According to The Wrestling Observer, Hulk Hogan appearing in Japan with WWE was considered a very big deal, and from a media standpoint was even considered a bigger deal than WWE’s tour of Japan as a whole.
When Hogan arrived at Narita airport, there were said to be over a hundred photographers and reporters waiting for him. In total, Hogan did 8 print interviews and appeared on 2 talk shows during his stay in Japan.
On the second night of the tour in Tokyo, Japanese legend Yoshihiro Takayama was spotted sitting at ringside wearing a Hogan t-shirt.