Jul 14, 8:00 PM
WWE’s latest collection is a reminder of how awesome Hulk Hogan was
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Hulk Hogan was fully in character once he stepped into the arena. | (Photo: WWE) Before you judge this by the headline, let me explain. Saturday Night’s Main Event hits New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend. As a primer, WWE Vault uploaded “WWE at MSG in 1986” to its YouTube channel. The collection features matches from “The Mecca” with Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, and, of course, Hulk Hogan. Hogan appears four times in the video: teaming with Hillbilly Jim, joining forces with the Machines, and tagging with Piper before closing the video against Kamala. In each match, cameras catch Hogan backstage before entering the arena. There’s a quiet stoicism about him, but once he walks through the curtain, he becomes the character fans paid to see. Earlier this year, I reviewed Netflix’s documentary Hulk Hogan: Real American. One moment that stood out was how emotional Hogan became while discussing his brother’s death. “You have to stop,” he told the film crew, “you’re digging way too