Continental Championship Wrestling (CWA)/Memphis

  • Late Summer 79 – Terry "The Hulk" Boulder, Jerry "The King" Lawler and "Superstar" Bill Dundee were to team in a six-man tag in the show's weekly "expiration-of-time" bout; Boulder and Dundee came to ringside without Lawler, whom nobody could find in the studio; The next week, Lawler let it be known that he felt the promotion was trying to phase him out in favor of Dundee; The two partners (not Hogan) ended up feuding over the Southern belt and the AWA title shot, with Jimmy Hart added as Lawler's manager;

The World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)

  • 05/19/80 – New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden: Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Hulk Hogan who was touring Japan) at 3:11 with a chop and splash
  • 07/06/80 – Manchester, NH: Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata (sub. for Hulk Hogan) via disqualification (Note: at least one source claims that Hogan did compete and defeated Goulet on this evening)
  • 03/02/81 – Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center: Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Savage (sub. for Hulk Hogan)
  • 03/08/81 – Wheeling, WV - Civic Center: Bruno Sammartino defeated Sgt. Slaughter (sub. for Hulk Hogan) via count-out at 19:50; the Hogan vs Sammartino match that we ALMOST got :'-(
  • 03/12/81 – Parsippany, NJ - Hills High School Gym: Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Hulk Hogan) via count-out

American Wrestling Association (AWA)

  • 09/19/81 – Rockford, IL - Boylan High School: Ed Boulder defeated Nacho Barrera (sub Hulk Hogan who had to replace Greg Gagne in the Main Event)
  • 10/22/81 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (attendance: “crowd of 10,000”): Hulk Hogan was scheduled to but did not compete in the Battle Royal because Adrian Adonis hit Hogan with a steel chair after Hulk’s arm wrestling match with Ventura
  • 01/15/82 – Madison, WI - Edgewood High School Gymnasium (AWA All-Star Wrestling taping): Hulk Hogan vs Jerry Blackwell & Rene Goulet (Handicap Match) Note: This event was canceled due to bad weather {clip}
  • 06/17/82 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Arena: Rick Martel (sub Hulk Hogan who, according to the Winnipeg Press, was detained by Paramount Pictures in California.) defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel in a non title match
  • 08/12/82 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Arena: Jesse Ventura & Bobby Duncum & Ken Patera beat Baron Von Raschke & Otto Wanz & Larry Hennig (sub for Hulk Hogan) when Duncum pinned Von Raschke after Ventura hit the Baron with brass knuckles; NOTE: According to the Winnipeg Press, Hogan tore ligaments in his knee and was expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks of action. This of course was just a way ruse to explain Hogan's absence from television as e was on an extended tour of Japan at the time 
  • 12/17/83 – Rockford, IL - Boylan High School: The Crusher (sub Hulk Hogan who had left AWA) defeated Mr Saito dq
  • 12/18/83 – Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion: Mad Dog Vachon & the Crusher (sub for Hogan who had left the AWA) defeated Mr. Saito & Jesse Ventura
  • 12/25/83 – St Paul, MN - Civic Center: Greg Gagne, "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell, Ray, "The Crippler" Stevens & Baron Von Raschke (sub for Hogan who had left the AWA) defeated Mr. Saito, "Sheik" Jerry Blackwell, "Sheik" Ken Patera & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie (sub for David Shultz who had also left the AWA) in an eight man tag team match
  • 12/27/83 – Phoenix, AZ: Rick Martel (sub for Hulk Hogan who had left the company) vs AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel (result unknown); Hogan was in fact making his WWF return on this night after a three year absence, wrestling perennial jobber Bill Dixon
  • 12/30/83 – Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium: Ray Stevens (sub for Hulk Hogan who had left the AWA) defeated Mr Saito dq
  • 12/??/83 – According to Greg Gagne on The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA DVD a series of Steel Cage Matches between Hogan and AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel were planned at this time as well

