I was convinced they have wouldn't have Thor lose in his own movie but you're right, to have Thor be without his main offensive weapon and it be a straight h2h fight, whether you believe he still has a chance or not it wouldn't make sense to have him outright defeat Hulk unless he pulls some lightning tricks. Like you said the trailer seems to hint towards Hulk winning, we only see Thor being knocked around and his tongue in cheek comments to Banner about winning the fight "easily" who even himself said that "doesn't sound right"
If Hulk wrecks Fenris or punches out Surtur I think this vs Kurse stuff can be put to bed. IMO Hulk already fought his version of Kurse in Abomination and he won that fight.
Yeah an Indestructible Hammer forged in a star that flies at sonic speeds according Thor's mental commands and sent Hulk crashing in A1 is obviously a laughable advantage lol lol lol
We've also yet to see him display any Lightning/Thunder abilities without Mjolnir. Chances are that Lightning eyes Thor is from much later in the film, and he's possibly amped by then.
So yeah by all evidences so far Thor is weakened, and Hulk is armed to the teeth (which standard Hulk is not). IOW if anything Hulk is amped and Thor is weakened.
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Just rewatched Hulk vs Hulkbuster and Thor vs Kurse. Kurse wins but not easily. If Hulk can amp much more at all, he will win the majority. And Kurse deflected Mjolnir by more than 90 degrees so he stopped it and sent it away like a boss.
I think the issue here is that Hulk is CGI whereas Kurse is a costume, so Hulk looks faster, stronger and more agile visually. Comparing feats however, Kurse should be quite faster than Hulk as well as stronger and way better fighting skill.
Kurse is slower, not faster. Kurse is about as strong or a little stronger at best. Hulk can perform every feat he did. Kurse may have better fighting skill but it's not all that great.
Kurse wins in a close fight.