MISC Live Events Hulkamania Tour: A second report on the Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match Nov 21, 2009 - 11:48 AM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing 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). 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 MISC Live Events Latest Twelve Articles EVOLVE News: Complete results of the debut show with Davey Richards vs. Kota Ibushi, Tommy Dreamer appears 12/11 F1rst Wrestling in Minneapolis: North Star Express vs. Midwest Ground and Air in a TLC match, Arik Cannon vs. "Six Percent Body Fat" Rob James, Horace The Psychopath vs. Arya Daivari in a dog collar match 11/28 Dragon Gate USA in Philadelphia: Second report on the crowning of the first champion, correspondent criticizes the in-ring style 11/28 Dragon Gate USA: The first DGUSA "Open The Freedom Gate" Champion crowned, car accident causes changes to the show 11/28 Hulkamania Tour: Dot Net reader meets Hulk Hogan at the airport and provides a detailed report on the final stop of the tour, plus notes on how the wrestlers interacted with fans after the show 11/28 Hulkamania Tour: Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair, Ken Anderson vs. Uso Fatu (a/k/a Umaga), Shannon Moore vs. Matt Cross in a ladder match