Loss Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 From Lords of Paste: In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Hulk Hogan reveals that he was asked to play the lead character in The Wrestler. Hogan claims he was sent the script and considered for the part of Randy "The Ram" Robinson. He read it a few times when it crossed his agent's desk, but passed on the movie. Nonetheless, Hogan believes Mickey Rourke did a great job in the film. "The movie got made and they cast Mickey Rourke," Hogan said. "I thought he did a great job." While Hogan was complimentary of Rourke, he wishes Rourke could have had 30 years of wrestling experience to tell a more accurate story. "I don't think the public could have handled it, though," Hogan told the Los Angeles Times. "Just made me realize after seeing the movie with Mickey Rourke that if someone does the real Hulk Hogan movie, you better hang on for the ride, brother." In his eyes, Hogan believes the whole movie is shock value. He fears the public perception of professional wrestling will be tainted by the film's view of the business. "Made me realize how shock value - that just the drop of reality - can have an effect on the public," Hogan said. "It was wrestling light. Very light version of wrestling." When talking about blading, Hogan said there are wrestlers who blade 25 to 30 times per week. He also said he has friends who do staple gun matches similar to the one in The Wrestler 300 nights per year. When asked if Rourke should accept WWE's offer to make an appearance at WrestleMania and cross-promote the movie, Hogan said the actor should be careful based on his own experience. "You don't want to jade your performance or have the Hollywood community look at you like, 'you sold out,'" Hogan said. Hogan also said he talked to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson about distancing himself from professional wrestling if wanted to be a successful actor. Hogan said he was held back in Hollywood, doing B-movies because he kept going back to wrestling. As a result, the Hollywood community didn't accept him. Hulk Hogan has done some amazing radio interviews in his time. This reads as one of the best.
Indikator Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 It would be interesting to search for wrestlers who did double shots and bladed each time. I wonder if thats even possible to do for over a week
khawk20 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 It would be interesting to search for wrestlers who did double shots and bladed each time. I wonder if thats even possible to do for over a week The only thing I can think of that could make that bit remotely close to true would be someone like Abdullah, when he was wrestling regularly, IF you count each time he took the blade to his head trying to open himself up. He would go palm-to-forhead after every punch his opponent threw. I remember a couple of Brody bouts where this was particularly noticable. (Can you imagine having a blade taped in the palm of your hand? That's nuts, IMO..you forget it's there and you cut yourself, your opponent, and anyone that wants to shake hands...) From what I saw, he would blade himself dozens of times in a single match. He probably had no choice because it would have taken several cuts to get through all that scar tissue. So 25-30 shots with the blade in a single week, in Abby's case, when he was wrestling regularly, is probably correct and even a bit on the low end. Overall, this is an epic LOL just designed to throw it out there that he wants his life story done in movie form. Good luck with that one, hulkie...
kjh Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 (Can you imagine having a blade taped in the palm of your hand? That's nuts, IMO..you forget it's there and you cut yourself, your opponent, and anyone that wants to shake hands...) Didn't Kerry do exactly this before his Superclash III match with Lawler?
Marty Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?showtopic=4414 Because that thread needs to be linked in this thread.
Loss Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Posted February 23, 2009 Poor Hogan, denied his Oscar nomination.
khawk20 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Poor Hogan, denied his Oscar nomination. "If it'd been me playing Randy the Ram, I'da won that Oscar, brotha."
Bob Morris Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Most wrestlers are, by definition, bullshit artists, but Hogan certainly takes the cake. EDIT: Or if you Mel Brooks' fans prefer, most wrestlers are, by definition, standup philosophers.
Indikator Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 I also thought of Abby, but that are long term effects. I am curious about recent scar tissue and stuff like that. The short term healing of the body might make regular blading problematic Necro Butcher to Thumbtack Jack, who was still bleeding out of his ears hours after his match: "Stop Bleeding!"
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 You know what would be great? If we all used this thread to make up our own Hogan lies, i.e. things he never actually said, but that are bullshit enough that they sound like things he would say. Here, I'll go first. Vince McMahon wanted to bring back Hogan in '96 and give him the Stone Cold gimmick. Hulk turned it down because he didn't want Nick and Brooke to hear him say "ass" on TV. There, how was that?
Ditch Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Vince McMahon wanted to bring back Hogan in '96 and give him the Stone Cold gimmick. Hulk turned it down because he refused to shave his head.Fixed. What strands he still has are more valuable to him than any amount of dignity. Thus him being pissed at Russo for calling him "bald", but not "sunuvabich".
