Most fans associate Gene Okerlund interviewing Hulk Hogan with WWE's Golden Era. The pair first worked together in the AWA. Hulk Hogan was a rising star who'd realize his potential in WWE a short ...

Soon enough, Hogan would be a top star in the company, challenging Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Championship in numerous huge matches. Hulk Hogan competed in some of the biggest WWE matches of ...

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"The Body" challenged for the WWE Championship on occasion.

Hulk Hogan is synonymous with WWE ... [H/T - Chrisvanvliet.com] Hogan and Ventura wrestled each other dozens of times in the AWA and WWE. Their last singles bout was held on December 6, 1985 ...

Hulk Hogan has certainly had a significant fall from ... After his release, Hogan went to the AWA (American Wrestling Association). He started in the AWA as a heel, just as he was before his ...

Real name Terry Bollea, Hulk Hogan had no ambitions to become a wrestler with his ... Hogan was an attraction in NJPW and later found success in AWA, but when Vince McMahon bought WWE from his father ...

Heyman and Bockwinkel were, however, together briefly in the AWA. “I remember on one of ... the 80’s against Hulk Hogan, the 90’s in the Dangerous Alliance, the Attitude Era against Stone ...

On June 28, 1986, Martel would win the AWA Women's Championship for a third ... The couple had rivalries with Miss Elizabeth, Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire. In 1991, "The Million Dollar ...

Sarge earned AWA World Title matches against Stan Hansen ... white and blue-clad Hulk Hogan. Slaughter then found a way to sink even lower by flanking himself with fellow Iraqi sympathizers ...