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WWE: Hollywood Hulk Hogan - Hulk Still Rules

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This was almost a perfect 5 star DVD. I wont bother with another reveiw of whats on the disc ect.. theres already plenty here to read already.

My only disapointment is that the first disc just does not have enough on it. It is about an hour long, and missing some of the best moments in the hulkamania career... where the hell is the match when the Hulkster went up against the Ultimate Warrior? Hogan might not have won that match, but it was still one of the most legendary matchs to this date. And also, theres no sign of when Hogan teamed up with the Warrior at one of the SummerSlams and the duo they became after that.. even if they didnt show the full match, they should have included the HOGAN/WARRIOR days. There is only a short glimpse of the Warrior during the mid 90's in the WCW and thats it. It didnt even show those matchs!

It also only showed a short leg drop on Yokozuna at wrestlemania '93, that whole match lasted about one minute, why wasnt that included? It was Hogans last WWF title win in the 90's. Infact, there seems to be nothing from Wrestlemanias at all after Wrestlemania 3!

It barely showed anything with Hogan & Randy Savage! A few words, and a few look back at things, but nothing from some of there matchs! Also, nothing about how many un-defeated wrestlers he brought to there first defeat! Sid Justice(Viscious) is just one that comes to mind amongst many others. Hardly anything from the WCW era, match wise. There's next to nothing about the NWO, Wolf-Pac stuff, Everything is mostly the acting side. Nothing from when he signed with the WCW and that terrible acting, but funny fake press confrence when he signed with WCW...too much is missing. Theres no VS McMahn footage from Wrestlemania 19.

I hope if the WWE ever re-issue this DVD that they add some of the best footage that hasnt been included here onto the DVD. Other then that, it is a pretty good DVD, if you like Hogan? The second disc is over 2 hours long and features rare matchs for anyone intrested, but it puzzles me why the bonus disc is over 2 hours, but the feature presentation is about an hour, and dosent show some of the best moments in wrestling history that Hogan was part of!

EGGS: There are 2 hidden eggs, one on each disc, both found the same way.

Go to the chapter selection/Extras , and go to NEXT, and go to the last (3rd) menu, and then press right to highlight the Hulk still rules logo. On Disc one you will find the "Real American" video clip. And on Disc 2 you will see footage of Hogan playing bass and Mean Gene playing piano, with a band playing "Tutti Frutti"!!!

See why Hulk Hogan is bigger than the WWE. He set a good, moral example for young kids, while Vince McMahon fills his company (...). This video shows why Hulk Hogan is the greatest wrestler and one of the greatest role models (bar the nWo period) of all time. He made WWE, he made WCW, he rules the world. The only thing that this video lacks is nWo Wolfpac footage, but besides that its perfect.

Hulkamania is running wilder than it has ever ran before! I only buy the best! This DVD is by far the best DVD WWE has ever produced. You'll really get your money's worth with this DVD. *Whether you are a Hulk Hogan fan or a wrestling fan in general, you will find yourself going back to this DVD and playing it time and time again throughout your lifetime!!!* It really is that good. Hulk Still Rules is jam packed of great traditional wrestling matches (none of that Jerry Springer Soap Opera crap), tons of extras, and a biography that tell's Hogan's story like nobody has ever done before. GET IT NOW.

Arguably, this is one of the best DVD efforts on the part of the WWE. If anyone was lacking in a DVD set, it was Hulk Hogan. Certainly not an outstanding "wrestler", Hogan, nevertheless, helped pave the way for all the "Stone Cold" Steve Austins, Rocks, Undertakers, and Goldbergs in wrestling today. Though oft times lacking in truth, Hogan gives his candid comments before each chapter in the set, and it allows for the newer fans to have some (slightly skewed) background into the goings on during the intial periods in question.

The match and content listings are readily avaiable elsewhere, so there is no sense in my listing them off here.I will say that all the CHAPTERS contained clipped matches and segments whereas the EXTRAS section contains full matches and interviews (*note* the second disc is made up entirely of matches,interviews, and segments)

Older fans make recognize a very young Ted Dibase in Hogan's 1979 Madison Square Garden debut match. Dibase was far from being the much "beloved" Million Dollar Man here as you will discover for yourself.

You'll see many classic matches and angles that helped define Hogan as not just another wrestler, but a true superstar. This is a great treat for all the fans that remember staying up on the weekends to watch Hogan's bouts on NBC's "Saturday Night's Main Event". This is for the fans who recoiled in shock as a Bobby "The Brain" Heenan-led Andre the Giant ripped the cross necklace right off Hogan during the Piper's Pit segment. This is for the fans who remember Hogan battling the likes of King Kong Bundy and "Big" John Studd. Finally, this is for the fans who were true "Hulkamaniacs" at heart. Great angles and famous moments make up the bulk of this set.Suffice to say, watching this set is like stepping into a time machine and going back to the wrestling boom of the 80's.

