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JustinPossiblePosted on 02/23/09 at 04:08:21

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.
UnrightPosted on 02/23/09 at 05:40:07

Hot damn, Hogan is totally full of himself.

And who the hell blades "25 to 30 times a week"? Seriously? A week? If there really is someone out there blading himself 4 times a night (assuming a 7 day work week), then they're doing it wrong.
CarlzillaPosted on 02/23/09 at 05:58:43

Even Jun Kasai doesn't have staple gun matches 300 nights a year. The dude eats fucking light tubes, literally, but even he's not that stupid.

Hogan is living in the Hoganverse, where he creates things that then become truth.

or as we would say over at the FireProClub "HOGAN'T"
UnrightPosted on 02/23/09 at 14:22:43

On 02/23/09 at 04:08:21, JustinPossible wrote:"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."
Translation: MOVIE STUDIOS PLEASE CALL ME! CASH IN ON THIS FAD!
CarlzillaPosted on 02/23/09 at 18:58:27

I don't know how Hulk Hogan could have a movie made about his life. If you give him any sort of creative control there would be absolutely no turmoil for him to overcome, he'd portray himself as the best, without any sort competition.

Maybe it could focus on his struggle with baldness?
JustinPossiblePosted on 02/24/09 at 01:50:11

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.  
It had nothing to do with his crappy acting.
UnrightPosted on 02/24/09 at 04:05:34

On 02/24/09 at 01:50:11, JustinPossible wrote:It had nothing to do with his crappy acting.
No, no.. Hulk turned down the Rock's career, and all the money and fame and whatnot because he has so much love and respect for the sport of wrestling. Duh.
ROH, Indy, NHL,and Puro FAN69Posted on 02/24/09 at 15:38:26

On 02/24/09 at 04:05:34, Unright wrote:
No, no.. Hulk turned down the Rock's career, and all the money and fame and whatnot because he has so much love and respect for rubbing lotion on his daughter's ass. Duh.
Fixed
JustinPossiblePosted on 02/24/09 at 19:13:56

Stop fixing things
91Posted on 02/24/09 at 19:36:06

On 02/23/09 at 18:58:27, Carlzilla wrote:I don't know how Hulk Hogan could have a movie made about his life. If you give him any sort of creative control there would be absolutely no turmoil for him to overcome, he'd portray himself as the best, without any sort competition.
The evil promoter might be cruelly requesting that Hogan do a job for once, and Hogan honourably refuses because it's in his contract that he never looses, and the plot surrounds this battle of wills.

Actually, wasn't that a subplot in Mr Nanny?

On 02/23/09 at 04:08:21, JustinPossible wrote: 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.
Speaking of Mr Nanny, I bet if the Hollywood community had accepted him and looked past his wrestling career, he would have won the oscar for best actor following that performance.