Hulkamania Tour: A second report on the Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match

Dot Net reader Heath Millar attended the Hulkamania Tour show in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday and filed the following report.

Ric Flair had a promo earlier in the night and talked about wanting to get out of Hulk Hogan's shadow. There was food fan reaction to the promo with constant "wooos" from the crowd.

Flair entered to his standard theme song, which was a nice change from the other wrestlers. He got a good reception, no boos but not near what Hogan would get minutes later.

Hulk cut his promo straight after Flair's entrance. It was the closest Hogan got to reliving his old form. He really played the Aussie crowd well and pumped up the attack from flair at the press conference.

Hulks entrance music was not either of the two that fans are familiar with, which spoiled the entrance somewhat. Regardless, he still got a standing and rousing ovation.

Once the match got under way, Hulk threw Flair to the ground on consecutive clinches to display his strength advantage. Flair then challenged Hulk to a test of strength, much to Hogan's amusement. Hulk powered Flair to the ground to again win the battle of strength.

The match spilled out of the ring with both men receiving cuts after being slammed into the crowd barriers. Flair looked to be fake as he was covered in blood too quickly. Flair gained control through dirty tricks including two low blows.

Throughout the match, Hogan treated the fans to two "Hulking up" displays and a couple of finger shakes, which was really enjoyed by the crowd.

Both men were slow moving and looked their age, but the crowd was still heavily engaged and enjoying their first taste of Hogan and Flair. One complaint would be that Hogan didn't finish flair off with the leg drop. Rather, he gave flair a receipt for a prior attack with brass knuckles (which led to the pin).