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* BookEnds: To a degree in his relationship with the [[{{WWE}} WWF]]. In the mid 80s, he became the perennial [=WWF=] champion for years while spearheading the promotion's nationwide expansion, being the first champion most fans remember to any meaningful degree as anything other than the answer to a trivia question. Certainly the first significantly important world champion in the promotion's history. During his later tour with the [=WWF=] in 2002 after [[{{WCW}} WCW's]] shutdown, he became the final [=WWF=] world champion, as the company changed its name to [=WWE=] during his championship reign.
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* TakeThatCritics: At the 1995 ''World War 3'' PPV, Hogan (alongside Sting and RandySavage) burns a dirtsheet, which he calls "a ragsheet", telling Gene Okerlund to "''Observe'' this!", which is a shot at Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', and then proclaiming, "The Internet's got all the scoops!" Little did he know that those words [[HilariousInHindsight would come back to haunt him]].
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* TakeThatCritics: At the 1995 ''World War 3'' PPV, Hogan (alongside Sting and RandySavage) burns a dirtsheet, which he calls "a ragsheet", telling Gene Okerlund to "''Observe'' this!", which is a shot at Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling ''[[{{Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter}} The Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', Newsletter]]'', and then proclaiming, "The Internet's got all the scoops!" Little did he know that those words [[HilariousInHindsight would come back to haunt him]].
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** Jacques Rougeau (best known for his runs in the WWF as half of the Fabulous Rougeau Bros. and later as The Mountie) once pinned him cleanly in WCW.
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** Famously lost clean to TheRock at Wrestlemania XVIII, first tapping out on a submission hold (which didn't count due to a ref bump) and then being pinned after the Rock kicked out following the five moves of doom and countered with his own.
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** We ''almost'' had Hogan vs Austin. Unfortunately, something (speculation is money issues or a disagreement on the winner) happened and the match did not take place.
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** Additionally, the intended third man was BretHart, but WCW couldn't get him under contract.
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* SoreLoser: In the 1989 and 1992 [[RoyalRumble Royal Rumbles.]]
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* SoreLoser: In the 1989 and 1992 [[RoyalRumble Royal Rumbles.]]]] The first SurvivorSeries as well; after he was eliminated, he refused to leave ringside until the referee threatened to strip him of the title.
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** Additionally, the intended third man was BretHart, but WCW couldn't get him under contract.
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Hogan has also had a movie career, stemming from his memorable cameo in [[{{Rocky}} Rocky III]]. Under his belt are such films as NoHoldsBarred, SuburbanCommando, Mr. Nanny, Film/SantaWithMuscles, ThunderInParadise and more.
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Hogan has also had a movie career, stemming from his memorable cameo in [[{{Rocky}} Rocky III]].''RockyIII''. Under his belt are such films as NoHoldsBarred, SuburbanCommando, Mr. Nanny, Film/SantaWithMuscles, ThunderInParadise and more.
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*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Film/{{Rocky}} III instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
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*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Film/{{Rocky}} III ''RockyIII'' instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
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* BlatantLies: The IWC LOVES to say that Vince made Hogan, and that he'd be nothing without him. This is of course ignoring the fact that he was so over in Japan that he was called Ichiban, which means Number One, and that the phrase Hulkamania was first used in the AWA.
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* BlatantLies: The IWC LOVES to say that Vince made Hogan, and that he'd be nothing without him. This is of course ignoring the fact that he was so popular over in Japan that he was called Ichiban, which means Number One, and that the phrase Hulkamania was first used in the AWA.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Invoked during the start of Hogan's feud with TedDiBiase in the 80's where Hogan was offered a substantial amount (Never verified but DiBiase said it would have made "The crowd's head spin.") for his title. Hogan's understated response?
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Invoked during the start of Hogan's feud with TedDiBiase in the 80's where Hogan was offered a substantial amount (Never verified but DiBiase [=DiBiase=] said it would have made "The crowd's head spin.") for his title. Hogan's understated response?
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** In 1988, there was a tournament to crown a new WWF Champion. Hogan was in it, but he and AndreTheGiant got each other disqualified and eliminated in their quarter-final match. The two men who made it to the finals were RandySavage and TedDiBiase. The Million Dollar Man was accompanied to the ring by Andre, who interfered a bit on his behalf. Savage's valet Miss Elizabeth decided that Savage needed help, so she ran to the back and came back with none other than Hulk Hogan, who [[MoralDissonance whacked DiBiase with a chair while the ref's back was turned]]. (As opposed to, say, brawling with Andre in order to stop him from helping [=DiBiase=] any more.) This set [=DiBiase=] up to be hit with the Macho Man's FinishingMove, and Savage was the new champ. It was Savage's first ever world title in the WWF, which was undoubtedly a great night for him. But the way the finish was booked, it looked like he hadn't been able to do it without Hogan's assistance. Savage also had to share the spotlight with Hogan in his post-match victory celebration, as Hogan would stay in the ring with Macho until the show ended. It's one thing to, say, raise the new champion's hand and briefly congratulate him before getting out of the ring and letting him have his moment. It's another to spend like five minutes congratulating him, working the crowd, and not leaving the ring, thus drawing the crowd's attention away from the new champion and onto yourself.
** Similarly, when Hogan passed the torch a couple of years later to the UltimateWarrior, he got at least as much time on camera as Warrior after the match, much of which showed him looking absolutely heartbroken over his loss. (To put this in perspective, imagine if years later when StoneColdSteveAustin won the WWF Championship from ShawnMichaels, most of the attention after the match was on HBK and how upset he was over losing his title rather than on Austin.) Then, once he composed himself, he got into the ring with Warrior and proceeded to congratulate him and work the crowd until the end of the show, just as he did with Macho. Once again, he arguably should have stepped aside and allowed the new champion to have his moment and, once again, he didn't.
** In 1988, there was a tournament to crown a new WWF Champion. Hogan was in it, but he and AndreTheGiant got each other disqualified and eliminated in their quarter-final match. The two men who made it to the finals were RandySavage and TedDiBiase. The Million Dollar Man was accompanied to the ring by Andre, who interfered a bit on his behalf. Savage's valet Miss Elizabeth decided that Savage needed help, so she ran to the back and came back with none other than Hulk Hogan, who [[MoralDissonance whacked DiBiase with a chair while the ref's back was turned]]. (As opposed to, say, brawling with Andre in order to stop him from helping [=DiBiase=] any more.) This set [=DiBiase=] up to be hit with the Macho Man's FinishingMove, and Savage was the new champ. It was Savage's first ever world title in the WWF, which was undoubtedly a great night for him. But the way the finish was booked, it looked like he hadn't been able to do it without Hogan's assistance. Savage also had to share the spotlight with Hogan in his post-match victory celebration, as Hogan would stay in the ring with Macho until the show ended. It's one thing to, say, raise the new champion's hand and briefly congratulate him before getting out of the ring and letting him have his moment. It's another to spend like five minutes congratulating him, working the crowd, and not leaving the ring, thus drawing the crowd's attention away from the new champion and onto yourself.
** Similarly, when Hogan passed the torch a couple of years later to the UltimateWarrior, he got at least as much time on camera as Warrior after the match, much of which showed him looking absolutely heartbroken over his loss. (To put this in perspective, imagine if years later when StoneColdSteveAustin won the WWF Championship from ShawnMichaels, most of the attention after the match was on HBK and how upset he was over losing his title rather than on Austin.) Then, once he composed himself, he got into the ring with Warrior and proceeded to congratulate him and work the crowd until the end of the show, just as he did with Macho. Once again, he arguably should have stepped aside and allowed the new champion to have his moment and, once again, he didn't.
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His given name is Terry Gene Bollea. You know him better as '''HulkHogan'''. If the name doesn't ring any bells, you were either born in the past decade or you've been living under a rock for the past three decades. To put it simply: Hogan is the single most famous professional wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots (as the ''second''-most famous professional wrestler, RicFlair, has reluctantly admitted).
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His given name is Terry Gene Bollea. You know him better as '''HulkHogan'''.'''Hulk Hogan'''. If the name doesn't ring any bells, you were either born in the past decade or you've been living under a rock for the past three decades. To put it simply: Hogan is the single most famous professional wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots (as the ''second''-most famous professional wrestler, RicFlair, has reluctantly admitted).
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[[caption-width-right:350:His name is synonymous to wrestling, BROTHER. ]]
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ThatOtherWiki has an extensive article on his life and career (both in and out of the ring), so you can go check that out if you really need a refresher.
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Hogan has also had a movie career, stemming from his memorable cameo in [[{{Rocky}} Rocky III]]. Under his belt are such films as NoHoldsBarred, SuburbanCommando, Mr. Nanny, Film/SantaWithMuscles, ThunderInParadise and more.
ThatOtherWiki has an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_hogan extensivearticle article]] on his life and career (both in and out of the ring), so you can go check that out if you really need a refresher.
ThatOtherWiki has an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_hogan extensive
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* PapaWolf: Aces and Eights threatened his daughter. When he returns, he knocks out three of their members with Sting's baseball bat and is absolutely livid.
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** He's no sold the lift portion of the Undertaker's chokeslam. Which looks stupid and forced Taker to tell Hogan to actually jump this time.
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* ArchEnemy: AndreTheGiant, {{Wrestler/Sting}}, RicFlair. RoddyPiper was Hogan's ArchEnemy during the early days of Hulkamania.
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* ArchEnemy: AndreTheGiant, {{Wrestler/Sting}}, RicFlair. RoddyPiper was Hogan's ArchEnemy during the early days of Hulkamania.Hulkamania.
** In RealLife, UltimateWarrior without a doubt.
** In RealLife, UltimateWarrior without a doubt.
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over. It's worth checking, at least:
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone Conversely, anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over. It's worth checking, at least:
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** Hogan has been seen to do this himself with various anecdotes where the truth has been... blurred to say the least. Although in all due fairness, the man spent twenty-odd years traveling on a constantly exhaustive schedule in various nations as the biggest name in wrestling and spent a good deal of time having his body and head battered. Probably not all the surprising that events have become confused in the Hulkster's mind.
