Torch?

By Scott Keith on April 3, 2020

Hi Scott

No, this isn't a question about Wade Keller's newsletter.

Am I the only one that finds Hulk Hogan's suggestion that Andre "passed him the torch" at WrestleMania 3 to be a bit silly? I mean, Andre never really had the torch, as he was a novelty wrestler (albeit an exceptionally popular one, and an underrated worker) and wasn't a World Champion. Also, it's not like Hulkamania was born at the Silverdome; Hogan had been on top for well over two years at that point and was incredibly over. Am I missing something with this torch passing stuff, or is it another case of Hollywood Hulk Hyperbole?

Yeah, Hulk gonna Hulk. Andre was basically in semi-retirement when he "passed the torch" there. If anything the "torch" was passed when Backlund brought Hogan back against the Samoans in 1984 and then never left his hands again.

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