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Hulk Hogan in 1985 vs. Steve Austin in 1998. Who was the bigger pop icon?

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Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
  07/16/23
No one was bigger than Hogan
cream market indirect expression
  07/16/23
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citrine elastic band legend
  07/16/23
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Dead parlor
  07/16/23
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copper chest-beating macaca
  07/17/23
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Snowy fragrant pit
  07/17/23
Hogan. Not close.
appetizing claret partner
  07/16/23
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Snowy fragrant pit
  07/17/23
Huge stone cold fan here but hogan was way bigger
Orange abode multi-billionaire
  07/16/23
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Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
  07/16/23
Hogan was big for longer, however, at their respective peaks...
impertinent jap
  07/16/23
Stone Cold was only big among scumbags. Everyone knew Hogan...
citrine elastic band legend
  07/16/23
In the 80s pro wrestling had a cultural moment that hasn&rsq...
cream market indirect expression
  07/16/23
Peak Austin PPV buy rates were way higher than peak Hogan bu...
impertinent jap
  07/17/23
I don’t know how much stock I put in this for comparin...
cream market indirect expression
  07/17/23
Man, Hogan and Savage did huge business at WM5. That was th...
Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
  07/17/23
This thread was made not that long ago. Hogan and it's not e...
mind-boggling balding immigrant
  07/16/23
I was born in 1981. Hogan and it's not even close.
diverse library
  07/17/23
Good points ITT, but I think people are forgetting the ubiqu...
Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
  07/17/23
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Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
  07/17/23
my grandparents who didn't own a TV knew who Hulk Hogan was
razzle-dazzle aquamarine preventive strike electric furnace
  07/17/23
I’m literally Steve Austin’s long time lover but...
copper chest-beating macaca
  07/17/23
Hogan and it's not even close.
Olive arousing roommate stain
  07/17/23
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vivacious hideous temple
  07/17/23
To be fair, This thread is embarrassing for OP. It very c...
Zombie-like Cruel-hearted Newt
  07/17/23
Rook
copper chest-beating macaca
  07/17/23
Devastating
Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night
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mind-boggling balding immigrant
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Voodoo Child
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Date: July 16th, 2023 10:44 PM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night



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Date: July 16th, 2023 10:45 PM
Author: cream market indirect expression

No one was bigger than Hogan

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Date: July 16th, 2023 10:52 PM
Author: citrine elastic band legend



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Date: July 16th, 2023 10:55 PM
Author: Dead parlor



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Date: July 17th, 2023 10:48 AM
Author: copper chest-beating macaca



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:20 PM
Author: Snowy fragrant pit



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Date: July 16th, 2023 10:55 PM
Author: appetizing claret partner

Hogan. Not close.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555376)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:20 PM
Author: Snowy fragrant pit



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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:01 PM
Author: Orange abode multi-billionaire

Huge stone cold fan here but hogan was way bigger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555396)



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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:28 PM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night

🤔

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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:31 PM
Author: impertinent jap

Hogan was big for longer, however, at their respective peaks, Stone Cold was obviously bigger. Stone Cold’s peak was comparatively brief though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555479)



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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:49 PM
Author: citrine elastic band legend

Stone Cold was only big among scumbags. Everyone knew Hogan, even people who had no idea about wrestling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555530)



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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:57 PM
Author: cream market indirect expression

In the 80s pro wrestling had a cultural moment that hasn’t been matched. The late 90s run was awesome but it was still largely a parochial product and has been since.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555563)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 2:34 PM
Author: impertinent jap

Peak Austin PPV buy rates were way higher than peak Hogan buy rates.

https://wrestletalk.com/stats/every-wwe-pay-per-view-buyrate/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46557661)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 3:14 PM
Author: cream market indirect expression

I don’t know how much stock I put in this for comparing cultural impact. I mean Hogan was a big part of the *creation* of the PPV concept. By the the late 90s it had years to develop into a more ubiquitous consumer practice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46557869)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 9:44 PM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night

Man, Hogan and Savage did huge business at WM5. That was the gold standard for many years.

But once Austin broke through with Mike Tyson WM 14, his PPV peak blew Hogan’s away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46559460)



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Date: July 16th, 2023 11:33 PM
Author: mind-boggling balding immigrant

This thread was made not that long ago. Hogan and it's not even close.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555486)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:00 AM
Author: diverse library

I was born in 1981. Hogan and it's not even close.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46555572)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 10:32 AM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night

Good points ITT, but I think people are forgetting the ubiquity of “Austin 3:16” T-shirts in 1998.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46556584)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:19 PM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night



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Date: July 17th, 2023 10:48 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle aquamarine preventive strike electric furnace

my grandparents who didn't own a TV knew who Hulk Hogan was

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46556667)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 10:49 AM
Author: copper chest-beating macaca

I’m literally Steve Austin’s long time lover but it’s Hogan by a mile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46556677)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:21 PM
Author: Olive arousing roommate stain

Hogan and it's not even close.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46557033)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 12:38 PM
Author: vivacious hideous temple



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Date: July 17th, 2023 2:41 PM
Author: Zombie-like Cruel-hearted Newt

To be fair,

This thread is embarrassing for OP. It very clearly didn't need to be made, and the fact that you thought it did is not a good look.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5373838&forum_id=2#46557695)



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Date: July 17th, 2023 3:08 PM
Author: copper chest-beating macaca

Rook

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Date: July 17th, 2023 7:24 PM
Author: Duck-like Ebony Reading Party Queen Of The Night

Devastating

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Date: July 17th, 2023 7:25 PM
Author: mind-boggling balding immigrant



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Date: March 30th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Voodoo Child



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