Hogan paved the way for Vince to make it big..this I can somewhat understand why he got so much $$$$
no other wrestler in the 80's had as much charisma and popularity as Hogan, no one
Oh, I agree.
Nobody had Hogan's charisma, and nobody had Vince's vision.
Neither could have done what they did without the other.
Hogan worked at the top of every territory he went to.
But, prior to the old man taking over the company/industry, the "top" was very limited.
Likewise, Vince could easily have put someone else in Hogan’s spot, but they very likely would never have done the job Hogan did.
Remember that Vince tried several new incarnations of “the golden child” over the years: Sid, Luger, Warrior - none of them had it.
It only worked because of BOTH men.
Having said that, Vince has been both the best
AND worst thing to happen to wrestling.