User blog:Laboratory Tuxedo 500098/Review-Kim Jong-Ill vs The Mega Powers

Considering how Macho Man Randy Savage is going to be inducted in the WWE's Hall of Fame this year by the Hulkster and the already not very topical North Korea situation, I decided to review a very polarizing battle that was topical and timely. Kim Jong-Ill vs The Mega Powers(Savage and Hogan). God help us all.

Background
This battle was ERB number five, released after the already polarizing Gaga vs Palin and followed up by the not-aged-well battle between Beethoven and Justin Bieber. It was released Febuary 2nd, 2011. Timothy Delaghetto, a fellow YouTube personality, played Kim Jong-Ill, while Peter and Lloyd played Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, respectively. It currently has, as of January 24th of 2015, 37,792,334 views.

Characters
Well, costumes are really bad. But this was in ERB season one, when it was still running on a low budget, so it is fine. Kim Jong-Ill is played completely fine, as his costume and hair matches. However, Hulk Hogan is not played well. As a wrestling fan, it really irks me about some of the innaccuracies. Hogan is wearing the Big Gold Belt from WCW/WWE/NWA which could be considered an innaccuracy due to the fact he is wearing his attire from the Wrestlemania I-VIII era, not his red and yellow tye-dye tights which he wore mainly in WCW. Also, his hair is too long(minor gripe). Macho Man is the best potrayed out of all. His extravagant attire, the tassles, the colors, it is too perfect.

Raps
This is where most of my problems come from. Kim Jong-Ill raps okay but his flow is a little wonky. Also, fuck that Ric Flair reference. Macho Man raps really good, however, he is a little slow, which is fine. Hulk Hogan though...Jesus. Hogan's flow is so stilted and slow. It's too rigid in structure and it's not very melodic. His references aren't right. Jabroni is The Rock and Iron Sheik's line. Smackdown is also Rock's catchphrase. He references Sonic and South Park for fuck's sake just for a punchline to bad build ups. However, to be fair, it made just as much sense as an average Hogan promo.

Overall
Really, it was wasted potential. Hulk Hogan is terrible. Macho Man and Kim Jong save the fuckin day though.

Overall Grade: D+