This is more than just a Hulk Hogan love fest collection. This is a look back at the rise of professional wrestling as we know it. Let's face it, without Hulk Hogan, wrestling would not have become the phenomenon it is today. Few could have successfully embraced both the true wrestling fans and the mainstream media the way Hulk Hogan did at the time. This set does a great job of chronicling the transformation of Terry Bollea to that of the "Immortal" Hulk Hogan.

Unfortunately, there are just a few caveats that blemish an otherwise near-perfect DVD:

The Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior encounter from Wrestlemania XI seemed a little conspicuous by its absence, but that match did little for Hogan's career in the long run, so its exlcusion is really a matter of splitting hairs. Also, it would have been nice to have included the Hogan vs.Rock encounter from Wrestlemania XVII, especially since the latter part of this set contained teasers and promos for this match. Ideally, this match would have been the way to end the set. Instead, we are treated to various clips. I guess that is better than nothing

Hogan's WCW run, for the most part, was heavily glossed over. Granted, Hogan had obviously seen his better days at this point in time, but his presence helped ignite the famous Monday Night Wars. Aside from clips and mentions of Hogan's infamous nWo heel turn, there is nary a match or otherwise any indication of how big the ORIGINAL nWo actually was .I say that rather emphatically because the nWo had basically become nothing more than a failed attempt at freshening up a stale product when Vince McMahon "reintrouded" them in early 2002. Still, Hogan's time spent in the nWo was classic. Not so much in terms of match quality, but in charisma, showmanship, and the revitalization of his career. Sadly, you're not likely to walk away with the full effect of how important this time was thanks to the WWE treating it as though it were just another footnote in modern wrestling history.

It seems very odd that this set would not include a single Hogan vs."Macho Man" Randy Savage match. Sure a Hogan-Savage match might not be brought up in the same breath as say a Steamboat-Flair match, but it is still a perfect demonstration of a feud that can span many years and two wrestling companies. Any true wrestling fan can tell you that Savage has always had an unquenched hatred for Hogan, even when the two were on so-called friendly terms. Fans could always sense an underlying tension between the two (this is partly due to the fact that Savage and Hogan REALLY do despise each other) A feud this intense is a rarity nowadays given the WWE's (mostly) hackneyed way of presenting the concept of a wrestling feud as lasting maybe two months at the most without any hint of continuity from there on out. One only need to see a Hogan vs. Savage match to feel the real life tension between these two men. Again, you are not likely to get the full feel of the feud simply by watching this set. Not including a single Hogan vs. Savage match on this set seems near-criminal in nature.

In my opinion, Hogan has never been a superb wrestler, ala Chris Benoit or Shawn Michaels. However, any wrestling fan worth his/her weight in water will unequivocally state that Hogan is one of the most charasmatic wrestlers of all time, and it certainly shows here. If you can stomach Hogan's ego and own unique brand of revisionist history (going so far as to claim he made the "Macho Man" character that Randy Savage became in addition to a few more tall tales), and a few glaring omissions, you'll no doubt find this to be one of your favorite wrestling DVDs of all time.

Love him or hate him, you simply cannot deny the fact that Hogan made wrestling what it is today. Buy this set and see history unfold for yourself

This DVD really delivers. I'm not going to waste time on the actual matches, and other contents b/c most of the other reviews do a great job with the details.
Wish there was more on the nwo and at least one match with Hogan while he was in the nwo. But, the WWE did just put out an nwo dvd.
Also, wish there were more of his Wrestlemania matches on here. It seems like they are reluctant in releasing those matches b/c they don't want you not to have a reason to buy the Wrestlemania tapes and dvds.
Overall, this dvd rocks. Now if only a 2 DVD set (or more) of Ric Flair largely of NWA, WCW footage would be released. Hopefully they will b/c it would be a top seller for the WWE.

Okay, so I'm biased, since I was at "Tuesday in Texas," where the Hulkster took the belt back from the Undertaker. Still haven't spotted myself in that crowd, though.

I almost knocked off a star for the DVD missing Hogan-Macho from Wrestlemania V, but I'm sure they'll put it on something else.

WWE should put out more of these big retrospectives. Hogan is indeed the Babe Ruth of wrestling, but there are still plenty of other legends deserving of the two-disc treatment. Here's a few: Andre the Giant, Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, Ricky Steamboat, Bret Hart.

After the success of the Gimmick Battle Royal at Wrestlemania X-Seven, I'm surprised WWE hasn't released a DVD of all-time best gimmicks. Some of those cats were damn good wrestlers, as well. Here's a start: Ravishing Rick Rude, Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior, the Mountie, the Big Boss Man, Kamala, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Honky Tonk Man, and the progenitor of gimmickdom, Gorgeous George. (The dude, not the chick.)

