10 Wrestlers Who Saved Other Wrestlers From Getting Fired
4. Hulk Hogan Saves Ed Leslie
Ed Leslie was wrestling's equivalent of a foetus.
People liked him for a brief amount of time before he entered his "little sh*t" phase. His gimmick, as daft as it was, connected with fans of the WWF's Golden Era. His unique approach to vengeance was family-friendly and visually pleasing. Without defining the promotion, he was a great fit for it.
He was also a foetus because he was utterly dependant on Hulk Hogan for sustenance. He shrunk Hogan's t*ts with the amount of milk he extracted from them, and if he wasn't truly in danger of losing his job(s), he was in danger of not finding any without Hogan dragging him along for the ride, much like a parent who can't leave their small child at home watching My Little Pony when they need to pop to the shops.
A one-gimmick-wonder, Hogan needed to be appeased, so Leslie played several more to zero crowd reaction in WCW. The Butcher. The Booty Man. The Disciple. The Zodiac. And, brilliantly, the Man With No Name. He had more friggin' names than Dean Malenko had holds.
He entered his rebellious teenager phase at the age of 60, when he publicly fell out with his guardian when Hogan, allegedly, tried to chat his missus up.
Still not the darkest adult film plot Hogan has been involved in.