10 Greatest Wrestling Documentaries

9. Finding Hulk Hogan (2010)

At 42 minutes long, Finding Hulk Hogan wasn’t released in theaters but was aired on A&E. Don’t let that deter you, as it’s a well-produced look at Hogan shortly after the darkest period in his life.

The man who was a real-life superhero in the '80s drops his well-maintained facade and comes across as quite vulnerable in the piece. Hogan opens up about his failed marriage, his massive financial issues, and claims that he very nearly committed suicide. In a haunting scene, they even recreate that moment with the man pointing a gun at his head.

Hogan states that he made hundreds of millions of dollars throughout his career but during the filming of the documentary, he was no longer a millionaire at all. But things were perhaps looking up for him. He was about to embark on his latest attempt at recapturing his former glory: joining TNA.

Besides Hogan's home life, there's interesting backstage footage of Vince Russo, Bully Ray, Eric Bischoff, Dixie Carter and others sitting in on a creative meeting. They show The Hulkster's nerves getting the better of him before a match teaming with Abyss to battle A.J. Styles and Ric Flair. He bluntly tells the camera that he shouldn’t even fall down in the match due to his many back injuries.

In the end, Hogan's latest business venture was all for naught. Despite him wrestling once more, the ratings never grew for Impact. But that’s not what the story is about. It’s about getting to know the real Hogan, not the man who always put on that carefully guarded public persona. Unfortunately, he's experienced another troubling turn since the documentary was shot, but Finding Hulk Hogan remains an interesting look at where he was at a pivotal point in his life as he struggled to move forward.

The film was produced by Bischoff/Hervey Productions, so there is definitively an angle being played. Still, the “Immortal” Hulkster does open up a bit and we finally see a (mostly) honest look at the aging legend.