The Pleasure
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Why does Hulk Hogans Atomic Leg Drop still suck ass? And I bought Hulkamania pasta as a kid, and the Atomic leg drop is still worse then that.
It's been forty years and I still feel this way.
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Digital-Aftertaste
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I don't think there's many people that like the leg drop. At least the peoples elbow gave some redemption to that signature move.
Edit: lol, as I was typing.
Edit: lol, as I was typing.
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Why, did you want him to do it like Too Cold Scorpio did it to Chris Benoit? (Haven't found a video of it on youtube, it was brutal.)Why does Hulk Hogans Atomic Leg Drop still suck ass? And I bought Hulkamania pasta as a kid, and the Atomic leg drop is still worse then that.
The Pleasure
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lame gag1990
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Nah fuck you. Big boot into leg drop was good when Hulk did it and the fans ate it up.
The Pleasure
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The big boot had some amazing ragdoll physics. He lifted his foot and the other wrestler went flying like it's San Andreas from Grove Street Games. Hulk didn't enen move his foot forward.
The Pleasure
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StreetsofBeige
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Hulk Hogan in a nutshell:
Charisma: 10/10
Big brawny size and looks: 10/10
Wrestling skills and moves: 0/10
I think the only moves Hogan had were: punch, kick, body slam, clothesline, leg drop. I dont think he even got on the turnbuckle to do flashy jumps.
Charisma: 10/10
Big brawny size and looks: 10/10
Wrestling skills and moves: 0/10
I think the only moves Hogan had were: punch, kick, body slam, clothesline, leg drop. I dont think he even got on the turnbuckle to do flashy jumps.
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
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Soodanim
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Nah I think it was the working 400 days a year that did it
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
The best is obviously flying headbutt from the top of a 20 foot cage but that makes your brain a bit fucked and you shoot your kids so well ignore that for now.
Hogan is like Hendrix, he’s plain and basic. But paved the way so Yngwie, EVH, Lynch, Satriani etc. could walk the path to greatness.
Hogan is like Hendrix, he’s plain and basic. But paved the way so Yngwie, EVH, Lynch, Satriani etc. could walk the path to greatness.
DKehoe
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Brother, those time zones work stiff.
The Pleasure
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The only time the Atomic Leg Drop didn't suck ass
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
Wrestlers have their bodies exposed, tons of injuries that said I think Hulk Hogan today would have transitioned into a Seth Rollins/ Jacob Fatu, just real exciting type of wrestler.
ssringo
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I mean, you're not wrong but it did come from an era where basic moves would end someone's championship reign just because it was *insert wrestler*'s doing it.
Camel clutch beats the cross face chicken wing.
Leg drop beats camel clutch.
Running splash beats leg drop.
Edit: I realize it still happens. It's just flashier these days.
Camel clutch beats the cross face chicken wing.
Leg drop beats camel clutch.
Running splash beats leg drop.
Edit: I realize it still happens. It's just flashier these days.
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Bumblebeetuna
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Not much else he could have done. He had an amazing ring presence but his actual fake wrestling skills sucked.
Redneckerz
Those long posts don't cover that red neck boy
His big boot kick almost played out in slow motion. A kick needs some speed to be sold properly. Hogans kick was just something people walked into.
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jufonuk
not tag worthy
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I think it worked as a good finisher for him provided his opponent sold the boot or clothesline well. It looked good when he did it.
WWF was still a cartoon show though. NWA was head and shoulders above that.
WWF was still a cartoon show though. NWA was head and shoulders above that.
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The Pleasure
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Trogdor1123
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Of all of the finishing moves, it’s the least flashy but in reality it would be massive blow. The dude was like 250 lbs of muscle dropping from like 4 feet on your “neck” would devastating.
The Pleasure
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In half of the leg drops, it doesn't even look like the leg drop connects. And for all that talk about his 24 inch pythons, he never did anything that could be a move. He could have been the original GO TO SLEEP with a Hulk sleeper hold.
The thing is I hear people say this but then they don't complain about when Booker T used to do his axe-kick he would never nail his opponent with his heel. (He'd end up gently cradling their neck with the back of his knee, clearly putting no force into it.) He didn't do that because if he actually went anything close to doing it correctly he'd probably cripple and kill people.
The Pleasure
Gold Member
In all fairness, Booker T lifted his leg and had actual movement so it's more believable than Hulk's Atomic Leg Drop. I'm not going to lie. As a kid, I loved Hulk Hogan and his hair plugs.
Trogdor1123
Member
Well I hope it doesn’t connect lol
Pretty much like 2 Cold Scorpio? I'm not sure if it's on face book but here's the botch. Yeah, if Hogan did the leg drop anything like that it would be brutal.
Trogdor1123
Member
To be fair, any of the moves would be a disaster.
DeVeAn
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Hulked up. Serious business WWF/WWE.
The Pleasure
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Remember when he turned to Hollywood Hogan and became the Legendary Shit Talker of Legend? It was the John Cena of its time. Except people liked Hogan more since he lost to Ultimate Warrior and Yokozuna. Imagine if Hulk Hogan was given The Stinky Face.
DeVeAn
Member
Hogan says, "That don't work for me, brother"
