Hulk Hogan’s Wrestling Mount Rushmore

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan joins Chris to discuss who is on his personal wrestling Mount Rushmore.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

Full episode with The Hulkster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5OZeYN7hNVpjNE

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It CVVCLIPS Brotherrrrrrr Dude Jack.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Hell Yeah Ric Flair Hulk Hogans Mount Rushmore Woooooooooooooooooooo.

[@jamesearlcash1758]

My wrestler's Mount Ruahmore includes the following: Gorgeous George, The Honkey Tonk Man, Doink The Clown and The Giant Gonzales. Ahahahahahahahaha

[@deebo1103]

Was a great episode. It is great to see Hogan have some true happiness in his life. He doesn't shit talk down anyone, he has praise for a lot of guys. He is pro wrestling.

[@murraykelm5691]

Flair doesn't need to be on mt Rushmore, he has space mountain.

[@angelt17]

LMAO 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@zlinedavid]

Oldest ride, longest line!

[@um8778]

@@zlinedavid HEY! Don't you start that with me

[@zlinedavid]

@@um8778 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT SIXTY MINUTES IS!

[@jerryjohnson3966]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@javierbaeza375]

Mick Foley, Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude love😂

[@DukeRhodes]

Not bad at all.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Were they ever in the same room?

[@randomname2308]

@@playdiscgolf1546 X pac was there when it happened

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

A mount Rushmore in pro wrestling is so tricky, it depends on the criteria you are focusing on. For example, if you talking in terms of in-ring wrestling ability, Bret Hart and Kurt Angle have to be there. In terms of character, Undertaker has to be there. In terms of longevity, Ric Flair and Lou Thesz have to be there. Drawing ability? Hogan, Austin, Bruno, Rock have to be there. Legendary? Andre and Undertaker have to be there. All around performer? Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, and Kurt Angle have to be there.

[@kingetzel2755]

Unfortunately the guy who covers more ground than almost anyone in terms of fame, innovation, and influence is far too often ignored. Gorgeous George created the modern heel, was one of the first television stars (not of wrestling, but TV period), and directly influenced pop-culture icons like Muhammad Ali and James Brown. If anyone absolutely has to be on a pro wrestling Mount Rushmore, I think it should be him.

[@kingetzel2755]

Though personally, I like to use the same criteria used for the actual Mount Rushmore. Birth Growth Development Preservation

[@liquidsnake6879]

Andre was a major draw in his day, arguably the biggest draw in Pro Wrestling working different territories as a special attraction every single day, one of the first true nationally (and even internationally) recognized wrestlers Taker does not overtake Andre, so Hogan's rushmore makes sense

[@shyl9311]

If you want all of the above, it's Undertaker.

[@jayluis189]

Undertaker has character, drawing power, AND longevity.

[@marionlayton929]

Let me guess, Terry Bollea's Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling is Hulk Hogan, Hollywood Hogan, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, & Mr. America.

[@Chillllllbruh]

I think his sex tape is some of his best work tbh.

[@exiaR2x78]

@@Chillllllbruh that wasnt Terry Bolleas penis cause its not that size it was Hulk Hogans

[@marionlayton929]

@@Chillllllbruh Didn't he use his Third Leg Drop to finish her, his marriage to Linda, & his friendship with Bubba, The Love Sponge in that matchup?

[@Xpress2hell]

Honorable mention for Thunderlips

[@MrTrueCaller619]

I truly believe U, he's that type of person

[@MuhammadRaiyan135]

Undertaker will forever be on my mount rushmore, he's way too iconic and has done so much for the business for so long

[@Countrybananas]

Obviously Undertaker is the GOAT Hogan's just still not over dropping the title to him in 1991

[@watersandblue6001]

​@@Countrybananasyea Hogan and Taker just can't stand each other, it's pretty obvious.

[@Countrybananas]

@@watersandblue6001 It's the whole fake neck injury Hulk kept bringing up after the chair spot with Ric Flair. It's a total lie and it hurt Undertakers reputation at the time making him look like a dangerous worker he would be completely justified to hate Hogan but I don't think Hogan's even relevant to him at this point.

[@Aizenborgman]

The truth is that some of Undertaker's fans cannot handle the Fact that Hulk Hogan is greater than Undertaker and has sacrificed more than Undertaker. He lost to Undertaker twice and gave him the belt twice, yet some of Undertaker's fans still complain and cry to this day. When Hulk Hogan chose Names like Andre the Giant. Ric Flair. Steve Austin . Rock. and He did not mention Undertaker he is right because all of these names had a greater role in building wrestling than Undertaker, even John Cena achieved greater profits than Undertaker. Undertaker was never the top guy in any era. He was always among the best, but he was not the best, the first, or the most important reason for bringing in profits and ratings and definitely not the GOAT. Hulk Hogan. Andre the Giant. John Cena. Rock. Steve Austin . They all achieved greater profits and influence than him.

