ICON vs ICON - The Story of Hulk Hogan vs The Rock

If you would like to support the channel, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_bios At WrestleMania X8, wrestling's past met wrestling's future as Hollywood Hulk Hogan faced The Rock in a match billed as "Icon vs Icon". After Hulk Hogan had left the WWF back in 1993, it was hard to imagine Hulkamania running wild ever again in a World Wrestling Federation ring. After the WCW purchase, Hulk Hogan decided to sit out his contract and collect a paycheck. Towards the end of 2002, the WWF locker room were asked how they felt about Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall making a WWE comeback... many people didn't want them around. Someone who did want the nWo back in the WWF however was The Rock, he immediately saw the potential in a Rock vs Hulk Hogan match at WrestleMania. The Rock and Hulk Hogan would go on to have a memorable showdown at WrestleMania 18 that featured one of the loudest crowd reactions in WWF history. This video looks at the WrestleMania X8 Icon vs Icon match along with the WWF return of Hulk Hogan and the New World Order. Topics covered include: 00:00 - Discussions take place regarding the return of Hall, Nash and Hogan 02:48 - The Rock shows interest in a Hogan WrestleMania match 05:12 - The nWo debut at No Way Out 2002 07:42 - The Rock challenges Hulk Hogan to a match at WrestleMania X8 11:15 - The buildup to WrestleMania X8 16:04 - The Toronto Skydome 21:00 - Icon vs Icon - Much More! #WWE #Documentary #nWo