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The wrestling world is full of rumours, myths and downright lies about your favorite superstars

and the bigger the star, the bigger the bush. With that in mind, I'm Adam Wilborn from

Whatculture and these are ten misconceptions about Hulk Hogan, you probably believe.

10. The Leg Drop was a low risk move

One could be forgiven for thinking Hulk Hogan's leg drop was a weak move that couldn't

even hurt a fly. After all, usually Hogan's leg barely made contact with his opponent's

chest or neck. But none of this means that the leg drop never hurt anyone. In fact,

Hogan himself was seriously injured by the move. In a typical Hogan leg drop, the Hulkster

jumped high into the air and landed squarely on his arse, or pelvic bone if you want to get

technical about it. Compressing his spine, Hulk was essentially giving himself an atomic drop

night after night for decades. By the time he was 55, the damage to his spine had caught up

with Hogan who needed eight back surgeries between 2009 and 2013. And he aspiring wrestlers

out there choose your move set wisely. 9. Vince McMahon Created Hulk Mania

As everyone knows, Hulk Hogan's defeat of the Iron Sheik on the 23rd of January 1984 was the

birth of Hulk Mania. That's when Vince McMahon, visionary that he was, decided to put a

weight of the company on the shoulders of the unproven muscle man. But a much better candidate

for the birthplace of Hulk Mania is actually Rocky III, the 1982 international blockbuster film

where Hogan played Thunderlips, the massive pro wrestling towered over Sylvester Stallone's character

in the opening scenes. And even before then, Hogan proved so popular amongst fans of the AWA

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