[@Aizenborgman]

First, Bruce Prichard stated that the original plan was for Undertaker to win, and then Hogan beat Undertaker at the Texas PPV, and then the belt would be pulled from Hulk Hogan and given to the winner of the 92 Royal Rumble. These are not my words, these are Bruce's words. Secondly, Undertaker himself said in an interview that no one explained to him the original plan, so he is only guessing to this day. As long as he did not hear an answer from anyone, why is he talking and crying to this day instead of asking Vince himself??? Thirdly, smart mark, if Hulk Hogan wanted to beat The Undertaker in every match, he would have done so. Are you really convinced that if Hogan wants to get his belt back, he has to fake it? lol. Oh Son, be a little realistic. If Hulk Hogan wanted the belt, he would refuse to lose to Undertaker. It's very simple kid. If Hogan wants to, he can destroy Undertaker, control 90% of the match, and win against him, and even Vince will not be able to do anything. Vince was afraid to force anything on the warrior and the warrior is not as big as Hulk Hogan The most important star. But Hogan didn't and did his job so stop crying about it OK @@Countrybananas

[@SylentEcho]

Hogan was The Beatles of wrestling. Nobody can have the global reach that he had for more than 10 straight years, no less.

[@user-lb9vb2nk3g]

Andre was bigger. Vince knows it. Hogan knows it.

[@bigolebot]

The Beatles of wrestling?😂

[@speedking7224]

​@@user-lb9vb2nk3gif andre hadn't met his untimely demise he would have become much bigger than hogan.....

[@ThailandDantotherescue]

@@user-lb9vb2nk3g How much merch did Andre sell again?

[@jamesm3657]

@@speedking7224 Ahhh... no! Andre was a major draw but Hogan with the leadership of Vince lifted pro wrestling to another level in the 1980s!

[@angelnator10]

Best Mount Rushmore of all time: - Brooklyn Brawler - Santino Marella - Barry Horowitz - Hornswoggle

[@nicoofthenight8403]

Replace Horwitz with Great Khali

[@jamesbalestrino2670]

Steve Lombardi, SD Jones, Barry Horowitz, Iron Mike Sharpe

[@ernestsalazar8026]

Bout time the jobbers get they're due. I'd add Bastion booger on it 😂

[@DukeRhodes]

Renegade Mantaur Snitzky Yeti (Yetaay)

[@bobc2043]

Santino Marella was great

[@Mustafa70116]

Not a bad list. Andre, Flair, Rock and Austin

[@KingofHearts-xq5iz]

Sting over Austin

[@KingofHearts-xq5iz]

Austin wasn’t very long at all

[@bradgaines]

@@KingofHearts-xq5iz True, but he saved the WWF. And no one ever outdrew Austin during the Attitude Era.

[@ghostsamongus3370]

Andre doesn't belong. He isn't even top 10. Wasn't around long and Wasn't good in the ring

[@KingofHearts-xq5iz]

@@ghostsamongus3370 that shows that you know absolutely nothing about wrestling if it wasn’t for the forefathers there wouldn’t be wrestling dude.

[@subhuman3408]

Undertaker, Hogan, Steve, Rock for me. Undertaker is too iconic not be included. Even rural villagers in my country knows him.

[@Summon256]

Hogan doesn't belong! Imho Taker, Steve, Rock and Orton for me! Orton's RKO fame alone is enough to get him there, not to mention his wrestling history! In fact i would have put a few more people further down the top-10 list before i put Hogan! LOL I would rank Roman Reigns higher than him at this point, Brock Lesnar or even John Cena! LMAO Hogan is overrated as hell! And so is Ric Flair...Oh and Andre The Giant?! Are these people serious! I mean no disrespect, but Mt. Rushmore for him? no...judst friggin' no! Why not put Yokozuna, Dusty Rhodes or Big Show then while we are at it?! LOL

[@danjackson1016]

Rock, Austin, taker and Shawn Michaels for me.

[@quentinkaasa47]

😒 Nice representation of eras.

[@danjackson1016]

@@quentinkaasa47 they're all from the golden age of wrestling. It hasn't been as good since and probably never will be again. Who would you have?

[@quentinkaasa47]

@@danjackson1016The golden age of wrestling was the '50s - '70s when all the territories were healthy and thriving, and more people were attending wrestling shows around the United States than any other time in history. The so-called golden age of the WWF was the 1980's, before any of those guys you mentioned hit their prime.

[@danjackson1016]

@@quentinkaasa47 incorrect. The golden age of wrestling was the attitude era. All the best matches happened in attitude era.

[@quentinkaasa47]

@@danjackson1016What a joke. 😄

[@paradox51uk]

Hulk Hogan , The Undertaker , Stone Cold Steve Austin & The Rock .

[@johngallagher72]

Uh there was a little thing called the NWA title.

