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Hulk Hogan was part of some of the biggest matches in pro wrestling across many eras. Hogan wrestled with the most popular names of his era on the grandest stage.

However, there was one match that the global audience never got to see with Hogan in his prime that was pretty much a possibility.

In the 1980s Hulk Hogan’s stature as the biggest wrestling draw could’ve only been rivaled by The Nature Boy Ric Flair. Yet despite both of them being in WWE at one point in the early 90s, they hardly wrestled each other on TV or pay-per-view.

Last month on his podcast, Ric Flair talked about Hulk Hogan and their time in WWE. He said the two icons had many matches at live events but never feuded on TV. He also talked about fans turning on Hogan during one of their matches, which lead to an unusual practice.

Flair said people in Omni weren’t Hulk Hogan fans

Although he was a massive star in the 1980s, Hogan’s popularity was declining at the start of the 1990s. When Ric Flair, one of the most decorated wrestlers in the world, arrived in WWE, the Hulkster had major competition for his position as the top face of the company.

Flair’s arrival also meant fans could get to see the dream match between him and Hogan. Despite wrestling many matches on house shows, their feud never translated to TV. One of their matches in 1991 was held in Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, where Flair had been a popular name.

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Speaking on To Be the Man podcast, Flair talked about his match with Hogan at Omni. Conrad mentioned that only 4500 people attended the clash of the two icons.

The Golden Stallion said the people in the arena weren’t big fans of Hogan. He said they had to put sound bites in because they booed the Immortal One heavily.

Flair recalled, “They didn’t buy it. We used to have put sound bites in, he won’t be upset that I am saying this. We had to put sound bites on the center stage because they booed him off.

The use of sound bites wasn’t that prominent back in the day, but the fans forced WWE’s hand. This could have been a big reason we never got to see Hogan vs Flair on a bigger stage in WWE. Vince McMahon was very protective of his top baby face and didn’t want him to be booed over a heel.

This was the case why McMahon decided to drop Jake The Snake Roberts and Hogan feud after Roberts received cheers from the audience over a babyface Hogan.

Fans eventually got to see the dream match quite a few times when Hogan moved over to WCW. They had numerous clashes and even wrestled in WWE later. Still, it would’ve been a real spectacle to see two big stars wrestle each other in their prime in a WrestleMania main event, which we never got to see.

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