10 Wrestlers Who Flirted With Other Careers (And Then Came Back)

Safe to say, nobody has had more passings of the torch than the 'Hulkster,' brother.

Brock Lesnar mauling Hogan in 2002 was a move done to reiterate how Paul Heyman's 'Beast really was the next big thing. Kurt Angle tapping out the white meat babyface Hulk at King of the Ring was a way to showcase just how much of a killer Kurt was. And even back in 1990, Hogan's loss to Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI was intended to anoint the Parts Unknown native as the next 'guy'.

One other person who Hulk Hogan was supposed to pass the torch to, was Bret Hart.

Having dabbled in the movie business with Rocky III, No Holds Barred, and Suburban Commando, 1993 saw Hulk decide that that was that for the wrestling business, brother, and that he was going to concentrate his full attention of becoming an A-list Hollywood star.

Managing to somehow wangle his way out of WrestleMania IX as the WWF Champion, Hogan was to drop the title to Bret Hart later that year at SummerSlam before sailing off into the sunset. Of course, Hulk ultimately decided he didn't want to lose to Hart, instead dropping the gold back to Mr. Fuji's Yokozuna at June's King of the Ring. Either way, Hogan's career plan was still the same - leave wrestling and make it big with Mr. Nanny and Thunder in Paradise.

Only it didn't quite work out like that, with Mr. Nanny a flop and Thunder in Paradise axed after just one season. And thus, the Hulkster returned to in-ring action in 1994 with the green, green money pits of Ted Turner's WCW.