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** Hogan has been seen to do this himself with various anecdotes where the truth has been... blurred to say the least. Although in all due fairness, the man spent twenty-odd years traveling on a constantly exhaustive schedule in various nations as the biggest name in wrestling and spent a good deal of time having his body and head battered. Probably not all the that surprising that events have become confused in the Hulkster's mind.
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over.
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over. It's worth checking, at least:
** Was pinned clean by the UltimateWarrior at [=WrestleMania=] VI, giving Warrior his first world title run.
** The most triumphant example may be his {{WCW}} title match against Lex Luger. Not only did Luger get Hogan to tap out clean to the Torture Rack, but he survived a slew of [[NewWorldOrder nWo]] run-ins without resulting in a [=DQ=].
** The famous world title loss to [[{{Goldberg}} Goldberg]] on ''Nitro''.
** Lost clean to perennial cruiserweight midcarder Billy Kidman during their feud in 2000. Clean, but more of a fluke win than actually being defeated.
** Was pinned clean by the UltimateWarrior at [=WrestleMania=] VI, giving Warrior his first world title run.
** The most triumphant example may be his {{WCW}} title match against Lex Luger. Not only did Luger get Hogan to tap out clean to the Torture Rack, but he survived a slew of [[NewWorldOrder nWo]] run-ins without resulting in a [=DQ=].
** The famous world title loss to [[{{Goldberg}} Goldberg]] on ''Nitro''.
** Lost clean to perennial cruiserweight midcarder Billy Kidman during their feud in 2000. Clean, but more of a fluke win than actually being defeated.
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*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Rocky III instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
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*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Rocky Film/{{Rocky}} III instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
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* LargeHam: Even in real life if people stop paying attention to him, he will do something to get the cameras pointed his way.
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* LargeHam: Even in real life and his short lived movie star career if people stop paying attention to him, he will do something to get the cameras pointed his way.
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* AttentionWhore: He's well known for ALWAYS putting self in the spotlight, even when it's best he doesn't.
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* BeardOfEvil: Okay, it was a spray-painted on beard, but it definitely defined him as a {{Heel}}.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.
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* BeardOfEvil: Okay, And contrary to popular belief, it was wasn't a spray-painted sprayed-or-painted on beard, but it definitely defined him as a {{Heel}}.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.beard.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.
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* NeverMyFault: A fan posted on Hogans FaceBook page that Hogan was one of the people responsible for the demise of WCW. [[http://wrestlechat.net/hulk-hogan-says-it-was-the-idiot-fans-that-killed-wcw-with-lack-of-appreciation/ Hogan shot back with this]]. [[JerkAss Dick move, Hogan]].
** Extremely unlikely that Hogan was the real author of that comment. And if he was, it was almost certainly a worked public "shoot" comment, something Hogan has been known to do.
** Extremely unlikely that Hogan was the real author of that comment. And if he was, it was almost certainly a worked public "shoot" comment, something Hogan has been known to do.
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*** Hogan, while being pushed as a top EvilForeigner in Japan, was told to wrestle to a draw with young boy and Olympic judoka Riki Choshu, and just kicked his ass instead.
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* AttentionWhore: YourMileageMayVary depending on your opinion of him, but he's well known for ALWAYS putting self in the spotlight, even when it's best he doesn't.
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-> "Whatcha gonna do, brotha, when the twenty four inch pythons run wild on you?!?!?"
His given name is Terry Gene Bollea. You know him better as '''HulkHogan'''. If the name doesn't ring any bells, you were either born in the past decade or you've been living under a rock for the past three decades. To put it simply: Hogan is the single most famous professional wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots (as the ''second''-most famous professional wrestler, RicFlair, has reluctantly admitted).
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!!'''Tropes associated with Hulk Hogan, BROTHER:'''
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Thought this of BookerT's "We comin' for YOU, nigga!" moment.
* AlliterativeName: HulkHogan, and "Hollywood" HulkHogan.
* AllAmericanFace: For ''fourteen years''. Hogan became so synonymous with the role that his FaceHeelTurn ''genuinely'' sent shock waves through the industry.
* ArchEnemy: AndreTheGiant, {{Wrestler/Sting}}, RicFlair. RoddyPiper was Hogan's ArchEnemy during the early days of Hulkamania.
* AttentionWhore: YourMileageMayVary depending on your opinion of him, but he's well known for ALWAYS putting self in the spotlight, even when it's best he doesn't.
* BadassGrandpa: Depends on who you ask, but Hogan can still be seen as one in some people's eyes.
* BeardOfEvil: Okay, it was a spray-painted on beard, but it definitely defined him as a {{Heel}}.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.
* BigBad: In WCW as "Hollywood Hogan", the leader of the NewWorldOrder. Of course when the nWo came to WWE, [[DemotedToDragon the nWo became hired thugs]] of WWE's BigBad and owner VinceMcMahon.
* BigNo: See ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules, below.
* BlatantLies: The IWC LOVES to say that Vince made Hogan, and that he'd be nothing without him. This is of course ignoring the fact that he was so over in Japan that he was called Ichiban, which means Number One, and that the phrase Hulkamania was first used in the AWA.
