Precisely! Good comments, mikeonbass2.
When you make him so invulnerable to the Hulk's rage, then you diminish the Hulk's power and in doing so you completely remove any drama from the scene. If you know that Wolverine is incapable of being hurt by the Hulk, you completely drain any pathos from the piece.
This is what happens when they try to "equalize" the powers of all superheroes. When all superheroes are on an equal plane — where their power is almost absolute — then we begin to lose interest and cannot relate to the characters any more.
Part of what makes the Hulk so fun is, he is of almost limitless power, but he has no control over it. This theme is exercised very well in several Avengers story lines, where the Hulk is key to a victory, but then turns on the other members and they have to battle him to keep him from destroying them and the planet.
The character of Supreme (published by Image Comics) is a good example of a character that has too much power and too much control, which basically makes for a very boring scenario. Image has to make up super villains to challenge him, but they are so powerful we, as humans, just can't relate - there is no connection to be made between us and Supreme. The only thing we can rely on is his tortured psyche, which makes for a weak connection at best.
A good analogy of all of this is the last Indiana Jones movie and the whole "Nuke the Fridge" controversy that still rages on. No matter what side of the debate you come out on, it's hard to deny that Indiana's survival of a nuclear blast in a refrigerator — with nary a scratch on him — does make it pretty difficult to fear for his safety later in the movie. As you so deftly pointed out, mikeonbass2, it completely drains all tension from the drama.
Part of Wolverine's character is his cunning, his survival skills, his superb hand-to-hand fighting skills that are often very innovative when he is out-matched. Here, in Hulk Vs. we see none of that, instead the Wolverine is reduced to a miniature version of the Hulk, standing toe-to-toe and trading blows... boring and stupid.
Not only does all of this pathetically reduce the power of the Hulk, but it also sadly transforms and/or removes all the wonderful qualities of Wolverine, turning him into a mindless brawler.
Another thing that is irritating is the argument I got into with the other poster concerning whether adamantium could penetrate Hulk's skin. The canon contradicts itself on this point. Back in The Incredible Hulk #181 "...and now the Wolverine", we find Wolverine sent by the government to break up a battle between the Hulk and the Wendigo. In this fight, Wolverine announces to the two of them that he has "diamond-hard adamatium claws - and the power to back them up". After battling the Hulk for a minute he says, "...and since those claws can't seem to pierce that incredible emerald hide of yours -- why don't I see how they fare against your shaggy friend!" Wolverine then discovers that the Wendigo can be cut by his claws and goes to town on the Wendigo.
In this fight, it is Wolverine's superior speed and fighting skills that keeps him alive. In one moment, however, something distracts both of them, but the Hulk remains single-minded and punches Wolverine. Because Wolverine's reflexes are so fast, he has time to move just enough from the punch to deflect its full force, and the narrative states: "The blow is only a glancing one! And it's probably that plus his astonishing stamina that saves his life-- For, by all rights, even a glancing blow from fists that can shatter mountains should be fatal!" With that, Wolverine goes down and stays down. Here, however, in this entry (as you noted mikeonbass2) the Hulk has Wolverine down and is *smashing*, repeatedly, his face into the rock, to whit the Wolverine pops up a second later ready to fight again. Riiiiight. Before, a glancing blow was enough to almost kill the Wolverine, but here he can take multiple, full-force punches to the face and head and jumps up just fine. As I said, stupid.
"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus
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