Hulk Hogan recently recalled the time Vince McMahon Sr. fired him during the “Golden Era” of his career.
In an interview with “Barstool Rasslin’,” Hogan shared the story of how he was let go for choosing to film Rocky III instead of attending a WWE event.
Hogan said,
“McMahon told me to get into my car and drive, I said, ‘Well I told you Vince’ — Vince senior of course, the old man — ‘That I was going to L.A. to make this movie.’
So, he goes, ‘If you go do the Rocky movie, you’re fired.’
So, I said, ‘Okay, cool,’ and went to do the Rocky movie.”
Hogan mentioned that at the time, he wasn’t too concerned about losing his job, as he was spending much of his time in Japan and was in a relationship with a “beautiful” Japanese woman.
However, Vince McMahon Jr. later reached out to bring Hogan back.
“So, he flew to Minnesota, we talked, made the deal and I went back and the timing was perfect,” Hogan recalled.
Hogan signed a new WWE Legends deal earlier this year, cementing his long-standing presence in the company.
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