[@DukeRhodes]

> Dusty Rhodes > Harley Race > Jerry Lawler > Ric Flair

[@spyk_316]

Hogan, StoneCold, Rock and Cena. These guys carried the company in different eras. This has to boil down to who carried the company the most. Without these guys, the company would've struggled.

[@agill4762]

I'd like too see Roddy Piper getting more mentions, the man lived and breathed wrestling. Even got stabbed 4 times living out his heel character

[@user-fi1pi5it2k]

Lol No he never Idiot

[@quentinkaasa47]

Freddie Blassie too.

[@JayCity10]

In terms of Heels, he is there for sure. Piper, Flair, The Sheik, Jake Roberts

[@MrMTGPsycho]

4 guys who drew so much money and good attention to the business. Not a bad list. All of them, I believe, put you on their list.

[@ManuelCorrea-jr3ds]

Was always a Ric flair fan he was tha goat.. but mega props to thunder lips...he brought wrestling to the masses...he was the sport generational wrestler..tnx

[@andremarc1275]

he is the biggest wrestling guest that you will ever have.... you will never have bigger than this because he is the biggest star of all time. good job.

[@mjdf122]

Hulk Hogan wrestled 400 days in a year

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

He slowed the earth’s rotation brother

[@TrueTrueTrain]

He probably meant 400 times, which is possible and has been done.

[@rolltide9547]

​@@TrueTrueTrainFlair did 410 and 380 many years at times 10 matches a week.

[@evanwilliams6406]

We all know Hogan stretches the truth a bit but that is an understatement.

[@Spongemonkey26]

He said the 400 days thing because of going back amd forth from the US to Japan and the time zone differences.

[@stevenswayze]

Macho, I would put macho over Rock and Austin, and I might put Shawn Micheals over both of them too. But he was right, there needs to be at least 4 more heads on there to do it right.

[@mulaudziengi9138]

Not in order but for me Andre, Flair, Hogan, Austin, Rock,Taker, Michaels and Hitman Hart and Sting.

[@mulaudziengi9138]

Quality list my guy

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

Hogan, Rock, Austin, & André as far as the WWE are concerned (Honorable mentions: Undertaker, Mick Foley, Bruno, Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, & Roddy Piper). As far as all of wrestling goes, I haven’t the foggiest clue. There really are two many heads.

[@ceeal2943]

My Mount Rushmore: Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair...honorable mentions: Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Austin, Rock, Nash, Hall, Sting, Owen, Steamboat, Mr. Perfect, Rick Rude

[@cerebralassassin2185]

Mine changes depending on if I'm bias or not. My unbias one is SCSA, Cena, Hogan, and HBK/Taker. My bias one is Punk, HHH, HBK, and Orton.

[@BLACKSTA361]

Cena , Taker and hbk over Rock?

[@smellywaffels1967]

I love Hulk. He gets too much hate for something bad he said yet Austin beat his wife and Flair sexually assaulted a woman and people don’t give them half the crap they give Hulk.

[@kingetzel2755]

It's not fair, but I get it. I think it's largely because of the dissonance between the image Hogan created and the actual person. Higher heights mean greater falls. It doesn't help that he comes off as a habitual liar. It might not be so bad if it was just the one thing, but then he also does stuff like saying Metallica asked him to join the band but he chose pro wrestling instead. And then everyone who ever hated him secretly (according to him) buried the hatchet and became his friend right before they died.

[@ceeal2943]

Exactly

[@mankytoes]

You have a point about those other guys, but what he said wasn't just racist, it was fucking horrific racism, it's one thing for an older guy to slip out an n-word, that's bad enough, but the only transcript of what he says- I can't respect someone like that. At least Andre was a great dude, by all accounts- and considering the physical pain he was in, he probably had more reason to be an arsehole than any of them.

[@ProjectLDV]

@@mankytoescome off it, I’m black and I don’t give a fuck what he said. The man has a right to an opinion, and being black, I understand his opinion. I’m not a Hogan fan but disliking people for any reason no matter how shallow is not and should never be illegal. Did he assault a black man? Did he kill a black person? No. I love Austin, huge fan but he put his hands on another person, that person was also his wife. What he did was way more fucked up. I like Flair but sexual assault is awful. This is the mind virus of public school, you people are taught that words are more serious than actual violence.

[@Goldenleyend]

I cant believe he dropped the "I discovered Kevin Owens" thing in there 😂

[@michaelburke7978]

He never implied that...

[@Goldenleyend]

@@michaelburke7978 he didn't imply that, he outright said it in a different interview 😂 and he alluded to it again

[@user-yk2zb6nm7o]

@@Goldenleyend I don't believe you, post a link to that interview to back it up.

[@DPL58]

Hogan, Flair, Bret and Funk Hogan was the biggest draw for the 80's and the 90's. Flair probably the best in ring performer for, what, 40 years? Bret the best technique and story telling and Funk because of how versatile he was. Honorable mentions Austin, The rock, Taker, Cena, Inoki, Baba. Anyone could be there to be honest.

