March 25, 2002 Observer Newsletter: Wrestlemania X8 reviewed
The star of the 18th version of Wrestlemania was the same star of the first nine.
Hulk Hogan, back in Toronto, the city of two of the previous biggest matches of his career with Paul Orndorff and Ultimate Warrior, had his first match on WWF PPV against The Rock in what was billed as a match to determine who the all-time greatest wrestler in history was. It was the match where Hogan was to so-called pass the torch to Rock in storyline, but in reality, he cleverly took the torch from Rock in a manner Rock himself didn’t even understand until after the show was over.
It was clear at the Fan Axxcess all week that Hogan was going to be cheered like crazy, but even then, nobody expected how vociferous the boos for Rock wer
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Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.