Hulk Hogan: Red, Yellow, Black & White Part 3 - Hulkamania Builds an Empire (Episode 117)

In Part 3 of Hulk Hogan: Red, Yellow, Black & White, 10 Bell Pod examines the defining run of Hogan’s career.We start with his January 23, 1984 WWF Championship victory over The Iron Sheik and the national expansion that followed. With cable television, MTV, celebrity involvement, Saturday Night’s Main Event, merchandising, and WrestleMania, Vince McMahon transformed Hogan from wrestling superstar into one of the most recognizable figures in American culture.We cover the birth of the WWF boom, the Rock ’n’ Wrestling era, WrestleMania I and II, the destruction of the territory system, Hogan’s historic rivalry with Andre the Giant, the formation and collapse of the Mega Powers, the rise of Randy Savage, and the Ultimate Warrior challenge that closed the decade.We also examine the machinery beneath it: Vince McMahon’s aggressive national takeover, wrestlers classified as independent contractors, and Jesse Ventura’s allegation that Hogan informed McMahon about an attempted union before WrestleMania 2.This is the story of Hulk Hogan at his absolute peak: the hero, the corporate mascot, the cultural phenomenon, and the man whose choices helped shape professional wrestling for generations.IMPORTANT LINKS:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/10bellpod/⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/10BellPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ProWrestling Tees: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/related/10bellpod.html?srsltid=AfmBOoomrGAoh8A4lDq0er-g-hdOH3bYjK1pMw0h77DlR-e379zz3dLP⁠⁠PayPal Donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠9BHDW7Y2KMBTY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INTRO MUSIC BY Colby Dobbs Band: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tD2r5NHIV9jYQgHHTRydZ⁠⁠We use Epidemic Sound for music across 10 Bell.It’s a real music catalog made by real human artists. If you want licensed music made by actual working musicians, check it out here:Epidemic Sound: ⁠⁠https://share.epidemicsound.com/vdds1c⁠⁠