The main feature of the DVD is setup like one of those E! True Hollywood Story specials; Hogan and his wrestling peers discuss his career while clips of him play. The first stop on his journey discusses his days before wrestling. While not particularly interesting, it's neat to see a pre-steroid Hulk Hogan. Next up is the story of how he got into professional wrestling, and how he initially ended up in the WWF, and left it a few years later for the AWA.

The feature really picks up when it gets into the heyday of Hulkamania, and his various feuds with Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Andre the Giant, Randy Savage, among others. There's some really great stuff here, and it especially made me long for the days before the wrestling adopted the idea of 'Crash TV' for shock value. Unfortunately, Hogan spends a great deal of time stroking Vince McMahon's ego for giving him the ball so he could run with it; and as a result, we miss out on some of the more interesting stories (why he really left the WWF in the early 90s, the steroid scandals, among others). Basically, they skip over four years of WWF history with little rhyme or reason, and the next thing you know, he's in WCW doing the same shtick.

My favorite part of the feature is Hogan shedding light on his uneasy friendship with the 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, mostly placing the blame of Savage's unstable love life. Ironically, it would be his heel turn on Randy Savage that would help Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash (two former WWF superstars) create the New World Order (nWo) that revolutionized the wrestling business, and made WCW profitable.

His WCW days were glossed over too quickly, especially considering the backstage politics at the time, and the fact that he was one of the major causes of WCW eventually losing millions, upon millions of dollars. In March of 2001, the WWF purchased WCW. Almost a year later, Vince McMahon brought in Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash to recreate the previously successful nWo angle. The feature then spends a great deal of time discussing Hogan's subsequent feud with The Rock. The Rock was on the cusp of mainstream acceptance, much like Hogan in the 80s, and the WWF paired them off at the Super bowl of wrestling, known as Wrestlemania. In front of 60,000+ fans at the Toronto Skydome, Hulk Hogan and The Rock had an epic showdown, in which left the fans in a state of perpetual excitement throughout the match. After all was said and done, the fans had finally forgiven Hulk Hogan for turning on them six years before, and gave him a monstrous ovation.

The DVD finishes with Hulk Hogan winning his sixth WWF title, and wrestling fans professing their love for him. The feature ends with tons of 'Hulkamania will live forever' sentiments from his peers. Unfortunately, nothing lives forever in wrestling.

The Video:
The DVD is presented in its original full frame picture, as all the matches and interview segments originally aired on television. Though most of the matches do not look as sharp or clean compared to recent ones, it's expected considering some of the footage is over 20 years old and extremely rare. There are few instances of pixelation and graininess in some of the older matches, but nothing that detract from the overall feature. Overall, I was very impressed with the video quality on this two-disc set.

The Audio:
The audio is presented in 2.0 Dolby surround sound. Everything sounds really good, almost better than I expected from a wrestling DVD. Old school fans will be thrilled to hear that all the original announcer commentaries are still intact, and will feel the rush when they hear "Real American" being pumped through their speakers.

The Menus:
Jimi Hendrix's 'Voodoo Chile' blares as you're treated to video clips of the Hulkster superimposed over an easily navigatable menu. Every time you choose a menu option, however, 'Voodoo Chile' starts from the beginning.

The Extras:
The WWE outdid themselves with this title. The main feature of the DVD runs a little over an hour, but in the extras department, this is where it shines. There is over four hours worth of bonus footage spread out throughout this two-disc set. Count them, over 15 uncut matches; from his 1979 WWF debut against Ted DiBiase in MSG, to his epic showdown with Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania III. I do question some of the match choices, but apparently the WWE is trying to avoid double dipping as some of Hogan's other famous matches are already easter eggs on other WWE discs. In addition to the above noted matches are countless skits and interviews with the Hulkster. One of my favorite bonuses, however, is the original "Real American" music video that aired on MTV in the 80s.