Hulk Hogan Once Threw Away 17 Films Similar to Dwayne Johnson’s “Low-Budget” Beginnings to Satisfy His Wrestling Urge

Hulk Hogan will always be the professional wrestler who revolutionized the industry twice. He also acted in several films in his career. However, after Hogan, The Rock became a big pop culture star in WWE and also joined Hollywood. 

In his initial acting career, Dwayne Johnson did any movie that came across him, similar to what Hogan did in Hollywood. Similarly, once thinking of changing the wrestling industry again, Hogan gave up 17 movies similar to Dwayne Johnson’s.

Why did Hulk Hogan return to pro wrestling over acting in 2009?

In 2010, Daily RFT interviewed Hulk Hogan, who was promoting TNA Lockdown PPV at  St. Charles Family Arena. They asked him about his mentioning of returning to wrestling over acting in his book My Life Outside the Ring.

The Hulkster said, “A couple of things. I was in a situation where I was kind of lost and I happened to walk by a ring in a gym (and) I reached out and touched it, and I got goosebumps. I knew I had a problem, kind of like being an addict.” 

Hogan related that moment to “driving a fast car or being on a date with a beautiful woman.” 

Other than that, another reason for a wrestling return was the necessity. He has had a rough couple of years financially and hence wanted to work again. He calls those years as financially “devastated”.

Furthermore, ‘The Immortal One’ also shared about planning to move to Los Angeles. He had 17 movie roles in some “low-budget kid movies, kind of like what The Rock” was doing at the time. Moreover, his agent also told him about getting him supporting character roles.

Nevertheless, Hogan said, “I’d never be a Gene Hackman or anything, but there is work for me. But I just wasn’t into it. I needed to to work and thought why not get back to what I love, wrestling?”

He was going through a rough patch in his life, both mentally and financially. Therefore, he decided to do what he knows best pro wrestling rather than acting.

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Why did Hogan decide to join Impact Wrestling?

In 2009, The Hulkster joined TNA and spent around four years in the company. However, he shared the reason why he joined Dixie Carter’s company.

He shared about watching TNA at the time and being impressed by the product. Hogan claims to feel the energy of wrestling once again in the talents of Dixie Carter’s promotion. Therefore, he started having talks with her about a potential run in TNA.

The WWE Hall of Famer complimented Carter saying, she was honest and had a great energy as the boss. He called her one of the different wrestling promoters he ever came across in his career.

Carter made Hogan hooked in TNA and also he was exactly Carter was looking in 2009. Hence, Hogan was excited about the decision and got to restart his life.

Surprisingly, he went to WWE and had a word with Vince McMahon regarding a return. However, he wasn’t able to wrestle because of surgeries and the contract was good, but he still decided to go to TNA.

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