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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9602116" data-attributes="member: 4534">I was a huge fan of wrestling for about three years from 1985 until 1988.&nbsp; I watched Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wresltling cartoon, never missed the World Wrestling Federation's Saturday Night's Main Event, and even wrestled with my peers in emulation of those wrestling gods.&nbsp; My interested pretty much ended with my discovery of girls and the creation of a vaccination that ended the Cootie epidemic.&nbsp; In the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure how relevant Hulk Hogan ever was.&nbsp; He was certainly a cultural icon.&nbsp; Even if you didn't watch wrestling you had probably heard of Hulk Hogan and might even have recognized him.&nbsp; There was nothing we could do to prevent Hulkamania from running wild all over us.&nbsp; Contrast that with Mr. Beast whom I had never even heard of until a few years ago when he had long established himself as the premier YouTuber and was (seemingly) fabulously wealthy.&nbsp; It's hard to make comparisons between now and the 1980s because media is so fragmented today.&nbsp; This fragmented media is probably why I hadn't heard of Mr. Beast until a few years back.&nbsp; I don't think he'll ever have the relevance of Hulk Hogan though.&nbsp; Hogan was/is a household name.&nbsp; Mr. Beast isn't and probably won't ever be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9602116, member: 4534"] I was a huge fan of wrestling for about three years from 1985 until 1988. I watched [I]Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wresltling [/I]cartoon, never missed the World Wrestling Federation's [I]Saturday Night's Main Event[/I], and even wrestled with my peers in emulation of those wrestling gods. My interested pretty much ended with my discovery of girls and the creation of a vaccination that ended the Cootie epidemic. In the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure how relevant Hulk Hogan ever was. He was certainly a cultural icon. Even if you didn't watch wrestling you had probably heard of Hulk Hogan and might even have recognized him. There was nothing we could do to prevent Hulkamania from running wild all over us. Contrast that with Mr. Beast whom I had never even heard of until a few years ago when he had long established himself as [I]the [/I]premier YouTuber and was (seemingly) fabulously wealthy. It's hard to make comparisons between now and the 1980s because media is so fragmented today. This fragmented media is probably why I hadn't heard of Mr. Beast until a few years back. I don't think he'll ever have the relevance of Hulk Hogan though. Hogan was/is a household name. Mr. Beast isn't and probably won't ever be. [/QUOTE]

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