[@InvestBetter.]

I've been watching wrestling for over 40 years, and my Mt. Rushmore is: Hogan, Flair, Rock and Austin These are objectively the most popular wrestlers of all time. Wrestling is really a popularity contest After that, I'd go with Savage, Jake Roberts, Snuka, The Road Warriors, Piper & Scott Hall IMO, you have to be great inside and outside the ring (Cutting promos), so I don't put Taker in Top 10 He's more of a corporate creation, someone the office wants to put over, like Goldberg. Not self made.

[@roronoalaw7772]

If you’re including popularity then not mentioning Cena makes no damn sense, he was the face of the company for at least a solid decade and high in terms of merch sales, especially with kids.

[@user-lb9vb2nk3g]

Andre ??????

[@InvestBetter.]

@@roronoalaw7772 There are only 4 spots, and Cena simply isn't good enough to replace the 4 legends. Only a fool would replace one of them with Cena. Maybe thats; where you come in. This is my 4. Deal with it.

[@InvestBetter.]

@@user-lb9vb2nk3g What about him? He couldn't even cut a promo. He was just a giant guy. What separates him from Big Show? Big Show can at least talk.

[@bobster4972]

Just me being hella invested on that bug on the wall

[@internettroll7604]

For me it’s Flair, Race, Austin, Undertaker. Lots of great wrestlers over the year you can make legitimate arguments for. I started watching wrestling about 80 and stopped for the most part about 2003. No disrespect to the greats before those years or after, I just don’t have the exposure and knowledge to comment on wrestlers I did not watch.

[@KenjiWasTaken]

It’s so hard making a MT Rushmore for this subject since it’s such a deep subject… so many great names but since I have a opinion like so many others My top 4 is Undertaker, John Cena, Ric, hulk hogan/Andre Undertake for the character that he took upon himself to master and make everybody for 30 years feel immersed is unreal the streak that I personally wished stayed undefeated but story lines had to be made post taker. He’s just one of a kind and no copy of him will ever be as good as the original John cena…stayed loyal to the company, when the WWE needed a face, when all the other stars retired or left for other opportunities John cena was that constant… he didn’t just make the character we know today he was the character … the raps, the never give up, the fight against the evil he was special for sure Ric WOOOO Flair , what’s ther to say about imo the goat of wrestling, he wasn’t born with super freak genetics like Brock, he wasn’t a giant like the big show, he wasn’t built like John cena, he was mother fucking Ric flair, the dirtiest player in the book… his impact on the fans off wrestling and future wrestlers is unreal and to still preform at his age to still have the following he does it’s truly beautiful HH/Andre… I couldn’t have one without the other, we talk about love for the business we talk about rivalry we talk about story telling, Andre the giant be Hulk Hogan was art … Andre to suppress his pain and put a smile on everybody face was what made him special, a giant yes, but he was a friendly giant who wanted to make people happy, Hulkster is in the same boat can’t have the yin without the yang.. talk about heart and story telling he was able to do but just existing in the center of the ring beautiful Honorable mention Randy ~ truly a great talent who never sold himself to short learned from the best and stayed consistent Hhh- for obvious reason

[@BLACKSTA361]

Lmao Cena in the top 4 but no mention of rock or austin?😂

[@kardave2848]

Hulk, Flair, Austin, Rock, Macho Man.

[@dlm425]

That's 5

[@richardmorris6365]

Macho better be on it,Harley is on it,Bruno is on it & yes Hulk is too.

[@ryant3600]

Wrestling has been around for so long now with so many legends, I think we need to break down the "Mt Rushmore" by generation or decade anymore. To many great legends out there. Yes Andre, Flair, Hogan, Stone Cold, Rock are all huge draws and did a lot for the sports entertainment. I really don't think WWE would be what it is if it wasn't for Hogan in the 80's. So he deserves to be mentioned. But then you have the Deadman, Shawn, Macho, Mr. Perfect, Bret, Randy Orton, Jericho and the list goes on of guys that can easily be named. Not just for in ring performance, but mic skill, draw, what they contributed to helping the business grow etc. There's just so many greats and it's hard to just pick 4.

[@zlinedavid]

“Only two things real in this business, kid: the money and the miles.” Keeping that in mind, these four drew more and made more than anyone in the last 60 years: Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena.

[@marchatesyou1]

you think cena and rock drew more than shawn? youre out of your mind

[@ink407]

​@@marchatesyou1hbk didn't draw like that

[@marchatesyou1]

@@ink407 lmao okayyyy sure

[@JaedenWilson-hr6ri]

@@marchatesyou1hell yes cena and rock helped bring a lot of mainstream attention to the industry Shawn was only know by people who heavily followed wrestling

[@michaelburke7978]

@@marchatesyou1 Absolutely Rock and Cena drew more than Shawn. Numbers don't lie, but in HBK's defense, the WWF was in the toilet in general when he was champion since WCW was kicking the shit out of them with their nWo angle.