** Hogan has been seen to do this himself with various anecdotes where the truth has been... blurred to say the least. Although in all due fairness, the man spent twenty-odd years traveling on a constantly exhaustive schedule in various nations as the biggest name in wrestling and spent a good deal of time having his body and head battered. Probably not all the surprising that events have become confused in the Hulkster's mind.
*** The biggest might be on the eve of his TNA debut when he declared he taught VinceMcMahon how to work a wrestling business.
*** The IWC has a RunningGag [[MemeticMutation meme]] based on this, where both the weight of AndreTheGiant and the size of the crowd at Pontiac Silverdome at ''WrestleMania III'' increase exponentially with each time Hulk recounts the event. This is only mildly exaggerated from what Hulk actually says.
**** Then Andre died the next day.
*** He partied with JohnBelushi all the time. [[AuthorExistenceFailure In 1986]].
*** He was able to work 400 days a year due to gaining time while crossing the International Date Line on flights from Japan and back.
*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Rocky III instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
*** Hogan, while being pushed as a top EvilForeigner in Japan, was told to wrestle to a draw with young boy and Olympic judoka Riki Choshu, and just kicked his ass instead.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Actually, EATING the fourth wall would be a better description for Hogan's comments on the November 18, 2010 ''{{TNA}} Re[==]Action''.
--> '''Hogan''': "Well, brother, we're lightening the load around here. We're trimming the fat. We're thinning the herd. I mean, you know, it's pathetic. It's pathetic, that Dixie would let this company get in the shape it's in. It's her train of thought! {{Wrestler/Raven}}? Who hasn't had a damn shower or bath? Y'know, with [[RobVanDam RVD]], and that whole crew out there? They meant to professional wrestling what HulkHogan, who sold out Shea Stadium? who put 94,000 people in the Pontiac Silverdome? Who slammed a 700-pound giant? They mean to professional wrestling what HulkHogan means?
--> "No wonder this company ''was'' in the shape it's in. It's time to get rid o' the trash, the garbage, the worthless piece of crap out here, and we started with Dixie Carter. Yeah, we're gettin' ''very'' real around here. We are so, real, it's unbelievable. Because, if you don't get over like I said, you're fired. If you don't draw number, if you don't entertain, if you don't put asses in seats, if you don't put the coinage in the piggy bank, you're fired. No more games. No more, "[[FourthWall Kayfabe]]." "It's a work." "I've won 34 tag team belts." Who gives a damn, how many... fake belts you won!? [[MeanBoss If you don't draw money, you get fired around here. If you don't put asses in seats, you’re gone]]."
* CallingYourAttacks: After the Big Boot, Hogan would often do the ear-cupping thing to the crowd before going for the legdrop.
* CatchPhrase
** "Well, let me tell you something, brother..."
** "Well, you know, Mean Gene..."
** "Whatcha gonna do, brother? Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?"
** The "24 inch pythons"
* CelebrityToons: ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling'', in which he was played by BradGarrett.
* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Hogan's Mr. American persona.
* CheapHeat
* CoolMask: Hogan's Mr. America mask.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Just look at the picture.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: His FreudianExcuse for his infamous FaceHeelTurn. See MotiveRant below.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Hogan switched out his famous yellow trunks and boots for black-and-white tights with a lightning design airbrushed on when he joined the [=nWo=].
* FaceHeelTurn: One of, if not then the, most famous example in wrestling history. Hogan - the ultimate AllAmericanFace, who taught kids to train, say their prayers, take their vitamins and believe in themselves - turned his back on the fans at ''Bash At The Beach 1996'', once more becoming one of wrestling's top draws (this time, as a Heel).
* FanNickname: Hogan's detractors will often refer to him as the "Orange Hobgoblin". His finisher is common referred to as the "[[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Legdrop Of Doom]]".
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Hogan was one of the two men involved with the actual Trope Naming match. Veteran announcer Gorilla Monsoon once quipped that Hogan "doesn't know the difference between a wristlock and a wristwatch."
* FingerWag: Part of his FiveMovesOfDoom.
* FinishingMove: The nigh-infamous Leg Drop; originally used as a way for Hogan to take pressure off a dodgy knee, it eventually became the Finisher we all know.
** In Japan, Hogan uses a running clothesline known as the Axe Bomber, mostly due to fan demand after he legitimately knocked out Antonio Inoki with said clothesline.
* FiveMovesOfDoom: Hulk Up, Punch, Punch, Punch, Irish Whip, Big Boot and Leg Drop.
* FollowTheLeader: The bodybuilder look, the long blonde hair, and even the "Twenty-four inch Pythons" catchphrase all came from Superstar Billy Graham.
* GameBreakingInjury: Potentially. Hogan had spinal fusion surgery in late 2010, which might very well end his active wrestling career permanently.
** To put this in perspective, this was the same surgery {{Edge}} had in 2003 that led to his retirement. Edge was 29 at the time and lasted eight more years, probably against better judgment. Hulk Hogan was nearly twice that age.
* {{Heel}}: Hogan's "Hollywood" persona, used during his time in the [=nWo=].
* HeelFaceTurn: Following the huge crowd reaction to Hogan when the [=nWo=] came into the WWF, Hogan was quickly moved out of the group and turned back to a face role. He did a similar turn twenty years earlier in the AWA, to the point where when he returned to the WWF, he was brought in as a straight-up babyface.
