“He Was Getting Poked”: MLW Owner Shares How Shawn Michaels Developed Bad Feelings Against Hulk Hogan

Every wrestling fan from the 80s and 90s grew up watching Hulk Hogan run wild on his opponents. It was the era when Hogan rose to prominence and gradually became the face of the company. Such was his charisma and fan-drawing abilities, that he was able to pull in a huge crowd, and became one of the most popular superstars in the company.

However, Hogan would leave WWE in 1993 for WCW. At WCW, he became a massive superstar. His heel turn in WCW was never expected by anyone and came off as a shocker. However, after WCW was dissolved, Hogan would make his return to WWE.

Upon Hogan’s return to WWE, he was involved in various high-profile matches. During this time, Hogan found himself in matches with The Rock, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, and Shawn Michaels, to name a few. However, his match against Michaels at SummerSlam 2005, was infamous for various reasons.

Former WWE writer and MLW owner, Court Bauer, spoke to the Insiders podcast for AdFreeShows.com and revealed why Shawn Michaels had started resenting The Immortal Hulk Hogan back in 2005.

He revealed how before his match against Hogan at SummerSlam, Vince McMahon would incite Michaels. Bauer revealed how initially Michaels was cool about it but gradually started losing his cool about it.

He continued that as the match neared closer, bad feelings started coming from Shawn Michaels. He said, “So it’s like, congratulations. I don’t know if your ribbing was just good-natured just to bust Shawn’s balls or you were trying to motivate him to step up and have this amazing match or something. In the end, Shawn just felt like he wasn’t into it and just didn’t want to do it.”

The former WWE writer further revealed that he does not know if McMahon was having fun with Michaels. Bauer said, “When a work turns into a shoot kind of thing, I think all of a sudden he resented Hogan going over.” He further stated that he always knew Michaels to be a relaxed person, and his losing his cool happened because of a reason.

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The MLW CEO said, “Again, another guy that you had heard all these stories about was so easy and relaxed with everything, and all of a sudden like the horns came out, but you know, he was getting poked.” After the incident, HBK wanted nothing more with Hogan and started resenting him.

Was Hulk Hogan present in Young Rock Season 3 premiere?

Hulk Hogan is one of the biggest and most celebrated entities on the planet. His rise to stardom was impressive. Over the years, he has cemented his position in the company as a legend and a much-respected member of the WWE roster.

The young Rock Season 3 premiere brought in a lot of new characters. Becky Lynch played Lauper, Ben Vanermey played Roddy Piper, and Nicholas Bernardi played Bret Hart. Hulk Hogan also had a brief presence. Brock O’Hurn played Hulk Hogan. While Hogan’s name was mentioned in the previous two seasons, it was the first time he made an appearance.

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