The Wrestling Classic 17/21: Hulk Hogan vs Roddy Piper (2/2)

[Christopher481516234]

sounds like alot of over analyzing for something that is supposed to be entertaining...Piper Hogan feuds were awsome...Piper feuding with anyone was fun to watch Piper never had a "Boring" match..and as far as the "war to settle the score" it didnt matter who won or lost,cause back then,Hogan was no.1 no matter what.

[trekfanful]

This brings back so many memories. This feud is what turned me into a wrestling fan. Where I grew up the cable company did not offer PPV until 1992. The first one we got to see was that years Royal Rumble. I will always be thankful to Cindi Lauper for turning that nine year old kid onto wrestling. Earlier this same year. I remember My grandparents renting all the PPV's once they were out on video. Great memories.

[MrAac1984]

lol the fan at 4:03

[creatureofthenight1]

Piper was such a perfect foil for Hogan. Nearly 20 years later it was old & tired, but back then it was fresh and awesome back in the day.

[Reborn8303]

Why did Savage Lose to JyD After beating everybody else ????

[MRobert21]

@Reborn8303 Savage lost because he was just starting in the WWF at the time and JYD had been around for a while by then. Savage was about to get a big push with the Intercontinental title, so they made him do this loyalty test job to ensure he was willing to job without pissing and moaning (Savage passed the test). Besides, the face (JYD) had to go over at the end of the night to send the paying fans home happy because of the screw job finish on the Piper - Hogan match.

[ZenPimps]

Jimmy Hart is a nervous turd!

[HugeDickNick]

I dont care with rowdy got dq its still a win for hogan. besides rowdy and hogan are great!

[Freebleeper]

1:12, have a cold one Roddy!

[BAhern63]

I like the guy at 4:03 giving the finger!  lol

[peteymandem]

would piper not have been pissed that orton cost him the match

[dp100eboggan]

JYD...RIP

[recreationleader1]

branding time ...again ...jyd brand hart

[Djteedoe420]

The same arena where WrestleMania 2 took place on Monday Night -- April 7th. 1986......

[MRobert21]

This is the same arena where 1 / 3 of Wrestlemania 2 came from a couple of months after this. Wrestlemania 2 was also broadcast from New York and Los Angeles as well as Chicago in 1 of the bigger wastes of money in wrestling history, though over all Wrestlemania 2 did okay. Wrestlemania 13 and many other big WWF shows were held at the Rosemont Horizon as well. The camera work and production is definitely much better today than it was then, though even back in the 1980's WWF was still the leader

[Djteedoe420]

yes indeed..The Rosemont Horizon Where History was Made in 1986 & 1997 = )

[recreationleader1]

jyd some jukenin and blowin in CHITOWN

[kidd1023]

The camera angle at 3:34 shows how far pro wrestling has come since 25 years ago

[BOX5]

i think hogan pinned piper when they both came bacc to wwe in the 00's yell

[GoldKnightSkye]

That was a good match, but the ending was a *terrible* way to end their feud. Really, Piper gets disqualified again, attacks Hogan, and then runs away when his vengeful former tag partner shows up?

If Piper wasn't willing to lose by pin fall, they should have settled it in a cage. Hogan escapes from the cage and Piper remains unpinned. The fans get a suitable ending and nobody has to job to a three count.

[bigpoopie69]

I think they were trying to put the feud to sleep without burying Piper. I'm amazed the Orange Goblin didn't pull a power play and insist on pinning Piper clean.

[MRobert21]

Piper never did jobs period for 17 years until he decided to do a job for Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 8 in or out of a cage. In the end Piper screwed Piper because there were plenty of opponents who were happy to make a fortune and draw a fortune going around the world jobbing to Hogan. Piper was as bad or worse than Hogan when it came to playing politics and keeping himself over, but smarks ignore it since they like Piper and hate Hogan. Piper could talk great, but he was crap in the ring.

[manjiimortal]

@MRobert21 Piper actually did a semi-clean job for Ric Flair in a match they had in MSG in October 91. But apart from that i can't really remember him ever jobbing.

Hogan gets dissed a lot for refusing to job, but nearly every major north-american wrestling star refused to job at least once during their career.

[MRobert21]

manjiimortal, Piper himself says he refused to job in the 1980's and he regrets it because it cost him a lot of money. The Hogan / Piper feud never really went any place because Piper would not job, so Hogan made money with heels that would job. Piper was a pain about doing jobs in WCW too, even after Hogan put over Piper clean at Starrcade. I agree that all major stars used to refuse to job at least some times (that has changed some in recent years), but Piper was worse than most of them.

[932sd]

@MRobert21 Yeah Seriously today can you imagine audiences buying into a feud where the face of the company (Hogan) doesn't get a pinfall victory over a hated heel rival?

To be honest I'm surprised it drew as well as it did back then because audiences never got the satisfaction of seeing Hogan go over him effectively.

[MRobert21]

@932sd 1 of the few ways wrestling has changed for the better today from the old days and since WWF made wrestling a monopoly is that every feud ends with a clean job and it is almost impossible for wrestlers today to refuse jobs like a Piper or Brody used to. Today, it is in all contracts, with rare exception, that a wrestler must do what he is told or he is in breach of contract and forfeits money in the contract. Besides, now McMahon just fires the guy and there is no place else to go to work

[MRobert21]

@932sd I do not remember Piper versus Hogan drawing too well or lasting too long. These 2 never had a house show run where it would have drawn since Piper did not do jobs. I only remember 2 semi high proffile singles matches between these 2, which is this match here and the War To Settle The Score (that ironically settled nothing). Hogan drew more with Orndorff, Savage, Bundy, and other guys who would lie down for him and Piper was left messing with Snuka, Adonis, and other guys on the mid card

[thezill69]

@GoldKnightSkye Piper was in the midst of a 8 year period where he refused to put anyone over for fear of being buried. I agree with your comment regarding the cage match finish but Piper had his back up during his entire WWF run in the 80's and probably would have rejected that finish as well. The only reason he jobbed to Bret Hart for the IC title in 92 (his 2nd run with WWF) was due to the fact they were cousins (his book details it).

[Corndog0202]

Great match that I have wanted to see for years(I saw them fight in WCW, but I have always wanted to see this match off this ppv). But I always wondered if there was a final match where Hogan actually pinned Piper. BTW Piper actually looked pretty strong in this match, unlike alot of Cena's opponents today, especially a guy that is almost 100 pounds lighter than Hogan.