[@Mike-cv9rr]

Hogan 3:16 said i just lied to you

[@HRK-nx2je]

I agree with the list. Because considering what Professional wrestling is, best wrestlers are those who bring fans to the business. It doesn't matter how they do that, beloved or hated, technical or charismatic, doesn't really matter.

[@phillipcotton833]

When you hear Flair talk about the " business " ,you get a genuine sense of how much passion he has for it.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan. Kurt was never a household name, but did it better than anyone. The others took the business to heights it had never reached before and transcended wrestling.

[@Ahmed-og2jm]

What do you mean he wasn't a household name? He was main eventing during the attitude era with all the top guy's....that's a household name. Maybe not a mega star but still a huge deal

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

@@Ahmed-og2jm You're a household name when even non fans know who you are, like how I know who Kim Kardashian is even though I wouldn't watch reality TV if you paid me.

[@brianszitas562]

​@palaceofwisdom9448 Dude you do understand he was a household name before the wwf right? He's a former Olympic gold medalist

[@redrick8900]

Kurt was a household name before getting into the WWF.

[@nihilist1680]

Mount Rushmore of my favorites: 1. Kurt Angle 2. Eddie Guerrero 3. Triple H 4. Machoman Randy Savage Mount Rushmore of career goats. 1. The Undertaker 2. Hulk Hogan 3. Ric Flair 4. John Cena Mount Rushmore of best wrestlers: 1. Kurt Angle 2. Chris Benoit 3. Bret The Hitman Hart 4. Shawn Michaels Mount Rushmore of most important for the business: 1. Hulk Hogan 2. Stone Cold Steve Austin 3. The Rock 4. John Cena Mount Rushmore of the most iconic wrestlers: 1. Hulk Hogan 2. Andre The Giant 3. The Undertaker 4. The Rock Mount Rushmore of women's wrestling (loose criteria): 1. Trish Stratus 2. Chyna 3. Lita 4. Asuka Mount Rushmore of the underrated goats: 1. Randy Orton 2. Razor Ramon 3. Mick Foley 4. Rey Mysterio Mount Rushmore of the future: 1. MJF 2. Jade Cargill 3. Bron Breakker 4. Gunther

[@jamesromualdez1405]

For me IMO, my Mt. Rushmore in terms of WWE is: Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and Undertaker my Mt. Rushmore in terms of North American wrestling is: Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Bryan Danielson my Mt. Rushmore in terms of Japanese wrestling is: Antonio Inoki, Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Kazuchika Okada

[@FelipeDumasVaron]

Very good!

[@BigDaddySwingingMeat]

For the top 5 : Hogan, Sting, Stone Cold, Rock, and Goldberg For the top 10 : those 5 guys plus Undertaker, Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man, and Shawn Michaels

[@dmandaman5060]

I go back and forth on my miunt Rushmore. For me, Hogan has to be up there simply because he put wrestling in the main stream media. Undertaker because he was the corner stone of the wwe for nearly 40 years. Stone cold just because of how he was during the attitude era with the most iconic feud of all time with Vince. And Andre the Giant for the spectacle that he was.

[@kingetzel2755]

I often hear that Hogan made wrestling mainstream, but hiw true is that? The reality is pro wrestling's general popularity ebbs and flows. The first man to truly make pro wrestling mainstream on television did so before Hogan even knew what pro wrestling was. Gorgeous George was such a huge star that he helped show that broadcast television itself was a viable medium. People bought TVs to watch faces try to beat him. I'd say he has a far greater claim to that title than Hogan does. Not to say Hogan wasn't insanely popular and profitable of course; he definitely was. But facts are facts.

[@chadarcher13]

@@kingetzel2755 Hogan did it TWICE, he was at the forefront of both of wrestlings huge modern boom periods both as a face and a heel... the man is the GOAT and he deserves utmost respect for his career

[@kingetzel2755]

@@chadarcher13 I'm not disputing that he wasn't insanely popular, but you still didn't answer my question. Why do you say he revolutionized wrestling? Because in reality literally nothing he did was revolutionary. He was more popular than anyone else at one point, but that's not the same thing. Gorgeous George was literally revolutionary. Karl Gotch was revolutionary. The guy Hogan admittedly based his gimmick on (both times), Superstar Billy Graham, was revolutionary. Hogan himself was famous. He was charismatic. He was popular. He was talented. He wasn't revolutionary.

[@chadarcher13]

@@kingetzel2755 before Hulk, wrestling was done in a way such as to still look as realistic as possible, with Hulk came not only the larger than life personas we see commonplace since then but also the in ring style became much more simplified and grandiose... again, a style thats still prevalent to this day. He also was the first to penetrate the zeitgeist of his time and become a household name to those that didn't even watch wrestling, sure Gorgeous George, Lou The and Bill graham were popular but did they have any crossover appeal like Hulk did the answer is no. Put it this way, wrestling was a much different product before Hulk and he was the reason for that massive change so yeah, he revolutionized a thing or two.

[@kingetzel2755]

@@chadarcher13 Hogan changing the actual style of pro wrestling is 100% completely false. I legitimately have no idea where you got that idea from. Toots Mondt and Ed Lewis did what you're talking about long before Hogan was even thinking about wrestling. Plenty of guys wrestled like Hogan before Hogan did. That's an indisputable fact.

[@mapwatcher8630]

In terms of objectivity, it's probably something like Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Giant Baba. Figures who not only had stunning matches and talent, but left their mark on the business so much that it's impossible to imagine it without them.

[@emperorburton]

Yeah I agree with all those names. Shout out to Dusty, Konnan, Austin, Andre.

[@mapwatcher8630]

I thought it was accurate when Hulk said basically that four isn't enough. @@emperorburton

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

Also El Santo and Mil Mascaras.

[@lulululululu2939]

What was stunning about Baba's matches? Even in his prime he lumbered around like an oaf, he was an attraction because was a friendly giant, in terms of in ring ability he's not even close to those three you mentioned. I would put Steve Austin in place of Baba, he could actually tell a story in the ring, he defined an entire generation with his gimmick, and to this day is still of the biggest merch sellers. You can't hear glass shatter and not think of Stone Cold

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

@@lulululululu2939 I think it has more to do with his impact on the business as a whole, he was a very important puroresu promoter and trainer, and a draw to boot. He is like a way more complete version of Andre imo.

[@user-uq4dd6xt2p]

my wrestling Rushmore for many reasons not only ring skills : Steve Austin, Hulk hogan , the undertaker , the rock and superstar Billy Graham ( he inspired hogan , Scott steiner and Jesse ventura , plus he is the first real promo guy in the 70s , he started the promos as we know today !)

[@johnwilburn]

I could live with that list. I think Hogan and Flair have to be on it. I could make a case for Lou Thesz and Vince McMahon, too.

[@Viprz]

I'm a little surprised Hogan didn't mention Superstar Billy Graham since he emulated him

[@ElArlequin]

The Undertaker should be there. He committed to a character his whole freaking career. Made the illusion of his character to feel so real.

[@BLACKSTA361]

The undertaker is great but hes not better or more important than hogan, Rock, austin or flair. Wouldn't out him ahead of andre either

[@beenizz5102]

@@BLACKSTA361actually he’s more important than Austin and rock If it weren’t for taker staying with WwE and being the leader since he began n helped put over Austin so that Austin could be who he was, then he and the rock would never be. Austin and Rock also lack the longevity that bruno hogan andre flair n taker had

[@anilaeolus]

Bret Hart, Austin, Rock, Taker

[@rugbywhisperer-coachkane3038]

I love how he loves Andre and Flair!!!!

[@ChynaFearsBuckwheat2001]

My list isn't based on technical skill per se, just my favorite guys I enjoyed watching throughout my life: Stone Cold, The Rock, Macho Man, and King Kong Bundy :)

[@toastyman10]

One of these is not like the others

[@donjohn2695]

Macho Man definitely

[@ChynaFearsBuckwheat2001]

@@clouds2515 Thank you. Glad some people can still read and comprehend, lol

[@ChynaFearsBuckwheat2001]

@@clouds2515 Lol thanks, friend 😂😂

[@kennethgriffin7921]

the mount Rushmore to me is undertaker, Flair, Bret and Austin. I want guys that can draw AND WORK

[@Zhurak]

My Mount Rushmore: Hulk, Undertaker, Sting, Flair Those were always my favorites as a kid, in that order.

[@craigkelm180]

Bobby Heean is the Absolute Gold Standard of Pro Wrestling..Everyone else is fighting for a very distant second place!!

[@jona3180]

Mine would be stone cold, undertaker, crash holly, mankind

[@faxrepairgreg5417]

...Crash is a left field choice for sure

[@donjohn2695]

My would be Randy savage Bret Hart Shawn Michaels and Mr perfect

[@blue1984]

Ric Flair, Hogan, Austin, Undertaker. Guys like Shawn Michaels, The Rock, Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Andre should feel very hard done by. But it's all subjective. I think Austin has to be on anyones Mount Rushmore but his run at the top was so short and Hogan and Flair's longevity surpasses him in my opinion. Hogan put the WWF on the map and Austin took it to anothr level but like i said, a 5 year or so run. Hogan or Flair number one for me. Bret Hart was my favourite wrestler but again didn't fulfill his potential due to early retirement through injury. The best wrestler for me would be Bret or Shawn. The 80's and 90's were amazing for wrestling. The glory days indeed.

