I was only there LIVE once (many house shows though)
WWE Smackdown in Tupelo, MS 5-23-02
It's announced that it has been confirmed that Hulk Hogan will retire.
HHH vs. Lance Storm
Winner via pinfall - HHH
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Test vs. Randy Orton
Winner via pinfall - Test
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Kurt Angle and Christian vs. Edge and Maven
Winner via Pinfall - Maven and Edge
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Rikishi v Reverend D'Von w/Deacon Batista
Winner via pinfall - D'Von
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WWF Cruiserweight Championship - Hurricane (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero
Winner via pinfall and STILL Cruiserweight Champion - Hurricane
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Chris Jericho vs. Mark Henry
Winner via pinfall - Jericho
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Hulk Hogan comes to the ring.
HOGAN: No doubt I love you guys {responding to cheers.} I was born Terry Bollea on August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgiea. I was raised in Tampa, Florida. I was the proud son of a pipefitter and a housewife. My parents were working ****people who worked all their lives to support our family. One day about 20 years ago I had the opportunity to get in this business. I had the honor and the priveledge to perform in front of you, and all the other Maniacs all around the world. The last 20 years I have had a blast, I have had the time of my life. {HOGAN chants} Thank you guys, but I gotta say this. There is only one thing I regret right now - my father past away at Christmas time and he's not alive to see me right now out here with all my Hulkamaniacs. Around Christmas time, my dad had his sixth stroke. I was in the hospital for four months and he showed no emotion at all. But on Mondays and Thursdays he lit up, but one day he just got tired of laying there. One day he got tired of looking at me and he tore that trachea tube out of his throat and said two things to me - he said "Terry, you need to go back to wrestling and straighten out your career" and he said, "Terry, you need to go back home and go back to the WWF." {Hogan gets choked up} Well here I am guys. {Hogan chants} I couldn't have done it without all you guys out here, so thank you. I want to thank you guys for all your encouragement. I want to thank you for believing in me. If it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't be who I am today, so thank you. But there's one other thing I have to thank you for, I have to thank you right now for taking the biggest step in my professional career. There comes a time in every man's life, whether its injuries, timing, whatever it is where you just have to step down. It's like Kenny Rogers said, "You gotta know when to hold em and you gotta know when to fold em." I wanna thank you guys for believing in me, for believing in Hulkamania. But, most of all I want to thank you for all of the memories. Before I leave this ring tonight for the very last time, I have one hope and one dream, and that dream is that I hope Hulkamania lives forever. {crowd cheers} From my heart Hulkamaniacs, thank you.
{Voodoo Child hits, Hogan plays to the crowd one last time}
UH OH!
{No Chance! hits and Vince McMahon walks to the ring and gets on the mic. }
VINCE{swaggering like only he can}: Say it ain't so (=w=). My god the sky is falling down. The world is coming to an end because Hulk Hogan is announcing his retirement. Just where is Hulk Hogan making the most important announcement in his career? Why it seems somewhat apropos and somewhat pathetic that you'd be making such an announcement right here. Right here in the very rectum of Tupelo, Mississippi. Then again, I coulda told you last week that you were gonna pull some stunt like this, I could smell it on you Hogan. Hogan, read my lips. There is no chance in hell of you retiring. Your not gonna retire tonight or any night. I'll tell you why. Ten years ago you walked out on me. Not this time. This time I have a signed contract and if you retire tonight I will sue you and your family for everything you've got. See Hogan, I look at it this way, I think the only way you will ever leave my company is when your body is decomposing in a pine box. I'd like to remind you - I created Hulk Hogan. I own Hulkamania. Oh yes I do. And I intend Hogan, I intend to milk Hulkamania for every cent I can until the day you die.
HOGAN: You know Vince? You know something Vince McMahon? One day I may retire but it won't be till I kick your ass.
Hogan punches Vince and whips him with the weightlifting belt. Undertaker hits the ring and attacks Hogan in the corner. Hogan regains the advantage with a back elbow and a two fisted running block and clotheslines Undertaker out of the ring. Undertaker and Vince walk up the ramp staring at Hogan. Vince yells out that Hulkamania will die on his terms. Hogan flexes for the crowd and walks to the back.
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