HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN
With Michael Jan Friedman
World Wrestling Entertainment
Pocket Books
Review by: The Force
Mick Foley and The Rock might be the leaders of their respective wrestling genre, but thier rise to fame and fortune was paved by one man, Terry Bollea, affectionately known as Hulk Hogan. Hogan reinvented the wrestling industry and made Vince McMahon and the then World Wrestling Federation the most powerful company in sports entertainment.
Before their were catchphrases like.."If you smell what the Rock is cookin"...."Watcha gonna do brother when the Hulkster and his 24 inch pythons run wild on you?" stands alone.
Where do you think the Rock learned to do his?
Hogan by far is the most charismatic wrestler(yes, more than the Rock) to lace them up. I'm sure that Ric Flair fanatics will disagree. Flair is right behind Hogan, but Hogan allowed Flair to branch out even more.
Hogan touches on every subject from getting his leg snapped his first day of training, to the steroid scandal that almost brought the industry to its knees.
The Rock's book was very premature because of the years he was in the business. That was just capitalizing on his popularity at the time.
Foley's book ranks second because he hasn't been in the business as long, but it is just as entertaining.
Bill Goldberg's book was even more pathetic than Chyna's. What a waste of marketing.
He can just sit on his lazy ass and collect his checks from Time Warner. He is not missed.
Hollywood Hulk Hogan takes you from barnyard wraslin' to the bright lights of Wrestlemania. An event that Hogan made famous.
Watcha gonna do brother?
GET IT!
4 STARS