HULK HOGAN vs. STAN HANSEN

Hulk Hogan vs. Stan Hansen

ALL JAPAN, NEW JAPAN, and WWF, The Wrestling Summit
Apr 13, 1990 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)


The main event of this 'all star game' was a drawing card. As the ace of ALL JAPAN, Stan Hansen challenged Hulk Hogan, the Emperor of New York.


Both of them had belonged to NEW JAPAN in the early 80's. Both of them had had powerful fight-style, but they had been awkward. They had learned technique of wrestling from Antonio Inoki, and had grown up to be great wrestlers.


And now, Hogan was a superstar of WWF, and Hansen was a representative of Japan.

Japanese fan don't like a gimmick. They don't value unskillful wrestling. Hogan and Hansen understood it very much. They ran against each other, like a street fight. In the first half, Hogan's power overwhelmed Hansen. Though Hansen was bloodied cruelly out of the ring, he was cheered up by spectators, counterattacked hard.


Hansen tried Western Lariat, but Hogan's Shoulder Tackle hit. Hogan kicked Hansen, and he caught this chance, used Ax Bomber !! But this Ax Bomber was imperfect, like an ill-shaped Lariat. As a result, Hogan saved his honor narrowly. And Hansen's fighting spirit was conspicuous. I was glad that they fought in the Japanese fight-style, and showed power of American wrestlers.