* HotBlooded
* ImplausibleDeniability: "I am not a steroid abuser and I do not use steroids." His drawing power arguably never reached the same peak afterwards. He's since been more honest about his past abuse.
* LargeHam: Even in real life if people stop paying attention to him, he will do something to get the cameras pointed his way.
* MotiveRant: What ended the Bash at the Beach PPV when Mean Gene demanded to know what Hogan was doing joining the NWO. Hogan's response pointed out that he had done everything a good guy should and the fans had turned their backs on him for it. Had some elements of a WorkedShoot as part of it.
* NeverMyFault: A fan posted on Hogans FaceBook page that Hogan was one of the people responsible for the demise of WCW. [[http://wrestlechat.net/hulk-hogan-says-it-was-the-idiot-fans-that-killed-wcw-with-lack-of-appreciation/ Hogan shot back with this]]. [[JerkAss Dick move, Hogan]].
** Extremely unlikely that Hogan was the real author of that comment. And if he was, it was almost certainly a worked public "shoot" comment, something Hogan has been known to do.
* NewWorldOrder: One of the founding members, with KevinNash and ScottHall.
* NoSell: When Hulking Up.
** Obviously famously no selling {{Vader}}'s powerbomb (a powerbomb that has legitimately given concussions and broken backs).
** He also kicked out of {{Goldberg}}'s Jackhammer, though that was due to KevinNash being late to the ring to break up the pin.
* NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught: Hogan employed this trope both as a heel and a face, but chiefly in his "Hollywood" heel persona.
* OneOfUs: Most likely a subversion, but {{Nintendo}} ''did'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J5NhcJX5do call him in to host the]] ''{{Pokemon}}'' National Championship in 2006 and crown the winner.
** He's a huge fan of {{Kinnikuman}}, though that does make sense...
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: The end result for Hogan of {{Wrestler/Sting}} foiling his latest attempt at a TenMinuteRetirement scam to get away from the Icon.
* PopularityPower: Years after the height of his popularity and success in the industry, Hogan is still wildly popular, especially outside of America.
** The Hulkster's so well loved, he actually managed to get ''[[DwayneJohnson THE ROCK]]'' booed when they fought at Wrestlemania 18... and Hulk was a '''[[DracoInLeatherPants heel]]''' then!
* PowerStable: The NewWorldOrder, aka the [=nWo=]. Also, Immortal.
* PrecisionFStrike: At ''Bash at the Beach 2000'', Hogan faced JeffJarrett in a WCW Championship where Jarrett immediately took a dive for Hogan. Annoyed, Hogan shot off with, "That's the reason why this company's in the damn shape it's in, because of BULLSHIT like this!"
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Hulking up always started with the opponent punching at the Hulkster to no avail. This was used against him at least once when he squared off against [[TheBigShow The Giant]] at Hog Wild.
* PutOnABus: This happened with Hogan and his Mr. America persona due to Hogan having a falling out with VinceMcMahon (over money, apparently).
* RealMenLoveJesus
* RedBaron: The "Immortal", and/or "Hollywood".
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Invoked during the start of Hogan's feud with TedDiBiase in the 80's where Hogan was offered a substantial amount (Never verified but DiBiase said it would have made "The crowd's head spin.") for his title. Hogan's understated response?
** "HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
* SmallNameBigEgo: It might be more of a case of Big Name Bigger Ego but Hogan nevertheless is notorious for refusing to lose cleanly in matches against opponents he should logically lose to such as ShawnMichaels and RandyOrton. This led to him becoming a BoringInvincibleHero after his initial rise as a superstar.
* SmugSnake: Hogan as a heel is somewhere between this and a GenericDoomsdayVillain. While Hogan could and often did beat anyone that came to take his championship, he often did it with illegal help and was so smug about it that the crowd was hoping ''some''body would just take the damn thing away from him. Enter {{Wrestler/Sting}} and later {{Goldberg}}.
* StrictlyFormula: The end of his matches follow the same basic formula.
* TakeThatAudience: When revealing the standard four-sided ring to replace TNA's unique six-sided one, the crowd roundly booed him and chanted "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks WE WANT SIX SIDES!]]" His response:
--> '''Hogan''': I got one thing to say about six sides: you had it, and it only got you so far. Now we're takin' ya all the way, Jack! No more eight sides, no more six sides, no more stinkin' playpen rings!
* TakeThatCritics: At the 1995 ''World War 3'' PPV, Hogan (alongside Sting and RandySavage) burns a dirtsheet, which he calls "a ragsheet", telling Gene Okerlund to "''Observe'' this!", which is a shot at Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', and then proclaiming, "The Internet's got all the scoops!" Little did he know that those words [[HilariousInHindsight would come back to haunt him]].
** It's even funnier than that; they changed the booking of the show after Meltzer got word of it in order to swerve him. Meltzer had the changes in the issue the week before the PPV.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Just when you think Hogan's had his last match... During one such retirement, he announced he was running for president.
* TotallyRadical: ''Dude.''
* UnderwearOfPower: Hogan's famous yellow trunks.
