The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky offered him the lead role three times. Hogan claims he turned it down because "he didn't deserve it".
Aronofsky categorically denies that Hogan was ever even considered for the role.
He was an all-state pitcher in high school, and that he was scouted by both the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, but an injury prevented him from signing with either team.
If you're a pro wrestling fan and the only pro wrestling history you've learned is via WWE produced documentary then you should literally question everything about what you know.
Where should we start?
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Or the one where Vince could pay back the loan to buy the WWF directly from the profits WWF was making.
Pat Patterson pushing hard for Dolph Ziggler to get a monster push. This wound up backfiring pretty badly. Vince McMahon took those urges and decided to bury Ziggler as a rib on Patterson, according to Chris Jericho on a recent Talk Is Jericho episode.
Vince McMahon Once Considered Donating A Wing So He Could "Fuck Up" A Hospital For An Angle.
"Vince thinks about it and says, 'We're really gonna f**k up this hospital. How much would it cost to rebuild?',"
Things Vince McMahon did on Smackdown in 2003:
Forces Hulk Hogan to sign his contract for Wrestlemania XIX in his own blood
Beats the living shit out of a guy with one leg (Zach Gowen)
Vince hates sneezing. When someone sneezes, he yells at them and tells them to control themselves. On the rare occasion Vince sneezes, he angrily mutters to himself and loses focus for a few minutes (Paul Heyman, on Jericho's podcast)
Vince once raced former WWE writer @courtbauer on an open highway. Vince boxed in Court so that Court was heading straight for road construction. Court had to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident. Vince sped off, having "won" the race by almost killing a guy.