‘I Wouldn’t Vote for Hulk Hogan’: Fans Turn Their Backs on WWE Legend as Rare Presidential Campaign Poster Gets Unearthed

The Hulkamania era was one of the most iconic and memorable times in the history of professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan was the top babyface of WWE and his picture on the poster was enough to fill any arena worldwide.

However, after being the top superstar in pro wrestling, a few fans wanted Hogan to change his career path and lead the nation.

A Facebook fan page, ‘Bring Back Hulk Hogan, shared a picture a couple of years ago. Along with the post, they wrote Hogan should be the United States president.

The caption was, “Would be a better president than all the shit we have today going on. I would vote for Jessie Ventura as well. What a tag-team in the office!”

There were mixed reactions by the fans to Hogan and Jesse Ventura running for the US President.

One Hulkster fan wrote, “Hollywood hulk Hogan rules”.

Another user had a few more words for the same, “As much love as I have for Hulk, and Hollywood, and even though there’s no factual proof that they’re one in the same Mr. America, the role would probably not work for him brother, Ventura though I would think he’d be great, and I don’t blame President Trump for the current situation we are in as a country, I would say that the Coronavirus would be here no matter what, and same with the riots as well as the George Floyd situation, no individual is to blame at all for this year.”

A Facebook user doesn’t want Hogan as President, as they commented, “As much as I like hogan I don’t think President would be in his best interest but Ventura now that’s a man we need he great ideas just wasn’t well received by most politicians and he was kinda shunned for that.”

Another fan backed the above comment, “I wouldn’t vote for Hogan or Jesse Ventura.” And someone else responded, “Seriously, Jesse would be my favorite choice.”

A few other fans had different opinions.

“No celebrities.”

“Jesus lol guys it’s a meme . It’s a friggen meme . It’s a joke .”

“Have you seen Idiocracy?”

The Hulkster had actual plans to run for President in 1998

In 1998, while The Immortal One was embracing the black and white tones of nWo, he announced his sudden retirement from wrestling. It came as a shock to everyone when he shared the news on the Jay Leno show on the Thanksgiving episode in 1998.

The Hulkster shared about running for US President in 1998. He spoke about successfully spending nearly two decades in his profession, and as his family had no financial issues, he was ready to choose a different career path. 

Jay Leno, who was confused, asked Hogan about having any experience in politics. The Hulkster answered that he was used to making big decisions. Moreover, he called out Clinton for going through a midlife crisis.

Did Hulk Hogan really run for US President in 1998?

Hogan’s 1998 ambition of running for US Presidential came as a shock for everyone. Surprisingly, major media companies covered his interview with Jay Leno Show, as many people thought his jump to politics was indeed legitimate.

Further, Eric Bischoff backed Hogan in his decision and took the idea a step further when he held a press conference. However, this storyline made the WWE Hall of Famer come back and win the WCW World Title from Kevin Nash with a poke. 

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Later, Hogan revealed his US presidential run news was a publicity stunt. His second stint was coming to an end, and his drawing power was almost dead in the water.

Hogan won the WCW world title at the time and was a significant icon till the company nose-dived. Moreover, he joined WWE later and won the WWE title a couple of times until he finally hung up his boots in 2012.

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