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Post by L 0 T T 0 on Nov 3, 2009 14:17:25 GMT -5
Does anybody know why WCW chose to leave Hulk Hogan and The Giant off the Starrcade 95 card?
I know the event had a WCW vs. New Japan Pro Wrestling theme, but why couldn't Hogan and The Giant have been added to this war?
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Post by Jimmy on Nov 3, 2009 14:24:43 GMT -5
In kayfabe Hogan had been suspended for hitting WCW officials because he went crazy on The Giant during Giant's title match with Savage. My guess is they didn't feel Hogan was needed on the card and figured it really didn't fit in with the Japanese angle.
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Post by DTP. on Nov 3, 2009 15:04:22 GMT -5
Didn't Hogan throw Giant off of a rooftop at Halloween Havoc that October? I think they were rebuilding the angle for the cage match at Superbrawl.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Nov 9, 2009 2:23:48 GMT -5
Didn't Hogan throw Giant off of a rooftop at Halloween Havoc that October? I think they were rebuilding the angle for the cage match at Superbrawl. The Giant still wrestled that night though. The Giant was still so ingrained in his feud with Hogan that night that one didn't do a lot if the other wasn't involved somehow... Hogan in a match with an NJPW guy would have been cool though, maybe he could have even broke out some "Ichiban" Hulk during the match. Oh well
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