Hulk Hogan had a negative reputation among his peers backstage during his legendary career. No one achieved more success in both WWE and WCW than Hogan given his star power on both sides. Hogan was the face of WWE when the company took wrestling into the mainstream. WCW turned him heel to form the New World Order and gave them their biggest success passing WWE.

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Unfortunately, quite a few wrestlers were negatively impacted by the star power that Hogan possessed. Both companies allowed Hogan to call his own shots when it came to who he worked with. The reasoning featured Hogan not believing in the talents, being intimidated by them or just wanting to flex his power.

10 WWE: Shawn Michaels

The dream match between Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan main evented SummerSlam 2005 with months of build. WWE expected them to have two matches tying up the series and keeping the door open for a third match the following year.

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Hogan refused to work the scheduled rematch when showing up for the one match at SummerSlam. The match saw Michaels overselling to show his frustration of getting sabotaged by Hogan. Michaels’ heel turn ended the following night as WWE wanted to rebuild him after the loss.

9 WCW: Ric Flair

WWE never went through with the Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair match in the early ‘90s, but WCW booked it instantly when Hogan signed. The first match of Hogan saw him defeating Flair for the WCW Championship in an entertaining match.

WCW booked a few rematches with Hogan defeating Flair every single time. Even the weeks in between each match saw Hogan always getting the better of him. The two had issues in WCW due to Flair being upset over his burial before becoming close friends later in life.

8 WWE: Yokozuna

The WWE Championship win for Yokozuna at WrestleMania 9 ended within seconds when Hulk Hogan came out to challenge him. Yokozuna was being built as the top heel in WWE until Hogan made him look like the biggest fool by beating him to steal the belt.

WWE did have Yokozuna win the title back from Hogan before the latter left for WCW, but Hulk’s demands impacted the booking of the match. Yokozuna had a photographer blind Hogan with a fireball making his win over Hulkster less meaningful after getting buried.

7 WCW: The Giant

Hulk Hogan was the one to suggest WCW hire Big Show aka The Giant without much experience. WCW booked The Giant in a feud with im for the WCW Championship to start his career off in the biggest role possible.

Hogan ultimately buried The Giant a few years later when turning heel to form the New World Order. The new version of Hogan destroyed The Giant to win the WCW Championship. Giant further got buried when Hogan both inducted him and later kicked him out of the nWo in ruthless fashion.

6 WWE: Jake Roberts

Jake Roberts has shared some stories about how the biggest push of his career was canceled before making it to television. The heel work of Roberts was second to none at the time and almost placed him in a program with Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship.

Hogan and Roberts had a few matches on live events that saw fans cheering for the heel on a few occasions. Vince McMahon scrapped the plans due to the fans against Hogan and Hulk reportedly being upset about it. Roberts missed out on a chance to make his mark in a title feud.

5 WCW: Ultimate Warrior

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WCW booked Ultimate Warrior in 1998 solely to have a feud with Hulk Hogan. The two legends had a great program leading into WrestleMania 6 that made Warrior a star with a clean victory over Hogan on the biggest stage.

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Warrior’s WCW presence left a lot more to be desired with fans losing interest in the story. The match was a disaster booked to give Hogan his win back. Warrior lost his first major WCW match and was not used again moving forward.

4 WWE: Randy Orton

The attraction of Hulk Hogan vs Randy Orton was booked for SummerSlam 2006 on a stacked card. WWE wanted to tell the story of Orton as “the legend killer” looking to take down his biggest legend yet.

Hogan naturally demanded to win despite Orton having plans to become one of the top stars of the next decade and a half. The lackluster match saw Hogan pulling off the win, but WWE stopped bringing him back for one-off matches due to the burials of the talents he faced.

3 WCW: Vader

Vader was among the biggest names that fans wanted to see Hulk Hogan work with when coming to WCW. The reputation of Vader as the biggest monster heel in the industry made it an obvious money match when Hogan won the WCW Championship.

Hogan got the better of Vader in all their matches and made sure to never look weak in the segments building up to it. Vader left WCW shortly after the program with Hogan and was never the same in his career.

2 WWE: Bret Hart

The most vocal wrestler to speak out against Hulk Hogan in WWE was Bret Hart. Unlike most other stories, Hogan not wanting to work with Hart hurt his reputation more than trying to defeat him as he did with the opponents.

WWE wanted Hogan to drop the WWE Championship to Bret as the new face of the company before leaving for WCW. Hulk viewed Hart as beneath him on the totem pole and opted to face Yokozuna instead. Bret held a grudge that still exists today with no plans to end it in sight.

1 WCW: Billy Kidman

WCW tried to build new stars in 2000 with the New Blood angle starting new feuds. Hulk Hogan was placed into a rivalry with Billy Kidman with the hopes of bringing Kidman up to a bigger spot against a legend.

Kidman was showing a new heel side and even scored a victory over Hogan, but it came in a cowardly fashion. Hogan easily destroyed Kidman in most interactions and even trashed him in interviews claiming he “couldn’t draw flies at a flea market.” Kidman’s push flopped and he returned to the cruiserweight and mid-card division.

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