[@Scottygetright]

Lool hill already knows as he’s saying it, “I’m going to carefully word smith this, so I can play both sides”

[@AceGoodheart]

My Mt. Rushmore: 1. Hogan 2. Flair 3. Austin 4. Undertaker I was fortunate enough to meet 3 of the 4. Hopefully I'll get a chance to meet Steve Austin.

[@AlexK-ew1mo]

Gotta admit, it's a good list. And he knew better not to include himself even though he'd be first. He put WWF on the map.

[@disintegrateallhumans3067]

He also put WCW on the map.

[@nWo_4life]

Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock and Andre The Giant Would be the Mt.Rushmore

[@rrogers2370]

Nobody ever mentioned cootchie face the conqueror. He was my fav growing up.

[@The_Kiosk]

Ric Flair, Dustin Runnels, Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper.

[@memecity9849]

For me, it's Undertaker, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, and Andre is the mountain that holds them up

[@FurQ69]

I see he changed his story about Kevin owens, before he said he was the one who pointed the finger at kevin !

[@MaxAngor]

Aja Kong, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley

[@matthewlawrence708]

Hulk Hogan, Rick Flair,Macho Man, Andre the Giant, Stone Cold, The Rock, The Undertaker, and Mic Foley.

[@Edison720]

Non Wrestler Mt Rushmore: Vince, Bishoff, Cornette, Russo.

[@Playerism]

PAUL HEYMAN OVER RUSSO

[@kaustavkakati1829]

Bobby the brain Henan over bisoff for me

[@bdot187um]

One is not like the others.

[@JohnSmith-fm3bi]

Terrible list. Cornette was a failure of a booker, great manager. Bischoff and Russo shouldn't be here for obvious reasons and how they tanked their promotions. Vince sure. A legit list not full of carnies and failures (Vince the exception as a carny): Vince McMahon, Toots Mondt, Salvador Lutheroth, Billy Sandow. Toots and Billy were vital for wrestling as a sport, and getting over Londos, Lewis etc as the greatest draws in wrestling history. Salvador for bringing lucha to Mexico and showcasing El Santo, another GOAT draw. Vince for buying everyone out through blackballing PPV providers and giving Austin+Hogan a platform. Rikidozan would be on this list for his contributions but he was too much of a wrestler himself.

[@jessehaltia4795]

Hogan, Flair, Macho Man and Bret Hart.

[@darkvampire4ever]

They need 5 heads up there because Undertaker deserves his nod as well. He had much more longevity than Austin or Rock. But they're all deserving.

[@Zambineaux305]

If that Benoit thing never happened, you know he’d be on more people’s lists. My Rushmore would be, in no particular order: Foley, Sting, Taker, and Jeff Hardy. Yup. Nobody took the damage that Foley or Jeff did. Anytime Jeff walked down that ramp (regardless of which promotion) you knew it was going to be some crazy jaw-dropping action!! 💯

[@stephenthomas2293]

My personal Mount Rushmore, Hulk, Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Rock, and Chris Jericho. Let’s face it Chris Jericho is still relevant today like he was over 20 years ago. And he’s doing it as a main roster wrestler rather than a veteran that comes back from time to time. Now for the logical Mount Rushmore that a lot of people will have a carbon copy of. Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, and “The Rock or Austin take your pick”

[@patrickba5083]

He put the rock on mount Rushmore, no way , he put flair on it because he gave his life to wrestling, all the years he gave to wrestling and all the sacrifices,the rock left wrestling in his prime to make kid movies, my four are Andre, Hogan , Flair , Undertaker, all four have longevity and sacrificed their bodies

[@user-kb2hq3uq5q]

Hulk, Flair, Taker and Austin!!!!

[@Mr.Memphis10]

Undertaker will forever be on my mount rushmore!

[@JAYJAYBEBE]

The actual Mount Rushmore is Hogan, Stone Cold, The Rock and Cena. This is based on how they were able to draw and sell merch... Their stats in this regard are objective. They had the biggest impact in wrestling and did the most for the business, so any other Rushmore would just be an opinion I would think. My personal favorites however are Lesnar, Stone Cold, The Rock, and Triple H.

[@DC-eq4yh]

I agree with 2 of his, but I'd take off Austin and the Rock, and replace them with Hogan and the Undertaker. The only reason I don't have the Rock and Austin on mine is because of how short their in ring careers are. Now if we're talking my favorites mnt rushmore it goes Austin, the Rock, Macho Man, Undertaker

[@thatguyjudgingyou660]

For me personally growing up watching wrestling between 1997 - 2009. I'd say the undertaker, the rock, Austin and Chris jericho.

[@watersandblue6001]

Taker has to be there no doubt. Hogan obviously wouldn't say it cause he tried to sabotage his early WWF Run.

[@Craigers8637]

Hogan's too modest, he's def on my MT Rushmore

[@DmanDice]

Honestly I cant really debate much on his list. I might swap out Flair for Hogan though. I'm not much of a Hogan fan but no one can deny what he did for the business. My personal fav: Bret, Shawn, Taker, Macho

[@znpower]

Only two names come to my mind, i.e., Hogan and Austin.