NWA-Jim Crockett Promotions/Mid-Atlantic

  • 11/24/83 – Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (Starrcade '83): Hulk Hogan & "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel vs Dick Slate vs Bob Orton Jr.; Before returning to the WWF Hogan was booked to appear at the first ever Starrcade; interestingly enough Hogan & McDaniel were advertised as "determined to avenge the brutal beating Slater and Orton inflicted on their friend Ric Flair": Hogan and Flair "FRIENDS"? What's up with that?!?! {pic}

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF)

  • Late 1983 or early 1984 – Vince wanted Hogan and Backlund to team up against the Wild Samoans but Backlund reportedly refused
  • 10/25/84 – St. Louis, MO: Andre the Giant (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) pinned Kamala
  • 06/06/86 – Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena: A match between WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy was scheduled but Hogan was a no-show because of flight problems; as a result, an unannounced battle royal took place and fans were told to keep their ticket stubs to get a free ticket for the next show due to Hogan's no-show
  • 09/01/87 – Vancouver British Columbia - Randy Savage (sub for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who was out with an injury) vs One Man Gang (result Unknown); Savage's substitution is interesting as this was 22 days before the taping of the now famous episode of Saturday Night's Main Event where Hogan and Savage first joined forces {clip}
  • 07/21/89 – Indianapolis, IN - Market Square Arena: Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) defeated Randy Savage
  • 07/22/89 – St. Louis, MO - Arena: Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage after Elizabeth slapped Savage
  • 07/23/89 – Grand Rapids, MI - Stadium Arena: Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) pinned Randy Savage
  • 07/28/89 – Nashville, TN: Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) vs. Randy Savage (result unknown)
  • 07/28/89 – Reno, NV: unknown - possibly Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) vs. Randy Savage (result unknown)
  • 07/30/89 – Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center: Brutus Beefcake (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan who had a pinched nerve) (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage with a roll up after Elizabeth slapped Savage
  • 12/29/89 – St. Louis, MO - Arena WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Mr. Perfect was the scheduled main event but Hogan could not make the show because his plane was diverted to Memphis due to bad weather; as a result, a battle royal was held in the match's place; about 1,000 tickets were refunded
  • 04/13/90 – Tokyo, JAPAN - Tokyo Dome (WWF/New Japan/All-Japan's Japan/U.S. Wrestling Summit – attendance: 53,742): Hulk Hogan had been advertised to defend the WWF World Championship against Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy in what truly would have been a match for the ages. However when Hogan lost the title to the Ultimate Warrior less than two weeks prior to the match, Gordy backed out claiming, "Why do I want to face Hogan if he doesn't have the title?"; Stan "The Lariat" Hansen was chosen as Gordy's replacement in what became one of the most highly praised matches of Hogan's career. While most fans are pleased with the Hogan/Hansen match, the result was that Hogan and Gordy would never face each other one on one. What a shame.
  • 06/22/91 – Toledo, OH - Sports Arena (attendance: 3,000) (matinee): Jim Duggan (sub. for WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a Desert Storm Match
  • 07/20/91 – Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens - (attendance: 3,700) (matinee): Randy Savage (sub. for Hulk Hogan who was pulled from this event to attend the Special Olympics) defeated Sgt. Slaughter with the Camel Clutch 
  • 07/20/91 – Lexintgon, KY - Rupp Arena - (attendance: 4,800): Randy Savage (sub. for Hulk Hogan who was pulled from this event to attend the Special Olympics) defeated Sgt. Slaughter when Gen. Adnan threw in the towel as Slaughter was in the Camel Clutch
  • 04/05/92 – Indianapolis, IN - the Hoosier Dome - (WrestleMania VIII): Hogan was scheduled to take on WWF World champion Ric Flair in the most anticipated match of all time. The set up for the match took place over a 6 month period and three PPVs which involved two WWF World title changes, vacating the title and crowning a new champion (Flair) at the Royal Rumble. For reasons still unclear Vince changed the card
  • 04/04/93 – Paradise, NV - Caesar's Palace (WrestleMania IX attendance: ‎16,891): According to a very interesting article that I read (although I have no way to confirm this other than the amazing coincidence of the preceding events) the original plans for the main event of WrestleMania IX was supposed to be the Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair match for the WWF World championship that was scrapped the previous year. According to the article, the first match was scrapped because of the steroid scandal that the WWF was under at the time and Vince feeling that Hulk Hogan should take some time off until it passed. Therefore the WrestleMania VIII match had to be changed because Hogan couldn't win the title right before leaving and there was no way that Vince was going to allow the face of his chief competitor (Flair) defeat his #1 star (Hogan) on his biggest show of the year. The plan as written was for Hogan to take some time off and for Flair to lose the belt to Randy "Macho Man" Savage (which happened). Savage would then go on to face the Ultimate Warrior at Summer Slam with Flair interfering in the match both costing the Warrior the title and injuring the Macho Man in the process (which is what happened). Flair would then go on to defeat the injured Savage to regain the championship (which he did) and then feud with the Ultimate Warrior whom Flair had earlier cheated out of the title (and so he did). According to the article Flair was supposed to face the Warrior at the Royal Rumble and retain the championship until WrestleMania IX where he would finally face a returning Hulk Hogan (who did return at this time) and drop the title to him (and Hogan did get the title back on this night). However, a problem arose during Flair's feud with the Warrior. Flair received an injury that developed into an inner ear infection which effected his timing and balance. As a result he had to take some time off. This lead to Flair having to suddenly and unexpectedly drop the title to Bret Hart. By the time Flair had recovered, Vince felt that the build for him as champion had passed and decided to go in a new direction with newcomer and super heavyweight Yokozuna who would defeat Bret Hart for the championship and drop it to Hulk Hogan (which is exactly what happened). Flair would leave the WWF just one week before Hogan's return and the big WrestleMania main event between the two most dominant wrestlers of the 80s that had been building for over two years never took place.
  • 07/16/93 – Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum (attendance: 4,500): Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji interfered; after the bout, Lex Luger made the save; the original main event was Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna but the match was changed several weeks before the show
  • 07/17/93 – Landover, MD - USAir Arena (attendance: 1,600):Bret Hart defeated WWF Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji interfered and hit the challenger with the Japanese flag as Yokozuna was caught in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Lex Luger came to Hart's aid; the original main event was Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna but the match was changed several weeks before the show
  • Late 1993 – Undetermined location: After dropping the WWF World Heaveyweight Championship to Yokozuna and after subsiquent non televised rematches, Hogans next feud was scheduled to be with the nearly 8 foot tall Giant Gonzales; Although the proposed Hogan vs Gonzalez feud never materialized, the two did interact once inside a WWF ring. During a non-televised houseshow, Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake, together known as “The Mega Maniacs”, fought Money Inc. During this match, Giant Gonzalez appeared as an enforcer for Money Inc. It’s interesting to note that this event took place on June 15, 1993 – two days after Hogan lost the WWF Title to Yokozuna at King of the Ring PPV. After Hogan & Beefcake cleared the ring, Hogan and Gonzalez had a confrontation. However, rather than fighting Hogan, the Giant left the ring and headed to the backstage area. 
  • 02/08/94 – Tel Aviv, Israel - Although heavily advertized for this event Hulk Hogan did not appear; Hogan left WWF TV in June of 1993 but continued to work through August of that year and remained under contract for sometime afterward; Obviously the WWF had plans for Hogan to wrestle on this event; The card was headlined instead by WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Kwang vs Bret "Hitman" Hart vs Lex Luger

