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Hulk Hogan

Birthdate: August 11th, 1953
Debut: August 19th, 1977
Primary Promotions: WWF and WCW
Reason for Wrestling in Japan: Wrestled in New Japan as a Freelancers and in SWS/New Japan while with the WWF
Championships Held in Japan:  None (won the IWGP Heavyweight Tournament before it was a championship)

Signature Moves:
- Axe Bomber

Career Highlights in Japan:
Most of Hogan's career in Japan was before he became a big star in America. In the 80s, Hogan battled Inoki on more then one occasion and won the first ever IWGP Heavyweight Tournament in 1983. Hogan would return to Japan in the early 90s wrestling for SWS and returned to New Japan a few years later to battle and team with Great Muta. Hogan went back to New Japan one last time in 2003, when he defeated the great Masahiro Chono.


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