The Rock and Hulk Hogan celebrated a very special anniversary this weekend, as Saturday night marked 16 years since their match at WrestleMania 18. The match is remembered fondly remembered by the fans, and Hulk Hogan recently took to Twitter to comment on his epic encounter with The Great One on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Never again will an arena shake to its foundation with electricity like it did on the night of WM18 brother HollyWoodHulkHogan 4Life pic.twitter.com/HtsMVyPORZ
— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) March 18, 2018
The Rock also reflected on the match, and he shared the story of how Vince McMahon pitched the idea to him.
At the time the bout was promoted as an “Icon vs. Icon” match, and according to The Rock he was the one who suggested the “Icon vs. Icon” idea. Rock posted the following:
“Goosebumps. 16yrs ago today, at WRESTLEMANIA, I had the honor of making history and breaking records with this man: The Immortal @HulkHogan.
About a year prior to this match, Vince McMahon came to me and asked how I felt about bringing Hogan back to the @wwe and creating the main event at WrestleMania. I loved the idea and immediately saw the massive business opportunity for us but more importantly, giving the fans a once in a lifetime match to enjoy. I told Vince we should promote the match, ICON vs ICON and the winner would go down as the greatest of all time.
Hogan did “the honors” (me winning) that night and passed the torch to me, as Andre the Giant had done for him 15yrs earlier at WrestleMania III.
To this day, this crowd of 65,000 strong was the most electric and on fire I’ve ever had the privilege of performing in front of. They were ready. So were we. #ChildhoodHero #IconVsIcon #GreatestOfAllTime #WrestleMania18”