* VerbalTic: ''Brother!'' Also "Dude!" A running joke on /wooo/ when Hogan is mentioned is the phrase "brotherdudejack", a combination of some of his most-used tics.
* VitriolicBestBuds: RandySavage (in the ring and RealLife, at least for a while. Probably not anymore. DEFINITELY not anymore.)
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the event that Hogan didn't want to be the third man of the NWO, another was set up to take his place. Who was it? Sting.
* WhatHaveIBecome: After his match with Sting at the climax of the [[{{TNA}} Immortal]] angle, Hogan performs a HeelFaceTurn and turns on Immortal. Next Impact, he explained he'd realized he'd pretty much become nothing more than a thug and he didn't like it.
* WorkedShoot: "These two men right here, came from this great big organization up north. Well, who knows more about that organization, brother?"
** "That's the reason why this company's in the shape it's in, because of bullshit like this!"
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Hogan's changeover to the ring name "Hollywood HulkHogan" was WCW's way of getting around royalty payments to MarvelComics; the announcers started calling him simply "Hollywood Hogan", which cut down on the amount of times "Hulk" was used, which cut down on the royalty payments. Eventually, Hogan simply bought the rights to use the name himself.
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[[caption-width-right:350:His name is synonymous to wrestling, BROTHER. ]]
-> "Whatcha gonna do, brotha, when the twenty four inch pythons run wild on you?!?!?"
His given name is Terry Gene Bollea. You know him better as '''HulkHogan'''. If the name doesn't ring any bells, you were either born in the past decade or you've been living under a rock for the past three decades. To put it simply: Hogan is the single most famous professional wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots (as the ''second''-most famous professional wrestler, RicFlair, has reluctantly admitted).
ThatOtherWiki has an extensive article on his life and career (both in and out of the ring), so you can go check that out if you really need a refresher.
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!!'''Tropes associated with Hulk Hogan, BROTHER:'''
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Thought this of BookerT's "We comin' for YOU, nigga!" moment.
* AlliterativeName: HulkHogan, and "Hollywood" HulkHogan.
* AllAmericanFace: For ''fourteen years''. Hogan became so synonymous with the role that his FaceHeelTurn ''genuinely'' sent shock waves through the industry.
* ArchEnemy: AndreTheGiant, {{Wrestler/Sting}}, RicFlair. RoddyPiper was Hogan's ArchEnemy during the early days of Hulkamania.
* AttentionWhore: YourMileageMayVary depending on your opinion of him, but he's well known for ALWAYS putting self in the spotlight, even when it's best he doesn't.
* BadassGrandpa: Depends on who you ask, but Hogan can still be seen as one in some people's eyes.
* BeardOfEvil: Okay, it was a spray-painted on beard, but it definitely defined him as a {{Heel}}.
** Wasn't really sprayed on, except perhaps very early in it's existence.
* BigBad: In WCW as "Hollywood Hogan", the leader of the NewWorldOrder. Of course when the nWo came to WWE, [[DemotedToDragon the nWo became hired thugs]] of WWE's BigBad and owner VinceMcMahon.
* BigNo: See ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules, below.
* BlatantLies: The IWC LOVES to say that Vince made Hogan, and that he'd be nothing without him. This is of course ignoring the fact that he was so over in Japan that he was called Ichiban, which means Number One, and that the phrase Hulkamania was first used in the AWA.
** Hogan has been seen to do this himself with various anecdotes where the truth has been... blurred to say the least. Although in all due fairness, the man spent twenty-odd years traveling on a constantly exhaustive schedule in various nations as the biggest name in wrestling and spent a good deal of time having his body and head battered. Probably not all the surprising that events have become confused in the Hulkster's mind.
*** The biggest might be on the eve of his TNA debut when he declared he taught VinceMcMahon how to work a wrestling business.
*** The IWC has a RunningGag [[MemeticMutation meme]] based on this, where both the weight of AndreTheGiant and the size of the crowd at Pontiac Silverdome at ''WrestleMania III'' increase exponentially with each time Hulk recounts the event. This is only mildly exaggerated from what Hulk actually says.
**** Then Andre died the next day.
*** He partied with JohnBelushi all the time. [[AuthorExistenceFailure In 1986]].
*** He was able to work 400 days a year due to gaining time while crossing the International Date Line on flights from Japan and back.
*** He was fired from the WWF for appearing in Rocky III instead of going to work in North Carolina. Any interviews on MSG TV promoting the film and Hogan's role in it (or wrestling clips of Hogan jobbing to Tony Atlas after filming wrapped) are the figments of someone's imagination.
*** Hogan, while being pushed as a top EvilForeigner in Japan, was told to wrestle to a draw with young boy and Olympic judoka Riki Choshu, and just kicked his ass instead.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Actually, EATING the fourth wall would be a better description for Hogan's comments on the November 18, 2010 ''{{TNA}} Re[==]Action''.