Indikator Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 I would open up a new thread for it. When Vince the Elder wanted to market Hogan as an Irish Hogan declined because it would have restricted his mainstream appeal and it was unrealistic as Hogan was way too awesome to be a low Irishman. Everybody but Vince did agree with Hogans brilliant idea of billing him "From Planet Krypton". The plans were subsequently shelved as Hogan was booked to win against Fujinami, Inoki and Choshu in a handicap shoot match. Hogan thinks iMcMahons cancer was responsible for him declining Hulks brilliant idea He died the next day.
Guest LShunter Posted February 23, 2009 Report Posted February 23, 2009 Back in the summer of 2002 when they were both working on the Smackdown brand, Hulk Hogan got into a shoot fight in the locker room with Brock Lesnar. He was a strong guy, brother, but the Hulkster caught him with a knee bar and forced him to tap out in front of the boys. Brock was so humiliated he quit the company a couple of weeks later to try and make it in the NFL.
Jingus Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 On the night of the Fingerpoke, nobody knew if Kevin Nash was actually willing to do the job or not. Unfortunately for him, he didn't realize that the Hulkster had studied Jeet Kun Do with Bruce Lee himself. Hogan delivered a thrust strike to Nash's solar plexus so hard that it knocked the giant off his feet. Nash played along afterwards, pretending that was the idea all along in order to keep his street cred in the locker room.
sek69 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Also Kill Bill ripped off Hogan with the five point touch of death, clearly Hogan was supposed to be in the Uma Thurman role.
kjh Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 One of the funniest parts of that interview was omitted. Hulk Hogan now wants to be the person who finally sets up a union for the wrestlers to get them benefits like insurance and profit sharing (conveniently forgetting to tell the interviewer that he was the one who sabotaged the last attempt to set up a union in wrestling). What's the odds that Hogan conveniently forgets this pledge when he gets his next pay cheque from Vince McMahon?
jdw Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Hulk is the greatest. Only he has the balls to lie on this epic of a scale. John
Bob Morris Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Hogan's ratting out of Jesse Ventura about forming a union was because Jesse was originally supposed to have a larger role in No Holds Barred but went into business for himself when taking the role in The Predator. Given that Jesse should have turned down the role and done a movie projection for Vince first, Hogan ratted him out for the good of the business. Also, Hogan was originally offered the role Jesse got in The Running Man but turned it down because Vince had tons of money put into Suburban Commando.
Death From Above Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 The real question about Hogan that never comes up enough: Just what would the world had been like if his bid for presidency of the United States succeeded?
goodhelmet Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 You guys have succeeded... I can't tell which threads are from your imaginations or Hulk's.
sek69 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 I've always wondered, do you think Hulk is aware of his bullshitting or has he been in wrestling so long he really believes the stuff he says in interviews?
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 No way he believes it. Coming up in the business, especially in the 70s and 80s, when a lot of old-school kayfabe was still in effect, he was probably taught that bullshit is a way of life. It's just second nature to him.
smkelly Posted February 25, 2009 Report Posted February 25, 2009 I'm wondering if his mind has created a "false sense of a world" to cover up his lies and bullshit. Like, does he have memory of these bogus stories he always creates. It'd be fascinating to know the answer.
jdw Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 Hogan's ratting out of Jesse Ventura about forming a union was because Jesse was originally supposed to have a larger role in No Holds Barred but went into business for himself when taking the role in The Predator. Given that Jesse should have turned down the role and done a movie projection for Vince first, Hogan ratted him out for the good of the business. Also, Hogan was originally offered the role Jesse got in The Running Man but turned it down because Vince had tons of money put into Suburban Commando. Release Dates 06/87 Predator 06/89 No Holds Barred 11/87 The Running Man 10/91 Suburban Commando Perfect Hulk-style timeline. John
Marty Posted April 15, 2009 Report Posted April 15, 2009 April 15, 2009 -- HULK Hogan is sounding homicidal over the way his wife Linda dumped him, forced him out of his $18 million mansion, allegedly started spending his money at the rate of $40,000 a month and dating "some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior," Rolling Stone reports. "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat," he told the magazine. "You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it." He and Linda are battling it out in a Florida divorce court, where Linda's attorney claims she's entitled to use the car and that Hogan's claims against her are merely an attempt to control her love life. http://www.nypost.com/seven/04152009/gossi...e_oj_164506.htm
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