10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Jan 12)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Hulk Hogan's 1993 Comeback Plan Was To Put Brutus Beefcake Over

Brutus Beefcake Hulk Hogan
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If you thought Hulk Hogan crashing the party to become WWF Champ at WrestleMania IX was bad, then just be glad Hulk's other big plan didn't come off. Months before he returned to the company, Hogan was in talks with Vince McMahon about what he could do during 'Mania season. He wanted to work with his good pal, Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake.

Bruce Prichard laughed on his Something To Wrestle With show as he thought of McMahon's face when Hulk said he and Beefcake should headline WrestleMania. To his credit, Vince stalled Hogan and said they'd come up with something to suit both parties. He didn't quite see Beefcake as the guy who could carry his promotion through the 90's.

Hulk did, probably because he wanted to see a friend do well. Things could have been very different had Hogan been able to convince McMahon that Beefcake was his next big star. Admit it, you're shuddering a little just thinking about those Brutus Beefcake vs. Yokozuna main events.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.