"If you go do the Rocky movie, you're fired": WWE Hall of Famer comments on how Vince McMahon Sr. fired him

Hulk Hogan, born Terry Eugene Bollea, is a retired wrestler but he was a force to be reckoned with in the world of wrestling back in the day. The 1980s saw Hulk Hogan have a significant influence on WWE, which helped the promotion become a crossover success. The WWE Hall of Famer recalled an instance in which he pushed Vince McMahon Sr. to the point that the "Hulkster" was finally let go, despite his notion that his celebrity protected him from any negative reaction within the company.

During a recent interview with Bartstool Rasslin', Hogan was questioned regarding the segment of his career he wished he could go back in time. He soon said that he wanted to go back to the "Golden Era" or "boom period" and recounted the day McMahon sacked him from the "Rocky III" movie.



Hogan described having to drive to Charlotte for a TV taping with Jim Crockett Promotions while he was in Fall River, Massachusetts, but he had other plans. He said, "[McMahon] told me to get into my car and drive, I said, 'Well I told you Vince' — Vince senior of course, the old man — 'That I was going to L.A. to make this movie.' So, he goes, 'If you go do the Rocky movie, you're fired.' So, I said, 'Okay, cool,' and went to do the Rocky movie."

At that time, Hogan mentioned that he was involved with a "beautiful" Japanese woman and spent about 20 weeks each year in Japan, suggesting he was unconcerned about being fired. Interestingly, he revealed that Vince McMahon Jr. eventually reached out to negotiate his return. "So, he flew to Minnesota, we talked, made the deal and I went back and the timing was perfect," he recalled. Earlier this year, Hogan also signed a new WWE Legends deal, underscoring his enduring presence in the promotion.

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Hulk Hogan Shares Insights on His New Agreement with WWE

While Hulk Hogan's wrestling career seems to be in the past, he has managed to stay in the headlines throughout this summer. Much of this attention has been quite controversial, ranging from his endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in July to his comments about Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, where he mocked her heritage and even expressed a desire to bodyslam her.

Now, Hogan is back in the spotlight for something that is likely to be less divisive. During an appearance on Impaulsive, he informed WWE star Logan Paul, who is no stranger to controversy himself, that he has signed a new contract with WWE that will keep him linked to the promotion for several more years.

"I signed a five-year deal," Hogan stated. "I'm going to be 71 years old in a few weeks, but I signed a five-year deal for the licensing and merchandising stuff, and you know the ambassador stuff, if they need me to do something for WrestleMania. I just love doing it."

This new agreement continues Hogan's association with WWE, which has been intermittent since the late 1970s. It appeared to come to a definitive end in 2015 when racist remarks he made on video resulted in WWE releasing him from his ambassador role and removing him from the WWE Hall of Fame. However, three years later, Hogan was reinstated to the Hall of Fame and controversially returned to the company, where he has served as an ambassador and made occasional TV appearances since then.

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