--> '''Hogan''': "Well, brother, we're lightening the load around here. We're trimming the fat. We're thinning the herd. I mean, you know, it's pathetic. It's pathetic, that Dixie would let this company get in the shape it's in. It's her train of thought! {{Wrestler/Raven}}? Who hasn't had a damn shower or bath? Y'know, with [[RobVanDam RVD]], and that whole crew out there? They meant to professional wrestling what HulkHogan, who sold out Shea Stadium? who put 94,000 people in the Pontiac Silverdome? Who slammed a 700-pound giant? They mean to professional wrestling what HulkHogan means?
--> "No wonder this company ''was'' in the shape it's in. It's time to get rid o' the trash, the garbage, the worthless piece of crap out here, and we started with Dixie Carter. Yeah, we're gettin' ''very'' real around here. We are so, real, it's unbelievable. Because, if you don't get over like I said, you're fired. If you don't draw number, if you don't entertain, if you don't put asses in seats, if you don't put the coinage in the piggy bank, you're fired. No more games. No more, "[[FourthWall Kayfabe]]." "It's a work." "I've won 34 tag team belts." Who gives a damn, how many... fake belts you won!? [[MeanBoss If you don't draw money, you get fired around here. If you don't put asses in seats, you’re gone]]."
* CallingYourAttacks: After the Big Boot, Hogan would often do the ear-cupping thing to the crowd before going for the legdrop.
* CatchPhrase
** "Well, let me tell you something, brother..."
** "Well, you know, Mean Gene..."
** "Whatcha gonna do, brother? Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?"
** The "24 inch pythons"
* CelebrityToons: ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling'', in which he was played by BradGarrett.
* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Hogan's Mr. American persona.
* CheapHeat
* CoolMask: Hogan's Mr. America mask.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Just look at the picture.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: One of the only people to ever defeat AndreTheGiant by pinfall. Anyone who manages to beat Hogan cleanly is considered to have done this. In fact, the list of people who have beaten Hogan ''cleanly'' can be counted on your fingers, and still have room left over.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: His FreudianExcuse for his infamous FaceHeelTurn. See MotiveRant below.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Hogan switched out his famous yellow trunks and boots for black-and-white tights with a lightning design airbrushed on when he joined the [=nWo=].
* FaceHeelTurn: One of, if not then the, most famous example in wrestling history. Hogan - the ultimate AllAmericanFace, who taught kids to train, say their prayers, take their vitamins and believe in themselves - turned his back on the fans at ''Bash At The Beach 1996'', once more becoming one of wrestling's top draws (this time, as a Heel).
* FanNickname: Hogan's detractors will often refer to him as the "Orange Hobgoblin". His finisher is common referred to as the "[[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Legdrop Of Doom]]".
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Hogan was one of the two men involved with the actual Trope Naming match. Veteran announcer Gorilla Monsoon once quipped that Hogan "doesn't know the difference between a wristlock and a wristwatch."
* FingerWag: Part of his FiveMovesOfDoom.
* FinishingMove: The nigh-infamous Leg Drop; originally used as a way for Hogan to take pressure off a dodgy knee, it eventually became the Finisher we all know.
** In Japan, Hogan uses a running clothesline known as the Axe Bomber, mostly due to fan demand after he legitimately knocked out Antonio Inoki with said clothesline.
* FiveMovesOfDoom: Hulk Up, Punch, Punch, Punch, Irish Whip, Big Boot and Leg Drop.
* FollowTheLeader: The bodybuilder look, the long blonde hair, and even the "Twenty-four inch Pythons" catchphrase all came from Superstar Billy Graham.
* GameBreakingInjury: Potentially. Hogan had spinal fusion surgery in late 2010, which might very well end his active wrestling career permanently.
** To put this in perspective, this was the same surgery {{Edge}} had in 2003 that led to his retirement. Edge was 29 at the time and lasted eight more years, probably against better judgment. Hulk Hogan was nearly twice that age.
* {{Heel}}: Hogan's "Hollywood" persona, used during his time in the [=nWo=].
* HeelFaceTurn: Following the huge crowd reaction to Hogan when the [=nWo=] came into the WWF, Hogan was quickly moved out of the group and turned back to a face role. He did a similar turn twenty years earlier in the AWA, to the point where when he returned to the WWF, he was brought in as a straight-up babyface.
* HotBlooded
* ImplausibleDeniability: "I am not a steroid abuser and I do not use steroids." His drawing power arguably never reached the same peak afterwards. He's since been more honest about his past abuse.
* LargeHam: Even in real life if people stop paying attention to him, he will do something to get the cameras pointed his way.
* MotiveRant: What ended the Bash at the Beach PPV when Mean Gene demanded to know what Hogan was doing joining the NWO. Hogan's response pointed out that he had done everything a good guy should and the fans had turned their backs on him for it. Had some elements of a WorkedShoot as part of it.
* NeverMyFault: A fan posted on Hogans FaceBook page that Hogan was one of the people responsible for the demise of WCW. [[http://wrestlechat.net/hulk-hogan-says-it-was-the-idiot-fans-that-killed-wcw-with-lack-of-appreciation/ Hogan shot back with this]]. [[JerkAss Dick move, Hogan]].
** Extremely unlikely that Hogan was the real author of that comment. And if he was, it was almost certainly a worked public "shoot" comment, something Hogan has been known to do.
* NewWorldOrder: One of the founding members, with KevinNash and ScottHall.
