WWE News Former WWE creative team member claims Hulk Hogan once lobbied to beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title Mar 27, 2008 - 10:49 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Former WWE creative team member Seth Mates updated his Newsday blog with a story about why they took the WWE Title off Brock Lesnar. During the story, Mates notes that Hulk Hogan wanted to defeat Lesnar for the title at a Survivor Series pay-per-view. "The plan had been for Hulk to make his big comeback a few months later, and to challenge Brock for the title at Madison Square Garden for the title at Survivor Series," Mates writes. "It would have been quite an attraction—Hogan going for revenge and the WWE Title in Madison Square Garden. Of course, the swerve was that Brock would win once again. "A month or so before Survivor Series, however, word got back to us that Hulk actually wanted to win the title in the Garden. Ain't no way that was going to happen, especially after Hogan's failed title run earlier in the year, so we decided to go in another direction—namely, to pair Brock up against Big Show and to turn Brock babyface." To read the full story, visit Newsday.com. Powell’s POV: Mates also offers his thoughts on putting WWE's two World Titles on Big Show and Shawn Michaels on the same show. He also states that the Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle match could have changed pro wrestling had it been booked properly. As always, Seth's blog is an interesting read. The Hogan story shouldn't really surprise anyone. Lesnar was really taking off at the time, so of course Hogan's ego wanted to beat him. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles 2/8 WWE Superstars taping: A second report on the matches taped for Thursday and the dark match main event featuring Sheamus vs. John Cena (spoilers) 2/8 WWE Raw onsite report: Notes on the live crowd's reaction to various wrestlers, John Cena dark match result A second entrant confirmed for the WWE Hall of Fame, inductor also named WWE News: The first official entrant in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010 officially announced WWE Raw News: New Unified Tag Team Champions crowned and will Shawn Michaels face Undertaker at WrestleMania? WWE Raw News: Three matches announced for next week's show involving the six Elimination Chamber participants including a former WrestleMania main event