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There is complete blackness, the noise of Gorilla Monsoons commentary audible before we fade into WrestleMania III, Hogan staring down the colossal Andre the Giant
"The irresistible force meeting the immovable object....."
Hogan and Andre go nose to chest, Hogan talking smack as the 93,000 in attendance roar, the footage in black and white before the date "1987" pops up in blackness, William Orbits Barbers Adagio For Strings playing, the somber opening adding to the memories as we see Hogan lift Andre and slam him to the mat
"HE DID IT... HE SLAMMED ANDRE" comes the voice, Hogan looking up in almost amazement, sweat covering his body and hair before we up tempo, Hogans Main Events at WrestleMania One flashing before our eyes with the logos, Leg Drop to Piper
WrestleMania 2 - slamming King Kong Bundy into the side of the blue cage
WrestleMania IV, Hulking up on Andre again
WrestleMania V, the Leg Drop to Savage
WrestleMania VI, facing off with the Ultimate Warrior
WrestleMania VII, Hogan waves Old Glory before pointing and shaking his finger at the turncoat Sergeant Slaughter
WrestleMania VIII - Standing tall as Sycho Sid retreats up the aisle with Papa Shango, Ultimate Warrior by Hogans side this time
WrestleMania IX, bounding down the aisle as the crowd roar, looking to even the score with Yokozuna before we have a seconds blackness, maybe signifying Hogans time in the wilderness of WCW, the pictures picking up again for WrestleMania XIX - Icon vs Icon, the much older Hogan staring into the eyes of Steve Austin before hitting his famous Leg Drop again after all the years, falling victim to the Stunner
WrestleMania XX is last, Hogan shaking hands with Shawn Michaels and the rest of the nWo for the famous swerve, Vince McMahon looking down from upon high...
BANG, the sound of a gunshot echoes out as the screen suddenly flashes white, the dull thud of a heartbeat all we hear as the music cuts and we see the figure of Hogan on the floor of the parking lot, ran down like road kill
BANG, the shot echoes out again, signifying the assassination of Hogans career as we see the car speed away
BANG, the third time as Hogan is loaded into the ambulance and driven away, fading to total blackness and then the void, the suited figure of Randy Orton stood there, a blank expression on his face. The screen fuzzes and for just a brief second that scene in the parking lot is visible before we return to the void, almost like an echo
"I am the Legendkiller Randy Orton...."
The screen fuzzes again, Orton seen as part of Evolution
"Every legend i have faced... i have killed"
The screen fuzzs again, Slaughter, Sheik, Dusty, Flair, one after the other, shot after shot - legend after legend
"I am the youngest WWE Champion in HISTORY"
We see the RKO to Nightmare - 1,2,3, Orton holding aloft the WWE Championship
"I am the reigning King of the Ring"
RKO to James Steele - same result - 1,2,3
"I KILLED Hulkamania... not once... but twice"
The parking lot is seen again and then Orton down on his belly behind Hogan at the Royal Rumble, Hogan turns.... and Orton pounces - RKO.... and again, the 1,2,3
"Everything i said i would do... i have done. I am the greatest and biggest star in this industry today, the WWE Champion..... Hulk Hogan? at WrestleMania I'll finish what i started... at WrestleMania - i will kill the legend of Hulkamania on the grandest stage, before the World.. and this time? you WONT come back" spits Randy before he lifts aloft the WWE Championship and the video comes to an ends, fading away back to the Hall of Fame ceremony.....
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Hall of Fame 2007