[@AMITAVABERA-ig3no]

I thought he would say: blue pants hulk hogan , iconic face nwo hulk hogan , nwo hulk hogan , hollywood hulk hogan( black and white nwo)

[@Mrs.Polizzi-Maloney]

For me it’s Andre, Hogan, Undertaker and The Rock. But keep in mind, Hogan ties with Flair, and The Rock ties with Austin, but in terms of popularity, Hogan and Rock have to be up. I almost feel guilty not putting up Cena, sadly you can only pick 4.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

Really cool to see that he knows that Steve Austin is the goat would that 3:16 shirt on

[@FayeV-oy7iy]

Hogan has to be the best . He was so loved and I have never seen a heel more hated than Hogan. He had size but he never really had the looks just like my number 2 Ric Flair, that was charisma.

[@ryant2418]

That’s a decent 4. I’d put Macho over Rock and possibly Piper in there somewhere.

[@heisensperg9264]

Rock, Flair, Angle and Taker

[@Dark_Embracer]

Hogan can be said as the one who gave Vince McMahon a heads up to what the wrestlers were upto which led to breaking up the unions in wrestling. When wrestlers were trying to get a union together in wrestling to protect them from being exploited.

[@andremarc1275]

1. Hogan 2. Andre 3. Austin 4. Undertaker (+ Ultimate Warrior too as 5th)

[@stephenmerchant9532]

Definitely Andre. Definitely Flair. Definitely Hogan (wrestling wouldn't be where it is without him and Vince). Last is difficult. Taker is my favorite and Definitely has the body of work to support it. Bruno on the other hand carried the title and was considered the GOAT for so long

[@KyBuckWildx]

HBK, Undertaker, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan. Not a huge Hulk Hogan fan now... But when i was a kid he WAS wrestling! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mickser101]

Hogan, Flair, Bret Hart, Randy Savage . Or Austin, Rock, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Flair, Undertaker, Stone Cold & Macho Man!

[@mmv3345]

I'm a big Hogan fan but how do you possibly leave the Undertaker off any Mount Rushmore? You could make a strong case that he's the best ever

[@kingetzel2755]

If you look at all of pro wrestling history, you can make a case for a Mount Rushmore that doesn't include anyone he mentioned, Hogan himself, or Undertaker.

[@Paugose]

Not really, he only became a big star by 99. His world title reign in '97 brought ratings down. It's his long tenure that got him respected. Heck, even the WON readers used to think he was "the most embarassing wrestler". It is just that since basically 2006, Undertaker wrestled in a way that was, I'll admit it, way better than what he used to do, and the fact many young fans of Taker were now adults lead to that revisionism that he was great right from the start, but the idea of him being a great wrestler if not THE greatest was only brought up maybe after WrestleMania 25.

[@mmv3345]

@Paugose That is an absolutely horrendous take bud. And I deeply regret even reading that

[@Paugose]

@@mmv3345 Not a take, he truely brought ratings down in '97. And he was clearly seen as an "embarassing wrestler". If he was the icon people say he is, he would have goten either more titles, or longer ones. He didn't.

[@redrick8900]

Lame gimmick, nonsense move set, bad on the mic.

[@rh5466]

I'd love to be a bug on the wall during this conversation.

[@emiliodj9543]

for me top of the list is hulk macho man andre th giant the ultimate warrior shawn michaels the rock el santo blue demon sin cara rey misterio dave bautiste too many i am shure i missed so many

[@jolenelutyck1422]

Great choices Hulk!

[@Eluarelon]

Puh. Just going from personal preference, the wrestlers that really drew me in with their performances the most would probably be Taker, Foley, Sting and HBK.

[@Musa_90]

Buff Bagwell, Viscera, Tommy Dreamer and Jamie noble

[@jamespaynesvidsstreams1982]

For me, I would say it has to be one guy from each generation of WWE, WWF Era: Hulk Hogan New Generation Era: Diesel Attitude Era / Ruthless Aggression Era: A.B.A Undertaker, PG Era: Roman Reigns

[@erictapia1772]

Not diesel

[@cerebralassassin2185]

Pg era definitely isn't reigns imo. It's between cena or orton. That's what is so fun about wrestling. Everyone's mount Rushmore is different.

[@Fettman07]

@@cerebralassassin2185everyone’s different but this one might be the craziest I’ve seen that’s being serious.

[@SteveMichael]

Yes to Flair and Andre. As much as I wasn't a fan of Hogan he has to be there and then UnderTaker. I have to look at their life's work and what they did for the sport. Yes the Rock was huge and Austin was huge but it was such as small time compared to the others in my list. I guess Cena would have be close as well. Unlike the Rock, he was there day in and day out for decades. Sting should also be considered as well.