I'd LOVE to see more of that WCW tape library put to good use.

And, finally, WWE should release all those old PPV's on DVD, at a decent price, like they've done with the "Attitude" collection. The old Wrestlemanias, Summerslams, Survivor Series, Royal Rumbles, King of the Rings, all that.

WWE's at a crossroads right now, where they can cater either to hardcore, die-hard wrestling fans, or attempt to become trendy again. Please, please, please give us old fans some love. Is that too much to ask?

"Hulk Still Rules" should be the beginning of a fantastic run of old-school DVD's. If we all train, say our prayers, take our vitamins and ask really nicely, maybe it'll happen. At any rate, get this DVD. It rules.

Hulk Still Rules is a Great DVD loaded with extras that you cant find anywhere else!The chapters in the DVD are as follows:
1:Growing up
2:Beginnings
3:Dawn of a superstar
4:The Birth of Hulkamania
5:Hulkamaia runs wild!
6:"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
7:King Kong Bundy
8:Paul Ordorff
9:Andre The Giant
10:Randy Savage
11:Hulkamania winds down?
12:WCW
13:The nWo
14:Back in the WWE
15:Wrestlemania X8
16:Leading to Backlash
17:Backlash 2002
18:Hulkamaniacs!
This DVD also has 27 extras you can find only here!These extras are great!Here they are in no certain order:
exrta 1:All star wrestling
2:Hogan vs Flair from Bash at the Beach 1994(the only WCW match)4 and a half star match
3:Tuesday night Titans
4:Mean Gene Interview
5:Hogan & Okerland vs Mr Fuji and George Steel-rather boring-2*stars
6:vs Undertaker-From Tuesday in Texas-same as their match from Survivoir Series-none the less 4 stars though
7:vs Big John studd in the pouring rain!Bodyslam match-Boring and entertaing at the same time2 and a half stars
8:vs Nikolai Volkoff from SNME-good match for what is was-3 and a half stars
9:vs Mr Perfect from snme-Great Match!4 and a half stars!
10:Hulk and Andre vs Bundy and Big John from snme-Great Big man match-4 stars!
11:vs Roddy Piper from Wrestlevision-good 3 and a half star match
12:Hogan,Savage,Hercules,Hillbily Jim,KoKo B.Ware vs Dibiase,Akeem,Bossman,Haku,Red Rooster from Survivor Series 88-This is the best extra on the DVD-5 stars all arounnd!This Rocks!
13:Royal Rumble 1991-Picks up where Hogan Comes in-good-wish it had had the whole Rumble-4 stars
14:Classick Promo on Harley Race-Classick Hulkamia in his prime here folks!
15:Promo on the Genius-Same as 14
16:Promo on Big Boss Man-Same as 14 and 15
17:Promo on Honky Tonk Man-same as 14,15,16
18:Promo on the Rock-The ONLY boring promo-the other 4 are great except for this one!
19:Hulk as the heel! vs Ted Dibiase as the good guy!Hogan's Debut from MSG in 79-ok match-2 and a half stars
20:vs Andre in Shea Stadium!Not their classick battle from WM 3!but still a good match!3 and a half stars
21:Vignettes from Tuesday Night Titans with Hulk and okerland Training-entertaing
22:vs Iron Sheik-Hogan wins his first WWF World Title short but good match-3 and a half stars
23:Hogan Returns From the AWA to the WWF!1983
24:vs Paul Orndorff from the Big Event in 1986-good match-These 2 work great together-4 star match
25:vs Andre from WM3-The Biggest match of all time-5 stars!you cant miss this one!
26:Hulk Teaches Vince and Lord Alfred Hayes about nutrion-entertaing-From Tuesday Night Titans
27:Hogan and Beefcake vs Savage and Zeus-from Summerslam 89-Good Classick Match-4 and a half stars!
I urge you to bye this from Amazon this minute!If for nothing esle-get it just for all the great extras!

This is a really nice DVD.I'd recommend it for any fan of the hulkster.In addition to the normal WWE feature on the hulkster,this DVD set is full of extras such as many cool&classic hogan matches.Like his famous bout against andre the giant.And even matches he had way back before hitting it big in the WWF as Hulk Hogan.

If there would ever be a god of wrestling,it would be Hollywood Hulk Hogan brother!

There is so much i can rave about how great this DVD is but it would take me too long. Anyways great 1 hr feature plus tons of classic moments and matches throughout the years! Order NOW!

This is a great video if you like Hulk Hogan. It is the best to see how he first started out has a wrestler and all of the greatest wrestling matches. This is a must buy with 6 hours of footage.