NWA-Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA)

  • 11/30/03 – Hogan was scheduled to take on NWA World champion Jeff Jarrett at TNA's first 3 hour PPV; the build up for the match had begun as far back as October 2002 when Jarrett attacked Hogan in Japan as Hogan claimed that he wanted to be the NWA World champion; both Hogan and Jarrett mentioned "unfinished business" which is believe to have been regarding their WCW Bash at the Beech 2000 match which this encounter would have further built upon; unfortunately Hogan had to pull out of the scheduled event due to a knee injury {watch: attack, promo}

Memphis Wrestling

  • 04/27/07 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum (Clash of Legends): Hulk Hogan was originally scheduled to face Southern TV Champion Jerry "The King" Lawler in one of the most anticipated re-matches in Memphis history. After spending months promoting this event WWE promoter Vince McMahon tried to stop the event. First he offered to reimburse MW promoter Corey Maclin's deposit on the FedEx forum, but when Maclin declined Vince pulled all WWE talent (including Robert Gibson who was a WWE trainer at the time), Brian Christopher and Lawler in an attempt to force the show to shut down. Fortunately recently departed WWE talent Paul “The Great” Wight (Big Show) stepped in to replace Lawler as Hogan's opponent and the show went on. Unfortunately this meant that the Hogan Lawler rematch was cancelled. Thanks a lot Vince.

