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"I'll tell you, Hulk Hogan would've turned into a bad guy a lot quicker. My good guy run would've been over (at Wrestlemania III) if I didn't beat (Andre the Giant). I would've got up, shook Andre's hand, then hit him over the head with a steel chair and beat the hell out of him. It would've changed everything."

Terry Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953), is an American actor and wrestler better known as Hulk Hogan. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling. Currently, he is a co-host of the new version of American Gladiators, and the owner of Celebrity Championship Wrestling.


 * In a December 2008 radio interview with www.Eagle1057.com, Hulk Hogan was quoted on Vince McMahon's negative reaction to his Celebrity Championship Wrestling program. "All of a sudden, Vince McMahon raised his ugly head and thought we were threatening his company and he's been doing everything he can to shut us down... We're just a reality show."


 * Hogan's ex-wife Linda requested in November 2008 for Hulk to pay for her 19-year-old boyfriend's nautical schooling.


 * According to financial affidavits filed in divorce court near Tampa, Florida in September 2008, Hogan claims his net worth is $32 million; his wife claims it's $26.7 million. Hogan reports that he's spending $38,000 a month on legal fees. Linda Bollea reports spending $7,000 on clothing, $7,500 on maid service and about $1,700 on jewelry each month.

Trivia

 * In 1982, Hulk Hogan made $15,000 for his role in Rocky III.
 * In 1995, Hogan had a restaurant called Pastamania in the Mall of America in Minnesota. It closed less than a year later.
 * Hulk has been in two plane crashes wearing his red underwear both times, so he considers them his 'lucky' underwear. He won't board a plane without wearing them.
 * Hulk Hogan's measurements are: Biceps 24", Neck 21", Chest 58", Forearm 18", Wrist 9", Calves 20", Thighs 30 1/2", Hands 131/2".

Quotes
"This is a simple divorce — there’s no custody, there’s just a big pile of junk that we’ve accumulated. We should split it however the judge wants it and walk away, but, you know, my wife’s lawyer has told different magazines there’s gonna be a war... This is the money that I saved for my family, and money that Linda could walk away with, money that I saved for my children, that they’re just, they’re just wasting (it) and burning (it) up."

"...After 9/11, the death and devastation, people want happy things, things they are used to. All of a sudden, Hulk Hogan has become retro. Hulk Hogan has become cool again. So to come out and to hear how loud the fans are. To hear how loyal the fans are, it's truly overwhelming. I just can't believe I've been reborn in the WWE."

"A lot of people don’t consider wrestlers real athletes, you know, and we’ve had people like Bill Kazmaier and John Matuszak, and Lyle Alzado, Kevin Green - and everybody else. Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone, all try to get in the wrestling business. And... for some reason or not, decided that it was a little too hard or too many injuries, or it wasn’t for them. So I don’t know what you would classify as a real athlete just because of the genre that you’re in."

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * Immortal Legdrop
 * The Axe Bomber


 * Nicknames
 * "Incredible"
 * "The Fabulous"
 * "The Hulkster"
 * "The Immortal"


 * Tag teams and stables
 * Boulder Brothers - with Eddie Boulder
 * Mega Maniacs - with Brutus Beefcake
 * Mega Powers - with Randy Savage
 * Millionaire's Club
 * nWo Hollywood
 * nWo Wolfpac
 * nWo


 * Managers
 * Freddie Blassie (WWF) (1979-1981)
 * Jimmy Hart (WWF) (1993)
 * Miss Elizabeth (WWF)


 * Wrestlers trained
 * Brutus Beefcake


 * Theme music
 * "American Made" by The Wrestling Boot Band (WCW)
 * "Real American" by Rick Derringer (WWF)
 * "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (WCW, WWE)

Championships and accomplishments

 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Champion (7 time)


 * World Championship Wrestling
 * WCW World Heavyweight Champion (6 time)


 * World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
 * WWF/E World Champion (6 time)
 * WWE World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Edge
 * 1990 & 1991 Royal Rumble winner
 * 2005 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee