On January 23, 1984 just 3 weeks after returning to the WWF from the AWA, Hulk Hogan won his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship, pinning The Iron Sheik (who had Hogan’s former manager "Classy" Freddie Blassie in his corner) at Madison Square Garden. Immediately after the title win, commentator Gorilla Monsoon proclaimed, “Hulkamania is here!" The storyline accompanying the victory was that Hogan was a "last minute" replacement for the Sheik's original opponent Bob Backlund, and became the