WWE Legend Once Detailed Why Hulk Hogan Was the Perfect Choice for Thunderlips in Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky III: “That’s Fine for Hollywood..”

Hulk Hogan is one of the most popular wrestlers in all of sports entertainment. Hogan was the face of WWF for a long time during the golden era and rose to stardom during that time. He was a major reason behind the level of his success.

Hogan’s impressive physique and exceptional mic skills aided him in reaching the top of the ladder. The Hulkster tasted exceptional success in his career and was an ideal role-model and for children all over the world. Not only in the wrestling world, but Hogan also achieved fame in Hollywood early on in his career as well.

Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky 3 saw WWE Hall of Famer, Hulk Hogan make his feature film debut in it, as the iconic, ThunderLips. Rocky faced ThunderLips in a charity match. However, no one won the match. And the match was declared a draw.

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Speaking on Jim Cornette’s podcast, Cornette spoke on why Hogan would have been the ideal choice for ThunderLips. He said, “Oh god! I mean, you know, the way the part was written. A big blonde flamboyant giant, you know if you were going to go with the way the part was written, Hogan would have been the guy. But if you would have gone for a beast, a beast wouldn’t be named, Thunderlips.”

He further revealed why no other actor could have justified Hogan’s role in the film. Cornett then stated that although Terry Funk was in the business, he could not have justified Hogan’s role. He said, “As the part was written and visually, it pretty much had to be Hogan.”

Hogan had received immense praise for his role, and Thunderlips became an iconic persona.

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In the same podcast, Cornette continued speaking on why Hulk Hogan had to be the ideal choice for the role of ThunderLips. When Brian Conrad suggested Big John Stud for the role, Cornette disapproved. He said, “But see, he didn’t have the body, Hogan had. He definitely did’t look a guy named Thunderlips and probably, honestly he would have been harder for Stallone to work with.”

Conrad suggested Stallone recommended Hogan for role, and left out Funk because of their relationship. The 61-year-old then concluded, “Yeah! But see again there’s this thing again, Terry Funk you wouldn’t call him Thunder Lips and he’s not a giant. Then the part would have been written that Sylvester Stallone fights this crazy wild psychotic wrestler.”

“Wrestling has become like Hollywood. They don’t find a talent and write a part for him. They write a part and find the talent. And, that’s fine for Hollywood but not for Wrestling.”

It is now been several years since Rocky 3 came out. However, both Rocky and Hogan have been embedded into the fan’s minds as two iconic legends.

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