NJPW - Hulk Hogan vs. Akira Maeda (5-30-1983)

A clipped match with Hogan pre Hulkster gimmick. If you are new to Hogan wrestling in Japan, he doesn't use the leg drop like he does in America, he uses a move called the Axe Bomber, which is a Lariat/Clothesline.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• NJPW
• Hulk
• Hogan
• Akira
• Maeda

[iaintgonletup]

This is the best wrestling I've ever seen of Hogan.

[AxeBOMBAH]

No reply? And yet you reply to my comment. There's a reason why you're getting about 12 thumbs down in just two posts, and it's because you're not very bright.

1. I'm not dumb, fat, nor do I watch WWE

2. If your best response is "you probably think this wrestling shit is real". Than that's pretty sad

3. Throwing a metal ball attached to a chain is really that constructive huh?

You never know when that knowledge might come in handy in reality.

Kiss my sweet American ass.

[DeepSouthWrestling1]

So Hogan could wrestle somewhat (still looked very unconvincing), he was just extremely lazy!! Actually, that's worse...

[tonshaad1230]

@AxeBOMBAH Just because media wrestling may NOT BE "real' doesn't give you the right to generalize all of the sport and say that the rest is fake.

[james1tk]

yea hogan could wrestle he just never did much in the us everyone thought he couldnt wrestle but he could..

[Sevb30]

Hogan didn't need to actual use a lot of wrestling holds when he was in the USA, he was over with the 5 moves or so of doom that he had. That's what made Hogan great, he could get more POP from the crowd from his less than 10 moves than someone who used over 100 moves. If you can get more POP by doing less. That's the way to go.

[ricadrew]

Hey look, it's Thunderlips, in the flesh baby

[PhilipJBrennan1]

@iaintgonletup was just thinking that to myself as I read your post! lol

[marilynknotborgir]

@ohedd i agree who watches this garbage?

[oldschool6804]

@LeadCeno IT'S NOT ALL STAGE THEY HURT EACH OTHER CONSTANTLY.

[oldschool6804]

@ECWExtremeMoments you're the morons it isn't FAKE FAKE MEAN SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN THEY KNOW WHO IS GOING TO WIN BUT THEY GET HURT CONSTANTLY.

[KTK401]

@SomaLFM LOL I know! I thought..."why the heck is he actually doing some real wrestling thrown in there"? :)

Still, just to keep it real, they did all that flying and hurling themselves at each other!