10 Greatest Rivalries in The History of WWE SmackDown

#6 Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan

20 years in the making

Vince McMahon created Hulkamania, while Hulk Hogan helped bring popularity to WWE and wrestling as a whole that hadn't been seen at those heights ever before. Hogan left WWE in 1993 on seemingly fair terms but testified against his former boss and friend in the steroid trial that same year. Hogan then brought WCW to new heights before returning to WWE in 2002.

There were no initial problems between Hogan and Vince when he returned as Hogan returned apart of Vince's poison, the NWO. When Hogan turned face, tensions began to arise between the two over the summer, with McMahon telling Hogan it was time he retired. While it seemed like this was to build to a match, possibly at SummerSlam, the angle was cut short when Hogan took a hiatus from WWE TV just before the big event.

Hogan returned in January 2003, immediately beginning an angle with McMahon. This would lead to a match between Hogan and The Rock at No Way Out, where McMahon aided The Rock in his victory. An infuriated Hogan challenged Vince to a match a WrestleMania XIX, which Vince made into a Street Fight where Hogan would retire if he lost. In the weeks leading to it, the two cut a series of worked shoot promos on their previous real-life issues, such as the testifying in the steroid allegations. The feud also saw the best contract signing for a match in WWE history when Vince attacked Hogan from behind and made a Hogan sign the contract for their match with his own bloody finger.

Hogan beat McMahon at WrestleMania in a, considering their ages, pretty damn exciting match. The feud continued in the following weeks as McMahon fired Hogan and Hogan returned as the masked Mr. America. While it was silly, it did provide some entertaining moments between them.