10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Hulk Hogan

4. Pretty Much His Entire Acting Career

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Hogan's performance as "Thunderlips" in 1982's Rocky III was tremendous. Looking every bit the superstar, Hulk was huge, appeared confident on the set of a Hollywood blockbuster and seemed like a surefire hit if he ever tried movies again. He wasn't, and it was all down hill from there.

First, an admission: this writer actually enjoyed films like No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando and Mr. Nanny. They're absolutely hokey, sure, though they do capture a time and place for those growing up in that era of Hulk's career. Besides, who doesn't want to see Hulk Hogan in a pink tutu?

The entire movie-going public who didn't happen to be wrestling fans, that's who.

Analysing the box office success (or lack thereof) of Hulk's movies is rather fascinating. Mr. Nanny had a $10m budget and only drew $4.3m at the gate. Similarly, Suburban Commando's $11m budget was let down by an $8m draw at theatres. The less said about 1996's Santa With Muscles, the better. That pulled just 220k at the box office.

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