10 Wrestlers Who Did Bizarre TV Shows

10. Hulk Hogan: Thunder In Paradise

Airing for a single 22-episode season between March and November 1994, Thunder in Paradise starred Hulk Hogan as Randolph J. 'Hurricane' Spencer, an ex-Navy SEAL and mercenary battling criminals, scumbags, and other ne'er-do-wells around Florida's Gulf Coast.

The location provided the titular paradise. Thunder, meanwhile, was the name of Spencer and partner Martin 'Bru' Bruker's (played by Chris Lemmon of Wishmaster fame) wacky, transforming boat. Thunder housed the baddie-busting duo's command centre, came equipped with cloaking technology, and was animated by some gloriously dated CGI typical of the time period.

Thunder in Paradise is as anachronistic as they come. A tropical action-adventure, the average episode sees Hogan and Lemmon cruising around busting the bad guys, saving the babes, and making sure everybody gets home in time for a piss-up at the Scuttlebutt Bar & Grill. Rewatching clips in 2021, it feels like no more than an excuse for a tanned-up Terry Bollea to prance around in his underwear - as if pro wrestling wasn't enough to scratch that itch already.

Born of a 1993 straight-to-video movie of the same name, the likes of Brutus Beefcake, Sting, and Jim Neidhart all showed up for Thunder in Paradise guest spots.