evilclown Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 If Hogan told someone that he struggled early in his wrestling career and considered going back to working on the docks or something—that would be an enormous lie right? From what I can tell he was wrestling Andre his first year and competing with Jack Brisco and Harley his second. He was a star from the very beginning right? Anyone have a good idea how often, if ever, he lost by pinfall in those days? It seems like "never" is the answer. It's hard to imagine someone more carefully protected and pushed throughout his career. Tell me why I'm wrong, if I am. Please? Trying very hard not to be worked by the workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 It seems like the only time he did any jobs was as the Super Destroyer very early on, but once he was Sterling Golden/Terry Boulder he was being put over everyone and having DQ finishes with the top guys pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 He did disputed jobs to Tony Atlas in the WWF (really, REALLY fast 3 counts). After that, probably none until The Main Event. I think if Hogan were to ever have considered leaving the business it would have been before his WWF run, and probably something, if honestly considered, that would have been a reaction to a 20 dollar pay for a semi-main or a main event shot in a small southern territory or after an event in a poorly attended high-school gym setting. I don't doubt he had the "leaving the business" chat with someone, but I suspect he had it once, the person he told it to told another worker, and they told two more, and so on, and some/all of the secondary recipients of the story have adopted it as "Hogan told that to me and I convinced him not to leave the business", making themselves the primary character with Hogan. Who "Patient Zero" is, however, would be very difficult to figure out at this point, I would guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 There are no gaps that could account for him quitting to work on the docks. Maybe he considered quitting, but he was constantly working, and Super Destroyer and GCW (because of Ole thinking he was took hard to book) runs aside, was always pushed fairly heavily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Is the squash match he did with Bret in Georgia anywhere online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I can't remember the exact timeline with him, but the only period where I could envision him splitting would have been after CWF when he was working in Pensacola for what I imagine wasn't the best pay even if he was on or near the top. Even that feels like a massive stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I'm thinking 1978 before he went to Memphis would've been the time. It's too bad we don't have more Sterling Golden footage especially him teaming with Austin Idol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Is the squash match he did with Bret in Georgia anywhere online? Which Bret are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hart. He wrestled Hogan (Sterling Golden) in Georgia circa 1979. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hogan probably would have made an excellent docker. Not just in terms of the manual labour, his political skills would have ensured he'd have been running that union within his first year and proably turning over a healthy nderground sideline by year two. Nothing that Marlon Brando or Jimmy McNulty could have done about it. You really gonna snitch? Watcha gonna do brother, when me and all my dockermaniacs run wild on you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hart. He wrestled Hogan (Sterling Golden) in Georgia circa 1979. Bret Hart, or Brett Hart (Barry Horowitz)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 One t. He wrote about it in his book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hart. He wrestled Hogan (Sterling Golden) in Georgia circa 1979. Damn. Never knew that. Would love to see this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 He was also in a tag match, partnered with Bret in Japan right around the time he won the title from the Iron Sheik, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 He was also in a tag match, partnered with Bret in Japan right around the time he won the title from the Iron Sheik, too. Found 5 instances of Hogan/Bret in same ring from 79-87. GEORGIA Augusta, GA 11/5/79: Sterling Golden beat Bret Hart Augusta, GA 12/5/79: NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Champion Sterling Golden beat Bret Hart NJPW Hachinohe, Japan 2/6/84: Tatsumi Fujinami & Akira Maeda beat WWE Champion Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart Heikinan, Japan 2/8/84: Antonio Inoki, Akira Maeda, & Kengo Kimura beat WWE Champion Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, & Iron Mike Sharpe WWF Worcester, MA 4/23/87 (Coliseum Video exclusive): WWE Champion Hulk Hogan & Billy Jack Haynes beat World Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) & "Dangerous" Danny Davis in a handicap match Source: Old Hogan Results website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khawk20 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 WWF Worcester, MA 4/23/87 (Coliseum Video exclusive): WWE Champion Hulk Hogan & Billy Jack Haynes beat World Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) & "Dangerous" Danny Davis in a handicap match What Coliseum Video did this appear on? I'm not sure I've ever seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 WWF Worcester, MA 4/23/87 (Coliseum Video exclusive): WWE Champion Hulk Hogan & Billy Jack Haynes beat World Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) & "Dangerous" Danny Davis in a handicap match What Coliseum Video did this appear on? I'm not sure I've ever seen it. WWF's Even More Unusual Matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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