Reliving the early days of "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan by rewinding to some of Hogan's most memorable matches from the mid-1980s, including his first WWE Championship victory over The Iron Sheik and facing off with Don Muraco in a steel cage match.
Practical Effects
The Iron Sheik's mustache deserves its own credit
Costume
Yellow tights that launched a million merch tables
Production
Vince McMahon's cocaine budget clearly visible in lighting
Director
Vince McMahon
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Don Muraco
The Magnificent Muraco
Khosrow Vaziri
The Iron Sheik
André Roussimoff
Andre the Giant
Harry Fujiwara
Mr. Fuji (Manager)
Freddie Blassie
"Classy" Freddie Blassie (Manager)
Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Howard Finkel
Howard Finkel
Gene Okerlund
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Arnold Skaaland
Arnold Skaaland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This compilation captures peak Hulkamania right after Rocky III made Hogan bankable — Vince McMahon was literally building an empire on one man's tanned biceps. The Iron Sheik match shown here was the real-life 'passing of the torch' that made WWE a national phenomenon.
The steel cage match with Don Muraco was actually a prototype for WrestleMania's main event formula — notice how Hogan's shirt mysteriously rips off despite no one touching it. That wasn't a mistake, brother, that was merchandise strategy.
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