Rules (2002) Review

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(More customer reviews)"Hulk Still Rules" is a fairly comprehensive look at the career of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. The feature proper is an hour rundown of his career. This two disc set also contains almost four hours of bonus material including some of his most significant matches as well as classic promos and skits from WWF programming. In all, it's probably THE BEST video put out by WWE ever and is surely a must-have in any wrestling fan's collection.
THE FEATURE:
The main feature is a "cliff notes" version of Hogan's wrestling career. Among other things it chronicles how he broke into the business in the Florida independent circuit through the Brisco Brothers and how he initially entered the WWWF as a heel with Freddie Blassie. From there it follows his career through the AWA, his phenomenal and history making second run in the 80's WWF including his feuds with Piper, Bundy, Orndorff, Andre and Savage to his second history making stint in WCW with the N W O to his recent return to the WWE. In all, a lot of ground is covered and a lot of it is incomplete (no mentions of his feud with the Ultimate Warrior, Lex Luger or Sting) but it hits most of the major highlights.
THE EXTRAS:
If you like extras, this DVD BRINGS the extras like no other. By far, this is THE most loaded wrestling DVD ever put out as it takes two discs to hold all the extras. The extras are a mixed bag of classic (and non-classic matches), miscellaneous skits and some classic Hulk promos. In all, some of it's great, some of it's not great but it's definitely stacked. Here they are:
Disc 1:
1.Hogan's debut WWWF match against (a non-Million Dollar Man) Ted DiBiase at MSG on 12/17/79. Kinda weird seeing Hogan as a mega-heel and DiBiase as a clean babyface. Decent match.
2."Heel" Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at Shea Stadium, 8/9/80: 7 years before their historic showdown.
3.Bob Backlund vs. the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika), 12/83: Hogan's WWF return from the AWA as he helps Mr. Backlund. Post-match promo from both afterward.
4.Hogan vs. the Iron Sheik, 1/23/84: Witness the birth of Hulkamania as Hogan captures his first WWF title. Post-match promo by Hogan with Mean Gene (and the locker room).
5."Mean Gene" training vignettes from Tuesday Night Titans. Funny and cute stuff.
6.Hogan vs. Mr. Wonderful, The Big Event in Toronto, 8/28/86: Awesome, big money match.
7.Hogan vs. Andre, Wrestlemania III, 3/29/87. The match itself wasn't much, but this was THE biggest match in the history of the sport.
8.Tuesday Night Titans vignette as Hogan teaches McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes about nutrition.
9.Hogan and Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake w/Elizabeth vs. Zeus and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Summer Slam '89. Another classic!!
10.Easter Egg: Title 1, Chapter 10. "Real American" music video. Cool and funny at the same time.
Disc 2
1.Hogan vs. 2 jobbers, All-Star Wrestling match, 1/2/80: Token jobber squash match.
2.Hogan vs. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Bash at the Beach '94: The historic first MAJOR big meeting between the two 80's legends. One of the best Hogan matches as Flair carries Hogan to a good match. The one lone WCW match on here.
3.Another Tuesday Night Titans skit
4.Interview with Mean Gene that leads into...
5.Hogan and "Mean Gene" Okerlund vs. George "the Animal" Steele and Mr. Fuji. Fun match
6.Hogan vs. Undertaker (champ), This Tuesday in Texas, 12/3/91: Hogan's rematch for the belt.
7.Hogan vs. Big John Studd from Puerto Rico in the rain.
8.Hogan vs. Nikolai Volkoff from Saturday Night's Main Event, 10/5/85.
9.Hogan vs. Mr. Perfect (w/ The Genius) from SNME, 4/28/90
10.Hogan and Andre vs. Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy from SNME: Classic WWF style big man collision
11.Hogan vs. Piper, WrestleVision, 11/7/85: Another classic feud.
12.Royal Rumble '90: Joined in progress as Hogan enters featuring his confrontation against the Warrior.
13.Survivor Series '88. Team Mega-Powers (Hogan, Savage, Hercules, Hillbilly Jim and Koko B. Ware) vs. Team Mega-Bucks (DiBiase, Bossman, Akeem, Haku, Red Rooster). Great Survivor Series action!!
14.Classic Hogan promos: 1) King Harley Race, 2) The Genius, 3) Big Bossman, 4) The Honky Tonk Man, 5) "Cardboard" Rock
15.Easter Egg: Title 1, Chapter19, Mean Gene sings "Tutti Frutti" with Hogan on Bass from TNT.
THE VERDICT:
Overall, this is by default a thumbs up as this collect some of the best matches, promos and skits and reviews the career of wrestling's biggest star. This collection though is by no means perfect. A lot of ground is missing and a lot of Hogan's biggest matches are not (and in my opinion should have been) included. Some other things they could have put in are:
1.Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior from Wrestlemania
2.Hogan vs. Savage from Wrestlemania
3.Hogan vs. Sting from Starcade
4.Hogan vs. Goldberg from Nitro
5.Hogan and Rodman vs. DDP and Malone
6.Hogan and Bischoff vs. DDP and Leno
There are more but as is the DVD is stacked great as is but they definitely could have done more. Also, the feature itself while well done is just too short at an hour. A lot of ground is left out (like his feud with the Warriors and his WCW activities)..In all though, as is, the DVD is well done and the extras are more than enough to make any wrestling fan (Hulkamaniac or not) happy.
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