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#7 The passing of the torch? (WrestleMania 6)
It turned out that it wasn't, but at the moment, this felt like a seismic shift. Despite the hilariously poor work rate by today's standards, the fans in Toronto (future WWE Champion Edge among them) were crackling with excitement in this match.
In a shock moment, Warrior stopped Hogan's trademark comeback and barely beat him to become WWE Champion. Hogan, supremely disappointed, seemingly didn't know what to do. After some hesitation, he went outside the ring, got the title, and presented it to the new champion in a show of respect. It looked like a perfect passing of the torch moment.
Warrior ultimately didn't work out as the company's ace, so Hogan would have the title back in a year, but this match is rightly regarded as the end of the Golden Age and the boom of the 1980s. Hulkamania had passed its peak, and WWE would struggle to find a replacement for years afterward.
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