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Rare Photo Shows Hulk Hogan Destroying Sylvester Stallone With His 24-Inch Pythons While Filming Rocky III

Published 10/26/2022, 9:45 AM EDT

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The immortal Hulk Hogan can often be regarded as one of the most popular and talked about superstars of all time. Hogan experienced a gigantic rise in his career and climbed the ladder of success quite early on. He remained the face of the company for a long time, and took it to new heights.

However, his success also meant a lot of hard work went behind it. Hogan was always a hard worker, and he worked his way to the top. Hogan’s physique has also been a talking point, and several top stars have appreciated and praised his.

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However, Hogan worked and trained hard for having an impeccable physique. The golden era of WWF (now WWE), saw Hogan rise and become the face of the company, but that was mostly because of his physique and charm. The Hulkster’s popularity knew no bounds, and it also brought him roles in different films.

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Hulk Hogan possessed an impressive physique with 24 inches of biceps. He once starred in the iconic, Rocky III film, alongside Sylvester Stallone. In a very rare and unearthed picture, Hogan can be found absolutely destroying the Rocky actor.

Hogan played the iconic role of Thunderlips in the movie. Sylvester Stallone took to Facebook to post this rare picture, and complimented The Real American, and filled him with all sorts of praises. Stallone stated Hogan was an amazing athlete. He further claimed how great of a friend Hogan has been to Stallone.

Former WWE talent claims Hulk Hogan got wrestling booker fired for pitching a push for another top star

WWE Legend Hulk Hogan always enjoyed a top say in the company regarding several things. During his prime in the company, he enjoyed an elite status. And, even when he was roped in by WCW, he saw himself earn a seven-figure contract.

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However, enjoying such success always meant having foes. And similarly, The Hulkster and Savage always did not see each other eye to eye. The duo had a very complicated on and off relationship and a bitter rivalry. During his latest podcast, Mario Mancini, revealed, how the 69-year-old, once got a booker fired for pitching a WWE Championship run for Randy Savage.

Mancini revealed that WWE had fired George Scott because Hulk Hogan was not happy about Randy Savage becoming the WWE Champion. He revealed that he would have a different career, if George Scott remained the booker, and not Pat Patterson. Mancini dropped the truth bomb and stated that Scott got fired because of favoring Randy Savage for the championship.

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Mancini also shared that how Hogan and McMahon then brought in Pat Patterson as the booker, and the rest was history.

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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Vibhanshu Kumar