Hogan / Flair: The Greatest Rivalry in Wrestling History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
William Harris At Bash at the Beach 1996, only two years after coming to WCW, Hulk Hogan joined with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to form the New World Order (nWo). For the first time in over a decade, Hogan was a heel.
In this new role, Hogan was defeated by Flair via disqualification at Clash of the Champions 33 on August 15, 1996.
While the two continued to feud over the next few years, they actually did not face each other one-on-one again until SuperBrawl IX on February 21, 1999. On that night, Flair's son David betrayed The Nature Boy and helped Hogan keep the WCW World Heavyweight Title.
The two would do battle once again the following month at Uncensored. Then, with the help of referee Charles Robinson, Flair defeated Hogan for a world championship for the first time ever in the duo's seven-and-a-half-year rivalry.
In the following weeks, Flair would face Hogan six more times, actually winning five of these matches via disqualification thanks again to referee Charles Robinson.
In fact, when all was said and done, Flair actually won the majority of matches against Hogan in 1999, coming out victorious in six of their nine bouts.
HULK HOGAN = 55 ... RIC FLAIR = 14