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The thing about Hogan is that he rarely showed off any of his skills. While he was hardly a Chris Benoit, most fans do not realize Hogan knew some real wrestling holds. However, he didn't need to show the skills or change things up because his paint-by-number matches got the biggest reaction of the night and was the main reason why fans bought a ticket to the show. Hogan was a damn good storyteller in the ring. As far as selling goes, he was pretty damn good at it at times.
The main reason why Hogan does have some support outside of how he had fans eating out of the palm of his hand were some of the great matches he was a part of years ago. As "Bad" as Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior were, they had one hell of a match in Toronto. Likewise, one of Randy Savage's best matches was against Hogan at Wrestlemania 5. When you have a few nearly flawless matches, people will naturally praise you.
When it comes down to it, wrestling is still a worked sport where it's all about getting a reaction and to force fans to open up their wallets. While there were some better pure wrestlers, there's very few wrestlers out there that could sell out an arena like Hogan and a few times put on a 4+ star match.