Hooker Quotes

“mind, Hogan symbolizes better than anyone the culmination of what began with Antonino Rocca in the late 1940s: the ascendancy of character performers and the demise of credibility.  Hogan was an absolutely horrible performer, notorious for his total ignorance of wrestling, but he had such great charisma and physical presence that promoters couldn’t resist promoting him.”
― Lou Thesz, HOOKER

“One dispute I didn’t win involved the NWA’s decision that the champion should not appear on cards that featured women wrestlers, midgets, wrestling bears, or any kind of carnival act.  Everyone agreed credibility was critical whenever the champion appeared, and even the promoters who used a lot of those acts conceded they didn’t exactly enhance their chances for projecting a first-class image, so the rule was adopted unanimously.”
― Lou Thesz, HOOKER