WrestleMania Rewind : WrestleMania X8 - The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan

The granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania is just about a month away. The anticipation for the extravaganza is sky high among the WWE Universe. And since the pay-per-view is richer than Richie rich when it comes to history, we have decided to take a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches with this latest series.The contribution from WrestleMania X8 to this legendary list of matches was a showdown between Rock and Hulk Hogan.With two of the biggest stars in professional wrestling locking horns in between the ropes, this match was destined to be in the series. So here is a look at how Hulk Hogan and The Rock blew the roof off at SkyDome in WrestleMania X8. 

#1 The Buildup

After a horrible run with WCW, Hogan returned to WWE at the 2002 edition of No Way Out. Right from then, the fans started to dream about the dream encounter between Rock and Hogan and they didn’t have to wait much.

Next night on Raw, Rock and Hogan had a confrontation. Rock came out during Hogan’s promo and challenged the Hulkster into a match at WrestleMania. Hogan accepted without much hesitation and Rock showed his gratitude with a Rock Bottom. But before Rock could walk out with the upper hand, the NWo laid him out and the feud officially began.

Rock was taken out of television to sell the NWo’s attack and this introduced Steve Austin into the mix. In the absence of Rock, Austin feuded with NWo and when Rock finally made his return, the fans got to see Austin and Rock teaming up to face the NWo.

In the handicap match between the two teams, Hogan pinned Rock with his trademark leg drop and set the stage perfectly for a match at WrestleMania.