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA)

  • 07/15/07 – Naucalpan, Mexico: Hogan was asked to wrestle for AAA's TripleMania event even agreeing to Hogan's six figure asking price (which would have been the highest amount anyone had ever been paid in Mexico) unfortunately personal issues forced Hogan to pull out of the event

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)

  • 2008 – Japan: Masa Hiro Chono wanted to team up with Hogan against Mil Mascaras and El Canek in a special match featuring legendary stars of the 80s. 

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

  • 2008 – (Presumably to be held at WrestleMania) Hulk Hogan vs The Great Khali: – hints of the match were given on (RAW 15th anniversary) - December 10, 2007 {watch}

Total Nonstop Action (TNA continued)

  • ??/??/10  – unconfirmed location - Hulk Hogan vs The Monster Abyss (Hogan reportedly pushed for this match): while no time or place was ever released for this match, it's believed that the original plans were for the match to take place at Bound for Glory 2010.
  • 10/10/10 – Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center (Bound For Glory) - Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett & Samoa Joe vs. Sting, Kevin Nash & The Pope: Hulk Hogan was scheduled to team with Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe to take on Sting, Kevin Nash, and The Pope at Bound For Glory 2010.  Due to a back surgery though, Hogan had to pull out of the match, turning it into a handicap match. Hogan still appeared on the show though, coming out on crutches during the main event to turn heel and help Jeff Hardy win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
  • 04/17/11 – Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena (Lockdown 2011) - Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs TNA World Champion Sting: Hogan was supposed to win the TNA World title from Sting - possibly in an impromptu match - and then drop the title to BFG tournament winner (Bobby Roode) at the October PPV; TNA spent weeks building up to this as Sting would try to tempt Hogan into coming out of retirement by waving the title belt in front of him; while Hogan's multiple back surgeries made this match far from a sure thing, there was hope that he would be sufficiently recovered in time; when he was not, plans for the match were cancelled
  • 10/16/11 – Philadelphia PA - Liacouras Center (Bound For Glory 2011): TNA World champion Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Bobby Roode: When plans for Hogan to win the TNA World title were cancelled, his BFG opponent was changed as well; Bobby Roode went on to face Kurt Angle for the TNA World title and Hogan faced Sting  
  • 04/15/12 – Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium (Lockdown 2012) Hulk Hogan & Garrett Bischoff vs "Nature Boy" Ric Flair & Eric Bischoff: Hogan was scheduled to team up with Garrett Bischoff against Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff in what would have been Hogan's first Steel Cage match in 12 years. Unfortunately Ric Flair's abrupt departure from the promotion caused plans for the match to be cancelled.
  • 10/14/12 – Phoenix, AZ - Grand Canyon University Arena (Bound For Glory 2012): Hogan and Sting were scheduled to take on two members of “Aces and Eights”; Hogan had not recovered sufficiently from yet another surgery in time so he had to be replaced with Bully Ray 
  • Fall 2013 –Unknown location (possibly Bound for Glory 2013) Hulk Hogan vs TNA World Champion Bully Ray: After nearly a year of build up TNA World champion Bully Ray, leader of "The Aces and Eights" who even conned Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke into marring him just to get on TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan's good side, appeared to be heading for a confrontation with the Hulkster possibly even for the TNA World title. But, due to Hogan and TNA not being able to come to an agreement when it came time to renew his contract, Hogan soon left TNA and the match never took place. Bully Ray confirmed this on Chris Jerricho's podcast: "The end was result was we were supposed to have a match," explains Ray. "Me and Hulk had talked about this match on several different occasions and he felt totally comfortable with me because he knew I could custom tailor the match to exactly what he needed. It just didn't happen. It didn't happen because of his physical reasons, and also business reasons within TNA."
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