The Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan: 1991 Feud for the WWF Championship

Oct 17, 2010
Jillian Bost

Undertaker Feuded With Hulk Hogan in 1991 & 2002 - Image by David Seto, Wikimedia Commons

The Undertaker feuded with Hulk Hogan & became World Wrestling Federation Champion when he defeated Hogan at Survivor Series 1991. They also feuded in 2002.

Not long after The Undertaker joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1990, he set his sights on defeating the World Wrestling Federation Champion, Hulk Hogan. Ric Flair and The Undertaker attacked Hulk Hogan on the set of Paul Bearer’s Funeral Parlor interview show on November 16, 1991, and Undertaker ripped off Hogan’s cross necklace. It took chair shots from Randy Savage and Roddy Piper to get Undertaker and Flair away from Hogan.

The Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan Survivor Series 1991

In the first ever one-on-one match at Survivor Series, The Undertaker faced Hulk Hogan for the World Wrestling Federation Championship on November 27, 1991. Scarcely anyone could believe that the Hulkster would really lose. But when Ric Flair came to the ring and passed a steel chair to Undertaker, the Deadman Tombstoned Hogan onto the chair and pinned him for the win. The Undertaker became World Wrestling Federation Champion.

This Tuesday in Texas: Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker

World Wrestling Federation President Jack Tunney declared that due to The Undertaker’s controversial win over Hulk Hogan at Survivor Series, the WWF would have a one-time only pay-per-view event called This Tuesday in Texas (later shortened to Tuesday in Texas). It took place on December 3, 1991, with a rematch of Undertaker vs. Hogan.

Undertaker and Paul Bearer went after Hogan before the match began, but Hogan banged their heads together and went on the offensive. Every time Hogan took him down, however, Undertaker sat up. Undertaker got on the offensive but Hogan kept fighting back. Ric Flair came to ringside again but Jack Tunney ordered him to leave. Hogan hit Flair in the back with a chair and knocked Flair and Tunney onto the floor.

Flair climbed up on the ring apron with a chair, but Hogan shoved Undertaker face-first into the chair. Bearer then accidentally hit Undertaker in the head with the urn when Hogan ducked. Hogan then threw dust in Undertaker’s face and pinned him for the win, making him once again World Wrestling Federation Champion.

The Undertaker and Hulk Hogan Feud in 2002

The Undertaker and Hulk Hogan revisited their feud in 2002 when The Undertaker attacked Triple H during HHH’s match against Hogan at Backlash 2002. This enabled Hogan to pin Triple H and become the Undisputed Champion. Undertaker later claimed he’d attacked Triple H because he wanted Hogan to win, so he could destroy him and become the WWE Undisputed Champion for the first time.

The Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan at Judgment Day 2002

Undertaker and Hogan bad-mouthed and attacked each other in the weeks up to their match at Judgment Day on May 19, 2002. Undertaker attacked Hogan with his belt before the match began, but Hogan returned the favor. The match went back and forth, with each wrestler getting the upper hand. Mr. McMahon interfered in the match, allowing Undertaker to hit Hogan with a chair and pin him for the win. Undertaker became the new WWE Undisputed Champion.

Although Hulk Hogan had ended up successful in the end to his first feud with The Undertaker, their second feud in the 2000s led only to Undertaker retaining the dominant spot in WWE, as he held the Undisputed title for two months. Hogan moved on to tagging with Edge and won the tag team titles with him. With Hogan now in TNA and Undertaker a WWE mainstay, it is unlikely they will feud again.