The Rock relives the “Icon vs Icon” match towards Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 18.
This previous weekend marked the 17 yr anniversary The Rock and Hulk Hogan’s “Icon vs Icon” match at Wrestlemania 18, through which The Hulkster “handed the torch” to Dwayne Johnson.
Simply as he did for the 16th anniversary this iconic Wrestlemania match, The Rock took to social media to mirror on that memorable second which befell in entrance a bought out crowd on the Skydome in Toronto again in 2002.
“Torch handed. Grateful.
This previous weekend @WWE celebrated the 17th anniversary what was billed as “ICON vs ICON” to find out who would go down in @WWE historical past as THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. It was yours really, VS The Immortal Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania. What made this match so particular was that there was no Heavyweight Championship on the road. Simply two males. Simply two careers. And 85,000+ essentially the most insane ELECTRIC crowd I’ve ever had the privilege to carry out in entrance .
It was virtually as if each single individual that night time within the Toronto SkyDome made up their thoughts that they’d give each ounce power they’d as a result of they knew this match was solely going to be seen as soon as in a lifetime. My buddy and childhood hero, Hulk Hogan handed the torch to me on this historic night time which decreed me turning into “THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME”, however the fact is – to me – the GOAT are the three males who paved the best way for me and so many others in professional wrestling/ @hulkhogan @ricflairnatureboy @steveaustinbsr I simply labored very exhausting, linked with the viewers and caught a break. These GOATS had been adequate to acknowledge I had one thing to fer and graciously handed the torch. Grateful.”