Ronnie's Rasslin Video Round-Up #11: Hulk Hogan vs Paul Wright(aka The Big Show/The Giant) - Memphis,TN - April 27, 2007Some of the wrestling fan community at BB.Net probably have heard about this whole little squabble.
Basically, Jerry "The King" Lawler with his Memphis wrestling promotion had booked a main event bout between him and Hulk Hogan that would have been fun. Two icons that save for 2 inconclusive fights back in the 70s, never paired off.
The problem was that Hogan is in a current feud with Vince McMahon and basically ordered all the booked-WWE stars off the show...including Lawler, who probably feared getting fired from his announcing job and screwing his Memphis show of future WWE star appearances.
A damn pity, since as Snake can tell you, Lawler is to Memphis like Flair and Dusty Rhodes were to the Carolinas and Georgia: An icon.
Anyway, with Lawler squeezed out, Paul Wright was filled in as his substitution(since he is buddies with Hogan, who got him into the wrestling business) and its a decent fun match. Very far away from a wrestling clinic, but hell I guess its refreshing for a cool mini-event on the local level instead of always John Cena retaining the WWE belt, right?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2856089440028247942&hl=en