* NoSell: When Hulking Up.
** Obviously famously no selling {{Vader}}'s powerbomb (a powerbomb that has legitimately given concussions and broken backs).
** He also kicked out of {{Goldberg}}'s Jackhammer, though that was due to KevinNash being late to the ring to break up the pin.
* NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught: Hogan employed this trope both as a heel and a face, but chiefly in his "Hollywood" heel persona.
* OneOfUs: Most likely a subversion, but {{Nintendo}} ''did'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J5NhcJX5do call him in to host the]] ''{{Pokemon}}'' National Championship in 2006 and crown the winner.
** He's a huge fan of {{Kinnikuman}}, though that does make sense...
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: The end result for Hogan of {{Wrestler/Sting}} foiling his latest attempt at a TenMinuteRetirement scam to get away from the Icon.
* PopularityPower: Years after the height of his popularity and success in the industry, Hogan is still wildly popular, especially outside of America.
** The Hulkster's so well loved, he actually managed to get ''[[DwayneJohnson THE ROCK]]'' booed when they fought at Wrestlemania 18... and Hulk was a '''[[DracoInLeatherPants heel]]''' then!
* PowerStable: The NewWorldOrder, aka the [=nWo=]. Also, Immortal.
* PrecisionFStrike: At ''Bash at the Beach 2000'', Hogan faced JeffJarrett in a WCW Championship where Jarrett immediately took a dive for Hogan. Annoyed, Hogan shot off with, "That's the reason why this company's in the damn shape it's in, because of BULLSHIT like this!"
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Hulking up always started with the opponent punching at the Hulkster to no avail. This was used against him at least once when he squared off against [[TheBigShow The Giant]] at Hog Wild.
* PutOnABus: This happened with Hogan and his Mr. America persona due to Hogan having a falling out with VinceMcMahon (over money, apparently).
* RealMenLoveJesus
* RedBaron: The "Immortal", and/or "Hollywood".
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Invoked during the start of Hogan's feud with TedDiBiase in the 80's where Hogan was offered a substantial amount (Never verified but DiBiase said it would have made "The crowd's head spin.") for his title. Hogan's understated response?
** "HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
* SmallNameBigEgo: It might be more of a case of Big Name Bigger Ego but Hogan nevertheless is notorious for refusing to lose cleanly in matches against opponents he should logically lose to such as ShawnMichaels and RandyOrton. This led to him becoming a BoringInvincibleHero after his initial rise as a superstar.
* SmugSnake: Hogan as a heel is somewhere between this and a GenericDoomsdayVillain. While Hogan could and often did beat anyone that came to take his championship, he often did it with illegal help and was so smug about it that the crowd was hoping ''some''body would just take the damn thing away from him. Enter {{Wrestler/Sting}} and later {{Goldberg}}.
* StrictlyFormula: The end of his matches follow the same basic formula.
* TakeThatAudience: When revealing the standard four-sided ring to replace TNA's unique six-sided one, the crowd roundly booed him and chanted "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks WE WANT SIX SIDES!]]" His response:
--> '''Hogan''': I got one thing to say about six sides: you had it, and it only got you so far. Now we're takin' ya all the way, Jack! No more eight sides, no more six sides, no more stinkin' playpen rings!
* TakeThatCritics: At the 1995 ''World War 3'' PPV, Hogan (alongside Sting and RandySavage) burns a dirtsheet, which he calls "a ragsheet", telling Gene Okerlund to "''Observe'' this!", which is a shot at Dave Meltzer of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', and then proclaiming, "The Internet's got all the scoops!" Little did he know that those words [[HilariousInHindsight would come back to haunt him]].
** It's even funnier than that; they changed the booking of the show after Meltzer got word of it in order to swerve him. Meltzer had the changes in the issue the week before the PPV.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Just when you think Hogan's had his last match... During one such retirement, he announced he was running for president.
* TotallyRadical: ''Dude.''
* UnderwearOfPower: Hogan's famous yellow trunks.
* VerbalTic: ''Brother!'' Also "Dude!" A running joke on /wooo/ when Hogan is mentioned is the phrase "brotherdudejack", a combination of some of his most-used tics.
* VitriolicBestBuds: RandySavage (in the ring and RealLife, at least for a while. Probably not anymore. DEFINITELY not anymore.)
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the event that Hogan didn't want to be the third man of the NWO, another was set up to take his place. Who was it? Sting.
* WhatHaveIBecome: After his match with Sting at the climax of the [[{{TNA}} Immortal]] angle, Hogan performs a HeelFaceTurn and turns on Immortal. Next Impact, he explained he'd realized he'd pretty much become nothing more than a thug and he didn't like it.
* WorkedShoot: "These two men right here, came from this great big organization up north. Well, who knows more about that organization, brother?"
** "That's the reason why this company's in the shape it's in, because of bullshit like this!"
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Hogan's changeover to the ring name "Hollywood HulkHogan" was WCW's way of getting around royalty payments to MarvelComics; the announcers started calling him simply "Hollywood Hogan", which cut down on the amount of times "Hulk" was used, which cut down on the royalty payments. Eventually, Hogan simply bought the rights to use the name himself.
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